Geography
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Sustainability
Historic Attractions
Urban Planning
100
How many countries border China?
14
100
What is one airline company that is based in Taiwan?
Eva Air/ China Airlines/ Mandarin Airlines/ Starlux Airlines/ TigerAir Taiwan/ Uni Air/ Daily Air
100
What is the world's most widely used green building rating system? (use full words)
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system
100
Which four US states come together to form the Four Corners Monument?
Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico
100
What is the term to describe natural and undeveloped land surrounding urban areas?
Greenbelt
200
What is the name of the world’s most remote settlement, located in the Atlantic Ocean?
Tristan da Cunha
200
How much would it cost me if I use my Compass Card to travel on the SeaBus on a Sunday at 1000 am, assuming that I am 20 years old?
$2.60 (MUST be exact)
200
What country championed the OneMillionTrees movement, an initiative to plant a million trees to reduce carbon emissions and maintain their cities’ impressive biodiversity?
Singapore
200
In which decade was Dubai’s Burj Khalifa built?
2000s
200
Who is considered to be the first urban planner?
Hippodamus of Miletus, Greek philosopher
300
How many islands make up the Philippines?
7,641 (+/- 500)
300
What does the “P” in “P14008” stand for on this bus?
Port Coquitlam
300
This European city has over two-thirds of its area being either greenery or green building coverage, making it the proportionally greenest city in the world.
Oslo
300
The Acropolis is an ancient settlement in which city?
Athens
300
Name the 5 broad categories of zoning districts in Vancouver.
Agriculture, residential, commercial, industrial, and heritage
400
What is the oldest state capital in the United States?
Santa Fe
400
When was the world’s first underground railway system open to the public?
1863 (+/- 5)
400
What movement, introduced by English urban planner Ebenezer Howard in the late 1800s, promoted satellite communities separated with greenbelts in one of the first recorded attempts at sustainable urban planning?
The Garden City Movement
400
What is the name of the world’s oldest pyramid?
The Pyramid of Djoser
400
Which famous U.S. city planner and architect was known for his work on Central Park in New York City and the “City Beautiful” movement?
Frederick Law Olmsted
500
What is the name of the southernmost point of Japan?
Okinotorishima
500
What is the make of this bus from Hong Kong?
Yutong
500
Sustainable architecture focuses on minimizing environmental impact. What type of architecture emphasizes the human connection to nature?
Biophilic architecture
500
What is the height of the Empire State Building in meters?
443 meters (+/- 10)
500
Which city is this a plan of? (From 1791)
Washington D.C.