Grand Canyon/Great Barrier Reef
Amazon
Lake Hillier/Niagara Falls
Northern Lights
Mount Everest
100

What country is the great barrier reef in?

Australia


100

True or False, the Amazon river contains a third of the worlds fresh water

False - contains 20%

100

Niagara falls is between which 2 countries?

USA and Canada

100

True or False - there is a "Southern Lights"

True

100

What happens to dead bodies on the Mountain

They are left there
200

How long is the Great Barrier Reef

a) 2300 km

b) 2600 km

c) 2900 km

a) 2300 km

200

The Amazon river empties into the antartic ocean from Brazil - where does it start?

Andes in Peru

200

How old was the first person to go down the Niagara Falls?

a) 61

b) 63

c) 65

d) 59

b) 63

200

Are the northern lights visable all year around?

no - only in winter

200

Where is Edmund Hillary from

New Zealand

300

How many species of fish are there in the Great Barrier Reef?

a) 1000

b) 1500

c) 2000

b) 1500

300

How many Trees are in the Amazon

a) 390 Billion

b) 420 Billion

c) 350 Billion

390 Billion

300

What part of Australia are the pink lakes in?

Western Australia

300

Which of these countries can you not see the Northern Lights from 

a) Scotland

b) USA

c) Russia

C) Russia

300

How long does it take to climb Mount Everest

6-8 Weeks


400

What state in America contains the Grand Canyon

Arizona

400

Amazon river is the second longest in the world, what is the longest

Nile

400

Is it safe to swim in lake Hillier

Yes it is safe (however, it is not allowed)

400

What are the best months to see the lights (3)

January to March

400

How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest

$50,000-$100,000

500

How was the Grand Canyon formed?

Corrosin from Colorado River

500

How many countries does the Amazon spread across

9

500

Why are the lakes pink

A special algae is attracted to the salt in the water - alge is pink

500

Can you explain how the lights are made

Caused by particles from the sun clashing with gasses in the atmosphere (Oxygen and Nitrogen) - these are guided to the Earth’s poles by the magentic field.

500

Mount Everest is across the border between Nepal and what other country?

Tibet (China)