1) If you list all United Nations member states in alphabetical order, which one comes first?
2) Which is the most populous province in Canada?
3) Four states have capital cities named after US presidents. Name three of those states.
4) By population, what’s the largest country in the world with a majority Muslim population?
5) What country has unsuccessfully petitioned to join the United Nations every year since 1991?
6) Islam’s two holiest sites are in Saudi Arabia. Which Middle East country is home to Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site?
7) The Ganges River flows from India into the Bay of Bengal through what country?
8) In 1827, René Caillié earned a 10,000 Franc prize from the Société de Géographie when he became the first non-Muslim to visit and return from what city in Mali?
9) What country, located south of the equator, is the world’s largest exporter of beef?
10) In 1975, what city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City?
Average score (21 teams): 6.95