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The document contains a series of trivia questions and answers about various geographical locations and facts. It asks what the largest landlocked country is (Kazakhstan), driest place on Earth (McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica), oldest city in India (Varanasi), coldest sea (White Sea in Russia), mountain closest to the Moon (Mount Chimborazo), continent with most fresh water (Antarctica), and oldest city in the world (Damascus, Syria). It also states that Tokyo, Japan is the largest capital city by population with over 38 million people in its metropolitan area. A few related websites on geography trivia are also listed.

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Trivia

The document contains a series of trivia questions and answers about various geographical locations and facts. It asks what the largest landlocked country is (Kazakhstan), driest place on Earth (McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica), oldest city in India (Varanasi), coldest sea (White Sea in Russia), mountain closest to the Moon (Mount Chimborazo), continent with most fresh water (Antarctica), and oldest city in the world (Damascus, Syria). It also states that Tokyo, Japan is the largest capital city by population with over 38 million people in its metropolitan area. A few related websites on geography trivia are also listed.

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Which of these is the largest landlocked country in the world?

KAZAKHSTAN

What is the driest place on Earth?


McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antactica

77) What is the oldest city in India?


Varanasi

What is the coldest sea on Earth?


The White Sea, in Russia, has the lowest temperature, only -2 degrees centigrade.

What mountain is closest to the Moon?


Although Mt. Everest has the highest altitude in terms of sea level on the planet, because of the
equatorial bulge Mount Chimborazo is the closest to the moon.

What continent contains the most fresh water?


The ice sheet in Antarctica is the largest solid ice mass on the planet. The enormous frozen
structure contains about 90 percent of all the fresh water on Earth.

What is the oldest city in the world?


Damascus, the capital of Syria, is widely believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in
the world, with evidence of habitation dating back at least 11,000 years. Its location and
persistence have made the city a nexus for civilizations come and gone. Today its metropolitan
area is home to about 2.5 million people, and in 2008 it was named the Arab Capital of Culture.

Which is the largest capital city in the world (by population)?


Tokyo is the most populated city in the world. More than 38 million people live in the
metropolitan area of Japan's capital city.

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