El Nino/La Nina
2010's
Geography
Candy
Native American Body Parts
100

This phenomenon is characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.

El Nino
100

Name the first song to reach 1 billion views on youtube

Gangnam Style 

100

This desert in China and Mongolia is the largest in Asia

Gobi

100

What is the most popular Halloween candy in the United States, according to sales?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

100

Some tribes stretched this part of the body using jewelry or ornaments as a sign of beauty.

Earlobes

200

El Niño can suppress hurricane formation in this ocean

Atlantic Ocean


Fun Fact: During an El Niño event, the Pacific jet stream shifts, causing increased wind shear over the Atlantic Ocean. High wind shear makes it difficult for hurricanes to develop and strengthens storms that do form, which is why El Niño typically results in a less active hurricane season in the Atlantic

200

In 2010, a programmer famously made the first real-world purchase using this cryptocurrency by buying two pizzas for 10,000 units of it—an amount worth millions today.

Bitcoin

200

Name all European countries that start with the letter “S”


Hint: There is 7. You will get points if you get at least 6 of them.

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, and San Marino.

200

What is the main flavor of classic candy corn?



Honey

200

Some tribes blackened their teeth with this substance, partly for decoration and partly for health purposes.

charcoal

300

During La Niña, this region of the United States is typically colder and snowier than average in winter

Pacific Northwest

300

In 2015, a massive earthquake in this South Asian country killed over 9,000 people and flattened much of its capital, Kathmandu.

Nepal

300

This country has more islands than any other in the world, with over 17,000.

Indonesia

300

Which candy, introduced in 1921, is known for its chewy texture and was originally called “Opal Fruits” in the UK?

Starburst

300

True or False: Some Native American tribes intentionally shaped the heads of infants to achieve a flattened or elongated appearance.

True
400

During El Niño, this South American country often experiences heavy rainfall and flooding, especially along its coast.



Peru

400

This company’s 2010 creation, the first widely used autonomous vehicle for the public road tests, paved the way for driverless cars.

Google/Waymo

400

This South American country has the largest number of neighboring countries, tied with Brazil

Bolivia

400

This Japanese candy brand, famous for hundreds of rotating flavors, once released varieties including soy sauce, crème brûlée, and baked sweet potato.

Kit Kat

400

This type of footwear, traditionally made from soft animal hides, was designed to protect the feet while allowing barefoot-like flexibility for hunting or running.

Moccasins

500

A strong El Niño can shift the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) southward, dramatically altering rainfall patterns across this continent.

Africa

500

In 2015, NASA confirmed flowing water on this planet’s surface.

Mars

500

This African country is the only one to have never been colonized except for a brief Italian occupation.

Ethiopia

500

There are about 420 grains of rice in each of these milk chocolate bars Nestlé introduced in '38.

Crunch Bar

500

This Native American woman supposedly guided the "Lewis and Clark expedition" and served as a translator.

Sacagawea

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