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Earth's Biomes
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100

This 6'9" Harvard Medical School graduate forewent a career in the medical field and instead focused on creative endeavors.  His works including Sphere, Congo, and The Lost World have sold over 200 million copies.

Who is Michael Crichton?

100

Terminating in Emeryville, CA the California Zephyr departs from Union Station in this windy midwestern city.

What is Chicago?

100

The ancient city of Memphis was a hub on this major African river.

What is the Nile?

100

Taiga is the world's largest land biome covering nearly 100% of this country, the second-largest country by landmass in the world.

What is Canada?

100

Busch Gardens theme park is awaiting the completion of The Iron Gwazi, a hybrid type of this that will pair new steel with recycled wooden parts from a previous version.

What is a roller coaster?

200

6'7" Brit Stephen Merchant was the co-writer & co-director of the beloved UK sitcom.

What is The Office?

200

The Coast Starlight from Seattle to LA hugs this major federal west coast thoroughfare

What is Interstate 5?

200

Portland Cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world.  Its name is derived from Portland stone quarried on the Isle of Portland in this country

What is England?

200

Tropical Forest biomes are found near Earth's equator.  The biome's southernmost boundaries align with the 23rd parallel - also known as this

What is the Tropic of Capricorn?

200

As the US readied for WWII, they considered issuing these forms of individual transportation to soldiers to save on fuel expenses.

What are roller skates?

300

This 6'4" character actor is best known for his roles as the meek Jared Dunn on HBO's Silicon Valley and the corporate stooge Gabe Lewis on NBC's The Office

Who is Zach Woods?

300

Both the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor travel from NYC to Miami.  The Silver Star cuts inland while the Silver Meteor makes a stop in this historic coastal city - the oldest in Georgia.

What is Savannah?

300

The city of Paris in this southern US state as a 65-foot tall replica Eiffel Tower southeast of the town square.

What is Texas?

300

This desert in China & Mongolia is one of the largest desert biomes in the world.

What is the Gobi desert?

300

Rally cars come equipt with this, a frame built in the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants during crashes

What is a roll cage?

400

Tall even for basketball standards, 7'6" Shaun Bradley played for one season at Brigham Young University in this Utah city on Interstate 15 known for its proximity to Sundance Ski Resort.

What is Provo, Utah?

400

The Carolinian terminates in this city - the largest in North Carolina.

What is Charlotte?

400

Algiers is a section of this southern US city. It is the 15th of the metropolis' 17 Wards.

What is New Orleans?

400

Associated with northern latitudes, this biome is a Russian word meaning "uplands" or "treeless mountain tract"

What is tundra?

400

This is the lead single from Adele's 2011 album 21. The artist's sophomore album sold over 200,000 copies in its first week.

What is Rolling in the Deep?

500

Two Metre Peter Crouch played 600 games in England's top flight of soccer in his 20-year career.  75 of those games were for this team located next to the River Mersey, nicknamed The Reds.

Who is Liverpool FC?

500

The Pacific Surfliner starts in this three word California beach town which Oprah called "America's Happiest City" in 2011.

What is San Luis Obispo?

500

The town of Lyme in this US state is the namesake of the disease and took its name from the English resort town of Lyme Regis

What is Connecticut? 

500

Chaparral biome is a shrubland or heartland plant community found primarily in California and this Mexican state

What is Baja California?

500

This name became widespread after the legendary Frankish military hero who was said to be 8'4" tall

Who is Roland?

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