| Saudi Arabia has the longest coastline of any country on this sea, about 1,100 miles |
the Red Sea |
200 |
January 3, 2022 |
| Sunda Kelapa & Batavia are former names of this most populous city in Indonesia |
Jakarta |
400 |
January 3, 2022 |
| Traveling south from Ghent in this country, St. Ghislain awaits |
Belgium |
800 |
January 3, 2022 |
| In October 1869 Nova Scotia recorded a 54-foot tide at Burntcoat Head in this bay |
the Bay of Fundy |
1000 |
January 3, 2022 |
| Named for a monarch, this landmark is found on the border between Zambia & Zimbabwe |
Victoria Falls |
|
January 3, 2022 |
| The Mississippi River flows more than 2,300 miles before emptying into this large body of water |
the Gulf of Mexico |
200 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Tibetans call this high point Chomolungma, often translated as "Goddess Mother of the World" |
Mount Everest |
400 |
November 8, 2018 |
| The site of fighting in recent years, Aleppo in this country is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities |
Syria |
600 |
November 8, 2018 |
| Bulgaria & Bosnia-Herzegovina are 2 of the countries on this peninsula |
the Balkan Peninsula |
1000 |
November 8, 2018 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) On a map, New Zealand, Hawaii & Easter Island form the three corners of this roughly triangular region of Oceania that's noted for its many islands |
Polynesia |
|
November 8, 2018 |
| With a population of more than 190 million, Uttar Pradesh is this country's largest state |
India |
200 |
January 14, 2010 |
| Nuuk is the oldest Danish settlement on this island; it's also the capital |
Greenland |
400 |
January 14, 2010 |
| Named for an explorer (not the brothers, eh?), this longest river in Canada empties into the Beaufort Sea |
the MacKenzie River |
600 |
January 14, 2010 |
| Under British rule, this small country that's surrounded by South Africa was known as Basutoland |
Lesotho |
800 |
January 14, 2010 |
| A popular Caribbean destination is the paired island groups of Turks & this |
Caicos |
1000 |
January 14, 2010 |
| Melbourne is in the Australian state named for this woman, a friend of Viscount Melbourne |
Queen Victoria |
200 |
January 10, 2008 |
| Paulistas live in a large city in this large South American country |
Brazil |
400 |
January 10, 2008 |
| It's Africa's highest mount that shares its name with a country |
Kenya |
800 |
January 10, 2008 |
| This Chinese canal begins at Beijing & ends 1,100 miles later at the port of Hangzhou |
the Grand Canal |
1000 |
January 10, 2008 |
| You can enter this European city via the Puerta de Bisagra & its U.S. namesake via Exit 64 on the Ohio Turnpike |
Toledo |
|
January 10, 2008 |
| One of the two lands seen here |
Greenland (or Iceland) |
200 |
February 8, 2006 |
| A controversial war was fought by the U.S. in the '60s & '70s in this country once divided into north & south halves |
Vietnam |
400 |
February 8, 2006 |
| This Asian nation seen here on the map has one of the world's largest populations |
India |
600 |
February 8, 2006 |
| You can get to this northwesternmost African nation by crossing the Strait of Gibraltar |
Morocco |
800 |
February 8, 2006 |
| Hobart is the capital city of this island state of Australia |
Tasmania |
1000 |
February 8, 2006 |
| It's the country where you'll find Cape Nordkyn, the northernmost point on the European mainland |
Norway |
200 |
January 12, 2004 |
| In ancient times this city in Campania was called Neapolis |
Naples |
400 |
January 12, 2004 |
| In Arabic this British territory on Spain's southern coast is called Gebel-al-Tarik (Hill of Tarik) |
Gibraltar |
600 |
January 12, 2004 |
| Victoria Peak is the highest point in this Central American country |
Belize |
1000 |
January 12, 2004 |
| If you flew directly from the capital of Turkey to the capital of Ukraine, you'd have to cross this sea |
the Black Sea |
|
January 12, 2004 |
| This country's 26 states include Para, Pernambuco & Amazonas |
Brazil |
100 |
April 14, 2000 |
| London is this country's tenth most populous metropolitan area; Hamilton & Edmonton are larger |
Canada |
200 |
April 14, 2000 |
| The Cinca River in northeastern Spain rises in these mountains |
Pyrenees |
300 |
April 14, 2000 |
| This Turkish mountain was first climbed in modern times in 1829, long after Noah |
Mount Ararat |
400 |
April 14, 2000 |
| If Italy's boot kicked backwards, it would hit this country whose capital is Tirane |
Albania |
500 |
April 14, 2000 |
| Marseille, this country's main seaport, is on its Mediterranean coast |
France |
100 |
December 8, 1997 |
| The Casa Rosada, residence of this country's president, stands on the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
200 |
December 8, 1997 |
| Natives of this largest island call it Kalaallit Nunaat |
Greenland |
300 |
December 8, 1997 |
| The Kuril Islands separate the Sea of Okhotsk from this ocean |
Pacific |
400 |
December 8, 1997 |
| Uzbekistan shares the inland Aral Sea with this neighboring "Stan" to the north |
Kazakhstan |
500 |
December 8, 1997 |
| This sea is divided into the Yucatan, Cayman, Colombian, Venezuelan & Grenada basins |
Caribbean Sea |
100 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Dongfang, China, on Hainan Island, & northern Vietnam's Haiphong lie on this gulf |
Gulf of Tonkin |
200 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Foveaux Strait separates Stewart Island from this country's South Island |
New Zealand |
300 |
December 19, 1996 |
| The Russians call this sea between Asia & Europe Chernoye More |
Black Sea |
400 |
December 19, 1996 |
| The ancient poets of India called this longest river of Pakistan "King River" |
Indus |
500 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Lake Mirim lies on Uruguay's border with this huge country |
Brazil |
100 |
November 7, 1996 |
| This country's northernmost state, Schleswigholstein, borders Denmark's Jutland Peninsula |
Germany |
200 |
November 7, 1996 |
| This country is less than 5 miles wide from Tysfjord to the Swedish border |
Norway |
300 |
November 7, 1996 |
| Australia's largest natural freshwater lake, Great Lake, lies in this island state |
Tasmania |
400 |
November 7, 1996 |
| An important route through these mountains lies between Vladikavkaz, Russia & Tbilisi, Georgia |
Caucasus |
500 |
November 7, 1996 |
| The name of Ontario may mean "near the water", a reference to these famous falls |
Niagara Falls |
100 |
June 10, 1996 |
| The southernmost of the Channel Islands, it's famous for its purebred cattle |
Jersey |
200 |
June 10, 1996 |
| Ostend, which the Flemish call Oostende, is a fishing port & seaside resort in this country |
Belgium |
300 |
June 10, 1996 |
| You'll find this city, Nepal's largest, in the foothills of the Himalayas |
Kathmandu |
400 |
June 10, 1996 |
| Guatemala & this neighbor border Mexico on the southeast |
Belize |
500 |
June 10, 1996 |
| This city is about 18 miles or 95,040 feet of film southwest of Nice |
Cannes |
100 |
May 3, 1996 |
| The easternmost part of Egypt, it shares its name with a mountain |
Sinai |
200 |
May 3, 1996 |
| The 3 continents crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn |
South America, Africa & Australia |
300 |
May 3, 1996 |
| The Limpopo River is also known by this reptilian name |
Crocodile River |
500 |
May 3, 1996 |
| Of Japan's 4 main islands, the one whose name doesn't end in "U" |
Hokkaido |
|
May 3, 1996 |
| More than 40 peaks in this South American range rise above 20,000 feet |
Andes |
100 |
February 12, 1996 |
| This Scottish capital lies on a series of hills surrounding a valley called Princes Street Gardens |
Edinburgh |
200 |
February 12, 1996 |
| This snowy eastern region of Russia makes up about 3/4 of the country's area |
Siberia |
300 |
February 12, 1996 |
| The Sinai Peninsula & the tip of Arabia lie at either end of this "colorful" sea |
Red Sea |
400 |
February 12, 1996 |
| The name of this island nation off the coast of India means "beautiful island" in the native language |
Sri Lanka |
500 |
February 12, 1996 |
| This narrow lake, part of Scotland's Caledonian Canal, is home to a famous monster |
Loch Ness |
100 |
November 7, 1995 |
| This longest river on Earth flows into the Mediterranean Sea |
the Nile |
200 |
November 7, 1995 |
| Birnbaum's Travel Guide calls this volcano the terror & pride of Naples |
Mount Vesuvius |
300 |
November 7, 1995 |
| This continent's Polyus Nedostupnosti, the pole of inaccessibility, is Guinness' coldest place |
Antarctica |
500 |
November 7, 1995 |
| The first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945 near Alamogordo in this state |
New Mexico |
|
November 7, 1995 |
| The southernmost of this country's 4 main islands is Kyushu |
Japan |
100 |
November 3, 1995 |
| Including metropolitan areas, this Ontario city is Canada's most populous |
Toronto |
200 |
November 3, 1995 |
| Italy's Arno & Tiber Rivers flow from this mountain range to the sea |
the Apennines |
300 |
November 3, 1995 |
| The mouth of this river forms Dublin Bay on Ireland's east coast |
the River Liffey |
500 |
November 3, 1995 |
| Parts of Israel's Negev desert are irrigated by water from this freshwater lake |
Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee, the Sea of Tiberias) |
|
November 3, 1995 |
| Matthias Zurbriggen was first to reach the top of Mt. Aconcagua, this continent's highest point |
South America |
100 |
October 11, 1995 |
| The basin of this most sacred Hindu river is one of the world's most populous regions |
the Ganges |
200 |
October 11, 1995 |
| Many older buildings in Galway in this country are Spanish in style |
Ireland |
300 |
October 11, 1995 |
| Calpe was the ancient name for this rocky promontory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula |
Gibraltar |
400 |
October 11, 1995 |
| Aachen in this country has many curative mineral springs |
Germany |
500 |
October 11, 1995 |
| The Libyan Desert is actually the northeastern portion of this desert |
the Sahara |
100 |
May 6, 1994 |
| Harbors dotting this country's coastline include Port Pirie, Port Darwin & Port Adelaide |
Australia |
200 |
May 6, 1994 |
| This largest island of Greece is the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean |
Crete |
300 |
May 6, 1994 |
| Gebel Katherina, this country's highest mountain, stands on the Sinai Peninsula |
Egypt |
400 |
May 6, 1994 |
| The Loire River of France flows 634 miles before emptying into this bay |
the Bay of Biscay |
500 |
May 6, 1994 |
| The official residence of the prime minister of Canada is in this city |
Ottawa |
100 |
May 21, 1991 |
| Thessaloniki in this country was named for Alexander the Great's sister |
Greece |
200 |
May 21, 1991 |
| This Brazilian landmark overlooking Guanabara Bay is called Pao de Acucar in Portuguese |
Sugarloaf (Mountain) |
300 |
May 21, 1991 |
| These mountain extend from the Bay of Biscay on the NW to the Mediterranean Sea on the SE |
the Pyrenees |
500 |
May 21, 1991 |
| Abu Dhabi is the largest of the 7 states that make up this Persian Gulf country |
the United Arab Emirates |
|
May 21, 1991 |
| In the Hindu language, this country is called "Bharat" |
India |
100 |
May 6, 1991 |
| A Norwegian territory, Queen Maud Land is located on this continent |
Antarctica |
200 |
May 6, 1991 |
| One legend says this snow-capped mountain in Africa is the burial place of King Solomon |
Mount Kilimanjaro |
300 |
May 6, 1991 |
| Baffin Bay separates Canada's Baffin Island from this Danish province |
Greenland |
400 |
May 6, 1991 |
| A 22-mile-wide channel separates Zanzibar Island from the mainland of this country |
Tanzania |
500 |
May 6, 1991 |
| To visit the republic of Azerbaijan, you would travel to this country |
Soviet Union |
100 |
October 31, 1990 |
| The only continent that's smaller in area than the U.S. |
Australia |
200 |
October 31, 1990 |
| The Bay of Plenty of this country was named by Cook for the copious food the Maoris there gave him |
New Zealand |
300 |
October 31, 1990 |
| Ocean where you'd find the Marquesas Ridge, the Chatham Rise & the Aleutian & Guatemala Trenches |
Pacific Ocean |
400 |
October 31, 1990 |
| 2 oceans meet at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost extremity of this continent |
Africa |
500 |
October 31, 1990 |
| Geographers still use this ancient name for the peninsula occupied by Spain & Portugal |
Iberia |
100 |
October 29, 1990 |
| Running the length of South America, these mountains form the world's 2nd highest range |
the Andes |
200 |
October 29, 1990 |
| Once a major whaling center, Hobart is the capital of this Australian island-state |
Tasmania |
300 |
October 29, 1990 |
| Egypt may be famous for its pyramids, but the worlds largest one is in this country |
Mexico |
400 |
October 29, 1990 |
| The world's third leading producer of tea is this island nation |
Sri Lanka |
500 |
October 29, 1990 |
| It's the lowest, flattest & smallest continent |
Australia |
100 |
March 5, 1990 |
| Abingdon, Windsor, Gravesend & Southend-On-Sea are on this European river |
Thames |
200 |
March 5, 1990 |
| City that stands on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec people |
Mexico City |
300 |
March 5, 1990 |
| The highest airport in the world is Lhasa Airport in this country |
TIbet |
400 |
March 5, 1990 |
| The hot water heating of this northern European capital is drawn directly from underground springs |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
500 |
March 5, 1990 |
| Country that occupies about 85% of the Iberian Peninsula |
Spain |
100 |
February 5, 1990 |
| This island, the world's fourth largest, is separated from Africa by the Mozambique Channel |
Madagascar |
200 |
February 5, 1990 |
| An arbitrary separation between these 2 oceans has been placed at the longitude of Tasmania--147°E |
Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean |
300 |
February 5, 1990 |
| Major city that's divided by the Amstel River |
Amsterdam |
400 |
February 5, 1990 |
| 1 of the 2 South American countries that don't border Brazil |
Ecuador (or Chile) |
500 |
February 5, 1990 |
| Kangaroo Island is the 3rd largest offshore island of this country |
Australia |
100 |
January 15, 1990 |
| Judas trees grow on the northern slopes of this country's Mount Carmel National Park & Nature Reserves |
Israel |
200 |
January 15, 1990 |
| At the old observatory here you can stand with 1 foot in the eastern hemisphere & one in the western |
Greenwich, England |
300 |
January 15, 1990 |
| The southernmost glacier in Europe, the Calderone, is in this country's Apennine Mts. |
Italy |
400 |
January 15, 1990 |
| This port city is West Germany's leading industrial center |
Hamburg |
500 |
January 15, 1990 |
| This capital city lies on the broad & shallow plain formed by the Moskva River & tributaries |
Moscow |
100 |
November 16, 1989 |
| You must remember this is the most populous city in Morocco, but Rabat is the capital |
Casablanca |
200 |
November 16, 1989 |
| With less than 10% of the world's population, this continent creates more than 1/3 of its manufactures |
North America |
300 |
November 16, 1989 |
| The Red Sea is considered an arm of this ocean |
Indian Ocean |
400 |
November 16, 1989 |
| There used to be 2 countries with this name; now there's only 1 & its capital is Brazzaville |
Congo |
500 |
November 16, 1989 |
| The birthplace of Nero's mother, this city on the Rhine was made a colony by the Romans, who called it Colonia |
Cologne |
100 |
October 16, 1989 |
| This country ranks No. 4 in population after China, India & the USSR |
the United States |
200 |
October 16, 1989 |
| When Greek colonists founded this city on the Bosporus, they called it Byzantium |
Istanbul |
300 |
October 16, 1989 |
| After it roars over the falls, the Niagara River flows into this Great Lake |
Lake Ontario |
400 |
October 16, 1989 |
| A re-enactment of the wedding of the Doge & the sea takes place in this city |
Venice |
500 |
October 16, 1989 |
| Even without its ice, this continent would have the highest average altitude |
Antarctica |
100 |
May 23, 1989 |
| Ancient Egyptians never lived in this city near the Nile delta; Moslems founded it in 969 A.D. |
Cairo |
200 |
May 23, 1989 |
| Located on the Tropic of Capricorn, this, Brazil's largest city, stays cool because of its altitude |
São Paulo |
300 |
May 23, 1989 |
| Principality that calls itself Cymru, it juts westward from England into the Irish Sea |
Wales |
400 |
May 23, 1989 |
| Though Canada's Newfoundland province is named for the island, most of it is on this peninsula |
the Labrador Peninsula |
500 |
May 23, 1989 |
| The French word cap, as in Cap-Haitien, denotes this geographical feature |
cape |
100 |
April 27, 1989 |
| The ancient Mayan city of Uxmal is on this Mexican peninsula |
Yucatan |
200 |
April 27, 1989 |
| Botswana, north of this country, has opened 3 diamond mines since 1971 & has prospered |
South Africa |
300 |
April 27, 1989 |
| Ninety Mile Beach, actually just 55 miles long, is a resort area on this country's North Island |
New Zealand |
400 |
April 27, 1989 |
| The only country on the Balkan Peninsula that's a member of NATO & the EEC |
Greece |
500 |
April 27, 1989 |
| In Gaelic, the name of this Irish capital city is Baile Atha Cliath |
Dublin |
100 |
March 3, 1989 |
| Fueled by oil deposits at Maracaibo, this country's economy is the richest in South America |
Venezuela |
200 |
March 3, 1989 |
| The world's 2nd largest country in area |
Canada |
300 |
March 3, 1989 |
| Also called the Istanbul Strait, it separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia |
Bosporus |
400 |
March 3, 1989 |
| The island of Mindanao has been described as a Muslim outpost in this mostly Catholic country |
the Philippines |
|
March 3, 1989 |
| By the year 1340 this Egyptian capital had half a million people; more than any city in Europe |
Cairo |
100 |
February 7, 1989 |
| Latin American country named for the Aztec god of war |
Mexico |
200 |
February 7, 1989 |
| Canada's steel industry is centered in Hamilton, the 2nd largest city in this province |
Ontario |
300 |
February 7, 1989 |
| The earthquake that devastated Armenia was also felt in this country, its neighbor to the west |
Turkey |
400 |
February 7, 1989 |
| This polish city, formerly known as Danzig, was founded near the mouth of the Vistula River in the 900s |
Gdansk |
500 |
February 7, 1989 |
| A retirement city in Florida, or a retired capital of Russia |
St. Petersburg |
100 |
June 28, 1988 |
| This part of the United Kingdom is called "Cymru" in its native language |
Wales |
200 |
June 28, 1988 |
| Capital of Malaysia, it was once a Chinese tin-mining camp |
Kuala Lumpur |
400 |
June 28, 1988 |
| Avarua is the capital of these Pacific islands, which were named for an English captain |
the Cook Islands |
500 |
June 28, 1988 |
| 2 of the 4 countries that border Romania |
(2 of) the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Hungary |
|
June 28, 1988 |
| Though only 4 square miles in area, this island south of Elba really "counted" in a Dumas novel |
Monte Cristo |
100 |
April 25, 1988 |
| This region above the Arctic Circle covers parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland & the USSR |
Lappland |
200 |
April 25, 1988 |
| Though in the Caribbean, Aruba, Curacao & St. Eustatus are part of this European kingdom |
the Netherlands |
300 |
April 25, 1988 |
| The principal city of southern India, it has given its name to a colorful cloth produced there |
Madras |
400 |
April 25, 1988 |
| Consisting of at least 400 islands, the Sulu Archipelago is part of this island country |
Philippines |
500 |
April 25, 1988 |
| The free side of Berlin |
West Berlin |
100 |
December 30, 1987 |
| The communist half of Korea |
North Korea |
200 |
December 30, 1987 |
| Most of Jerusalem's Arabs live on this side |
East Side (eastern side) |
300 |
December 30, 1987 |
| The Yemen that was formerly the British Colony & Protectorate of Aden |
South Yemen |
400 |
December 30, 1987 |
| The part of Mongolia that's part of China |
Inner Mongolia |
500 |
December 30, 1987 |
| All the countries whose names end in "guay" are on this continent |
South America |
100 |
May 12, 1987 |
| One source says this city was founded in 200 A.D. by the Polish Duke of Krak |
Krakow |
200 |
May 12, 1987 |
| 4th largest European nation, it is divided into Gotaland, Sveland, & Norrland |
Sweden |
300 |
May 12, 1987 |
| Number of oceans crossed by the Tropic of Cancer |
2 |
400 |
May 12, 1987 |
| River port of over 600,000 people in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rain forest |
Manaus |
500 |
May 12, 1987 |
| Cape Agulhas, not Cape of Good Hope, is this continent's southernmost point |
Africa |
100 |
January 1, 1986 |
| By latest estimates, of California, Canada, & Colombia, the 1 with the fewest people |
Canada |
200 |
January 1, 1986 |
| New World country closest to Africa |
Brazil |
300 |
January 1, 1986 |
| It's the lowest land point in the entire Western Hemisphere |
Death Valley |
400 |
January 1, 1986 |
| 1 of 2 former names of Turkey's largest city, Istanbul |
Constantinople (or Byzantium) |
500 |
January 1, 1986 |
| Capital of Sri Lanka, it sounds like Peter Falk's been there |
Colombo |
100 |
January 1, 1985 |
| Continent Greenland is considered part of |
North America |
200 |
January 1, 1985 |
| As Cape Horn is to South America, this is to Africa |
the Cape of Good Hope |
300 |
January 1, 1985 |
| Closest foreign country to Fairbanks, Alaska |
Canada |
400 |
January 1, 1985 |
| The Gulf of Aqaba separates these 2 Mid-East peninsulas |
the Arabian Peninsula & the Sinai Peninsula |
500 |
January 1, 1985 |
| It's Erin or Eire in Gaelic |
Ireland |
100 |
November 6, 1984 |
| Where Persian rugs are made |
Iran |
200 |
November 6, 1984 |
| It's the largest island in Europe & 7th largest in the world |
Great Britain |
300 |
November 6, 1984 |