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1. Team leader redwaldo lives and works in this town, located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Its name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "windy". The town's main industries are steel-making, tourism and education. What town is it?
2. Tezza1551's hometown is located in the southern corner of Western Australia and has a name that means "place of the stone axe" in the Noongar (local Indigenous) language. Which of the following is it?
3. Born and raised in Los Angeles, iCaramba now lives in the Sherman Oaks section of the city. Sherman Oaks is part of which greater geographical area, made famous by a 1982 Frank Zappa song, among others?
4. Rio de Janeiro is Gloriabrazil's home. It has a unique landscape. Tourists have many places to enjoy: beaches, mountains, lakes, and forests. When visiting colorful Rio de Janeiro, especially on a hot day, you must go to one of our most striking natural attractions with about 5000 species of plants from all over the world. In the gardens are ponds with rare species of fish, Victoria amazonica water-lilies, and other plants from the Amazon region. This place is called:
5. One of our members is kufan888, who calls the sunflower state of Kansas her home. Her city, in the northeastern portion of the state, is situated along the banks of the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. In which of the following US cities do kufan888 and her beloved Kansas University Jayhawks reside?
6. Marylander wyambezi lives between the Gettysburg and Antietam battlefields. The area is not only rich in Civil War history but is at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. At the crest of the mountains is a hiking trail that follows a multi-state path. What's the name of this national treasure?
7. One of our members lives in a Sydney suburb that takes its name from a well-known inner London borough with global co-ordinates at approximately N 51.28 and E 0.0. With that clue, can you name the suburb?
8. Our team member Holkham16 was born in the northwest of England, and for many years has been a resident of the ancient city of Chester. Chester is a very popular destination for tourists from all over the world who enjoy walking the Roman Walls and viewing the black and white timbered shops and houses. Another popular visitor activity is to take a river cruise. What river would you be cruising on?
9. Elvislennon was born and grew up in this New Zealand city. It is the country's largest and is situated on an isthmus between two harbours, the Waitemata and the Manukau. It is sometimes referred to as "The City of Sails".
10. Player jolana lives in the small town of Hodonín in the south-east of the Czech Republic. The town is known for two things: its production of wine and being the birthplace of the first president of independent Czechoslovakia. Who was this famous man?
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