Geography-a-Go-Go
Nuthin like Northern Europe
Southern Europe Sweetness
Fun Facts
Trivia, Trivia, and more Trivia
100
This northern Europe country is known for its geysers and volcanic activity
What is ICELAND
100
Name a famous poet and playwright from the UK
What is William Shakespeare
100
The major religion in Greece is
What is EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY (aka GREEK ORTHODOX)
100
The Pope lives here
What is VATICAN CITY
100
What is the rail system that links the UK and northern France and runs under the English Channel?
What is the CHUNNEL
200
This mountain range runs like a spine through all of Italy
What is the Apennines
200
__________ is a popular dish in the UK
What is FISH & CHIPS
200
________ is the most valuable crop in Italy
What is GRAPES?
200
The __________ Sea ices over in the bitter winter months, and icebreaker ships must drive through the ice to keep the shipping lanes open for trade.
What is the BALTIC SEA
300
Most of the land in Greenland is ____________
What is uninhabitable
300
Name at least two musical stars from the UK
What is answers will vary (Beatles, Elton John, Spice Girls, One Direction, Adele, etc.)
300
This city is known for its beautiful buildings and romatic canals (city and country)
What is VENICE, ITALY
300
Greece is the father of ____________ (HINT- a type of government)
What is DEMOCRACY
300
This is the only southern European country that can experience the Steppe climate
What is SPAIN
400
This is a major natural resource in all of the southern European countries
What is SEAFOOD
400
This food is a staple in people's diet in IRELAND
What is POTATOES
400
Spain & Portugal are located on the ________ Peninsula
What is the IBERIAN Peninsula
400
This amusement type of ride used to be the largest ferris wheel in the world. It has 32 capsules, which can each hold 25 people AND which river does it overlook?
What is the London Eye; it overlooks the River Thames
400
What is the average interior temperature of the Ice Hotel in Sweden OR How do people in Greenland adapt to the uninhabitable land there? OR Name all the countries in northern Europe
What is *22 degrees *they live along the coast, where it's warmer and the land is habitable *the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland), Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, & Greenland
500
This southern European country is made up of over 2,000 islands and over 8,000 miles of coastline
What is GREECE
500
What is PEAT? What is it used for?
What is dead plants (like mosses) that have been dug from bogs; it is commonly used for fuel in Ireland
500
List three facts about southern Europe that have not been mentioned in this game
What is Answers will vary
500
the word photography is made from Greek word roots. Break apart the word. What does it actually mean?
What is writing with light graphy = writing photo= light
500
Where did the race known as the MARATHON get its name?
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