Countries and Capitals
This South American country is named after the equator.
What is Ecuador?
On December 7th, this South American country celebrates the "Night of the Little Candles" by lighting millions of candles in the streets.
What is Colombia?
This country is an island country in Western Europe that's part of the British Isles archipelago:
What is the United Kingdom?
Located in the United States and Canada, these falls are one of North America's most famous natural attractions.
What is Niagara Falls?
the distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator
What is latitude?
The tradition of Christmas Eve midnight mass originated in this European country's capital city of Rome.
What is Italy?
A Mexican legend tells of a girl who had nothing but a bunch of weeds to offer the baby Jesus at a Christmas Eve service. When she knelt to place the weeds by the nativity, the bouquet burst into bright red flowers. This popular Christmas plant, which blooms in the winter, is indigenous to central America.
What is poinsettia?
This South American country borders the most other countries (10) on the continent.
What is Brazil?
This active geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts approximately every 90 minutes.
What is Old Faithful?
a large and extensive collection of water contained in a cavity or hollow of the earth
What is lake?
Canada's capital city is located in the province of Ontario.
What is Ottawa?
In this Canadian province, Christmas Eve celebrations are called "réveillon" and traditionally include midnight mass and a late-night feast.
What is Quebec?
This European capital was once divided by a wall from 1961 to 1989.
What is Berlin, Germany?
This dormant volcano is the highest peak in North America.
What is Denali?
a ridge; a prominent row
What is ledge?
This capital city of Estonia claims to have displayed the world's first public Christmas tree in 1441.
What is Tallinn?
In the 19th century, Protestants from this European country counted down the days to Christmas by marking 24 chalk lines on a door and rubbing one off every day in December. Paper Advent calendars became popular here in the early 20th century.
What is Germany
The Pyrenees Mountains form a natural border between these two European countries.
What are France and Spain?
This world's largest rainforest spans across several South American countries.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
The slope of ground on the left-hand side of the river when facing downstream
What is left bank?
This is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
What is Sarajevo?
This country, home to the Vatican City, is where the tradition of Christmas Eve midnight mass began at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
What is Italy?
Europe's longest river forms part of the border of 10 countries, including Germany and Romania.
What is the Danube River?
These islands off Ecuador's coast are famous for their unique species.
What are the Galápagos Islands?
an enclosed or partially enclosed shallow body of salt water divided from the ocean by low sandy dunes or a coral reef
What is lagoon?