Vocabulary
Small island bars surrounding big islands like in Bermuda
What are Shoals?
hurricanes often begin their lives over the mountain in this country
What is East Africa?
Home to the Red Sox it is also the birthplace of Edgar Allen Poe
What is Boston Massachusetts?
This takes place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This year, it will happen November 5th.
What is the U.S Election Day?
This team's mascot Pat is named after the nickname of the team's original logo.
What are the New England Patriots?
Something heavy or difficult that one has to carry
What is burden?
Hurricanes are also called
What are Cyclones and Typhoons?
This poem tells of a distraught lover who is visited by this talking bird and was published in a New York newspaper in 1845.
What is "The Raven"?
Battleground states, like Georgia, are also referred to as this term.
What are swing states?
This teams mascot Sourdough Sam is a caricature of Gold Rush prospectors.
Who is the San Franscisco 49ers?
a warning or indication of a future event
What is foreshadowing?
This is the only country that is a hot spot for hurricanes and NOT in Asia.
What is the East Coast of North America?
After Poe dropped out of school his enlisted into this branch of the military
What is the U.S. Army?
this U.S agency send 100 troops and advanced anti-missile systems to Israel.
What is the Pentagon?
Ace is the name of the official mascot of this Canadian MLB team
Who are the Toronto Blue Jays?
A verb meaning to think carefully
What is ponder?
This ocean problem affects the intensity of Hurricanes
Poe's life ended on the streets of this city.
What is Baltimore?
a natural climate pattern that influences global weather with most of the effects felt in the winter months in the Northern hemisphere.
What is La Nina?
This East Coast team's mascot is named Lucky the Leprechaun.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
What is ominous
This is what makes storms begin to spin
What is the Coriolis Effect or the earth rotation?
Poe is credited with initiating the modern detective story and developing this genre of writing
What is Gothic Horror?
The Mississippi River and American River are part of these important routes or corridors that birds use during seasonal migrations.
What is a Flyway?
These three MLB teams have no official mascots.
Who are the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Angel?