A) Japan is a smaller, more compact country than India
The Alamo. Definition: The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio that was fought between February 23, 1836 – March 6, 1836 by Mexican forces of about 4000, under President General Santa Anna, against a handful of 180 American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico.
Alabama, Vermont, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Indiana are the five states entirely east of the Mississippi River.
French opera is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing works by composers of the stature of Rameau, Berlioz, Gounod, Bizet, Massenet, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and Messiaen.
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Roanoke island in present day North Carolina I believe