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1. The source of the Missouri River is located in which state?

Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Michigan

2. What is the post-independence name of New Hebrides?

Fiji
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Kiribati

3. Which country was known as the White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1991?

Ukraine
Lithuania
Georgia
Belarus

4. Gerlachovka is the highest peak in which mountain range?

Carpathian Mountains
Ural Mountains
Apennines
Caucasus

5. What is the capital of Guam?

Dededo
Agana
Santa Rita
Talofofo

 

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1. What is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa?

Angola
Sierra Leone
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea

2. What was Panthalasa? (it existed 200 million years ago)

A super-continent
A super-desert
A super-ocean
A super-ice sheet

3. Which language is one of the six official used in the U.N. General Assembly? (The other five are Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)

Hindi
Arabic
German
Japanese

4. How many mainland European countries are smaller than Rhode Island?

Two
Four
Six
Eight

5. What is the most common last name in the world?

Chang
Garcia
Smith
Kim

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1. Where is Sky Harbor International Airport?

Phoenix
Denver
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Seattle

2. Where is Pearson International Airport?

Ottawa
Quebec City
Montreal
Toronto

3. Where is Gatwick Airport?

Manchester
Edinburgh
London
Dublin

4. Where is Changi Airport?

Hong Kong
Singapore
Macau
Shanghai

5. Where is Schiphol Airport?

Copenhagen
Oslo
Stockholm
Amsterdam

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Which country borders the most other countries?

China and Russia have the most neighboring countries with 14 neighbors each.

China borders Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

Russia borders Azaerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine. (This list includes the two countries that border Kaliningrad - Poland and Lithuania. Otherwise, Russia has 12 neighbors.)

Brazil borders ten other countries.