This is a new CST activities page celebrating another aspect of our beautiful planet, this time rivers and mountains.
Begin the session by asking who enjoys spending time near rivers, canals or lakes?
Who prefers climbing (or driving up) hills and mountains?
How many rivers & hills and mounatins can the group name? (Hopefully, some will feature in the following picture quiz.)
Idioms
Complete these well known phrases, by way of a shout out ...
River deep, mountain HIGH
Cry me a RIVER
Still waters run DEEP
Come hell or high WATER
There's a lot of water under the BRIDGE
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it DRINK
Like water off a duck's BACK
Like a fish out of WATER
Sold down the RIVER
White water RAFTING
Water water everywhere, but not a drop to DRINK
Up shit creek without a PADDLE
Time and tide wait for no MAN
Faith will move MOUNTAINS
Make a mountain out of a MOLEHILL
As solid as a ROCK
King of the MOUNTAIN
Ain't no mountain high ENOUGH
Between a rock and a hard PLACE
It doesn't amount to a hill of BEANS
Head for the HILLS
Hit rock BOTTOM
Rock of AGES
Up hill and down DALE
Reminiscence
Jack and Gill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Gill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got and home did trot,
As fast as he could caper;
Went to bed to mend his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Jill came in and she did grin
To see his paper plaster;
Mother, vex’d, did whip her next
For causing Jack's disaster.
Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only half-way up
They were neither up nor down
SONG BREAK - 'Comin' Round The Mountain', Gene Autry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFdgaZCcUm0
Mountains
Here are some clues ...
This is the highest mountain in Scotland & the UK?
This is the highest mountain in England?
This is the highest mountain in Wales?
This hill is in Somerset?
This castle on top of a hill is in Scotland's capital city?
This mount can be found in the Black Hills of Dakota?
This mountain is south west of Tokyo in Japan?
This rock is in the Northern Territory of Australia?
This rock is a British territory in northern Spain?
This mountain can be found in Tanzania, Africa?
This volcano can be found in Italy?
'Christ The Redeemer' overlooks this rock in Rio De Janiero, Brazil?
This mount can be found in Normandy, France?
This mountain can be found above Cape Town, South Africa?
This mountain can be found in the French Alps?
& Some add on questions ...
What is the name of the loch it rises above?
Which national park can it be found in?
What is its Welsh, or proper, name?
Which legendary king is associated with this place?
What royal event takes place here every year?
Which four US presidents are featured?
Which tree does 'Sakura' (the flower in the picture) come from?
What is its proper name & to which native people is it sacred?
What type of monkeys live there?
Which long necked animal features in the picture?
Name the island?
What is the name of the beach below (Barry Manilow had a hit single in 1978 with the same name - here it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKR2n-G-wdM )
Name its twin in Cornwall?
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
What is the food and drink associated with skiiing called?
On which mountain were the 'Ten Commandments' given to Moses?
Can you name any of them?
Which volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. caused the devastation of Pompeii?
Who starred in the TV sitcom 'Up Pompeii' (see below)?
Who conquered Everest on 29th May 1953 (name him and his guide)?
How many bodies still lie on the mountain (nearest guess)?
In which mountain range would you find Machu Picchu?
Who could manage walking down the 'Stairs Of Death'?
What are these Swiss people doing with their voices?
What is a mountain snow fall called & which dog is renowned for Alpine mountain rescue?
SONG BREAKS -
'The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music' -
& 'Climb Every Mountain' -
Rivers
Here are some clues ...
This river runs through London?
This river is in Liverpool?
This river separates England from Wales?
Two rivers run into Cardiff Bay. What are they?
Name this famous Scottish loch?
This river can be found in Dublin?
This river drains water from Lake Eerie into Lake Ontario?
You're in denial if you don't know the name of this African river?
This river runs through a South American rainforest?
Petaluma, Napa & Guadalupe Rivers, and numerous smaller creeks and streams run into this American bay?
This river runs through 'The Magnolia State' in southern America?
Name this city, which is made up of 100 small islands?
You'd be insane to fall into this Parisian river?
This river runs through Rome?
This river runs through Florence?
& Some add on questions ...
Name the bridge?
Who had a hit single about this ferry in 1964?
What are the two Welsh words which greet you as you enter Wales?
What is the Welsh Government building called?
What monster might you find in it?
What is the name of the bridge?
What is the name of the tourist boat?
Which ancient wonders of the world can be found nearby?
What % of the oxygen we breathe comes from this rainforest?
Name the island prison?
Which desert is associated with this U.S. state?
What is the name of the tourist boats?
What is this type of statue called? What is the small city which is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church called?
What is the name of this bridge?
Name this English river & the author?
Name this canyon & the river that carved it?
Who fancies taking a 'Sky Walk'?
What name is given to these deep Norwegian inlets?
Who would dare to stand on this rock for a photo?
Name the river that runs through New York?
T or F. When US Airways flight 1549 crashed into it on 15th January 2009, all 155 people on board survived?
Name this Indian mausoleum & the sacred Indian river it sits on?
Who is in this photo, taken in 1992?
SONG BREAK. 'Messing About On The River', Josh MacRae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddr76lfRaIQ
Canals
What are these horses called & on which Scottish canal would you find them?
Name this aquaduct & canal in North Wales?
Name this London lock & the canal?
Name this city of canals & the flowers it is famous for? (Here is a song link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm31Lni60LU )
What is this series of 'steps' on the 'Worcester & Birmingham Canal' called? (Can anyone describe how to open and close them?) Here is a video of how to open a lock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZ7hBMTY8Q
Name this boat lift in Cheshire?
In which English city would you find 'Gas Street Basin'?
In which English city would you find 'Canal Street'?
In which part of London would you find 'Little Venice'?
What is the name of the canal in Egypt which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
What is the name of the canal in central America that connects the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans?
Animals
Simply name the animals and birds that you might find on mountains and waterways?
Here are some extra questions ...
Complete the saying "See you later alligator ..."?
Which TV sitcom character always imagined his mother-in-law as one of these?
If in the Himilayas, what would this mythical creature be called?
Who is frolicking with them?
Which humped animal are they related to?
Which country has this bird as its national emblem?
Which fish are they skilled at catching?
What celestial object are they said to howl at?
What do you call a male and a female one?
What are their babies called?
What are their babies called?
What are their babies called?
What is the male called?
Why are they pink?
Why country brews a beer named after this bird?
Which of its cousins is said to deliver a baby?
What does it grow on its head?
What is this great cat said never able to do?
Comedy sketch. Guess who is in the gorilla outfit? -
TV & Movies
Name this 1959 Alfred Hitchcock movie & the actors?
Name this 1978 movie based on an Agatha Christie book & the actor?
Name the American family & the mountains where they lived?
Name this 1965 musical movie & the family who escaped the Nazis by climbing the Alps?
Name this 1939 movie based on a Mark Twain novel & the actor?
Name this 1951 movie & the actors?
Name the 1972 thriller that featured a piece of music called 'The Duelling Banjos'? (Here it is - start video at 2.00mins in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nh7qkPYXo )
Name this 1957 war film set in Burma? (Does anyone remember the 'Colonel Bogey March' & the missing words? - Here it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4NEAIk3PU )
Name this 1968 'Carry On' movie & the lead actor?
Name this American TV series?
Name this 1967 movie & the characters? Also, who wrote the book? (Here is another song link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo&t=3s )
Name the canal based children's TV series?
Name this 1980 horror movie & the actors? Also, name the hotel where it was set?
Name this 1977 sci-fi movie & the actor? Why is he making a replica of the 'Devil's Tower' in Wyoming?
Name the TV series & the other characters? Can anyone make the yell?
SONG BREAK. 'Trail Of The Lonesome Pine', Laurel & Hardy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApsAPnoH7c
Music Round
You could play this as a "Name That Tune" round. Play the first few lines of songs and ask members to match them up with the pictures. Play full songs as members request.
Here is your Spotify playlist ... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3B5HDfkPzwMteL3dbr1fzL?si=5e0fb66bfc2549df
Comedy sketch. 'Gavin And Stacey Line Dance' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZmntV0Y3Sw
Practical activity
You could play 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' ...
Get painting ...
Or you could make a miniature 'Zen Garden' ...
Here are some clues ...
This is the highest mountain in Scotland & the UK? BEN NEVIS
This is the highest mountain in England? SCAFELL PIKE
This is the highest mountain in Wales? SNOWDON
This hill is in Somerset? GLASTONBURY TOR
This castle on top of a hill is in Scotland's capital city? CASTLE ROCK, EDINBURGH
This mount can be found in the Black Hills of Dakota? MOUNT RUSHMORE
This mountain is south west of Tokyo in Japan? MOUNT FUJI
This rock is in the Northern Territory of Australia? AYRES ROCK
This rock is a British territory in northern Spain? ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
This mountain can be found in Tanzania, Africa? KILAMANJARO
This volcano can be found in Italy? ETNA
'Christ The Redeemer' overlooks this rock in Rio De Janiero, Brazil? SUGARLOAF
This mount can be found in Normandy, France? MONT SAINT MICHEL
This mountain can be found above Cape Town, South Africa? TABLE MOUNTAIN
This mountain (the highest in Europe) can be found in the French Alps? MONT BLANC
& Some add on questions ...
What is the name of the loch it rises above? LOCH LINNHE
Which national park can it be found in? LAKE DISTRICT
What is its Welsh, or proper, name? YR WYDFFA
Which legendary king is associated with this place? KING ARTHUR
What royal event takes place here every year? ROYAL MILITARY TATTOO
Which four US presidents are featured? GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT & ABRAHAM LINCOLN (APPARENTLY WANTS HIS FACE CARVED THERE!)
Which tree does 'Sakura' (the flower in the picture) come from? CHERRY BLOSSOM
What is its proper name & to which native people is it sacred? ULURU / ABORIGINE
What type of monkeys live there? BARBARY MACAQUES
Which long necked animal features in the picture? GIRAFFE
Name the island? SICILY
What is the name of the beach below (Barry Manilow had a hit single in 1978 with the same name - here it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKR2n-G-wdM ) COPACABANA
Name its twin in Cornwall? ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT
Who was the first black president of South Africa? NELSON MANDELA
What is the food and drink associated with skiiing called? APRES SKI
On which mountain were the 'Ten Commandments' given to Moses? MOUNT SANAI
Can you name any of them?
You shall have no other God's before me
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy
Honour your father and mother
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shall not bear false witness
You shall not covet
Which volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. caused the devastation of Pompeii? VESUVIUS
Who starred in the TV sitcom 'Up Pompeii' (see below)? FRANKIE HOWARD
Who conquered Everest on 29th May 1953 (name him and his guide)? EDMUND HILLARY & SHERPA TENZING
How many bodies still lie on the mountain (nearest guess)? 200
In which mountain range would you find Machu Picchu? ANDES
Who could manage walking down the 'Stairs Of Death'? (A FEAR OF HEIGHTS IS ACROPHOBIA)
What are these Swiss people doing with their voices? YODELLING
What is a mountain snow fall called & which dog is renowned for Alpine mountain rescue? AVALANCHE / SAINT BERNARD (THE BARREL CONTAINS BRANDY)
Here are some clues ...
This river runs through London? THAMES
This river is in Liverpool? MERSEY
This river separates England from Wales? SEVERN
Two rivers run into Cardiff Bay. What are they? TAFF & ELY
Name this famous Scottish loch? LOCH NESS
This river can be found in Dublin? LIFFEY
This river drains water from Lake Eerie into Lake Ontario? NIAGARA
You're in denial if you don't know the name of this African river? NILE
This river runs through a South American rainforest? AMAZON
Petaluma, Napa & Guadalupe Rivers, and numerous smaller creeks and streams run into this American bay? SAN FRANCISCO BAY
This river runs through 'The Magnolia State' in southern America? MISSISSIPPI
Name this city, which is made up of 100 small islands? VENICE
You'd be insane to fall into this Parisian river? SEINE
This river runs through Rome? TIBER
This river runs through Florence? ARNO
& Some add on questions ...
Name the bridge? TOWER BRIDGE
Who had a hit single about this ferry in 1964? GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
What are the two Welsh words which greet you as you enter Wales? CROESO Y CYMRU
What is the Welsh Government building called? SENYDD
What monster might you find in it? NESSIE
What is the name of the bridge? HALFPENNY
What is the name of the tourist boat? 'MAID OF THE MIST'
Which ancient wonders of the world can be found nearby? PYRAMIDS AT GIZA
What % of the oxygen we breathe comes from this rainforest? 20%
Name the island prison? ALCATRAZ
Which desert is associated with this U.S. state? MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE
What is the name of the tourist boats? GONDOLAS
What is this type of statue called? GARGOYLE
What is the small city which is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church called? VATICAN CITY
What is the name of this bridge? PONTE VECCHIO
Name this English river & the author? AVON / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (THE BARD OF AVON)
Name this canyon & the river that carved it? GRAND CANYON / COLORADO
Who fancies taking a 'Sky Walk'? *
What name is given to these deep Norwegian inlets? FJORDS
Who would dare to stand on this rock for a photo? *
Name the river that runs through New York? HUDSON
T or F. When US Airways flight 1549 crashed into it on 15th January 2009, all 155 people on board survived? TRUE
Name this Indian mausoleum & the sacred Indian river it sits on? GANGES
Who is in this photo, taken in 1992? PRINCESS DIANA
What are these horses called & on which Scottish canal would you find them? KELPIES / FORTH & CLYDE CANAL
Name this aquaduct & canal in North Wales? PONTCYSYLLTE / LLANGOLLEN CANAL
Name this London lock & the canal? CAMDEN LOCK / GRAND UNION CANAL
Name this city of canals & the flowers it is famous for? (Here is a song link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm31Lni60LU ). AMSTERDAM / TULIPS
What is this series of 'steps' on the 'Worcester & Birmingham Canal' called? (Can anyone describe how to open and close them?) CAEN FLIGHT
Here is a video of how to open a lock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmZ7hBMTY8Q
Name this boat lift in Cheshire? ANDERTON BOAT LIFT
In which English city would you find 'Gas Street Basin'? BIRMINGHAM
In which English city would you find 'Canal Street'? MANCHESTER
In which part of London would you find 'Little Venice'? PADDINGTON
What is the name of the canal in Egypt which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea? SUEZ CANAL
What is the name of the canal in central America that connects the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans? PANAMA CANAL
Complete the saying "See you later alligator ..."? CROCODILE / "SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR, IN A WHILE CROCODILE"
Which TV sitcom character always imagined his mother-in-law as one of these? HIPPOPOTAMUS / REGINAL PERRIN
If in the Himilayas, what would this mythical creature be called? SASQUATCH / YETI
Who is frolicking with them? GORILLAS / DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Which humped animal are they related to? LLAMA / CAMEL
Which country has this bird as its national emblem? GOLDEN EAGLE / U.S.A.
Which fish are they skilled at catching? BROWN BEAR / JUMPING SALMON
What celestial object are they said to howl at? WOLF / MOON
What do you call a male and a female one? GOAT / BILLY & NANNY
What are their babies called? OTTER / PUPS
What are their babies called? GOOSE / GOSLING
What are their babies called? SWAN / CYGNET
What is the male called? MALLARD DUCK / DRAKE
Why are they pink? FLAMINGO / THEY EAT SHRIMP
Why country brews a beer named after this bird? KINGFISHER / INDIA
Which of its cousins is said to deliver a baby? HERON / STORK
What does it grow on its head? MOOSE / ANTLERS
What is this great cat said never able to do? LEOPARD / NEVER CHANGE IT'S SPOTS
Guess who is in the gorilla outfit? ROWAN ATKINSON
Name this 1959 Alfred Hitchcock movie & the actors? 'NORTH BY NORTHWEST' / CARY GRANT & EVE MARIE SAINT
Name this 1978 movie based on an Agatha Christie book & the actor? 'DEATH ON THE NILE' / PETER USTINOV
Name the American family & the mountains where they lived? 'THE WALTONS' / BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA
Name this 1965 musical movie & the family who escaped the Nazis by climbing the Alps? 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' / THE VON TRAPPS
Name this 1939 movie based on a Mark Twain novel & the actor? 'THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN' / MICKEY ROONEY
Name this 1951 movie & the actors? 'THE AFRICAN QUEEN' / KATHARINE HEPBURN & HUMPHREY BOGART
Name the 1972 thriller that featured a piece of music called 'The Duelling Banjos'? (Here it is - start video at 2.00mins in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35nh7qkPYXo ). 'DELIVERANCE'
Name this 1957 war film set in Burma? (Does anyone remember the 'Colonel Bogey March' & the missing words? - Here it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4NEAIk3PU ) 'BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI' /
"Hitler has only got one ball,
Göring has two but very small,
Himmler is rather sim'lar,
But poor old Goebbels has no balls at all."
OR ...
"Hitler has only got one ball,
The other is in the Albert Hall,
His mother, the dirty bugger,
Chopped it off when he was small.
She threw it into the apple tree,
The wind blew it into the deep blue sea,
Where the fishes got out their dishes,
And ate scallops and bollocks for tea."
Name this 1968 'Carry On' movie & the lead actor? 'CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER' / KENNETH WILLIAMS
Name this American TV series? 'GRIZZLY ADAMS'
Name this 1967 movie & the characters? Also, who wrote the book? (Here is another song link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo&t=3s ). 'THE JUNGLE BOOK' / RUDYARD KIPLING
Name the canal based children's TV series? 'ROSIE & JIM'
Name this 1980 horror movie & the actors? Also, name the hotel where it was set? 'THE SHINING' / 'OVERLOOK HOTEL'
Name this 1977 sci-fi movie & the actor? Why is he making a replica of the 'Devil's Tower' in Wyoming? 'CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND' / THAT IS WHERE THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT ARE TO CONVERGE & HAND OVER HUMANS TAKEN YEARS PRIOR
Name the TV series & the other characters? Can anyone make the yell? 'TARZAN'
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