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1. K. Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story called The Snows of [this mountain]. Mawenzi, Shiro, and Kibo are the three volcanic cones of this mountain which was first ascended by a European by Hans Meyer and Ludwig Pertscheller in 1889. This member of the Seven Summits has a wooden box on its Uhuru Peak which contains a book that almost every hiker who has arrived at the Peak writes in about their experience. Name this tallest mountain in Africa.
2. L. The oldest surviving string instruments are these instruments found in the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. In Greek Mythology, Hermes satiated Apollo's anger over him stealing Apollo's cows by gifting him this instrument which he made out of a turtle shell. The Kissar is a version of this instrument that can be found in Egypt and Sudan. Name this instrument that looks similar to a harp.
3. M. The lowest national "highest point" in the world is located in this country which also held the first underwater cabinet meeting. That cabinet meeting was held underwater in order to raise awareness for climate change and its effects on this country which is sinking into the ocean. One of the smallest Muslim-majority nations in the world, this nation's official language is Dhivehi. Name this island nation that is to the south of India.
4. The "Beast of Blandenboro" is a cryptid which is reported to have terrorized this US State's town of Blandenbroo in 1954. This US State is the only place where one can find the critically endangered Red Wolf as well as one of two states where Venus Flytraps can be found in the wild. This state's town of Goldsboro was almost the site of a nuclear disaster when a B-52 plane that carried nuclear bombs crashed into this state in 1961. Biltmore, the largest house in America, was built by the Vanderbilt family and is located in this US State. Name this US State whose Research Triangle is a major hub for biotechnology and businesses such as CISCO and IBM.
5. N. Juche is the official state ideology of this nation whose official name includes the Democratic Republic of [answer]. This country which is home to Heaven Lake had one of its soldiers attempt to escape by crossing the 38th parallel. He was shot multiple times, but he recovered though he had dozens of roundworms within his intestines, providing more evidence to the impoverished state of this nation's general population. This country, which has one of the largest militaries in the world, is thought to be responsible for one of the assassination of one of their leaders family members in Malaysia who was killed via the use of VX. Name this Asian Country which is home to the Ryugyong Hotel.
6. O. A species of crocodile that inhabits this river and is also named after this river is considered to be Critically Endangered. The name of this river is taken from the Warao words for "a place to paddle." The source of this river can be found in the Guiana Highlands and flows through mostly rainforest and a grassland region known as the Llanos before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. Tributaries of this river include the Mavaca River and the Ocamo River. Name this South American river which is located in the modern day countries of Venezuela and Colombia.
7. P. This nation was the last nation to gain independence from the United Nations Trusteeship Council. This nation, which is in free association with the United States, was originally claimed by Spain, but it was sold to Germany after the Spanish-American War. Name this country in Oceania whose capital is Ngerulmud.
8. Q. The only woman to be mentioned by name in this work is Mary, the mother of Jesus. Made up of 114 surahs, this work mentions beings known as Djinn which are said to have been created out of smokeless fire. A story about the seven sleepers of Ephesus who fell asleep in a cave and did not wake up for around 300 years. Name this religious text of Islam.
9. R.In Lake Superior, a phenomena called the "Three Sisters" is thought to be made up of three of these. These entities that were thought to have been a myth were proven to exist due to the detection of the Draupner Wave in 1995 of the coast of Norway. These entities seem to occur frequently in areas of the coast of South Africa. No one knows what actually causes this phenomena though there are various theories such as one in which one current's waves are pushed into another, opposing current. Name these powerful forces of nature were not believed to exist until recent times due to the belief that waves could not exceed 30 feet.
10. R. Among the Eastern Rites of this church include the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara rites which are found in Southern India as well as the Byzantine Rite, Ukrainian Rite, and various other rights. This religious institution claims it was founded by St. Peter and it has control of the only absolute monarchy in Europe. This institution has seven sacraments including Baptism and Confirmation and teaches several major prayers such as the Rosary and the Divine Mercy prayer. Name this institution, which was led by Pope Benedict XVI from 2005-13.
11. S. The only African country to speak this language is the nation of Equatorial Guinea. A country that speaks this language has two exclaves known as Ceuta and Melilla that border a country which borders Algeria. Another country that speaks this language is a nation which has won the FIFA World Cup twice and another country that speaks this language elected Enrique Nieto, a member of the PRI party, as president in 2012. Name this language which is the second most spoken in the world.
12. S. One area with this first word is split between the countries of the Netherlands and France. Another area which has this first word in front of it was the birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the Great Gatsby. Three countries of the world, all located in the Caribbean, have this word as the first part of their name as does a city that was formerly known as Leningrad. Name this word which is usually used to reference a religious figure.
13. T. Formerly known as Van Diemen's land, this island was the last home of the Thylacine which went extinct in the 20th century. The Black War was a war between the British and the inhabitants of this island and is thought by some to be one of the earliest genocides in modern history. Separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait, this island is homed to a namesake species of marsupial known as the [blank] Devil. Name this island owned by Australia.
14. T. One deity with this characteristic is said to have crossed over from West Africa to the New World along with kidnapped slaves during the Atlantic Slave Trade. Huehuecoyotl was an Aztec deity with this attribute while in Native American folklore, Coyote is given this attribute. Perhaps the most famous example of a deity with this characteristic is a Norse God who fathered the wolf Fenris and the Midgard Serpent. Name this attribute given to deities who decieve mortals and immortals alike frequently.
15. U. The host (and victor) of the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 was this nation which also won in 1950 in a surprise victory over Brazil. The Rio de la Plata borders this country which is considered to be the least corrupt country in South America. This country was the first to legalize the usage of Cannabis and was once led by Gregorio Alvarez, a military dictator. Name this South American country whose capital is Montevideo.
16. V. This organism's disease had its last naturally occurring case in the country of Somalia in 1977 prior to it being given the status of eradicated in 1980 making it the first eradicated disease in world history. In history, this organism's disease was a part of the Colombian Exchange and massacred millions of natives living in the Americas when it was brought over by Europeans. Officially, this organism only exists in two laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia and Russia. Name this virus which is responsible for Smallpox.
17. W. This US State contains, as of 2018, the smallest amount of people in the United States. This state which was the first to give women the right to vote is also one of the few states which does not have any state income tax. This state is home to a massive supervolcano within its Yellowstone National Park. Name this US State whose capital is Cheyenne.
18. X. Dzungaria is the name of the northern part of this autonomous region and it is combined with the Tarim Basin to form this region. A conflict within this region pits the East Turkestan independence movement (separatists) against the Chinese Government. Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim minority group, are the native inhabitants of this region. Name this autonomous region of China.
19. Y. Socotra, an island in this country, has been called "the most alien-looking place on Earth" due to its wide variety of fauna and flora such as the Dragonblood tree. Originally split into North and South, this nation that unified in 1990 has a port city near the Red Sea called Aden. This country whose capital is Sana'a is in the middle of a civil war. Name this country which borders Oman.
20. Z. Many pregnant women feared this disease during a recent epidemic because of its tendency to cause microcephaly, the shrinking of the head, in babies. The name of this disease and its virus comes from a namesake forest found in Uganda, however, its most recent major scare was around the time of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This mosquito borne disease often has no symptoms and it has been found in countries such as Micronesia, Brazil, and several other nations. Name this disease which caused a worldwide scare in 2016.
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