Hip hop & R&B artist, Rihanna is from this Latin American island
What is Barbados
100
This is the worst hurricane to strike Louisiana since Hurricane Andrew.
What is Hurricane Katrina
100
The south is best known for this crop.
What is cotton
100
This body of water is located directly south of the state of Louisiana
What is the Gulf of Mexico
100
To wear away slowly
What is erode/erosion
200
The Stock Exchange and Wall Street are located in this state
What is New York
200
Mexico City, Mexico, and San Salvador, El Salvador are both located near this
What is a active volcano
200
This is a nickname for the Midwest region
What is the breadbasket
200
This is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile river
200
People who think deeply about life in order to gain wisdom and to understand important ideas about religion, government, science, and other topics
What is a philosopher
300
These 2 teams are playing for the 2014 NCAAM National Championship
Who is UCONN and Kentucky
300
This natural disaster struck Haiti in 2010 and killed more than 200,000 people.
What is an earthquake
300
This is the 2nd largest country in the world
What is Canada
300
The river that forms the border between Mexico and the US state of Texas is the?
What is the Rio Grande
300
The southern and southwestern states of the United States, from the Carolinas to southern California, characterized by a warm climate and, recently, rapid population growth
What are the Sunbelt states
400
This is Ms. Williams favorite NBA player and what high school did he attend?
Who is Carmelo Anthony and Oak Hill Academy
400
Name the 3 oceans surrounding North America
What is the Arctic ocean, Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean
400
This region of Louisiana is often pictured in movies as mysterious, mossy swampland.
What is the bayou
400
The Strait of Magellan connects the Atlantic Ocean with this body of water.
What is the Pacific Ocean
400
To mistreatment of a person because of that person's race, religion, sexual orientation, occupation, gender, or national origin
What is discrimination
500
The hip-hop artist Lil Wayne attended this College/University
What is the University of Houston
500
This type of natural disaster is a direct result of tectonic activity
What is a volcanic eruption
500
The rapid increase of population in the West resulted from the discovery of what?
What is gold and silver deposits
500
Name the 5 great lakes
What is Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie
500
This means someone is mixed with African and European ancestry