Second Chance Category
Finger Lakes
Miscellaneous
Interesting Places
Finish me off
Which month?
100
Name the landmark and the country where it is located:
Machu Picchu, Peru
100
What led to the formation of the Finger Lakes?
a. erosion over time due to rain and snow
b. glaciers carving scraping away soil and rock
c. meteoric activity in the early 1900's
d. volcanic eruptions
b. glaciers carving scraping away soil and rock
100
By what name is the US President's car called?
a. the Beast
b. the Juggernaut
c. the Leviathan
d. the Mountain
a. the Beast
100
These beautiful glacier-formed lakes contain clear water, wineries, and a waterfall taller than Niagara Falls.
Finger Lakes
100
Complete this idiom which means to be sad.
down in the __________
down in the dumps
100
American Declaration of Independence signed
July (1776)
200
Nicknamed, the "Angel of the Battlefield," during the Civil War, she provided medical care to soldiers. In 1881, she founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
200
Due to its climate, the Finger Lakes area is a particularly good region for growing:
a. grapes
b. pineapples
c. oranges
d. tobacco
a. grapes
200
Which word describes a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
a. tributary
b. strait
c. oasis
d. delta
b. strait
200
This remote northern area belongs to Norway, but contains a global seed vault that is important to the entire world.
Svalbard
200
When you are nervous, what insect are you said to have "in your stomach"?
Butterflies in your stomach
200
Pearl Harbor bombing
December (1941)
300
In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth, served as a US senator for Ohio for more than two decades, and returned to space at the age of 77.
John Glenn
300
The two deepest of the Finger Lakes are
a. Skaneateles & Canandaigua
b. Cayuga & Owasco
c. Seneca & Cayuga
d. Keuka & Otisco
c. Seneca & Cayuga
300
This popular board game was invented in the 1930's to protest the inequality of wealth.
Monopoly
300
A challenging place to live (the sun rises only once a year, and sets only once a year), what search in this cold place helps answer important questions about climate, oceans, wildlife, and the environment.
Antarctica
300
When people are trying to avoid talking about a subject, they are avoiding
the _________ in the room
the elephant in the room
300
World Trade Center attacks in NYC
September (2001)
400
With a wide range of products such as soaps, shampoos, paper products and diapers, this company invented the name "soap operas" for radio shows that were paid to market cleaning products to housewives.
Procter & Gamble
400
"Canandaigua" comes from a Native American word meaning:
a. Beautiful Water
b. The Chosen Spot
c. Long Lake
d. Fertile Land
b. The Chosen Spot
400
Which country is credited with the invention of Puck-man (later, Pac-Man) with popularized video games among men and women?
Japan
400
This small nation is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics around the world.
the Vatican
400
What kind of water are you in when you are in trouble?
1. dirty water
2. cold water
3. hot water
4. lonely water
3. hot water
400
Apollo 11 landing on the moon
July (1969)
500
What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (2,6) and (4,10) and intersect the y-axis at 2?
a. y = x + 2
b. y = 2x
c. y = 2x -2
d. y = 2x +2
d. y = 2x +2
500
How many lakes comprise the Finger Lakes?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11
d. 11
500
What was Y2K?
a. a popular K-pop group in the early 2000's
b. the first YouTube video
c. the date change from 1999 to 2000 which businesses feared would play havoc with IT systems
d. a tall mountain in the Himalayas.
c. the date change from 1999 to 2000 which businesses feared would play havoc with IT systems
500
Often considered a "bucket list" travel experience, swimming in the __________ Islands is an opportunity to be surrounded by sea turtles, sea lions, and sharks.
Galapagos
500
To stop something suddenly is to
a. jump the gun
b. go cold turkey
c. shoot the breeze
d. play it by ear
b. go cold turkey
500
Titanic sinking
April (1912)
600
She made French cooking popular in the US and co-authored "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She helped launch educational cooking programs. She was over 6 ft 2 inches tall.
Julia Child
600
Before European settlement, which Native American people lived in the Finger Lakes region?
a.Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division
b. Haudenosaunee Confederacy
c. Cherokee Nation
d.. Shawnee People
b. Haudenosaunee Confederacy
600
The launch of this product in 2007 completely changes the way people access entertainment and information.
iPhone
600
Traveling to Port Douglas, Australia is one way to get an excursions to this coral formation that is the largest living structure on earth.
Great Barrier Reef
600
What kind of feet do you have when you are nervous or unsure about something?
cold feet
600
World War II's D- Day (Invasion of Normandy)
June (1944)