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1. Albany is the capital city of which American state?

Answer: New York

Albany is the oldest city in the state of New York and the area was originally settled by the Dutch, who built Fort Nassau in 1614 and Fort Orange in 1624, both as trading posts for furs and pelts.
The Dutch name of Beverwijck was ousted by the English in 1664, and the city was renamed Albany in honour of the Duke of Albany.

2. Which island combines with the mainland region of Labrador to make a Canadian province?

Answer: Newfoundland

In 1949, Newfoundland became the tenth province to join the Canadian Confederation and on December 6, 2001, the Constitution of Canada was amended to change the province's name from Newfoundland to Newfoundland and Labrador, recognising the mainland area of the province.
In the language of the Inuit people, Newfoundland is Ikkarumikluak, meaning "place of many shoals", while Labrador is Nunatsuak, meaning "the big land".

3. In which UK town is the National Horse Racing Museum?

Answer: Newmarket

Newmarket in Suffolk has had a racecourse since at least 1174 and is known globally today as a centre for racehorse training as well as equine breeding and health.
Many top trainers are based in Newmarket, including Marco Botti, St�phane L�v�que, Saeed bin Suroor and Sir Michael Stoute who was the only trainer in the 20th century to win an English Classic in five successive seasons.

4. In which country is the mountain range, The Remarkables?

Answer: New Zealand

The Remarkables mountain range stretches for 40 kilometres (25 miles) on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand's South Island.
Its highest point is Single Cone, which reaches an elevation of 2,319 meters (7,608 feet). The unusual name of the range was coined in the late 19th century by land surveyor Alexander Garvie, who named them as he was impressed by their serrated peaks.

5. An annual UFO Festival takes place in the city of Roswell in which American state?

Answer: New Mexico

Roswell, New Mexico will forever be linked with the 1947 incident when a UFO allegedly crashed in the area, although the crash site was actually closer to the village of Corona and was 121 kilometres (75 miles) from Roswell.
The UFO link is a major tourist attraction for the city, drawing in visitors from all over the world; the annual UFO Festival, which began in 1995, can attract anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 people each year.

6. Newark is the largest city, but Trenton is the capital of which American state?

Answer: New Jersey

New Jersey takes its name from the Channel Island of Jersey and was named by the British who took control of the area from Dutch and Swedish colonists.
New Jersey's nickname is "The Garden State", but it is also known as the "Crossroads of the Revolution", due to the number of battles and skirmishes that took place during the American war of independence, with some estimates citing as many as 600 engagements.

7. The Kartavya Path, which is similar to the Champs-�lys�es in Paris is found in which capital city?

Answer: New Delhi

The Kartavya Path is a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi which stretches for three kilometres (1.8 miles) from Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the president of India to India Gate, the war memorial that was erected in 1921.
The road was originally named King's Way in honour of King George V, Emperor of India and following the independence of India the road was renamed and given a Hindi name, Rajpath. In 2022 the Rajpath was redeveloped and officially named Kartavya Path.

8. Greenham Common, site of much protest in the 1980s, is found on the edge of which Berkshire town?

Answer: Newbury

In protest against the British government's decision to allow American cruise missiles to be stored at RAF Greenham Common, a peace camp was set up by the "Women for Life on Earth" group in 1981, which continued for 19 years until disbanding in 2000, eight years after the closure of the air force base. At the height of the protests, an estimated 70,000 protesters formed a 23 kilometre (14 mile) human chain from Greenham to the ordnance factory at Burghfield and the site of the peace camp is now an official Commemorative and Historic Site, home to seven standing stones encircling the "Flame" sculpture, which represents a campfire as well as a a spiral sculpture, engraved with the words "You can't kill the Spirit".

9. Originally named New Ireland, which Canadian province is the second largest maple producer in Canada, after Quebec?

Answer: New Brunswick

New Brunswick was created in 1784, when it separated from what is now Nova Scotia; it was named in honour of King George III, who among his many titles was also prince-elector of Brunswick-L�neburg in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
The Bay of Fundy, which is home to the highest tidal range in the world, is located between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and is a major tourist attraction in the area.

10. New Ireland is an island lying north-east of the island of New Britain. Both islands are a part of which country?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is made up of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Both New Ireland and New Britain take their names from their better known counterparts and they are separated by Saint George's Channel.

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