Vocabulary
Hurricanes
Edgar Allen Poe
CNN-10
Team Mascots
100

Small island bars surrounding big islands like in Bermuda

What are Shoals?

100

hurricanes often begin their lives over the mountain in this country

What is East Africa? 

100

Home to the Red Sox it is also the birthplace of Edgar Allen Poe

What is Boston Massachusetts? 

100

This takes place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This year, it will happen November 5th. 

What is the U.S Election Day?

100

This team's mascot Pat is named after the nickname of the team's original logo. 

What are the New England Patriots? 

200

Something heavy or difficult that one has to carry

What is burden? 

200

Hurricanes are also called 

What are Cyclones and Typhoons? 

200

This poem tells of a distraught lover who is visited by this talking bird and was published in a New York newspaper in 1845. 

What is "The Raven"? 

200

Battleground states, like Georgia, are also referred to as this term.  

What are swing states?

200

This teams mascot Sourdough Sam is a caricature of Gold Rush prospectors. 

Who is the San Franscisco 49ers? 

300

a warning or indication of a future event

What is foreshadowing? 

300

This is the only country that is a hot spot for hurricanes and NOT in Asia. 

What is the East Coast of North America? 

300

After Poe dropped out of school his enlisted into this branch of the military 

What is the U.S. Army? 

300

this U.S agency send 100 troops and advanced anti-missile systems to Israel. 

What is the Pentagon? 

300

Ace is the name of the official mascot of this Canadian MLB team

Who are the Toronto Blue Jays? 

400

A verb meaning to think carefully

What is ponder? 

400

This ocean problem affects the intensity of Hurricanes 

What are warmer oceans or warmer waters? 
400

Poe's life ended on the streets of this city. 

What is Baltimore?

400

a natural climate pattern that influences global weather with most of the effects felt in the winter months in the Northern hemisphere. 

What is La Nina? 

400

This East Coast team's mascot is named Lucky the Leprechaun. 

Who are the Boston Celtics? 

500

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen 

What is ominous

500

This is what makes storms begin to spin

What is the Coriolis Effect or the earth rotation? 

500

Poe is credited with initiating the modern detective story and developing this genre of writing

What is Gothic Horror? 

500

The Mississippi River and American River are part of these important routes or corridors that birds use during seasonal migrations. 

What is a Flyway? 

500

These three MLB teams have no official mascots. 

Who are the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Angel?