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Year San Francisco earthquake occurred?

1906

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The center of an earthquake is...

The Epicenter

100

State where flamingos were blown off course to that rests on Lake Michigan

Wisconsin

100

War the United States joined in 1917.

World War I

100

Early Nintendo character who wore green clothing and fought against Ganon.

Link

200

Name of the fault line that goes through California and caused the San Francisco earthquake.

San Andreas Vault

200

__________ Plates move causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building to occur.

Tectonic

200

This animal's claws are always out like a dog's.

Cheetah

200

Year WWI started.

1914

200

What Nintendo started making at the beginning of the company.

Playing Cards

300

Name one of the three cities where the kids in the story went after the earthquake.  

New York, Sacramento, or Seattle would be accepted.

300

Area where most earthquakes occur also the name of a Johnny Cash song.

Ring of Fire

300

This insect travels from Southern Canada all the way to Central Mexico

Monarch Butterfly

300

Neutral Scandinavian country that starts with an N.

Norway

300

First mascot to receive mass popularity for Sega.

Sonic the Hedgehog

400

The 1906 quake registered this on the Richter Scale

7.8

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Earthquakes cause these to occur in some coastal cities.  They can be more destructive than the earthquake that causes them.

Tsunamis

400

Weed that is important to butterflies as food.

Milkweed

400

Name two countries that were part of the allies in WWI.

France, Great Britain, Russia, Romania, Serbia, The United States

400

Product created by Nintendo to compete with Sega Genesis.

Super Nintendo

500

This many thousand people died as a result of the 1906 earthquake.

Approximately 3,000

500

Approximate amount of people who died in an earthquake in China in 1556.

830,000

500

This happens on December 21st when the days are longer.

Winter Solstice

500

In 1917 U.S. ships were attacked by these.

German Submarines or U-boats

500

Country across the water from Portugal where a recent earthquake occurred.  Starts with an M.

Morocco

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