Around the World
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What is the largest animal to exist?
Blue Whale
What are the raised, bumpy dots on signs, elevator buttons, and books that help people who are blind read with their fingers?
a. Sign Language
b. Morse Code
c. Braille
d. Hieroglyphics
Braille - Braille is a system of raised dots that allows people with visual impairments to read and write by feeling the patterns with their fingertips.
In what country would you find the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
Which animals hold hands while they sleep so they do not float away from each other?
Sea Otters
What is the name of the elite, international sports tournament held right after the Olympic Games for athletes with physical disabilities?
a. The X Games
b. The Paralympic Games
c. The World Cup
d. The Deaflympics
Paralympic Games - The Paralympics are held every four years in the same host city as the Olympics, featuring thousands of the world's best athletes competing in sports like wheelchair basketball and track.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Name an insect that tastes with their feet?
Bees, houseflies and butterflies
Which brilliant American author and activist was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts university degree?
a. Helen Keller
b. Amelia Earhart
c. Harriet Tubman
d. Rosa Parks
Helen Keller - Despite losing her sight and hearing as a toddler, she learned to communicate with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and went on to write books and travel the world helping others!
What is the largest (in land mass) state in the US?
Alaska
What is the world’s fastest growing plant?
Bamboo – one species can grow up to 35 inches in one day!
What groundbreaking U.S. civil rights law was passed in 1990 to ban discrimination against people with disabilities in public places, schools, and jobs?
a. The Bill of Rights
b. The Emancipation Proclamation
c. The Fair Housing Act
d. The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act - The ADA completely transformed daily life by requiring public spaces to add wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, automatic doors, and braille signs
Which two countries share the longest border in the world?
US and Canada
What popular “vegetable” is actually a flower?
Broccoli
Which legendary theoretical physicist and author of A Brief History of Time revolutionized our understanding of black holes while living with ALS for over 50 years?
a. Stephen Hawking
b. Albert Einstein
c. Isaac Newton
d. Niels Bohr
Stephen Hawking - Diagnosed with a motor neuron disease at age 21, he completely lost his ability to walk and speak, but continued his groundbreaking physics research using a motorized wheelchair and a computerized speech-generating device.