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Where in the World
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100

This vegetable’s name sounds like it would be a hen’s contribution to the meal.

eggplant

100

This is the number of petals on a shamrock. more common than usually

three

 It’s the national flower of Ireland, and you’ll see it everywhere on St. Patrick’s Day because everyone is Irish on March 17

100

Penguins inhabit this pole

south

100

This U.S. city has some skyscrapers with their own zip codes

New York City

100

This is the capital of China

Beijing

200

These French pastries are oblong and filled with a cream or custard filling.

éclairs

200

The element CO2 , known by this name, is blamed for causing climate change.

carbon dioxide

200

This pole does not exist on a solid ice mass. It consists of water and is surrounded by land

north

200

This is the capital of Portugal

Lisbon 

Each year, eight million tourists visit the site of the miracle of Fátima in Portugal, north of Lisbon.

200

This German city was once divided by a wall

Berlin

Construction on the Berlin Wall began in 1961, and it came down in 1989

300

This is the name for pottery made of clay

earthenware

The clay is hardened by firing it in a kiln between 900–1,110°F. Stoneware and porcelain are fired at higher temperatures

300

This is the main ingredient in household dust

dead skin cells

Researchers have found that people shed around 200 million dead skin cells every hour.

300

This pole has bears

north

300

Before it was called Mumbai, this was the name of the Indian city

Bombay

 It was changed when the Shiv Sena party took control of the government.

300

This is a major city in Alabama and in England.  

Birmingham

400

When a person flees his country to live in another country, he is said to live in this state.

exile

400

The Rubik’s Cube has this number of sides

six

 The world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube is 3.13 seconds.

400

This admiral is famous for his expeditions to the north and south poles in the 1920s

A. Admiral (Richard) Byrd B.  James Cook 

Admiral (Richard) Byrd

400

It is one of the two countries Mount Everest spans

 

Nepal or Tibet

 Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, and it continues growing every year due to a phenomenon known as geological uplift

400

Victoria is the capital of this Canadian province.

British Columbia

500

This title of British nobility is the equivalent of a French count

earl

500

H2 O2 stands for this common household substance  

peroxide

 It’s water with one additional oxygen molecule. The two oxygen molecules are linked together

500

This is the reason for the ongoing dance among nations to claim ownership of the north pole

natural resources (or anything close)

500

Peru is more than just Machu Picchu. This vibrant city is its capital.

Lima

 The steep cliffs along the Pacific Ocean offer breathtaking views

500

This strait separates Alaska and Russia

Bering