Hockey: History
Tectonic Plates
Super Volcanoes
Oregon Trail
Hockey: Teams
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The Edmonton Oilers etched their name in NHL history with a groundbreaking decision that forever changed the landscape of jersey retirements in professional hockey. They became the first team to retire a player’s jersey while he was still an active player, and this player's number was 99.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
100
The biggest plate.
What is the Pacific Plate?
100
Perhaps the most famous volcano, often referred to as the "Ticking time bomb" following it's previous pattern it should erupt any minute now.
What is Yellowstone?
100
Perhaps the most famous disease on the trail, despite it's infamous reputation it only killed 20% of travellers as compared to cholera which killed 40.
What is Dysentery?
100
This team has won the most stanley cups.
What are the Montreal Canadiens?
200
The hockey hall of fame is located in this city.
What is Toronto?
200
This image depicts possibly the most famous fault in the world, famous for causing numerous earthquakes in the bay region.
What is the San Andreas Fault?
200
Destroying the town of Pompeii and Hercaneleum this volcano created one o the best preserved archeological sites.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
200
The Oregon trail ended in this city.
What is Oregon City?
200
The first team to sign a million dollar confrence.
Who are the Boston Bruins?
300
The longest suspension in NHL history was handed to Marty McSorley of this eastern team. In 2000, McSorley received a 23-game suspension for hitting Vancouver Canucks player Donald Brashear in the head with his stick during a game.
What are the Boston Bruins?
300
This printed stamp depicts the father of the continental plates theory.
Who is Alfred Wegner?
300
To be considered a super-volcano a volcano must have a VEI of one of these two numbers.
What is 7 or 8?
300
The Oregon trail stared in this city.
What is Independence, MO?
300
3 of 8 metropolitan teams.
Carolina, Columbus, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington?
400
The 1956 Montreal team had a total of this many players who would go on to become Hall of Famers.
What is 12?
400
There are this many MAJOR and MINOR plates. Just guess within 3.
What is 17?
400
This eruption reached its peak in April 1815, when it exploded so loudly that it was heard on Sumatra Island, more than 1,200 miles (1,930 km) away. The death toll from the eruption was estimated at more than 11,000 due to direct exposure to pyroclastic flows. However, the eruption unleashed food shortages that lasted over the next decade, ultimately killing 100,000 people.
What is the eruption of Mount Tambora?
400
A geyser in the state of Colorado that provded a welcome relief for the travelers. It's name is derived form the drink that the pioneers would make form it's carbonated water.
What is Soda Springs?
400
The most valuable NHL team.
What are the New York Rangers?
500
1974 was the end of maskless Ice Hockey. In 1974, this Pittsburg Penguins’ became the last goalie to play a game without a mask.
Who is Andy Brown?
500
Pangea split into these two super-continents.
What are Laurasia and Gondwana?
500
The Novarupta eruption in this U.S National park, was the largest volcanic blast of the 20th century. The Novarupta volcano formed on the slope of the Trident Volcano complex. The volcano was part of a chain that dots the southern Alaska Peninsula and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
What is Katamai?
500
The states that the trail ran through
What are Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon?
500
Where the Carolina Hurricanes are based.
What is Raleigh N.C?