World Capitals
Geography in History
Cultural Geography
Physical Geography
US Geography
100

Mexico

Mexico City

100

World War II began when Germany invaded what country?

Poland

100

The native inhabitants of Australia are called what?

Aborigines

100

South American, grass-covered lowlands that cover all of Uruguay, the southern-most state of Brazil, and multiple provinces of Argentina.

Pampas

100

The second largest US state by area.

Texas

200

Australia

Canberra

200

The treaty ending World War I was signed in what European city?

Paris, France

200

What is the traditional color worn by brides in China?

red

200

At over 4,100 feet, this is the highest point in the state of Kentucky.

Black Mountain

200

What southern state was added to the US by the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819? 

Florida

300

Netherlands

Amsterdam

300

Nelson Mandela was president of what African nation?

South Africa

300

Every spring for over 200 years contestants in what European country chase a rolling wheel of cheese down a hill?

United Kingdom

300

Hopewell Rocks are a scenic area on the Bay of Fundy in which Canadian province?

New Brunswick

300

What is the second most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas?

Henderson

400

Cambodia

Phnom Phen

400

Name the funerary art discovered outside Xian, China depicting thousands of soldiers, horses, and chariots.

Terracotta Army

400

House design popular in the American south (including Louisville), this type home is narrow and long and can be traced to New Orleans.

shotgun house

400

Name the large plateau that makes up the main portion of the Indian subcontinent.

 Deccan plateau

400

The northern-most point in the contiguous US lies on what Canadian-US body of water?

Lake of the Woods

500

Oman

Muscat

500

The Itaipu Dam is an engineering marvel on the Parana River between what two South American countries?

Brazil and Paraguay

500

This US cultural group are the descendants of Ulster Protestants who immigrated to America during the 18th and 19th centuries and whose ancestors originally were from the Scottish highlands.

Scotch-Irish

500

This dormant volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro

500

What is the oldest European settlement in what is now the US?

St. Augustine, FL

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