THE 4 CORNERS STATES
Taos Pueblo in New Mexico is home to an ancient settlement of buildings made from this 5-letter substance, a mixture of earth & straw
adobe
In April 2025, America kicked off the 250th anniversary celebration of the start of the American Revolution & this first battle.
Lexington
Bhutan is nestled between these 2 big neighbors
China and India
In a 1995 BBC TV interview, she revealed "There were 3 of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded"
Princess Diana
Britannica calls these 2 bodies of water that differ by a letter Switzerland's 2 most important rivers
the Rhine & the Rhône
Part of Arizona's Painted Desert lies in this national park known for its Triassic era trees
Petrified Forest
At Cleveland's Progressive Field, you can take in a home game for this team, formerly the Indians
the Guardians
Go north from Costa Rica & you're in Nicaragua; head southeast & you're in this country
Panama
At a 2018 G7 summit he declared, "Canadians, we are polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around"
Justin Trudeau
Canada's geographic center is in or near a lake in this easternmost Arctic territory
Nunavut
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Lorraine
Ghost towns in Utah & New Mexico are both called this, also a nickname they don't love in the city by the bay
Frisco
Escaping from this battleship on Dec. 7, 1941, Lauren Bruner became the last man to be interred among its wreckage, in 2019
the U.S.S. Arizona
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It has a 21-mile border with Austria & a 25-mile border with Switzerland
Liechtenstein
In 2015 Sam Altman said this will "most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies"
AI
The ancients called this body of water the Hyrcanian Sea; clever Herodotus thought it had no outlet to the ocean
the Caspian Sea
The 4-letter name of this essential river of Arizona is from a Yuma word for salty water, not a monster
Gila
This Bloomington, Minnesota attraction boasts some 500 stores & the indoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park
the Mall of America
Lebanon borders just these two countries.
Syria and Israel
This 1970s African leader remarked, "I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world"
Idi Amin
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Mugabe
On Jamaica a more than 7,400-foot peak is named for this "colorful" range
the Blue Mountains
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Originally a military outpost, this city that's home to Colorado State U. was named for an early commander
Fort Collins
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Cheryl Strayed famously hiked this National Scenic Trail that extends 2,650 miles through California, Oregon & Washington
the Pacific Crest Trail
Estonia has Russia to the east & this country to the south
Latvia
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At the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, he announced, "There it is. Take it"
William Mulholland
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A part of the Sahara called the Nubian Desert is largely in the northeastern part of this country
Sudan
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