1. Which city, the capital of the state of Bavaria, was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games?
2. In 1999, an approximately 10-square-mile region, about 30 miles west of Hong Kong, became a special administrative region of China. Name this region.
3. After flowing through Bolivia, the Pilcomayo River forms part of the border between Argentina and which other country?
4. The snow-capped peaks of the Jungfrau and the Eiger are found in which European country?
5. The Dangrek Range is south of the Khorat Plateau on the border of Cambodia and what country to the north?
6. The Bay Islands are an archipelago in which Central American country whose second-largest city is San Pedro Sula?
7. The end of a dictatorship in Portugal in 1974 led to the independence of an African country crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn. Name this country.
8. The Donets Basin, a coal-producing region, is shared by Ukraine and what other country?
9. The islands of Boa Vista, Sal and Fogo are three of the many islands and islets that make up what country in the Atlantic Ocean?
10. As a result of Italian immigration, pasta is a common dish in a South American country whose highest point lies south of the Cuchilla Grande hills. Name this country.
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ANSWERS
1. Munich 2. Macau 3. Paraguay 4. Switzerland 5. Thailand 6. Honduras 7. Mozambique 8. Russia 9. Cabo Verde (also acceptable: Cape Verde) 10. Uruguay
