- Historical Dates incl Battles & Wars (Year they began or start/finish years), 1666 - Great Fire of London (8.93)
- Capitals of the World, New Zealand - Wellington (8.85)
- State Capitals of America, Arkansas - Little Rock (pronounced Ark an' saw!) (8.82)
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- Capitals of the World, Jordan - Amman (8.75)
- Capitals of the World, Cayman Islands - Georgetown (8.75)
- Country or City Nicknames, Las Vegas - Sin City (8.75)
- State Capitals of Australia, South Australia - Adelaide (8.75)
- Boxing Weights Classes (from lightest to heaviest), 1. Straw (8.75)
- Phonetic Alphabet, O for Oscar (8.75)
- Maths Times Tables (cubed numbers), The cube of 4 is 64 (8.75)
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Geography
Miscellaneous
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Ayers Rock is now called Uluru
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Ben Nevis is Britain's highest mountain
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Canada has the World's longest coastline (by a considerable margin!)
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Cape Horn is found in Chile at the bottom of South America
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Cape of Good Hope is found at the end of South Africa
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Central America countries (North to South) - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama
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Chittagong is in Bangladesh (the capital is Dhaka)
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Eyjafjallajokull is the name of the volcano in Iceland that erupted in April 2010
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Great Lakes of North America are Eerie, Huron, Superior, Michigan & Ontario
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How to know where the doors are on the Tube (London Underground)
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How to recall the 14 South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (British O'seas Territory), French Guiana (O'seas Region of France), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay & Venezuela (initials)
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Mount Everest is 8840 metres high
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Mount Everest is the World's highest mountain
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New England is a region in the USA comprising 6 States - Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Vermont
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Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of the USA
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Romney Marsh is chiefly in Kent
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Ruins of the Inca civilisation are chiefly found in Peru
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Scafell Pike (Cumbria) is England's highest mountain
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Scandinavia comprises the Kingdoms of Sweden, Norway & Denmark
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St Moritz, known for its Cresta Run (sled track), is in Switzerland
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Suez Canal is in Egypt
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The A1 is the longest road in Great Britain
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The Aztecs people were from Mexico
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The Bridge of Sighs is in Venice, Italy
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The Cinque Ports are Hastings, Dover, New Romney, Hythe & Sandwich
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The Danube is the only river to flow through four capital cities - Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest & Belgrade
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The English Channel is called La Manche (the sleeve) by the French
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The Erskine Bridge is near Glasgow
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The Gold Coast is off Queensland, Australia
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The Grand Canyon is found in the US state, Arizona
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The island of Anglesey, where Will & Kate are stationed, is off the coast of Wales
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in Italy
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The London Terminal for the Eurostar is 'St Pancras'
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The London Underground Map was invented in 1933
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The longest river in Great Britain is the Severn
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The Mason-Dixon line divides the Northeastern United States from the Southern United States (aka 'Dixie')
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The North Pole is in the Arctic Circle and the South Pole in the Antarctic.
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The official language of Afghanistan is Pushtu or Pashto
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The River Volga flows into the Caspian Sea
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The Whitehouse is on Pennsylvania Avenue
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The world's highest capital, La Paz, Bolivia is 12,000 feet high
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There are 93 bathrooms in The White House
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Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere & Capricorn, the Southern
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Washington State is on the west coast of America whereas Washington D.C is on the east
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What are the countries that run from north to south on the East European border starting at the Barents Sea ending up at the Black Sea?
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Which states contain the most northerly, southerly, westerly and easterly points of the USA?
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Wookey Hole is in Somerset
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Zealand is the largest island in Denmark
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