EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION
Richard Byrd got the Medal of Honor for flying over this directional extreme in 1926, but may have actually been off by miles
the North Pole
In the early 1900s, long before anyone wondered about a Tesla's range, GE introduced a network of these called electrants
charging stations
Kefalonia & Corfu are the 2 largest of this country's Ionian Islands
Greece
This river begins its journey of around 2,300 miles in the Valdai Hills near Moscow
the Volga
Keokuk,
Davenport
Iowa
The first European to reach the west coast of Australia, Dirck Hartog was captain of a ship of this nation & landed there in 1616
the Netherlands
More serious than Powerball, the first peacetime one of these lotteries began October 29, 1940, as the secretary of war pulled out number 158
a draft (lottery)
Rossini's opera "The Italian Girl in" this North African capital opens at the palace of Mustafa--of course it does
Algiers
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(Cairo)
As an independent republic in the 18th century, this island near Sardinia flew a flag featuring a man's head wearing a white bandana
Corsica
Beckley,
Morgantown
In 1682 the explorer La Salle claimed all the land drained by this river & its tributaries for France
the Mississippi
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(St. Lawrence, the Hudson)
STS-1, the first space shuttle mission, carried Robert Crippen & John Young aboard the craft named this
the Columbia
***TRIPLE STUMPER***
Strategically important to shipping, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait separates this peninsula from Africa
the Arabian Peninsula
The Scalinata Della Trinità dei Monti is the Italian name for this staircase in Rome
the Spanish Steps
Rugby,
Grand Forks
North Dakota
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(Iowa, Washington)
In the 1840s an expedition led by Sir John Franklin sought this elusive Arctic waterway but became stuck in the ice & all perished
the Northwest Passage
In 1962 this 114-year-ole institution was integrated amid campus riots
University of Mississippi
These 2 "M" cities about 800 miles apart are 2 of the most populous cities on the Mississippi River
Minneapolis and Memphis
***TRIPLE STUMPER***
This monolith is a nature reserve for about 230 Barbary macaques
Choctaw,
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma
Antonio Pigafetta, who chronicled the 1519-1522 Magellan expedition, was the first to document the Cebuano language in this island group
the Philippines
***TRIPLE STUMPER***
At the Supreme Court, Gideon v. Wainwright guaranteed this right that's now in the Miranda warnings
The right to counsel (to an attorney)
***TRIPLE STUMPER***
(trial, remain silent)
North of Australia, the second-largest island in the world is split politically between these 2 nations
Indonesia & Papua New Guinea
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(Malaysia)
This capital is located where Lake Mälar meets Saltsjön
Stockholm
Jacksonville,
Texarkana
Arkansas
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(Mississippi, New Mexico)