Wild Card
Geography
Environment
Transit
Cities
100

Often caused by fertilizer runoff, this phenomena can block sunlight from reaching underwater organisms.

What is an Algae Bloom?

100

This state borders Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

What is Arkansas?

100

Passed in 1963, this law regulates air emissions to protect public health and the environment.

What is the Clean Air Act?

100

SEPTA's T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and G1 lines are examples of this transit mode.

What is a Trolley/Street Car?

100

This city hosted an Eagles game last year, it is also the largest in South America.

What is Sao Paolo?

200

This famous jazz artist once lived on North 33rd Street in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, in a home now commemorated in his name.

Who is John Coltrane?

200

This island off of the coast of Australia is known for its "Devils".

What is Tasmania?

200

Written by environmentalist Rachel Carson, this groundbreaking book discusses the environmental harm caused by the chemical DDT.

What is Silent Spring?

200

Opened in 1964, this groundbreaking train was the first high speed rail in the world.

What is the Shinkansen?

200

Nicknamed "The Gateway to the World" this German city is one of the largest ports in Europe.

What is Hamburg?

300

This mountain is the tallest point in New England and has the fastest winds recorded in the United States.

What is Mount Washington?

300

This lake is the largest by area in Africa and is split between 3 countries.

What is Lake Victoria?

300

This section of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's Surface.

What is the Troposphere?

300

This MTA subway line is the longest in New York City by track mileage.

What is the A Train?

300

Founded in 1610, this state capital is the second oldest city the United States.

What is Santa Fe (NM)?

400

In July 2025, these two U.S. freight rail giants completed a merger.

What are Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern?

400

This strait connects connects the Persian Gulf with Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean

What is the Strait of Hormuz?

400

This biome is characterized by its long cold summers and hibernating animals.

What is a Taiga?

400

This transit route is the only heavy rail route in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area

What is the Red Line?

400

Called "Canton" by the British, this city is located on the Pearl River and is the fourth largest in China.

What is Guangzhou?

500

Known as "The Lightning Capital of the World" this lake is the namesake of Venezuela's second most-populus city.

What is Lake Maracaibo?

500

This island is the fifth largest in the world by land mass and the largest in Canada.

What is Baffin Island?

500

In a a famous environmental case, this neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, became uninhabitable due to the dumping of toxic chemicals.

What is Love Canal?

500

This is the only underground station in Portland's light rail network and the deepest transit station in the United States.

What is Washington Park?

500

This African capital is located on an island separated from its country's mainland.

What is Malabo, Equitorial Guinea?