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GAME 1
Geography
1- This city is famous for the Eiffel Tower (Paris)
2- The US recently invaded this country (Iraq)
3- This is the name of the famous South American rainforest (Amazon)
4- This communist island country is very very close to the US (Cuba)
5- This Islamic country was once part of India (Pakistan)
6- The capital of this country is Berlin (Germany)
Animals
1- This animal has a very very long neck (giraffe)
2- This large spotted cat runs very very fast (cheetah)
3- This large bird is the symbol of the USA (eagle)
4- The feathers of this male bird are blue, green purple and gold and are very
famous(peacock)
5- What kind of fish was Nemo (Clownfish)
6- This animal looks like a turtle but lives on land- not water (tortoise)
US Cities
1- This city has the largest population in the USA (New York)
2- This city is home to Korea Town, and is also nicknamed tinsletown (Los Angeles)
3- This city is the capital of the USA (Washington DC)
4- This city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans)
5- This Florida city has Disney and many other fun parks (Orlando)
6- Oprah lives and films her talk show in this city (Chicago)
Clothes/ Fashion
1- You wear this to keep your pants up. (belt)
2- This famous designer logo features 2 C's (Chanel)
3- This Italian brand was in the name of a movie staring Anne Hathaway. (Prada)
4- This Canadian clothing company has a beaver logo and one store is located in
MyeongDong (Roots)
5- Men use these in place of a belt to keep their pants up. (suspenders)
6- This is a name for a very fancy dress (gown).
GAME 2
Geography
1- The capital of this Asian country is Bangkok (Thailand)
2- Name Canada's French province (Quebec)
3- This famous USA desert city is known for gambling (Las Vegas)
4- The capital of this country is Cairo (Egypt)
5- What is the capital of Australia? (Canberra...although I thought it was Sydney)
US Actors
1- She starred in Mamma Mia and The Devil Wears Prada (Meryl Streep)
2- He starred in Troy and Interview with a Vampire (Brad Pitt)
3- She starred in The Holiday and Theres Something About Mary (Cameron Diaz)
4- He starred in Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean (Orlando Bloom)
5- He starred in The Holiday and Tropic Thunder, and was the voice of Po the panda in
Kung Fu Panda (Jack Black)
GAME 3
HARRY POTTER:
100What is the name of Harrys owl? A: Hedwig
200What was Voldemorts original name? A: Tom Riddle
300Who gave the dragon egg to Hagrid? A: Voldemort
400In the movie version of Harry Potter, the actor Richard Harris agreed to play what
role only after his 11 year old granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again if
he did not take the role? A: Albus Dumbledore
500How old was Daniel Radcliff, the actor who plays Harry Potter, when the first movie
hit the theaters in 2001? A: 12 years old
MOVIES
100Who are the two main actors in the new Korean film, Sunjeong-Manhwa (Hello,
Schoolgirl)? A: Ji-tae Yu = Kwon Yeon-wee
Kang In = Kang Sook
200What Korean movie star, who is currently serving his mandatory military service,
recently promoted his new movie while in his Army fatigues?
A: Jae Hee (for Mandate: Mission from the Gods)
300What South Asian city is the planet's biggest feature film producer?
A: Bombay
400The upcoming Hollywood made film The Uninvited is a remake of what highly
successful Korean horror film?
A: Janghwa Hongryeon (or A Tale of Two Sisters)
500What James Bond film, starring Pierce Bronson and Halle Berry, had at least one
scene shot in South Korea? A: Die Another Day
Geography
100Which extends further North- Japan, North Korea or Turkey? A: Japan.
200What country is almost twice as large as either the U.S. or China? A: Russia.
300What African country is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and
Mozambique? A: South Africa.
400What do Americans call the Huang Ho, China's second-longest river?
A: The Yellow River.
POPULATION
100What country is home to 21 percent of the world's people?
A: China.
200What Asian country boasts the largest Muslim population in the world?
A: Indonesia.
300What nation of over 7,000 islands has two-thirds of its population living on Luzon
and Mindanao?
A: The Philippines
400Which two European countries lead the world n wine consumption per capita?
A: France and Italy.
500What U.S. state has the highest percentage of residents born in other countries?
A: California.
INTERNATIONAL INFO
100What political system was gradually dismantled in South Africa, stating in 1989?
A: Apartheid.
200What Asian country has the world's lowest amount of urban green space per
person? A: Japan.
300How many months per year do residents of Tromso, Norway go without seeing a
sunset? A: Three.
400What can Germans publicly deny the existence of in order to earn five years in
prison? A: The Holocaust.
500What physicist's last words were not understood because his nurse did not speak
German? A: Albert Einstein.
GAME 4
North America
100 What is the capital of the US? (Washington DC)
200 In which US state is San Francisco located? (CA)
300 What three countries make up North America? (Canada, US, Mexico)
400 - What is the capital of Canada? (Ottawa)
500 Who is the president of Mexico? (Felipe Calderon)
OR Who is the prime minister of Canada? (Stephen Harper)
Ms. Clark
100 What did I teach in the US?
200 How old am I?
300 What city am I from?
400 How many siblings do I have?
500 What mountain range did I grow up near?
In the News
100 Who is the new US President Elect? (Barack Obama)
200 In what country did a jet plane recently crash into a house and kill 3 generations
of a Korean family (grandmother, wife, 2 daughters), leaving only the father alive? (SD,
CA, USA)
300 What city did terrorists recently take over for three days ending in a bloody
massacre? (Mumbai, India)
400 What southeastern Asian country is in the middle of a political crisis right now,
possibly sliding towards a civil war? (Thailand)
500 Recent protests have led to deadly riots in a clash between police and citizens in
what western country? (Greece)
Sports
100 What skater did Kim Yu-Na fail to beat at the World Grand Prix Final
Championship this past December? (Mao Asada)
200 What Korean-American won the NFL Super Bowl MVP award at Super Bowl XL in
2005? (Hines Ward)
300 What golfer is ranked no. 1 in the world and is the worlds highest paid athlete?
(Tiger Woods)
400 What K-League player just became the first goalie in history to win the MVP
award? (Lee Woon-Jae of the Suwan BlueWings)
500 What team just won the FIFA Club World Cup (Dec 21)? (Manchester United)
Weather
100 While most of the world measures temperature in degrees Celsius, what does the
US use to measure temperature? (Fahrenheit)
200 What do we call the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that
creates seismic waves? (earthquake)
300 Hurricane, cyclone, and typhoon are all words to describe storms which happen
on what part of the planet? (oceans)
400 What do we call a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the
surface of the earth and a cloud? (tornado)
500 What Japanese term meaning harbor and wave has the world adopted to
describe the phenomenon of a large body of water being displaced creating massive
waves? (Tsunami)
4 Syllable Words
100 This person uses a camera. (photographer)
200 You can watch this. (television)
300 If you need something, it is ___. (necessary)
400 A science, the study of life and living organisms. (biology)
500 The study of mental processes and behavior. (psychology)