WORLD FACTS
It's the only continent whose mainland lies in all 4 hemispheres
Africa
Founded c. 800 B.C., this great city of antiquity on the north coast of Africa has a name meaning "new town"
Carthage
More than 30% of its approximately 105,000 residents are students at the University of Colorado
Boulder
West Papua became a part of this country in 1969 as its Irian Jaya province
Indonesia
In 1291 cantons in what became this nation, including Uri & Unterwalden, joined in a perpetual covenant
Switzerland
In its Constitution this country is also referred to as Bharat
India
According to tradition, this ruler hid inside a rolled-up carpet to smuggle herself into Julius Caesar's quarters
Cleopatra
"There's no place like" this Alaskan gold rush town located on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula
Nome
During the Vietnam War, this Asian city was the headquarters of American military operations
Saigon
Mamluk Sultan Baibars seized the Syrian strongholds of this murderous sect, effectively stamping them out
the Assassins
Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is in this range that forms a boundary between Europe & Asia
The Caucasus
In the 490s B.C. he left the state of Lu along with his disciples after having been minister of crime
Confucius
Incorporated in 1961, this Florida city lives up to its name today around 7 a.m.
Sunrise
Öz Beg was both great & powerful as khan of this group whose territory ranged from the Carpathians to Siberia
the Golden Horde
This phrase in the title of an Indiana Jones movie has also been used about a useless effort by King Edward I in 1271
the last crusade
The largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere extends over 180 miles along the entire coast of this Central American country
Belize
Britannica calls this Roman's "Natural History" an "encyclopaedic scientific work of dubious accuracy"
Pliny (the Elder)
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Named for a city in France, this state capital lies along the Winooski River
Montpelier
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The Killing Fields of Cambodia got their name due to the brutality of this French-named Communist group
Khmer Rouge
This dynasty took control in Austria under Rudolf I & would rule in Europe into the 20th century
the Habsburgs
Central Asia is made up of 5 countries, all former Soviet republics, including these 2 "T" ones
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
The ruler Ur-Nammu is credited with building the Great one of these pyramidal structures of Ur around 2100 B.C.
a ziggurat
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Take a load off in this third-largest Iowa city that hosts a famous jazz festival honoring native son Bix Beiderbecke
Davenport
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This Sri Lankan Guerrilla force attacked Colombo's airport in 2001, destroying many of the country's commercial planes
the Tamil Tigers
Sundiata Keita left his father's kingdom on the upper part of this "national" river & founded the Mali Empire
the Niger
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[the Congo]