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GEO QUIZ 1CLUE #1: This city was founded in 1867 BCE
CLUE #2: It is located 85 kilometers south of Baghdad
CLUE #4: This city was the capital of one of the great Empires of ancient Mesopotamia.
CLUE #3: This city is built along the Euphrates River
CLUE #5: This city is the location of one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens
BABYLON
ANSWER
Babylon
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GEO QUIZ 2CLUE #1: Is 6,650 km long.
CLUE #4: Goes through Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.
CLUE #2: The source is Lake Victoria in Africa.
CLUE #3: Ends in the Medditeranean Sea
CLUE #5: Nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along this river.
ANSWER
NILE RIVER
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GEO QUIZ 3CLUE #1: This borders the Red Sea.
CLUE #2: The region has historically been the center of conflict between various states, because of its central location.
CLUE #4: St. Catherine's Monastery, the oldest working Christian monastery in the world, is located here.
CLUE #5: According to the Jewish tradition the peninsula was crossed by the Israelites during The Exodus from Egypt as detailed in the Hebrew Bible.
CLUE #3: It is bordered by water on 3 sides (peninsula).
Sinai Peninsula
PENINSULA
ANSWER
Sinai Peninsula
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GEO QUIZ 4
CLUE #2: During its history, this city has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, and attacked 52 times.
CLUE #1: This city currently has a population of about 800,000 people.
CLUE #5: This is the holiest city in Judaism.
CLUE #4: This old city is home to the Temple mount, Western Wall, Church of Holy Sepulchre, and the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
CLUE #3: This city was first settled around 4,000 BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
ANSWER
JERUSALEM
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GEO QUIZ 5CLUE #1: This city was first settled about 2,000 years ago by the Romans.
CLUE #3: It is a capital city.
CLUE #4: With a population of 7,825,200 people, it is the most populated city in the European Union.
CLUE #5: This year, this city will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic games three times.
CLUE #2: This city sees the highest number of international visitors of any city in the world.
ANSWER LONDON, ENGLAND
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GEO QUIZ 6CLUE #1: This geological feature was formed about 60 million years ago.
CLUE #2: An international boundary runs across the precise summit point.
CLUE #5: The highest mountain in the world attracts many well-experienced mountaineers as well as novice climbers willing to hire professional guides.
CLUE #4: This peak is 8,848 meters or (29,029 ft) above sea level.
CLUE #3: On May 29th, 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are recognised as the first people to reach the top of this peak.
ANSWER
Mt. Everest
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GEO QUIZ 7
CLUE #2: This country borders the Arabian Sea.
CLUE #3: This country gained its independence from the British in 1947.
CLUE #1: The name of this country in Urdu and Persian means "Land of the Pure."
CLUE #5: This is home to the Indus Valley civilizations of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro.
CLUE #4: With about 170 million people, this country is the sixth most populated country in the world.
ANSWER
Pakistan
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GEO QUIZ 8CLUE #1: This is one of the major rivers in Asia.
CLUE #2: This river is 2,900 km long and is an important river for irrigation and transportation.
CLUE #4: This river means "Son of Brahma" in Sanskrit.
CLUE #5: This river begins in Southwest Tibet and flows through the Himalayan mountains.
CLUE #3: The waters of this river are shared by people in China, India and Bangladesh.
ANSWER
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER
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GEO QUIZ 9CLUE #1: 18 commanders have crossed this region in search of conquest, including Alexander the Great.
CLUE #2: Rudyard Kipling called this region "The sword cut through the mountains."
CLUE #3: This route was integral to the ancient Silk Road.
CLUE #5: This is a Hindu-Kush mountain pass linking Pakistan to Afghanistan.
CLUE #4: The altitude of this road is about 3,500 ft. and stretches for about 30 miles.
ANSWER
Khyber Pass
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GEO QUIZ 10
CLUE #3: Is the worlds highest and largest plateau.
CLUE #1: Is sometimes called 'The Roof of the World', and has an average elevation of 14,800 ft.
CLUE #4:This is an elevated plateau in Central Asia.
CLUE #5: This region covers most of Tibet.
CLUE #2: This region is 4x larger than the size of France and stretches about 1,000 km north to south, and about 2,500 km east to west.
ANSWER
Tibetan Plateau
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GEO QUIZ 11CLUE #1:
CLUE #2:
CLUE #4:
CLUE #5:
CLUE #3:
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