Well, after that less-than-stellar start, we get some cases solved and make it halfway to the next rank.
Cumulative Cheat Sheet
Athens, Greece
- currency is drachmas
- Hellenic Republic
- blue and white flag
- Greek dictionary
- ancient Sparta
- Parthenon
- Balkan Peninsula
- Cretan art
- Aegean Sea
Baghdad, Iraq
- Tigris River
- oil well
- red, white and black flag
- Sumerian writing
- Mesopotamian pot shards
- leader is the Ruling Council
- Arabian gazelles
- oil rig
- Syrian desert
- Arabic dictionary
- Euphrates
- dates
- currency is dinars
- petrochemical plant
Bamako, Mali
- desert horned viper
- guide to Timbuktu
- peanuts
- Niger River
- green, yellow and red flag
- Sahara desert
- currency is francs
- ancient Timbuktu
- leader is the President
- Tuareg people
Bangkok, Thailand
- Buddhism
- teak forests
- black market bahts
- Chao Phraya River
- red, white and blue flag
- Siamese art
- currency is bahts
- pepper
- King Cobra
- Siamese wats
Budapest, Hungary
- currency is forints
- Croatian wedding customs
- leader is the President
- Alfold plain
- Stephen the First
- Magyar artifacts
- Gypsy dialects
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- currency is australs
- sun flag
- soybeans
- Spanish colonial history
- gauchos
- Mount Aconcagua
Cairo, Egypt
- Nile River
- Sinai Desert
- riddle of the Sphinx
- red, white and black flag
- Bedouin
Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ancient Veddah village
- ancient Serendip culture
- golden lion flag
- Indian Ocean
- currency is rupees
- ancient Taprobane
Istanbul, Turkey
- Byzantine Empire
- crescent and star flag
- currency is lira
- figgy pudding
- Black Sea
- oil rig
Kathmandu, Nepal
- Hindu meditations
- Asian kingdom
- hides
- double triangle flag
- one of India's neighbors
- Himalayas
Kigali, Rwanda
- Mount Karisimbi
- red, yellow and green flag
- Tutsi wood carvings
- Pygmy tribe
- Pygmy creation myths
- Hutu economics
- volcanic activity
Lima, Peru
- map/geology of the Andes
- red and white flag
- Spanish conquistador
- lost Incan city
- currency is intis
- Mount Huascaran
- Francisco Pizzaro
- Mount Solimana
London, England
- currency is pounds
- red, white and blue flag
- Welsh pronunciation
- punting on the Thames
- Saxon manuscripts
- House of Windsor
Mexico City, Mexico
- Popcatepetl
- Mayan calendar
- gila monsters
- red, green and white flag
- currency is pesos
- leader is the President
- Aztec ruins
- lost Aztec city
- silver
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- French dictionary
- maple leaf flag
- second-largest country in land size
- French colonial history
- Northwest Territories
- currency is dollars
- red and white flag
- Jacques Cartier
- whooping crane
Moroni, The Comoros
- currency is francs
- island nation
- green and white flag
- Anjouan scops owl
- perfume industry
- vanilla beans
- French phrase book
Moscow, Russia
- currency is rubles
- Tsarist genealogy
- red flag
- Communism Peak
- Ural Mountains
- Kremlin
- sugar beets
- Ukranian Easter Eggs
- Slavic cookbook
- Ivan The Terrible's love letters
- black market rubles
New Delhi, India
- wild yaks
- leader is Prime Minister
- currency is rupees
- orange, white and green flag
- copra
- Ganges
- Hindi dictionary
- Red Fort
- Sikh philosophy
- Sikh turban
- a use for cobra venom
- yak-skinned coat
New York, New York
- United Nations tour guide
- red, white and blue flag
- leader is the President
- history of skyscrapers
- modern art
- Hudson River
- Statue of Liberty
- Grant's Tomb
- major subway system
Oslo, Norway
- currency to kroner
- fjords
- red and blue cross flag
- Nordic skiing
- Norwegian dictionary
- bibliography of Ibsen's plays
- pyrite
- Harald the Fairheaded
- Barents Sea
- leader is the King
Paris, France
- currency is francs
- textiles and fashion design
- leader is the President
- ancient Franks
- French pronunciation
- Eiffel tower
Peking, China
- currency is yuans
- red flag
- Yellow Sea
- Shang Dynasty art
- giant pandas
- Forbidden City
- Yuan Dynasty art
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- taipans
- red, yellow and black flag
- coconuts
- currency is kinas
- Mount Karkar
Reykjavik, Iceland
- volcanoes of the world
- Danish colony
- Viking artifacts
- red and blue flag
- boil eggs in a hot spring
- bathe in a hot spring
- turnips
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- currency is cruzados
- green, blue and yellow flag
- headwaters of the Amazon
- Amazon Basin
- professional bushmasters at work and at play
Rome, Italy
- Mount Etna
- European volcanoes
- leader is the President
- Apennines
- green, white and red flag
- volcanic eruption
- marble quarrying
- shoe company
- Italian gestures
- Tyrrhennian Sea
- currency is lira
- Renaissance art
San Marino, San Marino
- currency is lira
- blue and white flag
- country run by Regents
- oldest republic in Europe
- ceramics factory
- postage stamps
- Mount Titano
- republic founded in the 4th century
Singapore, Singapore
- one of the world's largest ports
- red and white flag
- currency is dollars
- stonefish
- island in Southeast Asia
- British colonial rule
- republic founded in the 4th century
- Malayan art
- Chinese restaurant
Sydney, Australia
- island continent
- red, white and blue flag
- leader is Prime Minister
- aboriginal dreams
- wallabies
- English dictionary
- the outback
- Great Sandy Desert
- tiger snakes
Tokyo, Japan
- money is yen
- Emperor Jimmu
- Shinto rituals
- shoguns
- leader is the Emperor
- Japanese characters
- archipelago
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