1. Legend says Aztec ruler Moctezuma drank 50 cups of hot chocolate a day. Moctezuma ruled in the early 1500s in Tenochtitlán in which present-day country — Guatemala or Mexico?
2. The face in the “Mona Lisa” has no eyebrows. This famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci is on display at The Louvre museum in which country — Italy or France?
3. A national capital city downstream from the Aswan High Dam contains many examples of Islamic architecture. Name this city.
4. Skopje is the largest city in a country that was formerly a Yugoslav republic. Name this country.
5. Which country is bordered by Ecuador and Chile?
6. Which country is bordered by Brunei and Thailand?
7. The Colosseum, built in the first century A.D. as an arena for gladiator contests and other entertainment, is today considered a representative symbol of which European city?
8. Christ the Redeemer, a 98-foot-tall statue, overlooks Guanabara Bay and Sugar Loaf Mountain in which South American city?
9. Victoria Falls, along the Zambezi River, is shared by Zambia and what neighboring country?
10. An extensive public transit system, known as the TTC, serves the most-populous city on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Name this city.
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ANSWERS
1. Mexico 2. France 3. Cairo 4. Macedonia (Also acceptable: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) 5. Peru 6. Malaysia 7. Rome 8. Rio de Janeiro 9. Zimbabwe 10. Toronto
