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<DIV><STRONG>November 1st, 2011<BR><BR><STRONG>The global population will reach seven billion sometime on Monday, October 31st, 2011—at least symbolically—according to a United Nations. </STRONG><BR><BR>February 8th, 2011<BR><BR>Johannesburg is located on the High Veld, a broad, grassy plain in what country?<BR>Answer:  South Africa<BR><BR>December 23rd, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The Thousand Islands International Bridge Stretches from Canada to which US state east of Lake Ontario?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Answer: New York</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>November 19th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Kodiak, Nunivak and Baranof are islands that are part of what state? </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">There are about 2,670 named islands in the state. </SPAN>The answer is Alaska.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>September 7th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>What is unusual about the geography of the Netherlands?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>A.  The land is completely flat</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>B. Its covered by a series of complex sand dunes</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>C. Most of the land is below sea level</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>D. None of the above</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Most of the Netherlands, which is roughly the size of Maryland, is below sea level, so the country has a complex flood-control system that includes dikes, dams, and floodgates.</P></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>June 14th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Name the country that is bordered by the Mediterranean, Black, and Aegean Seas.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">a. Italy</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">b. Romania</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">c. Turkey</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Turkey is the only country that bordered the Mediterranean, Black and Aegean Seas.</SPAN></DIV></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>May 24th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Which European country peacefully separated to form two new countries in January 1993?</DIV>
<DIV>a. Czechoslovakia</DIV>
<DIV>b. Germany</DIV>
<DIV>c. Yugoslavia</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Czechoslovakia was separated to form the Czech Republic and Slovakia.   <SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">It is sometimes referred to as the "<STRONG>Velvet Divorce</STRONG>" in English and in some other languages, a reference to the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that led to the end of the rule of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the formation of a democratic government.</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>May 17th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Which state has a smaller capital city?</DIV>
<DIV>a. Arizona</DIV>
<DIV>b. New York</DIV>
<DIV>c. South Dakota</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px">The city of <STRONG>Pierre</STRONG> is the capital of South Dakota. The population was 13,876 at the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #0645ad; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" class=mw-redirect title="United States Census, 2000" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census,_2000">2</A>000 Census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont. </SPAN></DIV></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>May 10th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Many Dravidian temples are found in Chennai, a seaside city located in the southern part of which Asian country?</DIV>
<DIV>a. China</DIV>
<DIV>b. India</DIV>
<DIV>c. Thailand</DIV>
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<DIV>Chennai is located in India. </DIV></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>April 24th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Which river is a tributary of the Danube?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>a. Drava</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>b. Rhine</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>c. Volga</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">According to Wikipedia, A <STRONG>tributary</STRONG> or <STRONG>affluent</STRONG> is a <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Stream href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream">stream</A> or <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=River href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River">river</A> which flows into a <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title="Main stem" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_stem">main stem</A> (or parent) river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea, ocean, or lake. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title="Drainage basin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin">drainage basin</A> of its surface water and <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Groundwater href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater">groundwater</A> by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water.</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">The Danube is <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Europe href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe">Europe</A>'s second-longest <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=River href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River">river</A>. It originates in the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title="Black Forest" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest">Black Forest</A> in <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Germany href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany">Germany</A> as two smaller rivers—the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Brigach href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigach">Brigach</A> and the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" class=mw-redirect title="Breg River" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breg_River">Breg</A>—which join at <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Donaueschingen href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaueschingen">Donaueschingen</A>, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing generally eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles), passing through several Central and Eastern European capitals, before emptying into the<A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title="Black Sea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea">Black Sea</A> via the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title="Danube Delta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Delta">Danube Delta</A> in <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; COLOR: #002bb8; TEXT-DECORATION: none; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial" title=Romania href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania">Romania</A>.</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">The correct answer is Drava. </SPAN></STRONG></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">
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<DIV><STRONG>February 4th, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The Islamic university in Fes is one of the oldest universities in the world.  It is located in which North African country?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>a. Tunisia</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>b. Morocco</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>c. Libya</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>d. Egypt</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">The <STRONG>University of Al-Karaouine is located in Morocco.  The university was founded in 859. </STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>January 25, 2010</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">The large Danish island of Kalaallit Nunaat, which borders the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, is more commonly known by what other name? a. Iceland b. Greenland c. Newfoundland d. Baffin Island e. Svalbard</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=monospace><SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px">There is only one large island that borders both the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Even if you don't know that - it belongs to Denmark, you know the answer must be Greenland. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>December 1<BR></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>Name the explorer who was killed in the Philippines in 1521 after becoming the first European to sail across the Pacific Ocean.</STRONG> Ferdinand Magellan </FONT></P><BR><STRONG>October 19<BR>To visit the ruins of Persepolis, an ancient ceremonial capital of Persia, you would have to travel to what present-day country?<BR></STRONG><EM>From history books or from studying country profiles, you know that Persia is the former name of Iran, so you correctly answer <STRONG>Iran</STRONG>.</EM></DIV>
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<DIV>October 6, 2009</DIV>
<DIV>In Botswana, the national motto, national greeting and the word for money are all the same.  What is it in English?</DIV>
<DIV>a. Rain</DIV>
<DIV>b. Bread</DIV>
<DIV>c. Diamond</DIV>
<DIV>d. Lion<BR><EM>Much of Botswana is covered by the thirsty Kalahari Desert, a large area of land covered in thorn trees, cattle grass, salt pans, and rock hills. The land is so dry that the national motto, national greeting, and the word for money is pula, meaning <STRONG>rain</STRONG>.<BR></EM></DIV>
<DIV>September, 2009</DIV>
<DIV>What is the term for a part of an ocean or sea that cuts far into the bordering landmass and may contain one or more bays?<BR>a. gulf<BR>b. bay<BR>c. sound</DIV>
<DIV><EM>From studying physical features on maps and using your geographical reference book to learn about physical features, you narrow your choices to two terms: bay and gulf. Since the word "bay" is used in the question, you eliminate it as a possibility and correctly answer <STRONG>gulf</STRONG>.</EM> 
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<DIV>notes to self:</DIV>
<DIV>Many Dravidian temples are found in Chennai, a seaside city located in the southern part of which Asian country?</DIV>
<DIV>a. China</DIV>
<DIV>b. India</DIV>
<DIV>c. Thailand</DIV>
<DIV>B</DIV>
<DIV>Which state has a smaller capital city?</DIV>
<DIV>a. Arizona</DIV>
<DIV>b. New York</DIV>
<DIV>c. South Dakota</DIV>
<DIV>C</DIV>
<DIV>Which European country peacefully separated to form two new countries in January 1993?</DIV>
<DIV>a. Czechoslovakia</DIV>
<DIV>b. Germany</DIV>
<DIV>c. Yugoslavia</DIV>
<DIV>A</DIV>
<DIV>Name the country that is bordered by the Mediterranean, Black, and Aegean Seas.</DIV>
<DIV>a. Italy</DIV>
<DIV>b. Romania</DIV>
<DIV>c. Turkey</DIV>
<DIV>C.</DIV><BR></DIV>
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