Geographic Oddities
Real Life D&D Lore
Non France French
Fun with Flags
Bellingham
2
The location with the highest tidal range (difference between low and high tides) in the world, up to 38 feet. (2 points for country, 4 for exact)
What is the Bay of Fundy in Canada
2
The year that the original D&D was published (closest guess gets 2 points)
When is 1974
2
This French overseas department/region shares a border with Brazil and Suriname, technically giving France a land border with these two countries
What is French Guiana
2
This country's flag depicts "The Key of Europe"
What is Gibraltar
2
The four towns that consolidated to make Bellingham (2 points each)
What are Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham, and Fairhaven
2
The mountain peak (on earth) that is the furthest from the center of the earth (2 points for country, 4 for exact)
What is Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador
2
The name of the more complicated and popular version of 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons
What is Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
2
The number of countries that speak French as an official language, and the number of countries that ONLY speak French as an official language (2 points each to closest team)
How many are 29 and 12
2
The two countries that share nearly identical flags that look like this (two points each)
What is Monaco and Indonesia
2
The year the four towns merged to incorporate modern Bellingham as we know it
When is 1903
2
The country with the highest elevation low point
What is Lesotho
2
The number of classes available in the original D&D box set (2 bonus points per name of each)
How many is three
What are Cleric, Fighting Man, and Magic User
A fourth, the Thief was added later as a supplement, as well as a Paladin subclass for the Fighting Man
2
The most populous country to have French as an official language
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
The three most common colors on national flags (2 points each)
What are Red, White, and Blue
2
The population of Bellingham as of the 2020 census (closest answer gets 2 points)
What is 97,864
2
The world's largest city not on a body of water
What is Johannesburg, South Africa
2
The name of the original 1971 game that Dungeons and Dragons was based on (hint; it shares a name with a type of armor)
What is Chainmail
2
The first French colony in North America
What is Port-Royal
2
The British Isle that has this flag
What is the Isle of Man
2
The number of McDonalds' in Whatcom County
What is eight
2
The country that has the lowest elevation change over landmass
What is Australia
2
The company that Wizards of the Coast bought the rights to Dungeons and Dragons from
Who are TSR (Tactical Studies Rules)
2
Non French France. The number of Non-French regional languages native to France. (Closest team gets 2 points)
What are 75
2
The two countries with perfectly square flags (2 points each)
What are Switzerland and The Holy See (Vatican City)
2
First team to say the answer gets the point, all rules off. The number of letters in Bellingham
What are 10