Thanksgiving
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
The first Thanksgiving lasted three days!
What is the area of land called that is located between North America and South America?
Central America
What geographic landform created the islands of Hawaii?
Volcanoes.
Nickname is Panther City.
Fort Worth
The Pilgrims did not have sugar to sweeten their food.
What did they use to sweeten their food?
They used honey.
If you are visiting the City of Corpus Christi, and you go to the beach, what body of water do you see?
The Gulf of Mexico
What causes oil to spew out of the ground at first and then stop altogether?
Tremendous pressure forces the oil, buried deep below ground, to surge out. Then, it stops when the pressure ends.
Nickname is the Windy City.
Chicago
The first Thanksgiving was not celebrated in November. What month did the Pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving in the middle of October, 1621.
What is unusual about Brazil's major language in relation to the rest of South America?
Their major language is Portuguese, not Spanish.
What causes a tsunami to occur?
An earthquake
Nickname is the Big Apple.
New York City
When Native Americans attended the first Thanksgiving, hosted by the Pilgrims, they brought some food to share.
What kind of food did they bring?
They brought venison which is meat from a deer.
You and your family are flying to Los Angeles from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.
How is it possible that you left at 2pm from Texas and arrived at 2pm in California?
There is a two-hour time difference between Texas and California. So, when flying west, and your jet taking only two hours to reach Los Angeles, you would arrive at the same time but be in a western location.
What is a hurricane known as in Asia?
A typhoon.
Nickname is the City of Angels.
Los Angeles
Why did the Pilgrims invite Native Americans to the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims were thankful to the Indians for showing the Pilgrims helpful ways to grow food successfully.
You have rented a treehouse cabin in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. There is only one problem. Your tree is no longer there. What did the loggers engage in that led to the disappearance of your tree and vacation treehouse?
They engaged in deforestation.
Why does Boliva NOT have fish as one of its resources?
It is located inside South America and not on the coast with the ocean.
Nickname is Motor City.
Detroit, Michigan.