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National Parks Around the World
100

A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Rocky

100

Falling water, a strap used to control a horse & royal rule or authority.

Rain / Rein / Reign

100

This is generally considered the world’s longest river, stretching over 6,650 kilometers through 11 African countries to the Mediterranean Sea. It is the primary water source for Egypt and Sudan, with a basin covers approximately 2.87 million to 3.4 million (roughly 10% of the African continent).

Nile

100

In the Christian church, this is a rite that symbolizes spiritual purification and rebirth.

Baptism

100

This park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.

Yosemite, USA

200

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

Grease

200

A vegetable, a proofreading symbol & a unit for measuring gemstones.

Carrot / Caret / Carat

200

The northernmost, westernmost, and highest of the Great Lakes, this lake straddles the Canada–United States border with the Canadian province of Ontario to the north and east and the U.S. states of Minnesota to the west and Michigan and Wisconsin to the south.

Lake Superior

200

This is the attitude or mindset of expecting events to lead to particularly positive, favorable, desirable, and hopeful outcomes.

Optimism

200

This is Canada’s first national park, located in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains not to far west of Calgary.

Banff, Canada

300

When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

Jaws

300

A public celebration, the cost of a ride & a lighthouse (in French).

Fair / Fare / Phare

300

This river formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220m.

Congo River

300

This is an inflated, excessive sense of self-importance and superiority, characterized by a constant need to center conversations and situations around oneself.

Egotism

300

This park, located in Cumbria, Northwest England, is the UK's largest National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its glacial lakes, rugged mountains, and literary associations.

Lakes District, UK

400

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

400

A fastening, as in never & nothing.

Knot / Not / Nought

400

As one of the world's busiest waterways, this river acts as a critical industrial artery, flowing through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. It is famous for its romantic valley, filled with vineyards and over 40 medieval castles.

The Rhine

400

This is a revolutionary early 20th century avant-garde art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris.

Cubism

400

This park in northeastern South Africa, is one of Africa’s largest game reserves. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos.

Kruger National Park, South Africa

500

A farm boy joins forces with various allies to save their galaxy from the evil Empire's planet-destroying battle station, while also rescuing the princess leading the rebellion against them.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

500

Reasons, having good judgment & triangles of railroad track.

Whys / Wise / Wyes

500

Located in Siberia, Russia, this is the world's oldest (20–25 million years) and deepest lake, plunging to over 1,680 meters. It holds roughly 20% of the planet's unfrozen freshwater and is renowned for its extreme clarity and unique, endemic biodiversity, including a breed of seal named after it.

Lake Baikal

500

This is the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Egalitarianism

500

This park is in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s known for the glacier-carved fiords of Doubtful and Milford sounds. A beech forest trail on the sandy Milford shore offers views of towering Mitre Peak.

Fiordland National Park, NZ