Vocabulary
What is the term for a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake, landslide, or other disturbance?
Tsunami
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the name of Will Ferrell's character in Elf?
Buddy
What is the largest ocean in the world?
The Pacific
Define peninsula
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
Which Korean country is a dictatorship (meaning one person rules with complete power)?
North Korea
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Max
What is the capital city of England
London
Define archipelago
A collection of islands
Name one of the 3 East Asian countries that the United States has fought a war in
Japan, Korea, Vietnam
What is the name of the monster that lives in the North Pole in Rudolph?
The Abominable Snowman
I will also accept Yeti
We know volleyball was invented in Holyoke...but in what year? (closest wins)
1895
What is a seismograph?
A tool used to measure the location and power of an earthquake.
Name one of the two deserts in China.
Gobi, Taklamakan
This is the Grinch's least favorite food
Roast beast
Name the 5 Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (HOMES)
What is the term for a land area that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and water runoff to a common outlet, such as a river, lake, or ocean?
Watershed
Name 5 countries that border China
North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam
The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future visit this character in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics being held?
Milan, Italy