Climate Change
Colorful Phrases
Potpourri
California
Capital Cities
400

In 2007 this former VP won the Nobel Peace Prize sharing it with the intergovernmental panel on climate change


Who is AL GORE

400

If you're miffed Muffy, you're "seeing" this color

Red
400

This country, an enclave in Italy, is smaller than the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

What is The Vatican

400

Of these 2 California parks Ken Burns said one offers the biggest trees; the other the tallest

What are SEQUOIA AND REDWOOD?

400

It's alphabetically last among Europe's capital cities


What is ZAGREB CROATIA

800

1240 miles long & rich in hydro power it's the largest river by volume that flows from the U.S. into the Pacific Ocean



What is THE COLUMBIA RIVER

800

Something that shows up completely unexpectedly does it in this 4-word manner

out of the blue

800

It was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886

What is Coca-Cola

800

With over 30 flavors including Black Cherry & California Dreamin' It hasta be this soda brand


What is SHASTA?

800

One of the 2 national capital cities located on the island of Hispaniola


What is PORT-AU-PRINCE (OR SANTO DOMINGO)

1200

In 2015 representatives of 195 nations agreed to a landmark climate change accord in this city


What is PARIS

1200

A complete embarrassment to a family is this wool giver

a black sheep

1200

This animal, a proverbial symbol of grace, also has pure speed: it can run at 50 miles per hour


What is The Gazelle

1200

How smart! This Roman goddess of wisdom graces California's state seal

Who is MINERVA?

1200

Two of South Africa's 3 capital cities


What are BLOEMFONTEIN, CAPE TOWN &/OR PRETORIA

1600

In 2013 the world's largest solar energy plant went online in this desert at Ivanpah Dry Lake Calif.

What is THE MOJAVE

1600

Bringing your lunch to work is called this, named for the paper container that holds the sanwich

brown bagging

1600

The name of this 2-hulled boat is from the Tamil for "tied wood"

What is a catamaran

1600

This California beach town & surfing mecca is named for 19th century railroad magnate Henry


What is HUNTINGTON BEACH?

1600

 Madrid one of Europe's highest capital cities is located in the very center of this peninsula


What is THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

2000

Idaho's state capitol is the only one that gets its power from the heat within the earth--this type of renewable energy in which Idaho is a leader


What is GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

2000

Hercule Poirot used his "little" these to solve crimes

grey cells

2000

On Nov. 12, 1833 these meteor showers were seen across all of North America, sparking a serious study of meteor showers

What are The Leonids

2000

This September Governor Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by this year.

When is 2035?

2000

1 of the 2 Asian capital cities whose names start with man


What are MANAMA (BAHRAIN) OR MANILA (PHILIPPINES)

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