Octo
Georgian Bay and Thunder Bay are suspected locations of the origin of this
language family, whose members include Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Ojibwe. Most
speakers of this language family sided with the French (+) against the Iroquois in the
Seven Years' War. Extinct languages, such as Mohican and (*) Powhatan belong to, for the
points, what language family that stretches over eastern Canada?
This city is home to the largest Cambodian community on the U.S. East Coast,
and this city's RRRecords [["Triple-R-Records"]] helped popularize "noise music" in
the 1980s. This city at the end of the Concord River (+) is home to Pawtucket Falls along
the Merrimack. Located near the New Hampshire (*) border, this is, for the points, what
city in Massachusetts, whose textile mills made it known as the “cradle of the American
Industrial Revolution”?
Lowell
This lake, drained by the Ruzizi River, has potential to experience limnic
eruptions due to its high carbon dioxide content. This lake's largest island is Idjwi
[[EEJ-wee]], (+) while its ports include Goma and Bukavu. Draining into Lake (*)
Tanganyika, this is, for the points, what African Great Lake located between the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Rwanda?
Lake Kivu
Huasteca is the most-spoken variant of this language that forms a family with the
Ute [[YOOT]] languages. This language was documented in the Florentine Codex, and the
words for tomato and chocolate originate from this language, which La Malinche [[mah-
LEEN-cheh]] translated for Hernán Cortés. For the point, name this language spoken by the
Aztecs
Nahuatl
This city's Öskjuhlíd [[OHSK-yoo-leed]] hill contains an exhibition hall that contains
a replica of Látrabjarg [[LAH-trah-byarg]], Europe's largest bird cliff. This city is served by
Keflavík International Airport and contains a church with distinctive side wings called
Hallgrímskirkja [[HAHLT-greem-skeer-kyah]]. The world's northernmost national capital,
this is, for the point, what largest city of Iceland?
Reykjavík
A waterway in this country is situated on the Great Glen fault. The Shetland Islands
and Hebrides are archipelagos in this country, the flag of which displays the white x-shaped
cross of St. Andrew on a blue background. For the point, name this constituent country
within the United Kingdom with its capital at Edinburgh
Scotland
This city's LaVell Edwards Stadium is annually transformed into the "stadium
of fire" for the America's Freedom Festival. This city, home to Cosmo the Cougar, (+)
lies on a namesake river that rises in the Uintah [[oo-IN-ta]] Mountains and flows
through the Jordanelle Reservoir. (*) Orem is a suburb of, for the points, what city in Utah
that is home to Brigham Young University?
Provo
This region is home to the Hira Cave where the Angel Gabriel supposedly
appeared. This region's Abraj Al Bait [[bah-EET]] is the world's tallest clock tower, (+)
and an Ottoman-constructed railroad named for this region travelled from Damascus
to Medina. Home to the holiest Islamic (*) city, this is, for the points, what Saudi Arabian
region along the Red Sea that includes Mecca?
Hejaz
After unloading cotton in this valley's Playa Bagdad, camels would return over
100 miles to Camp Verde. SpaceX's Boca Chica Launch Site (+) is located in this valley
and is where the last Civil War battle at Palmito Ranch took place. McAllen, Matamoros,
and (*) Brownsville are major cities in, for the points, what valley that is split between Texas
and Mexico?
: Lower Rio Grande Valley
This city's namesake peak in the Elk Mountains is called "Ajax" by locals. That peak
is one of this city's four ski areas along with Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass. Situated
west of Mount Elbert, this is, for the point, what posh Colorado ski resort town that shares
its name with a type of tree?
Aspen
This company formerly ran properties called Westgate and Flamingo in Las Vegas.
This company's namesake "Beverly" property hosts the Golden Globe ceremonies, and the
Conrad, Waldorf Astoria, and DoubleTree are brands run by this company. Founded by a
man with the first name Conrad, this is, for the point, what American hotel company?
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
his city and Trenton are the only modern U.S. state capitals to also have previously
served as the capital of the United States. This city, the host of the penultimate meeting of
the Constitutional Convention in 1786, contains the United States Naval Academy on
Chesapeake Bay. For the point, name this capital of Maryland.
Annapolis
This mountain, bound by Saleh Bay and Mojo Island, forms the Sangaar
Peninsula. This volcano on Sumbawa (+) Island was formerly the world's second-
highest island peak, but its height was reduced to 9,350 feet after the Holocene's
largest eruption. Causing the "year without a summer" in (*) 1816, this is, for the points,
what stratovolcano in Indonesia?
Mount Tambora
This island's highest peak is Mount Ishizuchi, and its name refers to its regions,
Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo. This island is separated from the Chūgoku (+) region by the
Seto Inland Sea, and this island is connected via three bridges to Honshu. Northeast of
Kyushu with a name translating to "four (*) provinces," this is, for the points, what second-
smallest main island of Japan?
Shikoku
This city at the center of Africa's largest magnetic anomaly is home to the
Boganda National Museum. This city's largest suburb is Bimbo, and this city was
captured by Séléka (+) forces in 2013. Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowned himself emperor
in this city on the north bank of the Ubangi (*) River. For the points, name this capital of
the Central African Republic.
Bangui
A narrow strip of territory from this modern-day country was ceded to
Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. Recent conflicts with this country’s neighbor,
Kyrgyzstan, erupted over water scarcity in the Transoxania Region. For the point, name this
Central Asian country whose capital city is Dushanbe.
Tajikistan
Major ports in this country include Puerto Cabezas [[kah-BEH-sahs]], Bluefields, and
Corinto. With its northern neighbor, this country contains the Mosquito Coast, and this
country's namesake lake and the San Juan River were once considered potential locations
for the Panama Canal. For the point, name this largest country of Central America.
Nicargua
Anna Hingley was the first woman to cross this region by horse, travelling from
Broome to Cairns. This region, that is bounded by areas nicknamed "the bush," once hosted
nuclear tests at Emu Field, and the Dingo Fence stretches across this region. Including
Uluru, or Ayers Rock, this is, for the point, what region that consists of Australia's brutal
desert interior?
The Outback
One of these features, named Skjaldbreiður [[SKYALD-breh-thoor]], produced
the Plains of Thingvellir, a site where Iceland's parliament once assembled. The
world's most voluminous mountain, (+) Mauna Loa, is another example of these
features. Typically large and producing low viscosity (*) lava, these are, for the points,
what volcanoes named for the defensive weapons they resemble?
Shield Volcanoes
One of the three major tributaries of this river has its source near Mount
Tenakourou and flows through Bui National Park, which protects the rare black-and-
white colobus monkey. The Akosombo (+) Dam on this river creates a namesake
reservoir that is the largest in the world. The source of Red, White, and Black (*)
tributaries is, for the points, what river that formerly gave its name to Burkina Faso?
Volta River
These mountains include Khüiten [[KOO-eh-teng]] Peak and are the only
known place where all three known species of hominids once lived together, in and
around its Denisova Cave. (+) Belukha is the highest peak in this range's "Golden
Mountains" and contain the sources of the Ob and (*) Irtysh rivers. For the points, name
these mountains at the junction of Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan.
Altai Mountains
This city is known for its keyhole-shaped Mozu Tombs from the Kofun Era, which
are adjacent to Daisen Park. This city is the center of the Kansai Region, which also includes
the cities of Kobe and Kyoto. For the point, name this city, the center of Japan's second-
largest metro area
Osaka
This territory's namesake "apes" are actually a semi-wild colony of Barbary
Macaques. This territory's namesake Rock is considered the northern portion of the two
Pillars of Hercules. For the point, name this British territory on the southern coast of Spain,
which lies across a namesake strait from Morocco.
Gibraltar
This city is home to the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival where idols of Ganesh are
immersed in the Arabian Sea. This city's "Navi" counterpart administers the Elephanta
Caves, and this city contains the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. For the point, name this largest city
of India, known for its Bollywood Film Industry.
Mumbai
A namesake aviation plant was founded in this city in 1932, and its corporate
descendant, also named for this city, produces the Sukhoi Su-30. This city, which
received many expellees from the 1825 Decembrist (+) Revolt, was founded to collect
fur taxes from the Buryats. Lying on the Angara (*) River, this is, for the points, what city
in Russia that serves as the administrative center of its namesake oblast?
Irkutsk
This route runs along a series of volcanic plugs known as the "Nine Sisters,"
which includes Bishop Peak, Morro Rock, and Chumash Peak. This route connects to
the 17-Mile Drive at Pebble (+) Beach, and its "Big Sur Section" includes the Bixby
Bridge. Ending in Mendocino County and serving as the main gateway to (*) Malibu this
is, for the points, what highway that runs along California's western shore?
California State Route 1
This archipelago's easternmost island is Amorgos, and it contains Europe's
oldest synagogue on the island of Delos. Tourists to this archipelago flock to the town
Oia [[EE-ah]] (+) to capture pictures of the sunset around the volcano that caused the
Minoan eruption. Naxos and (*) Syros are islands that are a part of, for the points, what
Greek archipelago that also contains Santorini and Mykonos?
Cyclades
This lake is fed by the Kagera and Katonga Rivers, the latter of which links this lake
to Lake George. This lake, which is the source of the White Nile, lies on the junction between
the countries of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. For the point, name this largest lake in Africa,
which is named for a British queen.
Lake Victoria
This city hosts the world's largest Junkanoo festival and shares its name with a New
York county located east of Queens. Slave revolters from the ship Creole settled in this city,
which is named in honor of William of Orange. Paradise Island's Atlantis Resort is
connected to, for the point, what capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau
The Toksha Lakes were created by diverting water from this body via a canal named
for Anwar Sadat. The Abu Simbel Temples were relocated from this lake to prevent their
flooding due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. For the point, name this reservoir
in Southern Egypt.
Lake Nasser
West Quoddy Head extends into this bay, home to the island of Grand Manan.
The Hopewell Rocks are submerged every day by this bay, and the (+) Reversing Falls
empties into this bay after originating from the Saint John River. Located between Nova
Scotia and (*) New Brunswick, this is, for the points, what Bay, which has the world's most
extreme tides?
Bay of Fundy
This symbol is used by the micronation Westarctica, which claims Marie Byrd
Land. This symbol, popular in vexillology, is seen on the flags of Calais [[KA-lay]] (+)
and the Shetland Islands. Historically used to represent the Kalmar (*) Union, this is, for
the points, what symbol that appears on the flags of Iceland, Norway, and Sweden?
Nordic Cross
This city is overlooked by Mount Illimani and is connected by cable car to El
Alto, with which it forms the world's highest major urban area. (+) This city is in a
valley of the Andean Altiplano and is known as Chuqi Yapu in Aymara. A dual capital
with (*) Sucre, this is, for the points, what legislative capital of Bolivia?
La Paz
This country is home to the Hlane Royal National Park, and this country's flag was
designed by Sobhuza II. His son, Mswati III, is the "lion-king" of this country and rules with
the "She-Elephant" queen, or Ndlovukati [[nnd-loh-voo-KAH-tee]]. Mbabane is the capital of,
for the point, what kingdom between Mozambique and South Africa
Kingdom of Eswatini (accept Umbuso weSwatini; accept Swaziland)
This former capital of the viceroyalty of New Granada is the world's highest capital
lying north of the equator. One museum in this city contains the world's largest collection of
gold artifacts, and this city is served by El Dorado Airport. For the point, name this capital of
Colombia.
Bogota
One of these structures, near the ancient city of Tarraco, is called the Pont del
Diable, or "Devil's Bridge." The Porta Maggiore [[mah-ZHOR-eh]] Gate was created from one
of the four "Great Ones" of these structures that supplied a city along with Aqua Marcia,
Anio Vetus, and Anio Novus. The Pont du Gard exemplifies, for the point, what structures
used to carry water?
Roman Aqueducts
This island, home to the Karluk River, contains Fort Abercrombie, noted for its
World War Two fortifications that never saw combat. This island, known for its large
species of brown bear (+) and its native king crab population, is separated by the
Sheilkof Strait from Katmai National (*) Park. For the points, name this largest island in
Alaska.
Kodiak Island
The delta region of this river, also known as the Hồng Hà, is the proposed origin
site of the Austroasiatic Languages. This river, which passes by the border city of Lào
Cai, (+) has its source near Dali in the Yunnan Province. This river empties south of the
port of Haiphong into the Gulf of Tonkin. Flowing through (*) Hanoi, this is, for the points,
what river, named for the color of its silty water
Red river
One park in this city contains a famous staircase with a large, mosaic
salamander nicknamed "El Drac" in the center. This city is home to a many-spired, (+)
incomplete basilica, expected to be finished in 2026. Park Güell and La Sagrada (*)
Família are located in, for the points, what capital of Catalonia?
Barcelona
This country's Yaohnanen people are known for their cargo cults, which hold John
Frum and Prince Phillip as holy figures. Efate and Espiritu Santo are the largest islands of
this country, which was formerly called the New Hebrides. For the point, name this country
in the South Pacific governed from Port Vila
Republic of Vanuatu
This territory's endemic animal species include the Blue iguana. This territory was
originally named Las Tortugas, and this territory is an extension of the Sierra Maestra range
of Cuba. Sharing its name with a species of crocodilian, this is, for the point, what British
dependency in the Caribbean, known for being a tax haven?
Cayman Islands
This river receives Poyang Lake near the border of Anhui and Jiangxi [[JAHNG-
SHEE]] provinces and flows past the cities of of Wuhu and Wuhan. This river hosts a
possibly extinct species of dolphin called the baiji, the survival of which was further
threatened by the Three Gorges Dam. For the point, name this longest river of China
Yangtze River
This region's ports include Saint-Malo and Lorient. The Ploumanac'h [[PLOO-
mah-nahk]] Lighthouse is located on this peninsula's Pink Granite Coast, and the Loire
(+) River empties into the Atlantic Ocean from this peninsula. Brest, Nantes, and (*)
Rennes are cities located in, for the points, what peninsula, the westernmost region of
mainland France?
Brittany
This city’s Ala Too Square is the central part of the city and contains a statue of
Manas. This city's White House presidential office building was the site of 2005’s Tulip
Revolution (+) that deposed President Askar Akayev. Located in the Chuy River Valley
in the Tien Shan Mountain (*) Range, this is, for the points, what most-populous city and
capital of Kyrgyzstan?
Bishkek
Named after a Spanish word for "pelican," notable residents of this island
included Mickey Cohen and Robert Stroud, (+) the "Birdman of [this island]." Occupied
by the American Indian Movement in 1969, this island is accessible from Fisherman's
(*) Wharf. For the points, name this former prison island in San Francisco Bay.
Alcatraz Island
This region's Cueva de las Manos depicts hundreds of handprints and a herd of
guanacos, a type of camelid. This dry region that forms the southernmost part of the "Arid
Diagonal" with the Monte and Atacama Deserts is separated from Tierra del Fuego by the
Strait of Magellan. For the point, name this region of Southern Argentina.
Patagonia
This sea is overlooked by the planned kilometer-high Kingdom Tower. This sea's
southern exit is called the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which is the site of a proposed bridge
between Yemen and Djibouti. For the point, name this sea that borders Saudi Arabia and
Sudan and is named for a color.
Red Sea
This lake's port of Tiberias holds the Tomb of Maimonides [[my-MOH-nee-dess]],
and this lake, that receives waters from Mount Hermon, is the world's second lowest. The
western border of the Golan Heights swoops around this lake that is drained by the Jordan
River into the Dead Sea. For the point, name this "Sea” in Northern Israel.
Sea of Galilee
This city is overlooked by Kgale Hill, and this city's namesake dam creates a
reservoir along the Notwane River. This city replaced Mafikeng (+) as the capital of
Bechuanaland Protectorate in 1965 and is the headquarters of the Southern African
Development Community. Lying north of the South (*) African border is, for the points,
what capital of Botswana?
Gaborne
This city, which controls exclaves in the municipalities of Triesenberg and
Schaan, is home to the Cathedral of St. Florin. Grauspitz is visible from this city, (+)
whose royals did not step foot in it for over a century after it was granted to them in
1719, this city is overlooked by the residence of Prince Hans-Adam (*) II. For the points,
name this sole national capital on the Rhine River, the capital of Liechtenstein
Vaduz
This island contains a re-purposed funicular track, now known as Jacob's Ladder,
that connects Half Tree Hollow to Jamestown. This island, that administers Tristan da
Cunha and Ascension Island, is served by a weekly flight to Johannesburg via Windhoek
[[“WIND”-“hook”]]. For the point, name this British island in the Atlantic Ocean, the site of
Napoleon's second exile
St Helena
A convention signed in Ramsar governs the conservation of these areas, examples of
which include the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Bengal Tigers thrive in one of these
areas called the Sundarbans, and boglands are a type of these areas that accumulate peat.
The Pantanal is an example of, for the point, what type of areas exemplified by the
Everglades?
Wetlands
This city's Rottnest Island, along with Albany's Bald Island, is one of the two habitats
of the quokka. Suburbs of this city include Mandurah and Fremantle, but it is still the
world's most isolated urban area of over a million inhabitants. The Swan River flows
through, for the point, what capital of Western Australia?
Perth
This town's ski resort has its apex at Kachina Peak. A language spoken in this
town is part of the Tiwa family, and speakers of that language regard the return of Blue
Lake (+) in the Carson National Forest as an important event in their history. This town
shares its name with an ancient pueblo located just one mile (*) to its north. For the
points, name this town in New Mexico that is bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Taos
The north shore of Long Island was given this name in the 1900s due to the
affluence of towns like Oyster Bay, which inspired The Great Gatsby. A resort of this
name north of the New South Wales (+) border contains a beach called Surfers Paradise
and is home to the Q1, Australia's tallest building. Formerly used to describe (*) Ghana,
this is, for the points, what name that includes a precious metal?
Gold coast
This country's southern region of Equatoria controversially claims ownership of the
Ilemi Triangle. This country's largest ethnic groups are the Dinka and the Nuer, and this
country contains the Sudd swamp. Governed from Juba, this is, for the point, what country
that gained its independence from Sudan?
South Sudan
This shire town of Washington County on the Winooski River takes its name from a
major port in Occitania, France. A gold-domed capitol building overlooks this smallest state
capital of the U.S., which contains a statue of Ethan Allen. For the point, name this capital of
Vermont
Montpelier
This region's namesake archipelago includes Isola del Giglio [[ZHEEL-ee-oh]], along
with the island of Elba between the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. The Etruscans formerly
inhabited this region, which is home to the Arno River. The Medici once ruled, for the point,
what region of Italy, which is home to Florence?
Tuscany