Geography-biased questions

A host of questions centred around my favourite quizzing area:

1 The Milad Tower offers panoramic views of which large Asian capital?
2 What is the largest island of Fiji, and the site of the nation's capital, Suva?
3 A lake shared by Argentina and Chile is named on the Chilean side by one of the founders of the country. How do the Chileans know this lake that the Argentinians know as Lake Buenos Aires?
4 How many members are there in the Commonwealth of Independent States, an organisation whose members are typically ex-Soviet countries? 
5 Which US city's Beale Street is an iconic thoroughfare in the history of blues music?
6 Which US river flooded in early 1937, with damage stretching from Pennsylvania to Illinois? The river is widest just west of Louisville.
7 The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and utilisation of what?
8 What is the nearest US city to the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area?
9 What is the county town of Shropshire?
10 Galle is a major city situated on the south-western tip of which island?
11 A lusophone is someone who speaks which language?
12 Taur Matan Ruak is the president of which republic?
13 The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects Brooklyn with which other New York City borough?
14 What is the capital - and largest city - of Tajikistan?
15 The OPCW is the Organisation for the Prohibition of what?
16 Who was the first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons?
17 Among the world's least-developed countries, which landlocked African republic was formerly known as Nyasaland?
18 The flag of which German state is a bicolour of white over green?
19 Which Italian company is the second-largest utility company in Europe?
20 The Abraj Al Bait is the tallest clock tower, and one of the tallest structures, in the world. In which city of major religious importance can it be seen?




Answers:
1 Tehran
2 Viti Levu
3 General Carrera Lake
4 Nine
5 Memphis
6 Ohio River
7 Wetlands
8 Louisville
9 Shrewsbury
10 Sri Lanka
11 Portuguese
12 East Timor
13 Staten Island
14 Dushanbe
15 Chemical weapons
16 Nancy Astor
17 Malawi
18 Saxony
19 Enel
20 Mecca

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