1. Gondolas are a type of boat used for transportation on the Grand Canal in which Italian city?
2. Which Rocky Mountain state with a northern panhandle is a leading producer of potatoes?
3. Aquitaine, a region known for its fine wines from the area around the city of Bordeaux, is located in what country?
4. Home to sultans for four centuries, the Topkapi Palace is now a popular museum in which Mediterranean country?
5. Which country is not located on part of the Indochina Peninsula — Thailand, Uzbekistan or Cambodia?
6. What Southeast Asian country has high population densities in the Red and Mekong River deltas?
7. Petra, a historical city famous for its rock-cut architecture, is located in which country directly east of the Dead Sea?
8. The city of Antigua, located in a valley surrounded by volcanoes, is one of the oldest colonial cities in which Central American country bordering Mexico?
9. Bujumbura is the capital of which small landlocked country that lies just south of the Equator in Central Africa?
10. From 1899 to 1961, Kuwait was a protectorate of which European country?
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ANSWERS
1. Venice 2. Idaho 3. France 4. Turkey 5. Uzbekistan 6. Vietnam 7. Jordan 8. Guatemala 9. Burundi 10. United Kingdom
