WORLD CITIES
The Yasukuni Shrine in this Asian capital honors the war dead
Tokyo
Giulio Rospigliosi, who held this office as Clement IX, wrote the libretto for the first comic opera
The Pope/Papacy
In 1959 Cacareco, a rhinoceros, was elected to the Sao Paulo City Council in this country
Brazil
Marajo, one of these in the delta, is about as large as the country of Denmark
Island
People got the "point" from his how-to book on how to hurl one of these
javelin
The aquarium in Stanley Park in this British Columbia city has the largest collection of fish in Canada
Vancouver
Both Stravinsky's "The Nightingale" & Puccini's "Turandot" are set in this country
China
A portrait of Black Diamond, a bison, appeared on the reverse of this U.S. coin 1913-1938
a nickel
The Amazon type of this cetacean has a much longer snout than marine types like the bottlenose
Dolphin
Pliny said "when these tingle, some do talk of us in our absence"
Ears
Europe's first stock exchange was established in this Belgian port in 1460
Antwerp
This nation opened its first opera house on the banks of the Amstel River in 1986
The Netherlands/Holland
This duke rode his charger Copenhagen at the Battle of Waterloo
Wellington
The headstreams form in this country's Andes, less than 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean
Peru
Pliny went to inspect the unusual cloud made by its eruption, and was overcome by its fumes
Mount Vesuvius
This capital of Australia's Victoria state was founded in 1835 & named for England's prime minister
Melbourne
This Verdi jester is considered one of the most challenging baritone roles ever written
Rigoletto
According to Muslim tradition, he rode a steed named Buraq on his night journey to the Seven heavens
Muhammad
This Inca capital lies between the Urubamba & Apurimac, two Amazon tributaries
Cuzco
Pliny got much of his biological data from this 4th c. B.C. Greek philosopher
Aristotle
It's the world capital located on the island of Java
Jakarta (Indonesia)
"Boris Godunov" is the only opera completed by this composer
Modest Mussorgsky
Sometimes called "America's First Lady of Space", Baker was this type of animal
a squirrel monkey
Manaus, Brazil became fabulously wealthy during the 19th century boom in this material
Rubber
He became a procurator in Spain under this emperor who reigned from 54-68 A.D.
Nero