Places 113389

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1   Which European capital city did Tegel Airport primarily serve before its official closure in 2020?
A   Berlin, the capital of Germany. Tegel Airport served Berlin, Germany. For decades, it was the main international airport for West Berlin and later the reunited city. However, in November 2020, the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) officially replaced both Tegel and Schönefeld, ending Tegel’s long history as a beloved, hexagon-shaped gateway to the city.

2   Which U.S. city serves as the primary home for the expansive Smithsonian Institution and its many museums and research centres?
A   Washington D.C. While the vast majority of its 21 museums and the National Zoo are in the capital, it also operates the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City and maintains various research facilities around the globe.

3   Which major French port sits at the mouth of the River Seine, where the waterway finally meets the English Channel?
A   Le Havre. Founded in 1517 by King Francis I, it has grown into France’s second-largest port (after Marseille) and the country’s largest container port. Because of its strategic location, it serves as the primary gateway for goods travelling up the Seine toward Paris.

4   Which specific town hosts the National Library of Wales within its coastal borders?
A   Aberystwyth. It sits on Penglais Hill and overlooks Cardigan Bay.

5   Which American state houses the campus of Yale, the prestigious Ivy League university?
A   Connecticut, it is situated in the city of New Haven. Founded in 1701, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution.

6   Which U.S. state hosts the iconic Pentagon building where the Department of Defense maintains its primary headquarters?
A   Virginia – The Department of Defense is headquartered in Virginia (specifically in Arlington, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.). The Pentagon is one of the world’s largest office buildings, with about 6.5 million square feet of floor space—three times the floor space of the Empire State Building!

7   Which US state encompasses the iconic Yosemite National Park within the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains?
A   California. Famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees and the towering granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome, it became a centrepiece of the American conservation movement thanks to the efforts of naturalists like John Muir.

8   Which iconic London tourist attraction—now bearing its founder’s name—originally welcomed visitors as the Baker Street Bazaar in 1835 before relocating to its permanent home on Marylebone Road in 1884?
A   Madame Tussauds – Punch Magazine coined the name Chamber of Horrors for Madame Tussaud’s ‘Separate Room’, where gruesome relics of the French Revolution were displayed.

9   Which English county hosts the Sizewell nuclear power stations, where the site officially decommissioned its Magnox reactor in 2006, while its Pressurised Water Reactor continues to generate power today?
A   Suffolk. The Sizewell power stations are located in Suffolk. Sizewell A (the Magnox station) ended its 40-year life of generation in 2006, whereas Sizewell B remains the UK’s only Pressurised Water Reactor. As of 2026, plans for Sizewell C—a new generation of nuclear power—continue to move forward to help meet the UK’s net-zero targets.

10   What is the name of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London?
A   Mansion House, it has been the Lord Mayor’s home since 1752.