Mountains
What mountain range separates the eastern coastal plains of the US from the Mississippi River basin?
Appalachian Mountains
What state is called "The Pine Tree State?"
Maine
What theater is the home for the Rockettes?
Radio City Music Hall
Conical or dome-shaped structures built by the emission of lava and its contained gases from a constricted vent in the Earth's surface are known as...
volcanoes (cinder cones)
What part of a cell is a storage area for energy?
mitochondria
On what continent are these volcanoes located?
Mt. Etna
Stromboli
Vesuvius
Europe
Besides oil, what other mineral resource has played a major role in Alaskan history?
gold
In what form of theatrical presentation is dramatic speech routinely sung?
opera
The name for which of the 3 classifications of rock was derived from a Latin word meaning "fire"?
igneous
It may form a scum on the walls of swimming pools and can turn the walls of aquariums green. In fact, it can turn entire ponds green. Name this form of plant life.
algae
What mountain range is about 1500 miles in length and the home of the greatest number of peaks higher than 25,000 feet?
Himalayas
Which U.S. state has the most coastline along the Great Lakes?
Michigan
What kind of classical Greek theater consists of a stage area surrounded by a semicircle of tiered seats?
amphitheater
The sharp descent between a continental shelf and an ocean basin is called a continental...
slope
A significant part of the economy of what European country is based on exporting tulips?
Which is the world's longest continuous mountain barrier?
Andes Mountains
Death Valley national monument is situated in what 2 states?
California and Nevada
In what movie does the character Jiminy Cricket first appear?
Pinocchio
Which of the three categories of rock always begins forming at the Earth's surface?
sedimentary
Name the part of a plant that makes oxygen.
leaf
What mountain range is located between California's Central Valley and the Basin and Range region?
Sierra Nevada
Name any three of the eight major Hawaiin islands.
Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Nihau, Oahu
What television show is a competition for fashion designers and takes place at Parson's School of Design in New York City?
Project Runway
Icicle-like pendants of dripstone hanging from cave ceilings are called...
stalacites
What is the tallest plant in the world?