November 2013 Travel Trivia: Are You A Maphead?

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1. Pico Turquino is the highest point on what largest island in the Caribbean?
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2. What is the Scottish Gaelic word for "lake"?
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3. The world's longest suspension bridge connects the islands of Honshu and Awaji in what country?
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4. What official language is spoken on the black sand beaches of Tahiti?
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5. The spa town of Baden-Baden is found in the northern foothills of what European forest?
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6. In 1967, the Igbo state of Biafra briefly seceded from what most populous nation in Africa?
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7. What ocean would you dive into if you headed due west from Perth, Australia?
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8. The eastern part of what continent is bisected by the Great Rift Valley?
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9. What palace in Granada, Spain is home to the Court of Lions, with its 124 marble columns and famous alabaster fountain?
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10. Both the western and eastern neighbors of the nation of Suriname have what word in their name?
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11. The northernmost point in the contiguous United States is Northwest Angle Inlet, in what state's Lake of the Woods?
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12. What largest city in Western Asia is separated from the Caspian Sea by the Alborz Mountains, to its north?
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13. What's the only U.S. state capital located on the Delmarva Peninsula?
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14. A venomous lizard is named for what tributary of the Colorado that drains much of Arizona and New Mexico?
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15. The only U.S. national park in an urban setting is Hot Springs, located near the city of the same name in what state?
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Pico Turquino is the highest point on what largest island in the...
What is the Scottish Gaelic word for "lake"?
The world's longest suspension bridge connects the islands of Honshu...
What official language is spoken on the black sand beaches of Tahiti?
The spa town of Baden-Baden is found in the northern foothills of what...
In 1967, the Igbo state of Biafra briefly seceded from what most...
What ocean would you dive into if you headed due west from Perth,...
The eastern part of what continent is bisected by the Great Rift...
What palace in Granada, Spain is home to the Court of Lions, with its...
Both the western and eastern neighbors of the nation of Suriname have...
The northernmost point in the contiguous United States is Northwest...
What largest city in Western Asia is separated from the Caspian Sea by...
What's the only U.S. state capital located on the Delmarva Peninsula?
A venomous lizard is named for what tributary of the Colorado that...
The only U.S. national park in an urban setting is Hot Springs,...
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