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Can you endure the heat of this trivia and survive the planet's most brutal sun?

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

Volts

3/q

The mercury is rising. From the 134-degree record in Death Valley to the boiling surface of the Lut Desert in Iran, the stakes are high. Prove you know which North African nations bake at 131 degrees and identify the precise elevation that traps this lethal heat. Start now.

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