EUROPEAN BODIES OF WATER
Tourists hoping to see a monster can be found in Drumnadrochit on the shore of this loch
Loch Ness
In 1778 the revolutionaries formed an alliance with this country, leading to decisive support & reinforcements
France
Pollution sometimes obscures Iztaccihuatl & Popocatépetl, 2 volcanoes rising above this capital
Mexico City
A proposal to develop a theme park at Montereau, site of an 1814 battle in these wars, seems to be languishing
the Napoleonic Wars
Ding dong! It's this hyphenated British town calling, aka the "home of the bard"
Stratford-upon-Avon
Only 2 to 10 miles wide, the Strait of Messina between Italy & this island was feared by olden sailors for its currents & mirages
Sicily
When a mob of colonials pelted British soldiers with snowballs, they opened fire, killing 5 in an act dubbed this bloodletting
The Boston Massacre
Off Cook Inlet lies Mount Iliamna, described as a fickle volcano in this state
Alaska
Before the Franks lent their name to the country, France was known by this 4-letter name & predominantly a Celtic land
Gaul
Once known for its leprosy colony, it's Hawaii's "Friendly Isle"
Molokai
The Strait of this is at the northeast end of the English Channel
Dover
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[Calais, Dunkirk]
After losing the Battle of Long Island, this man asked for permission to burn down NYC so that the British couldn't take it
George Washington
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Scientists think centuries-old ash at the bottom of the North Atlantic came from Katla, one of this country's myriad volcanoes
Iceland
General Christian de Castries emerged a hero after the defeat of French forces at this Indochinese site in 1954
Dien Bien Phu
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Before it blew its top, this U.S. peak was the Fuji of the West
Mount St. Helens
Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake, gives pride to this country; PM Viktor Orban has said, "More Balaton, less Brussels"
Hungary
Joseph Brant, a chief of this Iroquoian people allied with the British, made life tough on patriots in much of New York
the Mohawk
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[the Seneca]
One of the tallest active volcanoes in the world Klyuchevskaya is found this far east Russian peninsula
Kamchatka
On the French Revolutionary calendar, it's the month the Reign of Terror ended (in 1794) & its leader's goose was cooked
Thermidor
***TRUE TRIPLE STUMPER***
[June, July, August]
An abundance of sediment gives the Missouri River the nickname "Big" this
Big Muddy
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[Big Silt]
The Tagus River reaches the Atlantic in this country, where you'll find the Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve
Portugal
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[Spain]
An effort to unite the colonies against actions of the British Parliament, the first of these met in September 1774
Continental Congress
When this Philippine volcano blew its top in 1991, it sent ash & smoke 28 miles high
Pinatubo
Crowned king of the Franks in 987, he began a direct line of 15 kings that ruled France until 1328
Hugh Capet
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Under John Calvin, this city became the "Rome of Protestantism"
Geneva