Trivia on the Train

Islands

100

This island chain is where Charles Darwin discovered evolution

Galapagos Islands

200

The largest island not considered a continent

Greenland

300

This island nation is the smallest member state of the European Union by land area

Malta

400

New Zealand is named after a place in this country

The Netherlands. Although New Zealand was colonized by the British, it was named by a Dutch explorer

500

This country has the most islands 

Sweden (270,000 islands!!!)

New York

100

This borough joined New York City by a margin of only 277 votes

Brooklyn

200

This cocktail, typically made with vodka, tequila, white rum, triple sec, gin, and cola, is named for a region of New York

Long Island Iced Tea

300

Name any president from New York

Donald J Trump, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren

400

How many states border New York state?

5 (NJ, CT, VT, PA, MA)

500

Elected in 1934 with a focus on disrupting Tammany Hall and infrastructure construction, he is considered the greatest mayor in New York City history

Fiorello LaGuardia

Trains

100

This famous ethical thought experiment involves potentially pulling a lever to divert a train

The trolley problem

200

This 2016 Korean horror hit takes place almost entirely aboard a speeding locomotive during a zombie outbreak

Train to Busan

300

This 1981 song features a small town girl, living in a lonely world, who took the midnight train going anywhere.

Dont stop believing by Journey

400

The initial operating segment of California High Speed Rail (CAHSR) will terminate at these 2 cities (TWO ANSWERS)

Merced, Bakersfield

500

This famous 1,911-mile route was completed in 1869 in Promontory Summit, Utah, linking the eastern and western U.S. rail networks

The Transcontinental Railroad