O' Canada
A River Runs Through it
Island Life
Conflict Resolution
Whodunit?
100

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

100

Brazil; the largest river in the world

The Amazon River

100

Geographical term for a group of islands

Archipelago

100

The post WW2 ideological conflict (democracy vs. communism) waged by the U.S. and the Soviet Union for several decades

Cold War

100

Who led the communist Cuban Revolution?

Fidel Castro

200

Which was the first European country to explore Canada?

France

200

Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil; the second largest river system in South America

Parana

200

Darwin famously conducted his research here

Galapagos Islands

200

In Ireland there is a historic rivalry and much conflict between what two groups?

Protestants/loyalists and Catholics/republicans

200

Who founded the ancient Greek Empire?

Alexander the Great

300

What is the least populous Canadian province/territory?

Yukon Territory

300

Argentina and Uruguay; actually it's probably not technically a river

Rio de la Plata

300

The home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Hispaniola

300

Cuba and Puerto Rico were acquired by the United States via victory in which war?

Spanish American War

300

Who wrote the book of Revelation while exiled on the Greek island of Patmos?

John

400

Which body of water located between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has the most extreme tidal changes in the world?

Bay of Fundy

400

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Rhine River

400

The largest Greek island

Crete

400

The US added the territory that would become much of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Utah, and Nevada as a result of victory in this conflict.

Mexican-American War

400

Which Greek geographer coined the term "geography"?

Eratosthenes

500

Name the four Maritime Provinces.

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

500

Canada's Northwest Territories

Mackenzie River

500

Setting for the classic novel Anne of Green Gables

Prince Edward Island

500

Name the two countries involved in the 1969 Soccer War

El Salvador and Honduras

500

Who led the communist Russian Revolution?

Vladimir Lenin

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