1 ) In which city does the Iditarod start?

2 ) The Shaba region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo takes its name from a Swahili work for this kind of metal that is one of Dem. Republic of the Congo's chief exports.

3 ) Marie Byrd Land, which is named for the wife of the explorer who discovered the region, is on which continent?

4 ) Which country in Caucasia experiences frequent earthquakes because it lies on a series of faults?

5 ) Mohandas Gandhi effectively used civil disobedience to help gain independence for what country?

6 ) The Hausa and Fulani are two of the largest ethnic groups in this most populous West African country.

7 ) Experts predict that oil fields off the port city of Baku will be as productive as those in Kuwait. The Baku fields are in what body of water?