Physical Geography
The Alpine region of Europe includes Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, Monaco, Slovenia and what neutral country?
Switzerland
Lódz, Wroclaw, and Poznan are the third, fourth, and fifth most populous cities (respectively) in what European nation?
Poland
Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?
Rome
Located on the south of Honshu and the northern shore of Osaka Bay, what K-word Japanese city gave its name to a type of beef and a famous Los Angeles Laker?
japan, kobe
Home to the sand goanna, crest-tailed mulgara, and the southern marsupial mole, the Great Victorian Desert is located in what massive country?
Australia
D.C. is considered a "planned city" which makes some sense considering the avenues radiating out from rectangles that make up the core of the city. The architect and city planner was commissioned in 1791 by President Washington and was a man from what country?
France
Translating to “O Fir Tree” in English, the classic Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” originated in what country in 1824?
Germany
Lake Como and Lake Garda are both located in which Southern European country?
Italy
Niue is a self-governing coral island in free association with what larger country? This larger country is to the east of Australia.
Zealand
Which island (a British territory off the east coast of North America, also of triangle fame) doesn’t actually have its own natural source of fresh water and instead relies on rainwater collection?
Bermuda
As defined by the U.S. census, the Midwest region includes two subdivisions. One of these includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and what other state?
Michigan
Costa Rica is bordered by two countries: Nicaragua and what Central American country whose largest cities include San Miguelito and Las Cumbres?
Panama
What geographic mountain range name comes from Sanskrit words meaning "abode of snow?
Himalaya
What major world capital sits on the site of an ancient body of water named Lake Texcoco, which was almost entirely drained in by Spanish colonists the 17th century?
Mexico City
de is the top level country code domain of which country?
Germany
Let me serenade the streets of L.A / From Oakland to Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down." That's some questionable geography from the lyrics of what classic 2Pac hit?
California Love
If you get on the Maid of the Mist boat tour at Observation Tower, you are in which US State Park to look at its namesake natural spectacle?
Nigeria Falls state Park.
What “V” coastal Italian city is located roughly due east of Padua?
Venice, Italy
What bird, that is also the patron animal of the Greek god Zeus, is depicted as a double-headed creature on the official national flag of Albania?
Eagle
There was a nickname for the city of Phoenix that references its frequent solar beams that was first introduced in the 1930s as an advertising slogan to boost tourism. What is this nickname?
Valley of the Sun
Which city is the largest in Pakistan and also the capital of Sindh?
Karachi
The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan is served by an airport named after what U.S. President?
Gerald Ford
The highest volcano outside of South America also doubles as its home continent's highest mountain. In what country is this 19,000-foot peak found?
Tanzania
What lake, which is actually three connected bodies of water, is situated where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet, and is fed by the Rhine River? (You may give its German name or English name.
Lake Constance