Geography
What are the seven continents?
Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica.
What is the most important thing needed to survive in the wilderness?
Water.
Before everything else, humans need water.
What popular spice/flavoring is produced from orchids?
Vanilla.
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock.
Humans are defined as being vertebrates because of the presence of a verterbral column, also known as a spine or what “B” word?
Backbone.
How many oceans are on Earth?
Five.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic.
How can you determine the distance of an oncoming thunderstorm?
By the time between flashes of lightning and claps of thunder.
To get a good estimate, count the number of seconds between flashes and claps and divide this number by five to estimate how many miles away an approaching storm is.
True or False:
Mushrooms are the fruit of fungi.
True!
Who is known for coming up with the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein.
What is the general term for the small tubes in the circulatory that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart?
Veins.
What season does Australia experience in December?
Summer.
Which type of berry is safe to eat when ripe and cooked, but can cause nausea when eaten off of the bush?
Elderberries.
What is the fastest growing plant, which can grow up to 35 inches in a single day?
Bamboo.
Who was the first to make it to the top of Mount Everest, and back down?
Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay.
Which part of the body is comprised of the carpus and metacarpus?
The hand. 🖐
Mt. Fuji is the highest point of which Asian country?
Japan.
Why should you try to avoid sleeping directly on the ground?
To keep from loosing body heat.
Sleeping on the ground can lead to loss of body heat. You’ll retain more warmth by piling grass or pine needles on the ground to sleep on.
One of the most expensive spices in the world comes from the Crocus flower. What is this spice?
Saffron.
Who is thought to have come up with the idea of Calculus?
Isaac Newton.
What fibrous tissue connects the calf muscles to the calcaneus?
Achilles’ tendon.
It is named after the Greek hero who killed Hector outside of Troy.
Wellington is the capitol city of ___?
New Zealand.
In cases of hypothermia, what type of food or beverage should you avoid?
Caffeine.
Although often in coffee, which is served hot, caffeine actually draws body heat to the extremities and away from the core.
Almost all mushrooms produce Vitamin __? (A,B,C,D...)
D.
Mushrooms are the only food in the fresh produce section that produce vitamin D.
Who was the first to run a mile in under 4 minutes?
Roger Bannister.
(3:59:4) to be exact. This was latter beaten. The current world record for the mile is 3:43:13 by Hicham El Guerrouj representing Morocco in Rome on July 7, 1999.
In which part of the body will you find the tarsal bones?
Feet. 🦶