1. Jack London’s classic novel “The Call of the Wild” tells the story of a pet dog that learns to survive in the wild after being kidnapped. This story takes place in the Yukon in which country?
2. Disney’s blockbuster movie “Frozen” is set in the fictional land of Arendelle, which was largely inspired by the country of Norway. Norway is on which European peninsula?
3. An 18-hole golf course lies between two runways at an airport in Asia. This airport is near the Chao Phraya River in which country — Malaysia or Thailand?
4. One of the largest man-made islands is shaped like a palm tree. This island is in the Persian Gulf off the coast of which country — Yemen or United Arab Emirates?
5. Afghanistan does not border which country — Bangladesh, Iran or Tajikistan?
6. Which country does not have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean — Brazil, Portugal or Mozambique?
7. La Boca is an Italian neighborhood in Argentina’s most populous city. Name this port city.
8. Name the largest non-Arab minority in Iraq, who mostly live in the north of the country, are of Indo-European origin and predominantly practice Sunni Islam.
9. Tivoli Gardens, a famous amusement park, is in which city on a narrow strait near Sweden?
10. The Burj al Arab Hotel, which was designed to look like a sailing vessel, is located in which Persian Gulf city?
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ANSWERS
1. Canada 2. Scandinavian Peninsula 3. Thailand 4. United Arab Emirates 5. Bangladesh 6. Mozambique 7. Buenos Aires 8. Kurds 9. Copenhagen 10. Dubai
