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Overview

Geography is one of Jeopardy!'s broadest and most consistently tested topics, with approximately 3,600 clues and 123 Final Jeopardy appearances. Unlike many topics that cluster in one round, Geography appears heavily across both Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy, with a slight lean toward DJ; the show treats geographic knowledge as fundamental but also deep enough to sustain higher-value questioning.

The seven continents dominate the answer pool: Australia (54 appearances), Africa (52), Asia (47), South America (45), Antarctica (43), North America (33), and Europe (32) are the seven most frequent answers. After the continents, the answers shift to countries, peninsulas, bodies of water, and occasionally U.S. states.

Clue patterns by value: Low-value clues ($200–$400) typically ask you to identify a continent from a basic fact or name a country from its neighbors. Mid-value clues ($600–$1,000) test border knowledge, capital-country connections, and geographic superlatives. High-value clues ($1,200–$2,000) go for obscure borders, etymologies, and "only country/continent that..." formulations. Final Jeopardy loves superlatives, border trivia, and "2 of the 3 countries that..." multi-answer questions.

Key category types: The generic "GEOGRAPHY" category alone has 956 clues. "WHERE AM I?" (157) tests location identification from descriptions. "THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE" (116), "ON THE MAP" (115), and "PENINSULAS" (110) are all major sub-categories. Regional variants (ASIAN GEOGRAPHY, SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY, CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY, RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHY) appear regularly.

The stumper zone: The Apennines leads all stumpers at 80% wrong. Mountain ranges and lesser-known countries dominate the stumper list: the Caucasus (60%), Sudan (63%), Malaysia (63%), Peru (50%), Laos (45%), Suriname (44%), Iran (44%). Even Canada stumps contestants 40% of the time in this category.

Study strategy: Master the continents and their distinguishing superlatives first. Then learn the border trivia, which countries border each other, which are "the only" or "the largest" at something. Finally, memorize the key peninsulas and the "2 of..." style FJ patterns.

The Continents

Australia

~54 clues · 69% correct

Australia is the most frequently tested answer in Geography, yet at only 69% correct it's surprisingly tricky. The continent has the lowest high point and the highest low point, with less than a 7,500-foot difference between them, a common FJ clue. Two of its states are Victoria and Queensland. It's "the largest country in area that begins and ends with the same letter." Eons of wind and rain have worn away ancient mountains, making this smallest continent the flattest. Kalgoorlie, Ballarat, and Toowoomba are all Australian cities tested in clues.

  • FJ appearances: 2+, elevation extremes, begins/ends with same letter
  • Key fact: Smallest continent, flattest continent, lowest high point

Africa

~52 clues · 100% correct

Africa is a perfect gimme (100% correct across all appearances) and the single most common FJ answer in Geography with 5 Final Jeopardy appearances. All countries beginning with "Z" are on this continent. It has the greatest number of independent countries of any continent. It's the only continent crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, and the Tropic of Capricorn. It's the only continent with its mainland in all four hemispheres (as defined by the equator and prime meridian). The only place where four countries meet at one point is found here.

  • FJ appearances: 5, most countries, crossed by all three lines, four hemispheres
  • Key fact: Most independent countries; most U.N. member countries

Antarctica

~43 clues · 78% correct

Antarctica is the closest continent to South America besides North America. With an average elevation of over 6,000 feet, it's the highest continent. During winter it's said to double in area (due to sea ice). Some of the seas surrounding it are the Weddell, Ross, Amundsen, and Davis.

  • FJ appearances: 2, closest to South America, highest continent
  • Key fact: Highest average elevation of any continent

Asia

~47 clues · 60% correct

Surprisingly difficult at only 60% correct. After Mt. Everest, the next 60 highest mountain peaks are all on this continent. Israel is on this continent (a common low-value clue). In 1985, the U.S. received the most legal immigrants from this continent.

South America

~45 clues · 73% correct

The world's two highest active volcanoes are both on this continent. The Pampas are here. Cape Farewell in Greenland, sail due south and this is the continent you'll hit.

North America

~33 clues · 82% correct

Of the seven continents, North America has the world's longest total coastline at over 96,000 miles, a Final Jeopardy answer. Boothia Peninsula is the northernmost portion of the continent's mainland.

Europe

~32 clues · 78% correct

The world's smallest country in area (Vatican City) and part of the world's largest (Russia) are both on this continent. Iceland officially belongs to Europe. Besides North America, it's the only continent completely north of the equator.

The Americas

Central America & the Caribbean

Central American countries appear frequently in both regular clues and Final Jeopardy. Key facts to know:

Panama (16, 67%), The southernmost country in Central America. Only North American country to touch South America. Colon is an Atlantic port, Balboa a Pacific one. Its national anthem "Himno Istmeno" was written in 1904. Until a 1903 secession, Colombia's contiguous territory spanned two continents.

Guatemala, Bordered by four countries, the most of any Central American nation. Mexico's Programa Frontera Sur aims to secure its 600-mile border with Guatemala.

Belize (10, 86%), Highest percentage of people of African descent among Central American countries. One of two Central American countries never under military rule in the last 50 years (along with Costa Rica). One of two that border only one ocean (along with El Salvador).

Nicaragua, Its largest lake shares its name with the country; its second-largest lake shares its name with its capital.

South American Countries

Brazil (22), Originally called Vera Cruz, renamed for a type of tree. Iguaçu Falls forms part of the border between Argentina and Brazil.

Chile (17), Extends over 2,500 miles north to south with an average width of only about 110 miles. The southernmost independent country in the world (goes around Tierra del Fuego, sweeping south of Argentina). Shares with Argentina the longest continuous border in the Western Hemisphere (nearly 3,300 miles).

Peru (19, 50%), A major stumper at 50% wrong. The westernmost country on the South American continent. Brazil stretches to its border in the west at Serra do Divisor National Park.

Colombia (14, 67%), The only South American country that touches Central America. Also the only country through which the equator passes whose coastline borders the Caribbean Sea.

Bolivia, Lost its direct access to the Pacific around 1880 but retains a navy. Has two capitals, is bounded by five other countries, and has 37 official languages. Named (along with Colombia) after famous men.

Watch out: Peru (50% stumper) and Suriname (44%) are the most dangerous South American answers. Peru's position as the westernmost country surprises contestants. Suriname's location and colonial history (Dutch) make it hard to identify.

Canadian Geography

Canadian provinces and territories are frequently tested, especially in FJ:

British Columbia (14, 92%), Canada's only province on the Pacific coast. In 1871 its addition gave Canada coasts on both oceans.

Nunavut (8, 63%), A significant stumper. Canada's newest territory.

Nova Scotia (8, 75%), "New Scotland" in Latin.

Saskatchewan & Manitoba, Canada's Four Corners monument marks the junction of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and these two Prairie provinces. Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only two provinces that don't border saltwater.

FJ Canadian trivia: Newfoundland & Labrador became the official provincial name in 2001 (named for two dog breeds). Baffin Island is the world's fifth-largest island and the largest named after a person.

Europe, Asia & Africa

European Geography

Spain (17), The southernmost point of mainland Europe is in this country. The Canary Islands constitute two provinces of Spain. Spain and Portugal share one of Europe's oldest borders, called La Raya/A Raia, barely changed since a 1297 agreement.

Italy (16), Southern regions include Calabria, Campania, and Basilicata. Lombardy is its chief industrial region. The Strait of Bonifacio separates Corsica (France) from Sardinia (Italy).

Greenland (17), The world's largest island. Viking explorers named it to attract settlers. Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of North America.

Iceland, Europe's second-largest island.

Monaco (9, 88%), Eight countries border mainland France; its smallest border, at 2.7 miles, is with Monaco.

Switzerland & Italy, In 2023 agreed to redraw part of their border near the Matterhorn due to melting glaciers. FJ clue.

Ukraine, In area, the largest country whose boundaries are wholly within Europe. FJ answer.

Bavaria & Bremen, Of Germany's 16 states, these two at opposite ends begin with the same letter and are the largest and smallest. FJ clue.

Asian & Middle Eastern Geography

Saudi Arabia (16), The largest country in the world without any permanent natural rivers or lakes. A third the size of the U.S., it has oil fields in the east, holy cities in the west, and the Rub al Khali Desert in the south.

Iran (11, 56%), A significant stumper. The only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. FJ answer.

Laos (11, 55%), Another major stumper. Landlocked Southeast Asian country.

Mongolia (8, 100%), One of three countries sharing land borders with both Russia and China (along with Kazakhstan and North Korea).

Pakistan (11, 73%), The Durand line, established by the British in 1893, is the boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan. FJ clue.

African Geography

Algeria, In area, the largest African country through which the Greenwich meridian passes. The second-largest country on the second-largest continent; both begin with "A."

Sudan (8, 38%), A major stumper at 63% wrong rate. Often confused with other African nations.

Botswana, FJ clue references it as site of the Horn of Africa region (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, named for resemblance to a native animal's horn).

Watch out: The Apennines (80% wrong) is the hardest answer in all of Geography, contestants know the Alps but not Italy's other mountain range. The Caucasus (60% wrong) is similarly dangerous. Iran (44%), Malaysia (63%), and Sudan (63%) round out the major stumper countries.

Final Jeopardy Patterns

With 123 Final Jeopardy appearances, Geography is a major FJ topic. Here are the patterns that appear most often:

"The Only" Superlatives

The show loves geographic uniqueness: - Africa: only continent crossed by all three major latitude lines; only continent in all four hemispheres - Iran: only country bordering both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf - Antarctica: highest average elevation - Australia: lowest high point; largest country starting and ending with same letter - Saudi Arabia: largest country without permanent natural rivers or lakes - North America: longest total coastline - Colombia: only equatorial country with Caribbean coastline

Border & Boundary Questions

  • Chile & Argentina: longest continuous border in the Western Hemisphere (~3,300 miles)
  • Russia & Kazakhstan: longest border after Canada-U.S. (~4,700 miles)
  • Spain & Portugal: border barely changed since 1297 (La Raya/A Raia)
  • Pakistan & Afghanistan: Durand line (1893)
  • Germany: maritime boundaries with only U.K. and Sweden
  • Monaco: France's shortest border at 2.7 miles
  • Idaho: shortest U.S. land border with Canada (45 miles)

"2 of the 3..." Multi-Answer Questions

FJ frequently asks for two out of three (or four) items: - 2 of 3 countries bordering both Russia and China (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea) - 2 of 4 U.S. states bordering Mexico (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California) - 2 of 3 countries classified as extending across 2 continents (Turkey, Russia, Egypt) - 2 Central American countries bordering only one ocean (Belize, El Salvador) - 2 continents besides Antarctica with no communist countries (Australia, South America, 1987 clue)

Canadian Province FJ Clues

Canada appears disproportionately in FJ: - Alberta & Saskatchewan: only provinces not bordering saltwater - Saskatchewan & Manitoba: at the Four Corners monument - Newfoundland & Labrador: official name change in 2001 - British Columbia: gave Canada Pacific coast in 1871

Geographic Etymology

  • Polynesia: from Greek "poly" (many) + "nesia" (islands), 10 million square miles, only 120,000 sq mi is land
  • Archipelago: from Greek for "chief" and "sea," originally the Aegean
  • Enclave: from Latin for "key": applies to Vatican City
  • Thermopylae: Greek mountain pass meaning "hot gates"

Key FJ Countries & Territories

Most common FJ answers: - Africa (5 FJ appearances) far and away the leader - Bolivia (2) lost Pacific access, two capitals, 37 languages - Antarctica (2) highest continent, closest to South America - Australia (2) elevation extremes, letter pattern - Vermont (2) borders Canada but not Atlantic or Great Lakes; borders 3 states with Ivy League schools but lacks one - Belize (2) highest African descent %, Mopan River near capital

Study Priority for FJ

  1. Continent superlatives, know what makes each continent unique (highest, lowest, most countries, longest coastline, etc.)
  2. Border trivia, longest borders, shortest borders, oldest unchanged borders
  3. "2 of..." patterns, memorize the groups of 3-4 that share a geographic property
  4. Canadian provinces, appear in FJ far more than their population would suggest
  5. Central American nations, Guatemala (most borders), Belize/El Salvador (one ocean), Costa Rica/Belize (no military rule)
  6. Etymology, Greek and Latin roots of geographic terms

Your Performance

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Gimme Answers

top 50

Memorize these and recognize 15.8% of all Geography clues.

#AnswerCountSample Clue
1 Australia 42 It's the largest nation in area that borders the Coral Sea
2 Africa 32 Sierra Leone, Senegal
3 Asia 26 Laos, Turkmenistan
4 Antarctica 25 It's the windiest continent & on average, the highest
5 South America 18 Paraguay, Uruguay
6 Europe 18 Estonia, Romania
7 North America 17 El Salvador, Costa Rica
8 India 17 The Marabar Caves are on the itinerary in "A Passage to ____"
9 Chile 17 South American nations: Bolivia, Brazil...
10 Florida 16 It left the Union 16 years after joining it
11 Brazil 16 The greatest north-south distance of this South American country is 2,731 miles; east-west, 2,684
12 Peru 15 Mount Huascarán, the highest peak of this country, rises 22,205 feet above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca
13 Russia 14 China's easternmost & northernmost points lie on Heilongjiang province's border with this nation
14 Italy 14 The northern end of this country's largest lake, Lake Garda in the Po Valley, once belonged to Austria
15 China 13 In 1967 India & this nation had a military clash along the border of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate & today a state
16 Spain 12 Javier Bardem: This country
17 Greenland 12 A narrow passage separates Canada's Ellesmere Island from this large Danish island
18 France 12 Julia Child cooked up "My Life in ____"
19 Colombia 12 Until a 1903 secession, this country's contiguous territory spanned 2 continents
20 the Nile 12 This northeast African river flows for more than 4,100 miles
21 Venezuela 11 Maracaibo is the second-largest city in this country
22 Turkey 11 This country forms the entire shoreline of the Sea of Marmara
23 the Netherlands 11 2/5 of this nation is made up of areas of land called polders that have been drained & reclaimed from the sea
24 Saudi Arabia 11 The largest continuous area of sand in the world, the Rub' al-Khali Desert is mainly in this country
25 Portugal 11 This nation borders only Spain
26 the Yucatan 11 "Mexican" region that also contains part of Guatemala & nearly all of Belize
27 Panama 10 The 2 countries that border Colombia but not Brazil are Ecuador & this one to the north
28 Germany 10 This nation shares an official language with Austria & a 497-mile border, the longest for each
29 the Sahara 9 The nomadic Tuareg people speak a Berber-related dialect & call this desert home
30 Texas 9 This state's Motley County was named for a physician killed in the Battle of San Jacinto
31 Switzerland 9 Occupying an old glacier basin, Lake Constance sits between Germany, Austria & this nation
32 Michigan 9 Mackinac, Saginaw & Kalamazoo counties are in this state
33 Mexico 9 Country Bogie traveled to in search of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre
34 Argentina 9 The Patagonian region of South America lies mainly in this country
35 the Jordan 9 The West Bank, where you'll find Ramallah, is the west bank of this river
36 the Red Sea 8 Only Universal Studios' special effects & Moses could part it
37 the Gobi 8 The Khongoryn Els, or "Singing Dunes", are a popular tourist destination in this Central Asian desert
38 South Africa 8 Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of this nation
39 Pakistan 8 The border between India & this nation includes the village of Wagah with its rival army parades performed there daily
40 Norway 8 Immigrants from this country named a South Dakota county Haakon, in honor of King Haakon VII
41 Nicaragua 8 Largest Central American country in area & least friendly with U.S.
42 Iran 8 It's the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf
43 Denmark 8 At 16,633 square miles, it's the smallest of the Scandinavian countries
44 Canada 8 Country whose southernmost point is Middle Island, Lake Erie
45 British Columbia 8 The southern border of this westernmost province touches Idaho & Montana
46 Belize 8 On its west, Guatemala; on its northwest, Mexico
47 the Sudan 8 Egypt has land borders with Israel, Libya & this large country to the south
48 the Negev 8 The name of this desert of the Middle East is from the Hebrew for "dry"
49 Baja California 8 This northwestern Mexican peninsula has 2,000 miles of coastline & Las Tres Virgenes, a volcano last active in 1746
50 Tierra del Fuego 7 The name of this group of islands at South America's southern tip means "land of fire"

Sub-Areas

Other

1,065 clues
Antarctica (22) North America (15) Florida (13) Greenland (11) Hawaii (8) Michigan (8) Nevada (8) Montana (7) Texas (7) the Dead Sea (6)

Europe

619 clues
Europe (19) Italy (14) France (12) the Netherlands (12) Spain (11) Portugal (11) Germany (10) Switzerland (9) Norway (9) Sweden (8)

Asia

358 clues
Asia (26) India (17) China (13) Mongolia (8) Russia (8) Pakistan (8) Nepal (7) Sri Lanka (6) the Gobi (6) Thailand (6)

North America

273 clues
Panama (7) Canada (7) Nicaragua (7) Mexico (7) the Yucatan (7) Belize (5) Cuba (5) Haiti (5) the Yukon (5) Chihuahua (5)

Africa

270 clues
Africa (32) the Nile (12) the Sahara (11) Sudan (8) South Africa (8) Morocco (7) Libya (7) Madagascar (6) Egypt (6) the Kalahari (6)

South America

204 clues
Chile (19) South America (19) Brazil (15) Peru (15) Colombia (12) Venezuela (11) Argentina (9) the Atacama (6) the Amazon (6) Bolivia (6)

Middle East

136 clues
Saudi Arabia (11) the Jordan (10) Iran (8) Turkey (8) the Negev (7) Israel (4) the Persian Gulf (4) Oman (3) Jerusalem (3) Yemen (3)

Oceania

103 clues
Australia (41) New Zealand (6) Tasmania (4) Victoria (3) the Great Barrier Reef (3) Samoa (3) Queensland (3) Wellington (2) Sydney (2) New Guinea (2)
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Must-Know Answers

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Australia 42 Africa 32 Asia 26 Antarctica 25 South America 18 Europe 18 North America 17 India 17 Chile 17 Florida 16 Brazil 16 Peru 15 Russia 14 Italy 14 China 13 the Netherlands 13 Spain 12 Greenland 12 France 12 Colombia 12 the Nile 12 Venezuela 11 Turkey 11 Saudi Arabia 11 Portugal 11 the Sahara 11 the Yucatan 11 Panama 10 Germany 10 Texas 9 Switzerland 9 Michigan 9 Mexico 9 Argentina 9 the Jordan 9 the Red Sea 8 the Gobi 8 South Africa 8 Pakistan 8 Norway 8 Nicaragua 8 Iran 8 Denmark 8 Canada 8 British Columbia 8 Belize 8 the Sudan 8 the Negev 8 Baja California 8

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Europe

123 answers | 508 clues
Must-Know (12)
Europe 18x $561 avg J:13 DJ:5
J $100 1987 Continent on which the greatest number of modern Winter Olympic Games have been held
J $800 2020 This continent is home to the world's smallest fully independent country
J $1,000 2023 This continent bears the name of a mythological Phoenician princess pursued by Zeus
Florida 16x $500 avg J:7 DJ:9
J $200 2014 You'll find Pinellas Peninsula on the Gulf of Mexico in this peninsular state
DJ $800 2017 It left the Union 16 years after joining it
J $1,000 DD 1994 Of the 50 counties with the largest percentage of children, 15 are in this state
Italy 14x 21.4% stumper $650 avg J:6 DJ:8
J $100 1991 Known for its wine & cheese, Lombardy is also this country's chief industrial region
J $600 2009 Also known as the Apennine Peninsula, it's the largest peninsula that juts only into the Mediterranean Sea
DJ $1,000 DD 2001 Slovenia & France
Spain 12x 8.3% stumper $342 avg J:9 DJ:3
J $100 1995 The Gulf of Cadiz borders Portugal & this country
J $600 2025 Melilla & Ceuta in Morocco are exclaves, small territories controlled by this European nation
J $200 2019 Of Portugal's
Greenland 12x 8.3% stumper $375 avg J:11 DJ:1
J $100 1986 Cape Morris Jesup, northernmost point of North America, is part of this huge island
J $500 1991 The U.S. has a base at Thule on this large island
DJ $1,600 2006 This island's Cape Morris Jesup is about 500 miles from the North Pole
France 12x $375 avg J:7 DJ:5
J $100 1997 There's a lighthouse at Cape Gris-Nez, this country's closest point to England
J $600 2022 Julia Child cooked up "My Life in ____"
J $200 2015 Germany & Spain
Portugal 11x 9.1% stumper $445 avg J:5 DJ:6
J $100 1994 This nation borders only Spain
DJ $800 2022 This European nation has been nicknamed "The Land of the 3 F's: Fado, Fatima & Futebol"
DJ $1,000 1996 The Douro Valley is one of this country's major wine-producing regions
Germany 10x 10.0% stumper $620 avg J:5 DJ:5
J $200 2015 On its north, Denmark; on its south, Switzerland
J $600 2016 The geographic center of the European Union is in this country
J $1,000 DD 2011 Denmark
Switzerland 9x $467 avg J:5 DJ:4
J $200 2019 We're neutral on the subject of 15,000'-foot Dufourspitze in the Pennine Alps, this nation's highest peak
J $800 2010 The capital of this country is within 100 miles of France, Germany, Italy & Liechtenstein
DJ $1,200 2025 Occupying an old glacier basin, Lake Constance sits between Germany, Austria & this nation
Norway 8x 25.0% stumper $875 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $100 1997 If you include all the fjords & peninsulas, this country's coastline is more than 13,000 miles in length
DJ $800 2018 The 5 degrees east longitude line runs through the Netherlands & this other European country
J $1,000 2011 Sweden's longest
Denmark 8x 12.5% stumper $1,200 avg J:3 DJ:5
DJ $200 1987 This Scandinavian country is made up of 482 islands & the peninsula of Jutland
DJ $600 1993 This country is made up of about 480 islands & the Jutland Peninsula
J $1,000 2017 It's in Europe: its only land border is with Germany
Canada 8x 37.5% stumper $525 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $100 1996 In this country they could sing, "South of the border down the U.S. way..."
DJ $800 2003 Why not from Minot, U.S.A., population 35,000
DJ $1,000 1995 Boothia Peninsula in this country is the former location of the north magnetic pole
Should-Know (40)
Sweden 7x 33.3% stumper $467 avg J:4 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $200 2016 Sundsvall should be all you're needin' / 'Cause you know, we're referring to...
J $600 2015 Norway & Finland
DJ $1,000 1995 Its parliament, the Riksdag, was established in 1435, making it the earliest on the mainland of Europe
Suriname 7x 28.6% stumper $1,157 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $500 1997 Paramaribo, capital of this country, came under Dutch rule in 1815
J $1,000 2023 It's Guyana's smaller immediate neighbor to the east
J $800 2011 Juliana Top, this country's highest point, was named for a Dutch Queen
Scotland 7x $300 avg J:2 DJ:5
J $100 1987 The Brig O'Doon refers to a bridge over the River Doon in this part of the United Kingdom
DJ $600 1991 The Pentland Firth separates the Orkney Islands from the north coast of this country
DJ $200 1997 Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain, is located in this country
Poland 7x 14.3% stumper $1,086 avg J:1 DJ:6
DJ $200 1996 This country's highest point is Rysy Peak, about 60 miles south of Krakow
DJ $800 1995 The western portion of the Baltic island of Usedom belongs to Germany; the eastern, to this country
J $1,000 2019 Outdoorsy vacationers enjoy the thinly populated Baltic Lakes region in the northern part of this nation
Belgium 7x 14.3% stumper $557 avg J:6 DJ:1
J $200 1988 French-speaking natives of this country spell their capital B-R-U-X-E-L-L-E-S
J $1,000 2022 Ready to hit the spa? Then let's head to the town it's named for in the Ardennes in this European country
J $300 1990 This low country's province of Luxembourg is bigger than the country of Luxembourg
the Yukon 7x $1,986 avg J:2 DJ:5
DJ $200 1986 Canada's highest peak, Mt. Logan, is located in this, Sergeant Preston's stomping grounds
J $500 1994 Alaska borders British Columbia & this Canadian territory
DJ $1,000 1994 This river that begins in Canada & ends in Alaska is one of North America's 5 longest
Vermont 6x $350 avg J:4 FJ:2
J $200 2001 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York
FJ 2020 This state borders 3 other states with Ivy League schools, but doesn't have one itself
FJ 1987 Only state east of the Mississippi that borders Canada but not the Atlantic or a Great Lake
the Soviet Union 6x 16.7% stumper $467 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 1994 The Amu Darya River formed part of Afghanistan's border with this country that invaded it in 1979
J $500 1991 From 1960-1990 the Aral Sea in this country shrank about 40%
J $400 1986 Omsk & Tomsk & Minsk & Pinsk are cities in this country
the Black Forest 6x $483 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $100 1995 In German this wooded region is called Schwarzwald
DJ $800 2002 The Horn's Grinde is a peak in the northern part of this "dark" German region
DJ $1,200 2025 It should be a piece of cake for you to name this 100-mile-long mountain region of Baden-Württemberg
New York 6x $383 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $100 1996 Orange, Nassau, Niagara
J $1,000 2005 Watkins Glen International
J $200 1993 Dutchess, Kings, Queens
Monaco 6x $300 avg J:2 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $100 1990 3 of this country's 4 districts are Fontvielle, La Condamine & Monte Carlo
DJ $600 1997 The closest international airport to this country is about 15 miles away in Nice, France
FJ 2013 8 countries border mainland France; its smallest border, at 2.7 miles, is with this country
Maryland 6x 16.7% stumper $583 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $100 1998 Anne Arundel County in this state is named for the wife of the second Lord Baltimore
J $500 1994 Frederick, Carroll, Calvert
DJ $1,000 DD 2017 This American colony was chartered by George Calvert in 1632 as a refuge for English Catholics
Erie 6x $533 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $200 2022 This city is Pennsylvania's only port on the St. Lawrence Seaway
J $500 1996 This Pennsylvania Great Lakes port is on the site of Fort Presque Isle, built by the French in 1753
J $1,000 DD 2004 Canada's southernmost point lies on Middle Island in this Great Lake
the Thames 5x $240 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $200 2024 In "The Sign of the Four", Holmes & Watson chase 2 killers down this river, from the tower to the Plumstead Marshes
J $200 2021 The widest part of this river seen here is 18 miles at its mouth between Whitstable & Foulness Point
J $200 2017 210-mile river identified here
Sicily 5x $440 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $200 1995 It's Italy's most populous island
DJ $600 1999 Messina, where "Much Ado About Nothing" takes place, is a port on this Italian island
DJ $200 1988 The Strait of Messina separates the Calabria region in the "toe" of Italy from this island
Paris 5x $680 avg J:2 DJ:3
DJ $400 1999 In "Henry VI, Part 1" it's a setting; in "Romeo and Juliet" it's a suitor for Juliet's hand
J $800 2007 In chap. V of "The Sun Also Rises", horse-chestnut trees are in bloom in this city's Luxembourg Gardens
J $1,000 DD 2007 Chapter 1 of "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" is entitled "Before I Came To" this city
Oslo 5x 20.0% stumper $1,460 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 1991 In 1948 Norwegians increased the size of this capital city 27-fold
J $600 2015 This European capital was founded near a fjord in the 11th century
J $1,000 DD 2022 This world capital began hosting Holmenkollen ski jump competition in 1892
Massachusetts 5x $440 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $100 1994 Cambridge & Lowell are the seats of Middlesex County in this state
J $600 2021 Oh, the shame if you don't know "The Scarlet Letter" is set in what is today this U.S. state
J $100 1990 In area, Nantucket is this state's smallest county; Worcester, the largest
London 5x $300 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 1995 The city, the oldest part of this British capital, began as a trading post c. 43 A.D.
J $600 2007 In "Pride and Prejudice", Mrs. Bennet says, "The country is a vast deal pleasanter" than this city
J $200 2016 This city's Boar's Head Inn is a favorite hangout of Falstaff & his friends
Lebanon 5x 60.0% stumper $1,340 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $500 1997 This small Mideastern country's Bekaa Valley is a fertile farming area
DJ $1,000 1996 This small Mideastern country's Bekaa Valley is a fertile farming area
DJ $1,200 2021 The Levant is a Mediterranean region that includes this nation & its ports of Tyre & Sidon
Greece 5x 20.0% stumper $520 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $100 1997 Corfu is this country's second-largest Ionian island, & its most populous
DJ $800 1991 The Corinth Canal has made this country's Peloponnesus Peninsula an island
DJ $1,200 DD 1996 The Rhodope Mountains delineate Bulgaria's southern border with this country
Crete 5x 20.0% stumper $900 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $400 1985 Diggings on this Greek island have unearthed 4 magnificent 3500-year-old Minoan palaces
J $500 1987 The largest of the Greek islands
DJ $1,000 1985 Most of "Zorba the Greek" takes place on this largest Greek isle
Vancouver 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2021 About 20 minutes after crossing the border into British Columbia, you can be in this big city exploring Stanley Park
DJ $600 1985 A Washington city, a Canadian city & a Canadian island all share this explorer's name
J $400 1992 Made a British crown colony in 1849, this island aligned with British Columbia in 1866
the Pyrenees 4x $500 avg J:4
J $200 2025 Monte Perdido, also known as Mont Perdu, lies along an international border in these mountains
J $1,000 2008 The longest river originating in this mountain range is the Garonne, which flows northward through France
J $400 2022 This mountain range of southwestern Europe runs from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay
the Painted Desert 4x $750 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 1997 Our name for this Arizona region comes from the Spanish term for it: el Desierto Pintado
DJ $800 1985 Early Spanish explorers called this Arizona spot "el desierto pintado"
DJ $1,600 2010 Joseph Ives used some artistry to give a brilliantly colored section of Arizona this name
the North Sea 4x $650 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $400 2018 The Rhine River makes its way to this sea
J $800 2011 Frisia is a European region bordering this sea
DJ $1,000 1991 The Firth of Forth, an arm of this sea, extends into the Scottish Lowlands
St. Petersburg 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2019 ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) I'm at the Shuvalov Palace, now home to the Fabergé Museum in this city that was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991
DJ $800 1995 Arkhangelsk was Russia's chief seaport until this Baltic port city was built by the czar in 1703
J $2,400 DD 2024 At the tip of Pinellas Peninsula, it's nicknamed "The Sunshine City" & has a major sister city in Russia
Rio de Janeiro 4x 25.0% stumper $225 avg J:4
J $100 1987 In 1555, French Huguenots made the 1st settlement on the site of this Brazilian city
J $200 2025 This city where the girl from Ipanema goes walking: January River
J $200 2013 2 of this Brazilian city's most popular beaches are Flamengo & Ipanema
Patagonia 4x 25.0% stumper $3,578 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $600 2011 ( Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In 1860 the United Provinces of La Plata changed its name to Argentina; 21 years later, it expanded its territory by adding this region whose name comes from the Spanish for "big foot"
DJ $1,000 1998 Bigfoot walks the Pacific Northwest; this area, whose name means big foot, is in Argentina
DJ $800 1994 The name of this windswept region of Argentina is from a Spanish word for "big feet"
Nova Scotia 4x 25.0% stumper $750 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1988 Canadian province whose name is Latin for "New Scotland"
DJ $600 1992 First settled by Scottish immigrants, the city of New Glasgow is in this Canadian province
DJ $1,000 1996 The highest point in this Canadian province is in Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Macedonia 4x 25.0% stumper $775 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $300 1997 Skopje is the capital of this nation that was once part of Yugoslavia
J $600 2025 This region where Alexander the Great was born: Land of the Tall Ones
J $1,000 2015 The 9,068-foot Mount Korab is the highest peak in this former Yugoslav republic
Luxembourg 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2013 Luxembourg National Museum is located in the historic center of this city
DJ $1,000 1994 The name of this grand duchy comes from a Germanic word for "little fortress"
J $200 2008 It's the only grand duchy that borders France
Liechtenstein 4x 25.0% stumper $2,350 avg DJ:4
DJ $800 2025 Austria takes up some but not all of this country's 48 miles of borders
DJ $1,000 1990 Smaller in area than Cleveland, this German-speaking alpine country remained neutral during WWII
DJ $3,600 DD 2024 "Walking the Length of" this country "in a Weekend" took a journalist along the Rhine to its southern border with Switzerland
Jutland 4x 25.0% stumper $1,200 avg DJ:4
DJ $800 2000 Arhus is the largest city on this peninsula which includes all of mainland Denmark
DJ $1,200 2007 This peninsula that accounts for most of Denmark's land area shares a 42-mile-long border with Germany
DJ $800 1997 This peninsula comprises all of mainland Denmark
Idaho 4x 33.3% stumper $1,067 avg J:1 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $400 2001 Montana & Oregon
DJ $800 2021 Bonners Ferry, north of Coeur d'Alene, calls itself this state's "most friendly town"
DJ $2,000 2002 Counties in this state include Jefferson, Shoshone & Twin Falls
Iceland 4x $300 avg J:3 FJ:1
J $200 2022 Hot water springs called geysers take their name from a specific one in this country
FJ 1996 It's Europe's second-largest island
J $300 1998 Covering about 40,000 square miles, it's the only country between Scotland & Greenland
Hungary 4x $567 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $100 1986 This country's name means "land of the Huns", not a grumbling stomach
DJ $800 2022 The Burgenland wine region forms Austria's eastern border with this nation it was once joined with in an empire
FJ 2005 10 million people live in this country that is almost bisected by the second-longest river in Europe
England 4x 25.0% stumper $275 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1986 Roger Miller says it "swings like a pendulum do"
DJ $600 1985 "Land's End" is the westernmost point of this country
J $200 2006 ( Jon of the Clue Crew reads from a castle rampart in the Shubert Theatre, New York.) In "Spamalot" the year is 932 A.D., & most of the action takes place in this Merrie Olde country
Cape Horn 4x 25.0% stumper $650 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $400 1995 Projecting into the Drake Passage, this cape is South America's southernmost point
J $600 2024 In 1616 navigator Willem Schouten rounded this cape at the tip of South America & named it for the Dutch city of his birth
J $1,000 2024 At the southern tip of the continent you'll find this promontory named for the birthplace of a Dutch navigator
Austria 4x $575 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $100 1990 European country that calls itself "Osterreich", meaning "eastern kingdom"
DJ $600 1997 Located on the Danube, Linz is one of this country's major ports
DJ $800 2016 The northernmost point is in South Tyrol on the border with this country
Worth Knowing (71)
Wisconsin 3 Wales 3 Vatican City 3 Ukraine 3 the Peloponnesus 3 the Danube 3 the Czech Republic 3 the Baltic Sea 3 the Balkan Peninsula 3 Riviera 3 Pamplona 3 Normandy 3 Mont Blanc 3 Milan 3 Istanbul 3 Ireland 3 Guyana 3 Geneva 3 Finland 3 Easter Island 3 Cyprus 3 Burgundy 3 Budapest 3 Birmingham 3 Bermuda 3 Berlin 3 Andorra 3 Vienna 2 Venice 2 Transylvania 2 the Tiber 2 the Isle of Man 2 the Hebrides 2 the English Channel 2 the Elbe 2 the Channel Islands 2 the Caucasus 2 the British Virgin Islands 2 the Bay of Biscay 2 the Apennines 2 the Adriatic 2 Tahiti 2 Sardinia 2 San Juan 2 Rouen 2 Rotterdam 2 Rome 2 Quebec City 2 Quantico 2 Martinique 2 Majorca 2 Latvia 2 Hispaniola 2 Helsinki 2 Hamburg 2 Gulf of Bothnia 2 Genoa 2 Eureka 2 Costa Rica 2 Copenhagen 2 Canary Islands 2 Brittany 2 Boston 2 Bonn 2 Ben Nevis 2 Barcelona 2 Athens 2 Albania 2 a steppe 2 A 2 6 2

Asia

82 answers | 381 clues
Must-Know (11)
Asia 26x 19.2% stumper $608 avg J:20 DJ:6
J $100 1995 The Sinai Peninsula is usually considered part of this continent
J $800 2011 Both the highest & lowest places on earth are on this continent
J $1,000 2016 For Peace, Tenzin Gyatso
India 17x 5.9% stumper $435 avg J:11 DJ:6
J $200 2022 The Marabar Caves are on the itinerary in "A Passage to ____"
J $600 2014 Forster told of a culture clash: "A Passage to ____"
DJ $1,000 DD 1986 3rd largest producer of coconuts, & to judge by population, 2nd largest producer of people
Russia 14x 7.1% stumper $479 avg J:10 DJ:4
J $200 2024 Norway & Mongolia
J $500 DD 2000 Norway & China
J $1,000 2013 If you ignore its claim of clear up to the North Pole, this country's northern tip is at over 81 degrees N, on Rudolf Island
China 13x 15.4% stumper $446 avg J:7 DJ:6
J $100 1989 Inner Mongolia is part of this country, not Mongolia
J $600 2003 Australia, Brazil, China
J $200 2010 Of the 6 nations India borders, this one is the most populous
the Netherlands 13x 7.7% stumper $954 avg J:4 DJ:9
J $200 2022 The Oosterscheldekering is one of several manmade barriers that help prevent this nation from flooding
J $600 2019 This nation reclaimed about 1/3 of its land from the sea by pumping out water, making new areas called polders
J $1,000 2004 The West Indian island of Aruba is a self-governing part of this European country
Turkey 11x 36.4% stumper $982 avg J:5 DJ:6
J $100 1999 Cities in this nation include Iskenderun, Islahiye & Istanbul
J $1,000 2018 Syria's
J $200 2005 Hope there's enough gravy for this bicontinental nation
Michigan 9x $600 avg J:4 DJ:5
DJ $200 2000 This U.S. state's Lower Peninsula is sometimes called the Mitten because its shape resembles a mittened hand
J $600 2020 Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin
DJ $2,000 2020 Oakland University isn't in California, it's in this state's cities of Auburn Hills & Rochester Hills
Mexico 9x $400 avg J:3 DJ:4 FJ:2
DJ $200 1996 Among this country's Pacific ports are Guaymas, Salina Cruz & Acapulco
J $600 2018 Guatemala's
FJ 1997 This country won independence from Spain in 1821 & from France in 1867
the Gobi 8x $650 avg J:4 DJ:4
DJ $400 1995 Fossilized dinosaur eggs have been found in this desert the Chinese also call Shamo
J $600 2012 There are over 2 million people in the mineral processing center of Baotou, on this desert's southern edge
DJ $1,000 1984 Coldest, most northern desert in the world
Pakistan 8x 25.0% stumper $775 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $400 2010 The disputed ownership of the Kashmir region is a sore spot between India & this smaller neighbor
DJ $600 2000 Iran & India
DJ $2,000 2010 Lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah
British Columbia 8x $586 avg J:4 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $200 2021 This westernmost Canadian province has a northern border with, fittingly, the Northwest Territories
J $600 2013 All of Washington's 427-mile border with Canada is with this province
DJ $1,600 2026 In the 1860s Barkerville in this province became home to Canada's first Chinese community
Should-Know (29)
the Gobi Desert 7x $1,057 avg DJ:7
DJ $400 1996 China's Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center is in Gansu province near the edge of this desert
DJ $600 1991 The Chinese call it "Shamo", sand desert, or "Hanhai", dry sea
DJ $1,200 2021 The Chinese town of Subonao'er Sumu is in Inner Mongolia, across the border from Mongolia Mongolia in this desert
Mongolia 7x $586 avg J:2 DJ:5
J $100 1989 The Gobi Desert, with less than 3 people per square mile, is in both the inner & outer parts of this
DJ $800 2009 A 1966 treaty entitles this nation bordering China to Russian military help if it's ever invaded
DJ $1,600 2021 Manzhouli is a town on the border between China's region of Inner this this land, & as you see, Russia
Kazakhstan 7x 14.3% stumper $1,257 avg J:1 DJ:6
J $200 2021 Of the 14 countries that border Russia, this "stan" country shares the longest border with it, 4,750 miles
DJ $800 2003 Russia shares its longest border with this large "stan"
DJ $1,000 1999 Only Russia & this former Soviet republic stretch from China to Europe
Arizona 7x $771 avg J:4 DJ:3
J $100 2001 California & New Mexico
J $500 1993 Cochise, Apache, Navajo
DJ $1,000 1987 Tho it seems to mean dry area, this state's name is actually from a Papago Indian word meaning "little spring"
Thailand 6x 66.7% stumper $533 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $100 1996 Siam
J $500 DD 1993 This country's 1,118-mile border with Myanmar, formerly Burma, is its longest
J $1,000 2006 Switzerland, Poland, Thailand
Sri Lanka 6x 33.3% stumper $1,033 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $100 1985 First country to have woman prime minister, it was once Ceylon
J $500 1986 You'd find the cities of Kotte 'n' Kandy on this "Serendipitous" island
J $1,000 2011 In 1972 the Tamil Tigers, a liberation group, not a baseball team, was founded in this country
Nepal 6x $583 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $300 1992 Guinness says the world's highest unclimbed peak is Lhotse II in this country's Himalayas
DJ $600 1991 The cultural & economic center of this country is in the Katmandu Valley
J $1,000 DD 2010 This nation to India's north is also the only other nation with a Hindu population of more than 80%
Indonesia 6x 16.7% stumper $1,000 avg J:1 DJ:5
DJ $400 2014 This nation of thousands of islands does have a land border with Papua New Guinea
DJ $600 1994 Sumatra is the westernmost of this country's main islands
J $1,000 2008 East Timor
Honshu 6x 16.7% stumper $650 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $200 1993 Japanese for "main island", it's the main island of Japan
J $500 1994 The Inland Sea separates Kyushu & Shikoku from this main island of Japan
DJ $1,600 2009 ( Kelly of the Clue Crew stands at a shrine.) I'm near Kyoto at the famed Fushimi Inari Shrine, so I'm in the southwestern part of this island
Haiti 6x $650 avg J:1 DJ:5
J $300 DD 1997 The name of this country on Hispaniola is from an Indian word meaning "Land of Mountains"
DJ $800 2010 Ex-slave Pierre Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
DJ $1,000 1991 John James Audubon was born to a French father & Creole mother in what is now this Caribbean country
Bangladesh 6x $600 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $200 1992 West Bengal is a state of India; what's often called East Bengal is this country
J $800 2010 The Ganges River flows through India into this neighbor, where it reaches the Bay Of Bengal
DJ $1,600 2010 What was once called Muslim East Bengal is today known as this
the Alps 6x $400 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $200 2002 Many of Japan's highest peaks lie in this range which shares its name with a Swiss mountain range
J $600 2015 ( Kelly of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm on Aviano Air Base, which is 50 miles north of Venice in the Dolomite Range of these mountains
DJ $200 1999 Some of the highest peaks in these mountains are Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa & the Matterhorn
Victoria 5x 20.0% stumper $820 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $400 2009 Australia's southernmost mainland point is Wilson's Promontory in this state named for a queen
J $500 1988 City that's capital of the Seychelles, or Australian state whose capital is Melbourne
DJ $2,000 2012 Australia's western Outback consists mostly of 3 deserts: the Gibson, the Great Sandy & the Great this
the Malay Peninsula 5x 40.0% stumper $1,520 avg DJ:5
DJ $800 2009 This peninsula extends from the Isthmus of Kra in southern Thailand to the Johor Strait
DJ $2,000 2006 Tanjung Piai, Asia's southernmost mainland point, is on this peninsula
DJ $800 1994 This Southeast Asian peninsula is known for the wealth of its tin mines
the Bering Strait 5x $200 avg J:5
J $200 2024 In this strait, American & Russian islands are separated by about 2 1/2 miles
J $200 1994 At its narrowest point, this strait separates North America & Asia by only 53 miles
J $200 1994 The Seward Peninsula is on one side of this strait
the Andes 5x $340 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $100 1994 On the average only the Himalayas are taller than this range that stretches down South America
J $600 2017 The mountain range whose highest peak is Aconcagua
DJ $200 1984 World's longest mountain chain, stretching 4,500 miles across South America
Ohio 5x $540 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 1995 Indiana, Kentucky & West Virginia have counties that share the name of this Buckeye state
J $600 2016 ( Sarah of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm on the 350-acre campus of NASA Glenn Research Center, located in this home state of NASA hero John Glenn
DJ $1,200 2012 Sherwood Anderson made his reputation with "Winesburg," this state
Malaysia 5x 40.0% stumper $1,200 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $600 2006 Brunei
J $1,000 2011 Brunei
DJ $800 1987 The "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" serves as head of state of this nation which once included Singapore
Laos 5x 20.0% stumper $1,240 avg J:2 DJ:3
DJ $800 1996 Mount Bia, this country's highest peak, lies about 80 miles northeast of Vientiane
J $1,000 2010 To the west, Thailand; to the east, Vietnam; to the south, Cambodia
J $1,200 DD 2011 Vietnam's longest
Japan 5x 20.0% stumper $740 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $200 1997 Hokkaido is the largest & northernmost of this country's 47 prefectures
DJ $1,200 2024 Because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands in the western Pacific, Russia & this nation have never signed a treaty ending WWII
J $300 1991 In 1972 the remaining Ryukyu Islands still under U.S. control were returned to this country
Vietnam 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $400 2006 Cambodia
DJ $800 2020 As seen here, the South China Sea to its east & south
DJ $1,600 2014 ...of Cambodia
the Philippines 4x $1,100 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1998 Peninsulas in this country include the Zamboanga & Bataan
DJ $600 1988 Country in which there's a city named for Manuel Luis Quezon
DJ $1,600 2015 This Southeast Asian island nation was named for a 16th century Spanish king
the Himalayas 4x $250 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2024 The name of this mountain range comes from Sanskrit words for "snow" & "abode"
J $200 2015 25,646-foot Nanda Devi, the highest peak wholly within India, lies in this range
DJ $200 1994 Tibet's Mount Kailas in this range is sacred to both Hindus & Buddhists
Okinawa 4x 75.0% stumper $2,250 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $1,000 2002 This island where the U.S. maintains military bases is part of Japan's Ryukyu Islands
DJ $2,000 2017 Ie Shima, just off this largest island in the Ryukus, has a memorial to WWII reporter Ernie Pyle, who died there
DJ $2,000 2007 ( Kelly of the Clue Crew stands next to a military helicopter.) I'm at Kadena Air Base on this island, the largest in the Ryukyu Islands
New Guinea 4x 50.0% stumper $600 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $400 1993 The 3 main groups living on this island are Pygmies, Melanesians & Papuans
J $800 2013 Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of this island & about 600 nearby islands
DJ $400 1987 A province of Indonesia & a former territory of Australia share this, the world's 2nd largest island
Indiana 4x 66.7% stumper $467 avg J:3 FJ:1
J $400 1995 Counties in this state include Elkhart, Wabash & Tippecanoe
J $500 DD 1996 Orange, Tipton, Tippecanoe
FJ 2006 Around 1830 the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. obtained land in this state where a university now stands
Hong Kong 4x $400 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 2009 Ah, can you smell it? The name of this former British colony is Chinese for "fragrant harbor"
DJ $600 1996 The small Sham Chun River forms the border between China & this British dependency
DJ $200 1985 There are nearly 13,000 people per square mile in this S.E. Asian British colony
the Spice Islands 4x $525 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $200 1991 The former name of the Moluccas, islands known for cloves, mace & nutmeg
DJ $1,600 2023 Now known as the Moluccas, these islands of Indonesia were so-named for the cloves & nutmeg cultivated there
J $100 1984 Christmas, Easter, or Bermuda, for example
the Bay of Bengal 4x $750 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1995 India's Andaman & Nicobar Islands are located in this bay
J $800 2003 Bangladesh banks on this big bay
DJ $1,600 2018 The Brahmaputra & Ganges Rivers both empty into it
Worth Knowing (42)

Africa

55 answers | 272 clues
Must-Know (9)
Africa 32x 10.7% stumper $700 avg J:23 DJ:5 FJ:4
J $100 1999 Mount Cameroon
J $500 2000 Nubian, Namib
J $1,000 2019 Yogurt with honey at Wilde Eend Bistro in Windhoek
North America 17x 6.2% stumper $569 avg J:14 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $100 2000 Sonoran, Chihuahuan
J $500 1994 It's the continent with the second-greatest number of Confucians
J $1,000 2007 ...where the Latter-Day Saints believe that Zion or New Jerusalem will be built
Brazil 16x $927 avg J:5 DJ:10 FJ:1
J $200 2018 Colombia's biggest
J $500 1985 Iguacu Falls forms part of the border between Argentina & this country
DJ $1,000 DD 1994 Of the countries in South America, this one lies closest to Africa
the Nile 12x $842 avg J:3 DJ:9
DJ $200 1999 In Exodus the waters of this river were turned into blood
DJ $7,000 DD 2021 The Sudd is an almost impenetrable papyrus swamp from which this river emerges
J $200 1991 The "Blue" branch of this river begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia
the Sahara 11x $382 avg J:3 DJ:8
DJ $200 1997 The Nubian desert in Sudan is often considered a part of this larger desert
J $600 2025 NASA imagery shows how nutrient-rich dust blown from this desert feeds the Amazon Rainforest, thousands of miles to the west
DJ $200 1996 Covering almost 1/3 of Africa, only about 1/5 of it is covered in sand; the rest is gravel plains
the Red Sea 8x 12.5% stumper $1,388 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $100 1992 Some Bible scholars believe it was the Gulf of Suez & not this sea whose waters parted
DJ $500 DD 1994 The Gulf of Aden is a natural sea link between the Arabian Sea & this sea
J $1,000 2018 Eritrea's vital region along this sea includes the major port cities of Massawa & Assab
South Africa 8x 12.5% stumper $775 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $200 1987 The southernmost country in Africa
DJ $600 1994 Durban, a city in this country, was named for Sir Benjamin D'Urban, a governor of the Cape Colony
DJ $1,000 DD 1997 Swaziland is bounded on one side by Mozambique & on 3 sides by this country
Belize 8x 16.7% stumper $1,017 avg J:2 DJ:4 FJ:2
J $500 1996 British Honduras
DJ $1,000 2000 Guatemala & Mexico
FJ 2017 The Mopan River flows about 20 miles from the capital of this country
the Sudan 8x 37.5% stumper $1,075 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $200 2003 South Africa, Sudan, Somalia
DJ $800 2000 Sudan, Algeria, Libya
DJ $1,200 DD 2000 Egypt & Kenya
Should-Know (14)
the Kalahari 7x $1,086 avg J:2 DJ:5
J $400 1986 This desert is home to Africa's Bushmen
DJ $800 2024 This desert runs north-south for 100 miles at its longest point, if you "Botswana" know
J $1,000 2020 This desert of southern Africa has a name from Tswana meaning "great thirst"
Morocco 7x $771 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $100 2001 The Spanish called the Muslims Moors, meaning from this country
J $500 DD 1989 If you cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain, you'd arrive in this African country
J $3,000 DD 2017 It's in Africa, where it's the nearest country to continental Europe
Libya 7x 14.3% stumper $1,571 avg J:1 DJ:6
DJ $600 2000 Egypt
DJ $1,000 1985 Formerly an Italian colony, 90% of it is covered by the Sahara desert
J $800 2017 The country between Egypt & Algeria
Algeria 7x 33.3% stumper $1,150 avg J:2 DJ:4 FJ:1
J $400 2016 Oran on the sea / Then off to Adrar for me / Farther east, you got Syria / But we're staying here in...
J $500 1989 Alphabetically, countries in Africa run from this to Zimbabwe
DJ $1,200 2002 Algeria, Botswana, Egypt
Madagascar 6x $1,133 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $600 2015 Only Greenland, New Guinea & Borneo are larger islands than this one off the coast of Africa
DJ $1,600 2014 Over 9,400 feet, Maromokotro is the highest point on this island 250 miles east of Africa's mainland
DJ $600 1988 World's largest producer of cloves & vanilla is this large island, southeast of Zanzibar
Egypt 6x $467 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 2012 When Joseph died he was embalmed & "put in a coffin in" this country where his father Jacob was also buried
DJ $800 2024 Joseph died at age 110 "and he was put in a coffin in" this country where he had held high power
J $200 2002 Israel & Libya
Tunisia 5x 20.0% stumper $740 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $400 2021 Smaller than its neighbors, this northernmost African nation has a coastline that long attracted conquerors
J $500 2000 Algeria & Libya
DJ $1,000 1994 This country is bordered by Algeria, Libya & the Mediterranean
the Indian Ocean 5x 20.0% stumper $800 avg J:2 DJ:3
DJ $200 1988 The Bay of Bengal & the Arabian Sea are parts of this ocean
J $600 2020 If she sells seashells in the Seychelles, she'll know it's an island country found in this ocean
DJ $1,600 2020 Sri Lanka & Sumatra: this body of water
Israel 5x $700 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $300 1995 This country's fertile plain of Sharon is known for its citrus crop
DJ $800 1988 The Plain of Sharon is the most densely populated area in this country
DJ $1,600 2019 Gene Simmons: This country
the Mediterranean 4x $125 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1996 This sea that separates Africa & Europe is the last vestige of the Permian Period's sea Tethys
J $100 1995 This large sea's greatest depth is found in one of its arms, the Ionian Sea
J $100 1993 This sea whose name means "middle of land" is the world's largest inland sea
the Iberian Peninsula 4x $300 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2024 The Strait of Gibraltar separates the southern tip of this peninsula from Africa
J $200 1995 The southernmost point of this peninsula dips into the Strait of Gibraltar
DJ $400 2021 2 nations make up this peninsula whose name is related to that of its Ebro River
Chad 4x $900 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $600 2022 The capital of this landlocked African nation is N'Djamena
DJ $1,600 2024 This country's longest border is with the Central African Republic
J $600 2016 Come visit Mongo / Not far from the Congo / Tibesti mountains are not that bad / Yes, we're talking, talking 'bout...
the Sinai 4x $1,450 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1993 Under the terms of a peace treaty, Israel returned control of this peninsula to Egypt in 1982
DJ $600 1992 The tallest mountains in Egypt are located on this large peninsula
DJ $1,000 DD 2000 This peninsula has long served as the land bridge between Egypt & Asia
the Arabian Peninsula 4x $900 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 1997 Oman, Yemen & Kuwait lie on this large peninsula
DJ $600 1994 The Red Sea & the Gulf of Aden separate this peninsula from Africa to the west
DJ $1,600 2019 2017's "Queen of the Desert" is the story of Gertrude Bell, a British writer & explorer on this peninsula in the early 20th century
Worth Knowing (32)

Other

81 answers | 231 clues
Should-Know (17)
Nevada 7x $850 avg J:5 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $400 2016 California & Utah
J $500 DD 2001 I'll "bet" you know that most of this U.S. state is covered by the Great Basin Desert
DJ $2,000 2007 A western state: "Snow Covered"
Montana 7x 16.7% stumper $517 avg J:5 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $200 2004 Maine, Maryland, Montana
J $800 2023 On North Dakota's
DJ $1,000 DD 1988 The Bitterroot Mountain range forms the irregular boundary between Idaho & this state
Hawaii 7x $243 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $100 1994 Kauai, Maui, Honolulu
J $100 1992 Niihau, near Kauai, is called the Forbidden Island of this group
J $200 2018 The only state whose name ends in 3 vowels
Washington 6x $217 avg J:6
J $100 2001 Idaho, Oregon
J $100 1993 Yakima, Spokane, Walla Walla
J $100 1986 "Mr. Smith" & "Billy Jack" both went there
Pennsylvania 5x $620 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $300 2001 New York & Ohio
J $600 2005 Nazareth Speedway, Pocono Raceway
DJ $1,200 2010 ( Kelly of the Clue Crew sits amongst boxes of crayons.) I'm at the Crayola factory in this state's city of Easton, part of an industrial complex with Allentown & Bethlehem
Oklahoma 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $200 2014 A "Trail of Tears" outdoor drama in a Tahlequah amphitheater was once an annual event in this state
J $1,000 2023 On Ark—on that of Arkansas
J $200 1995 This state's panhandle consists of Beaver, Texas & Cimarron Counties
Maine 5x 20.0% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $400 2020 New Hampshire
J $800 2013 Presque Isle in this eastern state is less than 10 miles from our neighbors
DJ $1,500 DD 1995 Stephen King is a native of this state where many of his novels are set
Georgia 5x 20.0% stumper $860 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $100 1990 Nebraska has a Cherry County & this state a Peach County
DJ $1,200 2022 I've got this nation on the Black Sea on my mind, along with Mount Kazbek, an extinct volcano that's one of its highest points
J $200 2001 Florida & South Carolina
Alabama 5x 20.0% stumper $760 avg J:3 DJ:2
DJ $400 2023 Y'all, Rusty Wallace wanted to go fast at Talladega in 2004 in this state, & sure did; "We hit 228 at the end of the straightaway"
J $600 2023 On Georgia's
DJ $1,200 2002 Talladega, Tallapoosa & Tuscaloosa are all counties in this state
the Crimean Peninsula 5x 20.0% stumper $760 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $300 1995 During an 11-month siege, 1854-55, the city of Sevastopol on this peninsula was heavily damaged
DJ $500 DD 1997 Balaklava lies on the tip of this peninsula, opposite Yalta
DJ $1,000 2000 The Isthmus of Perekop connects it to the mainland of Ukraine
Mississippi 4x $500 avg J:4
J $200 2009 Like its lengthy river, this state's name is Algonquian for "great water"
J $1,000 2014 Natchez was the capital of this state from 1817 to 1821
J $400 2010 To the west, Louisiana; to the east, Alabama
Minnesota 4x $650 avg J:4
J $200 2024 Winnibigoshish Lake is one of this state's many, many lakes
J $500 1990 Lake of the Woods County is this state's newest county, as well as its least populous
J $1,100 DD 1995 Part of this state's Lake of the Woods County is north of the 49th parallel
Lake Baikal 4x $1,733 avg DJ:3 FJ:1
DJ $1,600 2010 The Lena River, one of Russia's longest, rises 10 miles from this deep Siberian lake & flows 2,734 miles to the Arctic Ocean
FJ 2022 It's referred to as "the blue eye of Siberia"
DJ $1,600 2003 This Siberian lake is in the world's deepest continental depression—over 10,000 feet from top to bottom
Chicago 4x $400 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 2019 ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew is in a mailroom.) I'm with mail for ZIP Codes 60601 through 60827 at the United States Postal Services' main processing plant for this, the third most populous U.S. city
DJ $800 2003 ( Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from on location.) I'm in this city at the site where Fort Dearborn was established in 1803; it's changed a bit since then
J $200 2016 ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm going to get deep dish at Gino's East, just off of Michigan Avenue & Superior Street, opened in 1966 by two cab drivers & a pal who were frustrated by rush hour traffic in this city
Brooklyn 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2004 The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge links this borough & Staten Island
DJ $800 2012 Betty Smith planted a story with "A Tree Grows In" this borough
J $400 2022 Betty Smith cultivated "A Tree Grows in ____"
Antwerp 4x 50.0% stumper $850 avg DJ:4
DJ $800 1995 This Belgian port's name may mean "against the dike"
DJ $1,000 1992 The Cathedral of Notre Dame in this Belgian port city contains three paintings by Rubens
DJ $800 1991 This Belgian seaport city was the birthplace of portrait artist Anthony van Dyck
the Mojave 4x 50.0% stumper $800 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $400 1991 Joshua Tree Nat'l Monument is on the border between the Colorado Desert and this California one
DJ $600 1996 This Calif. desert extends from the San Jacinto & San Bernardino mountains east to the Colorado River
DJ $1,200 2012 You can find the California town of Twentynine Palms in this desert
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Wyoming 3 Uzbekistan 3 Utah 3 Pittsburgh 3 Oregon 3 North Carolina 3 New Jersey 3 New Hampshire 3 Nebraska 3 Louisiana 3 Kiev 3 Kamchatka 3 Iowa 3 Columbus 3 Cleveland 3 Cardiff 3 Bethlehem 3 a roadrunner 3 the Schuylkill River 2 the Potomac 2 the Mojave Desert 2 the Kamchatka Peninsula 2 the Crimean 2 the Colorado River 2 the Caspian Sea 2 the Blue Ridge Mountains 2 the Blue Grotto 2 the Bermuda Triangle 2 the Arkansas River 2 the Aleutians 2 Tallahassee 2 Stalingrad 2 St. Lawrence 2 Siberia 2 Serbia 2 Seattle 2 Santa Fe 2 Regina 2 Philadelphia 2 Oxford 2 New York City 2 Mt. McKinley 2 Missouri 2 Martha's Vineyard 2 Lake Superior 2 Kauai 2 Hollywood 2 Hoboken 2 Helena 2 Gethsemane 2 Dover 2 Detroit 2 Death Valley 2 Cook County 2 Como 2 Colorado 2 Cape Cod 2 Branson 2 Belarus 2 Atlanta 2 Arkansas 2 a sidewinder 2 a glacier 2 (Stephen) Douglas 2

South America

24 answers | 169 clues
Must-Know (8)
Antarctica 25x 4.3% stumper $474 avg J:17 DJ:6 FJ:2
J $100 1994 The Dibble iceberg tongue hangs off this continent
DJ $500 DD 1997 Explorer James Clark Ross named 2 of this continent's volcanoes Erebus & Terror, for his ships
J $1,000 2018 In H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness", an expedition discovers an alien terror on this continent
South America 18x $639 avg J:13 DJ:5
J $200 1987 Say farewell to Greenland's Cape Farewell, sail due south, & this is the continent you'll hit
J $500 1997 Birds found only on this continent include hoatzins & rheas
J $1,000 2020 With a leg span of about 12 inches, the Goliath bird-eating spider is native to this continent
Chile 17x 11.8% stumper $618 avg J:11 DJ:6
J $100 1995 A National Geographic book calls it "the world's longest and skinniest country"
J $500 1985 Cape Horn, southernmost part of South America, lies at tip of Horn Island in this country
J $1,000 DD 2009 The southernmost country in South America
Peru 15x 35.7% stumper $929 avg J:6 DJ:8 FJ:1
DJ $100 DD 1994 South America's westernmost point is Punta Parinas in this country
J $500 1985 Westernmost country on the South American continent
J $1,000 DD 2024 Ecuador & Bolivia
Colombia 12x 10.0% stumper $640 avg J:6 DJ:4 FJ:2
J $100 2000 Brazil & Panama
J $500 DD 1996 South America's northernmost point is Punta Gallinas in this country
J $1,000 2014 South America's La Guajira desert is connected by gas pipeline to nearby Barranquilla in this country
Venezuela 11x 9.1% stumper $755 avg J:5 DJ:6
J $300 1986 It's where "Matilda run" after "she took me money"
DJ $600 1995 The world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls, is located in the Guiana Highlands of this country
J $1,000 2010 In 2010 Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos moved to end a simmering border dispute with this country
Panama 10x 10.0% stumper $760 avg J:4 DJ:6
J $200 2009 The southernmost country in North (including Central) America
DJ $600 1998 Country hi-lited on the map seen here:
J $1,000 2014 A thriller by Le Carre: "The Tailor of ____"
Argentina 9x $556 avg J:6 DJ:3
J $300 1997 The Patagonian region of South America lies mainly in this country
J $800 2003 Argentina, Chile, Peru
J $1,000 2018 The lowest spot in South America is in this country that's also home to the continent's highest point
Should-Know (5)
Tierra del Fuego 7x 14.3% stumper $914 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $200 1995 The name of this group of islands at South America's southern tip means "land of fire"
J $800 2015 Fuegians are residents of this rugged South American region
DJ $1,000 1994 This largest South American island is shaped like a triangle with its base on Beagle Channel
Bolivia 6x $950 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:2
DJ $600 1996 This South American republic is divided into 9 departments, including Potosi & La Paz
J $1,000 2015 This landlocked country would've gotten away with having a coast on the Pacific if it weren't for that meddling Chile
FJ 2025 This country has 2 capitals, is bounded by 5 other countries & has 37 official languages
the Amazon 6x $300 avg J:2 DJ:4
DJ $400 1999 The economic center of this river's basin is the city of Manaus, Brazil
DJ $400 1996 This South American river has the world's largest drainage basin
J $200 2020 The Casiquiare River forms a link between the drainage systems of the Orinoco & this bigger South American river
the Atacama 5x 20.0% stumper $720 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 2024 The Tropic of Capricorn passes through several deserts, including this one on Chile's coast
J $600 2023 You get an "A" for identifying this long desert that lies between the Andes & the Pacific
J $1,000 2001 This South American desert is the world's largest natural source for sodium nitrate, which is used in fertilizers
Lima 4x $425 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1994 This Peruvian capital lies just 12 degrees south of the Equator
J $800 2015 ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) I'm in the Plaza Mayor in this South American city founded by a conquistador in 1535
DJ $400 2016 The area of this capital of Peru stretches over 1,500 square miles
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North America

51 answers | 165 clues
Must-Know (3)
the Yucatan 11x $564 avg J:6 DJ:5
J $200 2000 You'll find the Mayan ruins of Tulum on this large peninsula
J $500 1991 Belize, we believe is on this peninsula
J $1,000 DD 2009 One of the new 7 wonders of the world is the sprawling ruins of Chichen Itza on this peninsula
Texas 9x 11.1% stumper $422 avg J:8 DJ:1
J $100 2000 This U.S. state has the longest common border with Mexico
DJ $600 1998 Janis Joplin, Robert Rauschenberg & Babe Didrikson were all born in Port Arthur in this state
J $1,000 2020 New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
Baja California 8x 14.3% stumper $386 avg J:6 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $400 2012 Cities on this Mexican peninsula include Ensenada & La Paz
J $600 2021 This northwestern Mexican peninsula has 2,000 miles of coastline & Las Tres Virgenes, a volcano last active in 1746
FJ 2025 Officially getting an international border in 1848, this area of land is up to 150 miles wide & has about 2,000 miles of coastline
Should-Know (13)
Ontario 6x 16.7% stumper $500 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2021 Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan...
DJ $600 1989 It's the southernmost of Canada's provinces
J $200 2006 This Great Lake is the lowest in elevation & the only one of the 5 sharing its name with a province
Prince Edward Island 5x $1,640 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $400 1995 East Point is the easternmost point on this island, Canada's smallest province
DJ $800 1991 Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in this smallest Canadian province, the setting for her novel, "Anne of Green Gables"
DJ $1,200 2010 This Canadian province is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
the Sonoran Desert 4x 25.0% stumper $1,550 avg DJ:4
DJ $1,000 1986 All of Baja California & much of northern Mexico form part of this, N. America's largest desert
DJ $1,600 2025 Analysis of satellite data showed that in 2019 this desert shared by Arizona, California & Mexico hit 177.4 degrees
DJ $1,600 2004 This desert of southwest Arizona shares its name & area with an adjoining Mexican state
the Rio Grande 4x 25.0% stumper $850 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $400 2019 The Pecos River rises in Mora County, New Mexico, heads into Texas & empties into this river
J $600 2014 Canteens empty! I'm going to perish in the Chihuahuan Desert!—but look, it's this 1,900-mile-long river!
DJ $1,600 2007 The Chihuahuan Desert stretches from this river's valley in Southern New Mexico to just north of Mexico City
San Salvador 4x $850 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $200 1990 Name shared by an island in the Bahamas & the capital of El Salvador
DJ $800 2024 This alliterative Central American capital has been ruined multiple times by earthquakes since 1854
DJ $2,000 DD 2022 This city was once the capital of the United Provinces of Central America
Quebec 4x $650 avg DJ:4
DJ $400 2020 New Hampshire shares a 58-mile border with this Canadian province
DJ $600 2000 Canada's oldest city, it lies on the north bank of the St. Lawrence River
DJ $800 2021 Derby Line, Vermont & Stanstead in this province form a single municipality bisected by the U.S.-Canada border
Newfoundland 4x $1,000 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $200 2000 Viking artifacts have been found on this large "new" Canadian island
J $1,000 DD 1995 It's Canada's easternmost province
DJ $1,200 2010 Cape Spear, Canada's easternmost point, is a short drive from St. John's, the capital of this province
Hudson Bay 4x $350 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $200 1996 This Canadian bay is about 850 miles long & 600 miles wide
J $600 2002 Polar bears often congregate in Manitoba on the snow-covered shores of this 316,000-square-mile bay
DJ $200 1994 James Bay in Canada is the shallowest part of this larger bay
Honduras 4x 25.0% stumper $875 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $500 1997 The Gulf of Fonseca is this Central American country's only direct access to the Pacific Ocean
J $1,000 2025 Nicaragua lost out in 1960 when the northern part of the Mosquito Coast was awarded to this country
J $1,000 2024 Guatemala & Nicaragua
Cuba 4x 25.0% stumper $350 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2018 Reel in Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" to know the land-based parts take place on this island
J $600 2022 This largest Caribbean island is known as "The Pearl of the Antilles"
J $200 1995 Guanica Bay is on the coast of Puerto Rico & Guantanamo Bay is on the coast of this country
Chihuahua 4x $1,750 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2019 At 95,000 square miles, it's Mexico's largest state, though it bears the name of a tiny pet
J $600 2021 Woof! It's the Mexican state highlighted here, north of the state of Durango
DJ $6,000 DD 2025 This Mexican state between Sonora & Coahuila has all 3 of the border crossings from Mexico to New Mexico
Alaska 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 2013 At 1,538 miles, it has the longest border with Canada of any U.S. state
DJ $800 1985 U.S. state bordered by two oceans
DJ $200 1986 Sitka, former capital of Russian-America, sits in this state
the United States 4x 25.0% stumper $500 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2011 Canada
J $600 2009 The westernmost country in North America
DJ $1,000 DD 1989 It's the northernmost country that's a member of the Organization of American States
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Middle East

20 answers | 90 clues
Must-Know (5)
Saudi Arabia 11x 20.0% stumper $1,020 avg J:6 DJ:4 FJ:1
J $300 1988 It has oil fields in the east, holy cities in the west & the Rub al Khali Desert in the south
J $500 1996 It's immediately south of Iraq, Jordan & the United Arab Emirates
DJ $2,000 DD 2007 The Empty Quarter, most of which is in this country, is the largest continuous body of sand in the world
the Jordan 9x 22.2% stumper $744 avg J:4 DJ:5
J $300 1989 The only port of this Hashemite kingdom is Aqaba on the gulf of the same name
J $500 1989 Of the 3 countries in the world beginning with the letter J, the one not an island nation
J $1,000 2025 Legend says the city of Petra, today in this kingdom, is where Moses brought forth water from the rock
Nicaragua 8x $1,100 avg J:2 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $100 1985 Largest Central American country in area & least friendly with U.S.
J $1,000 2006 Honduras
FJ 2008 This country's largest lake shares its name with the country; its second-largest lake has the same name as its capital
Iran 8x 28.6% stumper $943 avg J:2 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $600 2019 Of Iraq's
DJ $1,000 1999 You'll find the Shrine of Fatima, seen here, in this country's city of Qom
FJ 2017 It's the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf
the Negev 8x 25.0% stumper $1,550 avg DJ:8
DJ $400 2002 This desert makes up half of the area of Israel
DJ $800 1997 Beersheba is one of the main cities of this desert region of Israel
DJ $1,200 DD 2012 The name of this desert in the south of Israel is Hebrew for "south"
Should-Know (3)
the Dead Sea 6x $483 avg J:3 DJ:3
DJ $200 1994 Jordan borders this "sea" that's 7 times saltier than the ocean
J $500 1987 The rock & fortress of Masada are found by this sea's shore
DJ $1,000 1995 Salt Sea, Sea of the Arabah & Eastern Sea are some Biblical names for this lake
Virginia 5x $420 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 2004 Delaware, Rhode Island, Virginia
J $500 2001 North Carolina & West Virginia
DJ $200 1991 Our 12th president, Zachary Taylor, was the 7th president born in this state
the Black Sea 5x $720 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $600 1996 Among the busiest ports lying on this sea are Samsun, Turkey & Varna, Bulgaria
J $1,000 2009 If you dove off the southern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, you'd be in this body of water
DJ $600 1995 There are no major islands in this sea, but the Crimean Peninsula protrudes into it
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Oceania

16 answers | 85 clues
Must-Know (1)
Australia 42x 9.8% stumper $576 avg J:24 DJ:17 FJ:1
J $100 1997 You can get down under to the music of this country's Hoodoo Gurus, Midnight Oil & INXS
J $500 1994 This continent has hosted the Olympics only once
J $1,000 2014 It has about the same population as the state of Texas
Should-Know (4)
New Zealand 6x $633 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $200 1988 In 1865, this country moved its capital from Auckland to Wellington
J $600 2012 Once an island formed by 2 volcanoes, Banks Peninsula is now part of this country's South Island
DJ $1,000 1989 The southernmost national capital in the world is this island country's
Puerto Rico 5x $400 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 2025 The only tropical rainforest in the U.S. national forest system is El Yunque on this island
J $1,000 2004 American Samoa, Bermuda, Puerto Rico
J $200 2021 The new Progressive Party on this island wants it to become a U.S. state
Wellington 4x 25.0% stumper $650 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $200 1990 This capital city sits on the southern end of New Zealand's North Island
J $800 2023 Port Nicholson is the historical name of the harbor of this city, home to the National Symphony Orchestra
DJ $1,200 2014 In January 1855, 15 years after the founding of what's now this New Zealand capital, it suffered an 8.2 earthquake
Tasmania 4x $525 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $300 1995 This island state is Australia's chief producer of tungsten
DJ $600 1997 At 5,305 feet, Mount Ossa is the highest point on this "devilish" Australian island
J $400 2025 Located in Bass Strait, King & Flinders Islands are part of this Australian state
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