WAR
Terrorism
Habitat Loss
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
100

What year was World War I

1914

100

What 2 places were hit on 9/11

world trade center and the pentagon

100

What is the leading cause of habitat loss worldwide 

Agriculture

100

What is recognized as the leading driver of habitat destruction in the Amazon

Cattle ranching and agriculture

100

Which Terrorism event happened in 2001 in the United States of America

9/11 attack

200

What country loss more lives in World War II

The Soviet Union

200

This group, whose name means "The Base" in Arabic, was founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s.

Al queda

200

Breaking up large habitats into smaller patches is known as what?

Habitat fragmentation

200

This capital city was shaken in 1995 when a cult released deadly sarin nerve gas into its crowded subway system during morning rush hour

tokyo

200

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Free answer
300

What percentage of Americans supported the British crown during the Revolutionary War

20%

300

In 2005, coordinated suicide bombings struck this European capital's underground subway train network and a double-decker bus on July 7.

London

300

What marine habitat is often destroyed by a fishing practice known as bottom-trawling?

Coral reefs

300

What expansive, native North American ecosystem was largely decimated during the 19th and 20th centuries

The tallgrass prairie (less than 4% remains today)

300

Coastal habitat loss in the Western Hemisphere isn't just terrestrial. What vital coastal ecosystems are crucial for protecting shorelines from hurricanes and acting as marine nurseries

Mangrove forests

400

The Trojan War occurred between 1200-1100 BC. Who was the famous "hero" of this war, who had every part of his body invulnerable but his heel?

Achilles

400

This Pennsylvania town became historic when the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a nearby field.

Shanksville

400

What is considered the most serious consequence of extreme habitat loss?

Extinction 

400

This Southeast Asian nation’s southern Marawi City was besieged for five months in 2017 by ISIS-affiliated militants before government forces regained control.


Phillipines

400

True/False: Only native-born Mexicans fought against the U.S. to defend their home country.

False

500

Which event led the United States to enter World War II?

Japan attack on pearl habor

500

Which city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics where a pipe bomb exploded in a public park?

Atlanta

500

What is the term used to describe the modified conditions that occur along the borders where two different habitats meet?

The Edge effect

500

18 Which group of countries was generally known as the Axis during World War II?

Germany, Japan, and Italy

500

Global climate change is causing severe habitat loss in the far north. What specific, shrinking platform is required by polar bears as a base to hunt seals?

Sea Ice