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Which country governs remote Easter Island in the Pacific?
The island lies about 2,200 miles off the Chilean coast in the southeastern Pacific.
Which South American country governs the Galapagos Islands?
Ecuador annexed the islands in 1832, and most residents today live on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal.
Easter Island earned its name because Europeans first landed on which holiday?
Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen reached the island on Easter Sunday in 1722.
Angkor Wat was originally built as a Hindu temple honoring which god?
Priests later converted Angkor Wat into a Buddhist temple, and both faiths have left visible marks on its walls.
Angkor Wat, the massive ancient temple complex, stands in which country?
Angkor Wat lies near Siem Reap, Cambodia, and draws millions of visitors each year as the country's best-known landmark.
Which animal forms million-strong herds in Serengeti National Park's Great Migration?
More than a million wildebeest move in a yearly loop with zebras and gazelles for fresh grass.
What name do Easter Island's giant stone statues share?
Moai represent ancestors and were often placed on ceremonial platforms called ahu; some quarry statues are partly buried.
Serengeti National Park takes its name from a Maasai word meaning what?
The name comes from the Maasai word "siringet", describing the vast grass plains of northern Tanzania.
Which Khmer king ordered the construction of Angkor Wat in the early 1100s?
Suryavarman II built Angkor Wat as his state temple in the early 1100s, dedicating it to the god Vishnu.
Angkor Wat holds what distinction among religious buildings worldwide?
The complex covers about 400 acres, with a vast moat and outer wall enclosing the famous five-towered temple.