Gap Year
Name 3 ways of travelling for a gap year
- Studying
- Doing an internship
- Volunteering
- Couch surfing
- WWOOfing
- Au pairing......
Give a nickname for Route 66
The Main Street of America
The Mother Road
Will Rogers Highway
America’s Road
What is the name given to women’s activists in the Victorian era?
The Suffragettes
What is the nickname of Ireland?
The Emerald Isle
What is the emblem of Canada?
The Beaver/The maple leaf
Give a synonym of “Sleeping on somebody’s sofa”
Couch surfing
How many states does Route 66 cross ?
8, starting in Illinois
When did British women get the right to vote?
In 1928
Give a synonym for a protest song
A rebel song
What is the lowest recorded temperature in Canada?
Minus 63°C
What does WWOOFing stand for ?
Willing Workers On Organic Farms
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
How long is Route 66?
2,000 miles
What was the name of Emmeline Pankhurst movement?
The Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)
Give the name of a traditional musical instrument
The harp, the Bodhran
What is the percentage of the country land area covered by the Boreal Forest?
60%
What is the name given to the feeling you experience when you feel differences between your home country and a foreign country?
The culture shock
What did Route 66 epitomize?
Freedom
The American Dream
Deliverance
What is the name of a barrier to advancement in a profession?
Glass ceiling
What is the name of the band singing Thousands are Sailing?
The Pogues
Name one indigenous-led initiative:
SmartIce/Solar panels
Name given to a gap year in the 17th and 18th century taken by young English elites?
The Grand Tour
When was Route 66 decommissioned?
In 1984
How many British women were enfranchised in 1918?
8.4 million
What is the name given to the period from 1968 to 1998?
The Troubles
Name 3 consequences of climate change in Canada:
Floods, droughts, wildfires, snow melting, global warming, extreme precipitation, ice-cover melting, ocean ecosystem suffering