ICELANDIA
More than half of Iceland's population lives in or near this capital city
Reykjavik
Chionophobia is an extreme fear of this cold substance
snow
This half of an exploring duo was Thomas Jefferson's personal secretary & aide-de-camp; later, gov. of the Upper Louisiana Territory
Lewis
Al Gore visited Paris for the talks that resulted in a 195-nation accord aimed at reducing this & its worst effects
climate change
Just 35 minutes from Edmonton, Alberta is an island national park bearing the 3-letter name of this deer-like creature you would find there
an elk (Elk Island National Park)
Like Norway's, the Icelandic coastline has many of these deep inlets carved by glaciers
fjords
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific term for this sensation when you consume something very cold & wish you hadn't
brain freeze
In his first State of the Union speech, President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on" this condition
poverty
This Afghan group announced the death of its leader Mullah Omar, which had happened sometime around 2013
the Taliban
100 Yellowstones would fit in ice-covered northeast this island national park, the world's largest
Greenland
While Iceland does have Domino's, KFC, and Subway, they do not have any of this most famous fast food hamburger restaurant.
McDonald's
The winter sport biathlon combines these 2 activities into one event
skiing and shooting
Spain called dibs on this Pacific island in 1565 &, with some persuasion from the U.S.S. Charleston, gave it to the U.S. in 1898
Guam
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Leaving many stunned, in August these 2 Muppets announced the end of their romantic relationship on Twitter
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy
Chitwan Natl. Park in this Himalayan nation is renowned for its protection of the one-horned rhino & the royal Bengal tiger
Nepal
One of the world's oldest parliaments, it makes our heart sing, it makes everything groovy, c'mon...
the Althing
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A word from the Sámi language gives us this name for the zone of cold, treeless ground found north of the Arctic Circle
tundra
More than 5,000 perished in the hurricane that struck this Texas island community in September 1900
Galveston
This former gov. was an early front-runner for the GOP nomination after announcing his presidential run at Miami Dade College
Jeb Bush
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This nation's Amboseli Natl. Park is a great place to view large herds of elephants; amboseli is a Maasai word meaning "salty dust"
Kenya
Soak in the geothermal sea water of this colorful attraction, one of Iceland's most popular; it's also the name of an '80s film
the Blue Lagoon
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The historic cradle of Russia, this river can be icebound & often impassable in some areas for as long as 5 months a year
the Volga
What the North called the Battle of Bull Run, the South called this for a town in Virginia
Manassass
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In March, NASA's Dawn probe began orbiting this dwarf planet found between Mars & Jupiter
Ceres
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Ireland's first marine national park is in this southwestern county that starts with a C in the Irish version of the park's name
County Kerry
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