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This windy U.S. city is often cited as housing the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.
What is Chicago? Polish immigration started in earnest in the 1860s.
100
In many countries, we honor these people on the second Sunday in May.
What are mothers?
The US, Canada, and Australia celebrate on the 2nd Sunday, but Mexico and Latin America celebrate on May 10th.
100
This color is on top of the standard vertical traffic light.
What is red?
The world’s first traffic light was installed at Parliament Square in London in 1868. Its gas lights were manually controlled by police officers.
100
Never throw away lemon halves after squeezing the juice. They have multiple uses for this generic task.
What is cleaning?
You can add salt to them and scour the bottom of copper pots and pans to remove tarnish and bring back their shine.
100
Children use this slang term for germs.
What is cooties?
The term originated during World War I when troops used it to mean body lice.
200
This famous park is in the middle of New York City.
What is Central Park? It’s the crown jewel of urban open space, and it’s larger than the country of Monaco.
200
What patriotic American holiday falls in late May?
What is Memorial Day?
This holiday honors and remembers those who have died while serving this country.
200
These flying, nocturnal mammals often live in barns and are important to the ecosystem in reducing insect pests.
What are bats?
Bats have the most acute sense of hearing among land mammals. They use echolocation to navigate and find prey, emitting high-frequency sounds and listening for the echo.
200
This common baking ingredient will put out a skillet grease fire.
What is baking soda?
Just pour on enough to smother the fire. The fire will release the carbon dioxide in the baking soda which will displace the oxygen molecules.
200
In addition to watching films in the theater, people headed here to watch them on summer nights.
What are drive-ins?
There are around 300 drive-ins still in operation in the United States and just over 40 remaining in Canada.
400
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
What is Mount Everest?
The peak is 29,032 feet tall and only 7,600 people have reached the top. Almost 30 times taller than the Eiffel Tower.
400
On the First Saturday of May, what popular event takes place?
Hint: It includes horses
What is the Kentucky Derby?
400
In Japan, this is the polite way to greet someone you meet.
What is to bow?
It is polite to bow when greeting people, saying goodbye, or thanking them.
400
When cutting marshmallows, do this with your scissors first.
What is dip them in water?
This keeps the scissors from sticking to the marshmallows.
400
Gone are the days of spending entire days shopping here.
What is the mall?
The first large-scale indoor mall in the United States opened in the early 1950s in Edina, Minnesota, and was called Southdale Center. It included 75 shops filling two levels of retail space.
600
France’s grapes that grow in this region are known for their famed “bubbly.”
What is Champagne? In some countries, sparkling wine from grapes grown outside of the Champagne region must be labeled as sparkling wine or labeled champagne with a lowercase C.
600
This May birthstone captures the splendor of mid-spring nature.
What is an emerald?
Emeralds symbolize rebirth and fertility.
600
This ancient symbol is still associated with the judicial system and impartial justice.
What are scales of justice (or Lady Justice)?
It symbolizes weighing both sides of the argument to achieve an impartial decision.
600
Which trendy fruit can be used to dye clothes pink?
What is an avocado.
The skins and pits will dye fabric a blush pink color!
600
Long before streaming, kids used to record songs from the radio onto these.
What are cassette tapes?
800
Which country technically sits on two continents?
What is Iceland?
Iceland sits on the rift between the North American tectonic plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate. People can go snorkeling between them and touch both at the same time!
800
Hawaii celebrates this welcome gift for visitors on the first day of May.
What is the Lei?
Lei day is a statewide celebration where each island has their own type of lei. Removing the lei in front of the person who gave it to you is considered rude.
800
People on Earth hear this when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound.
What is a sonic boom?
What you’re hearing is a shock wave.
800
Which common kitchen ingredient can be used to combat infections, help heal wounds, and ease nighttime coughs?
What is Honey?
Honey has been used as a medical remedy for more than 5,000 years!
800
Before the internet, these machines at the library were used to view old newspapers, magazines, and documents.
What are microfiche (or microfilm) readers? 