Islands
What war was fought in Australia which Australia lost in 1932?
The Emu War
What is the second tallest mountain in the world?
K2
This president endorsed Douglas MacArthur’s dispersal of the “Bonus Army." Who was the president in office at the start of the Great Depression?
Hoover
Land of Cervantes
Spain
What is the capital of Somalia?
Mogadishu
Followers of a religion from this country consider the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie to be the Messiah. Rastafarianism developed is from which Caribbean country?
Jamaica
What is the largest Japanese island?
Honshu
The Nullification Crisis was sparked by opposition to what highly protectionist bill during the Andrew Jackson presidency?
Tariff of Abominations
Pearl of Africa
Uganda
What is the unrecognized East African country whose capital is Hargeisa and has been internationally recognized by Israel?
Somaliland
What year was Hawaii annexed?
1898
This island is made up of 33 coral atolls and its capital is Tarawa. What is this country in the pacific whose name is often mispronounced?
Kiribati
This tariff was part of Henry Clay's "American System"
Tariff of 1824
Switzerland of the Middle East
Lebanon
These animals are found in Kenya and Somalia, and cold-blooded mammals live in underground colonies. What are the rodents named for their lack of hair?
Naked mole rats
This battle was fought between the U.S. and Japan and was one of the more bloody pacific campaigns. Which operation was fought in Palau and codenamed Stalemate II?
Battle of Peleliu
This national park's land was expanded due to donations by John D. Rockefeller in 1950 Jr., consisting of the Rocky Mountain range. What is this Wyoming national park, the only national park with a commercial airport?
Grand Teton
Daily Double
What is a tariff?
The Midlands
China
What geographical location is found in Somalia also found in Botswana and Utah?
Salt Flats
What act allowed Puerto Rico the right to have their own civil government?
Jones Act
How many parallels north is Miami?
25/26
What act reduced tariffs under the Wilson administration?
Underwood-Simmons Act of 1913
Cockpit of Europe
Belgium
What are the name of the northern caves of well-preserved rock paintings estimated to be between 5,000 and 9,000 years old?
Laas Geel