Presidents
Island Nations
Pokemon
Natural Disasters
Thanksgiving
100
Our third President. Virginia's representative to the Continental Congress, Ambassador to France, Secretary of State under George Washington, Vice President under John Adams, founder of the University of Virginia, and Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
100
This chain of islands near China is home to Nintendo, Honda, samurai, and Pikachu.
Japan
100
The electric mouse. It's the most famous Pokemon, and their mascot.
Pikachu
100
Tectonic plates grind together and the ground shakes, causing this natural disaster
Earthquake
100
Name the ship the Pilgrims sailed to America on
Mayflower
200
Our current President, he will be succeeded by Donald Trump in February of 2017. The first African-American President.
Barack Obama
200
This island country next to the United Kingdom is associated with Leprechauns, Saint Patrick, and the color green.
Ireland
200
This pink puffball loves to sing, only problem is that it's singing puts people to sleep. It doesn't appreciate that.
Jigglypuff
200
The a mountain spews lava, ash, and superheated rock.
Volcano
200
Every year the President pardons one of these on Thanksgiving.
A Turkey
300
President during the Civil War, he was known for his height and honesty, and was the first President to be assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln
300
This large island off the coast of eastern Africa is famous for its baobab trees and many species of lemurs. An animated movie series about escaped zoo animals is named after it.
Madagascar
300
The final evolutionary form of Charmander. It flies, it breathes fire, and has a distinctly bad attitude.
Charizard
300
The earth shakes deep underwater, causing a huge one of these to crash into the shore.
Tsunami/Tidal Wave
300
Which one of these popular Thanksgiving foods was not present at the first Thanksgiving. Turkey, corn, cranberry sauce, squash, potatoes.
Cranberry Sauce (wasn't introduced until 1912 in Massachusetts)
400
He spoke softly and carried a big stick, created the National Parks Service, broke up big monopolies and fought corruption, led the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, and his cousin also later became a beloved President who led the United States through World War Two. There's a kind of stuffed bear named after him.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
400
To the east of Australia is this island nation made up of two large islands and a number of smaller ones, one of the most isolated places on Earth. The Lord of the Rings and its prequel The Hobbit were famously filmed there. It's also famous for the Kiwi bird (and the fruit, though that's originally from China), which is also a slang term for people from there. It's largest city is Auckland and it's capital is Wellington.
New Zeland
400
Mr. Stewart's favorite Pokemon is this green flying bug with blades for arms.
Scyther
400
Severe lack of rainfall and access to water for an extended period of time.
Drought
400
Which President declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
Abraham Lincoln (in 1863)
500
The last President to come from Virginia.
Woodrow Wilson
500
60 miles off the coast of Florida is this famously independent nation ruled by Fidel Castro. In the 1960s the Soviet Union placed missiles in this country, sparking the ____ Missile Crisis.
Cuba
500
This two legged psychic pokemon was genetically engineered and is extremely powerful and intelligent. It was the antagonist (bad guy) of the first Pokemon movie where it created an army of clones. In the end it came around though, thanks in part to Ash Ketchum's efforts.
Mewtwo
500
No loud noises while climbing in snowy mountains, otherwise you might get swept away by one of these.
Avalanche
500
What state had the actual historical first Thanksgiving in 1619, two years before the Pilgrims even landed.
Virginia (at Berkeley Plantation near Richmond!)
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