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State where you would find Boston Facts100
A 100 Massachusetts
What is the name of the development where the highways were buried? A 200
“The Big Dig” A 200
Who was the revolutionary hero who may have said “The British are coming?” A 300
Paul Revere A 300
Boston Common is one of the oldest of these in North America: A 400
Urban Park A 400
What is the name of the tourist attraction in Boston Harbour that is the oldest ship in the US navy, The USS: A 500
Constitution A 500
The main island of New York city B 100
Manhattan B 100
Wall street used to have this feature built by the Dutch B 200
A Wall! B 200
Direction that streets run on Manhattan Island B 300
East/West B 300
Where 192 countries meet B 400
The United Nations B 400
Name of the tower being built at Ground Zero B 500
The Freedom Tower B 500
Name the cities that make up BOSNYWASH C 100
Boston New York Washington C 100
When urban sprawl occurs and cities grow together C 200
Conurbation C 200
The house where the President lives C 300
The White House C 300
DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
Series of museums in Washington that are free. (It begins with the letter “S”) C 400
Smithsonian C 400
Monument damaged by the earthquake of 2010 C 500
The Washington Monument C 500
Brothers who flew the first airplane at Kitty Hawk N.C. D 100
Wright Brothers D 100
The main attraction of the coast of North Carolina D 200
Warm water Beaches High winds for kite-boarding D 200
To lessen the damage done by hurricanes, houses are built on: D 300
Stilts, Pilings D 300
Most hurricane victims die from: D 400
Drowning D 400
When the water is pushed onshore by winds and pressure D 500
Storm surge D 500
The type of park that Algonquin is (Municipal, Conservation Area, Provincial, National) E 100
Provincial Park
E 200 Colour of sign on trees, marking an interior campsite
E 200 Orange
E 300 Example of an “Amenity” in a Provincial Park
E 300 Park Store Visitors’ Centre Showers and Flush Toilets Boat Launch Boat Rentals
E 400 Name one thing you should do when camping to avoid bear attacks
E 400 Make noise on trails Watch for bear scat Consult warden’s office Hang food in a tree Don’t leave garbage around Carry bear mace Don’t spit out toothpaste beside your tent
E 500 Number of people killed by bears in BC per year
E 500 One
Nickname for New Orleans F 100
The Crescent City The Big Easy F 100
Name of the devastating hurricane that struck New Orleans in 2005 F 200
Hurricane Katrina F 200
Main celebration in New Orleans that involves parades, music and costumes. It is also known as “Fat Tuesday” F 300
Mardi Gras F 300
One main human caused reason that New Orleans flooded F 400
-Levees weren’t contructed strongly enough -Shipping canals have been dredged through the Mississippi Delta -The city has been constructed below sea level! F 400
Name either the French neighbourhood or the American neighbourhood in New Orleans F 500
French Quarter Garden District F 500
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Click on screen to continue The highway number of the most direct route to Florida
Click on screen to continue I-75
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