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This insect produces light through bioluminescence in its abdomen during warm summer nights?
LIghtning Bug/ Firefly
This remarkable creature has three hearts and blue blood, allowing it to pump oxygen through its body efficiently in deep waters?
Octopus
Invented in 1901 by King Camp Gillette, this thin, disposable metal blade revolutionized morning grooming routines for men everywhere
Safety Razor
This essential gas, which makes up about 21 percent of Earth's atmosphere, is what humans and animals must breathe in to survive.
Oxygen
In 1964, Louis Armstrong knocked The Beatles out of the #1 billboard spot with his gravelly, iconic recording of this title song from a hit Broadway musical.
Hello, Dolly
This compound word describes a spontaneous group discussion used to generate ideas and solve problems rapidly?
Brainstorm
Scientific studies have shown that this intelligent bird can recognize human faces, remember who treated them well or poorly, and even pass that information down to their offspring?
Crow
In 1928, a bakery in Missouri became the first to use Otto Rohwedder's new machine, giving rise to the popular phrase comparing great new ideas to this specific grocery item.
Sliced Bread
Because it takes 365 and a quarter days for Earth to complete one full orbit around the sun, we add an extra day to the calendar every four years during this specific year.
Leap Year
This legendary "First Lady of Song" was famous for her incredible vocal range, her scat singing, and her dynamic jazz duets with Louis Armstrong.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This tall, bright yellow garden plant is famous for its young flower heads tracking the movement of the sun?
sunflower
This social insect performs a specialized "waggle dance" to communicate the exact direction and distance of a food source to the rest of its hive
HOneybee
Patented in 1941 after an engineer noticed how burrs stuck to his dog's fur, this hook-and-loop fabric fastener is a staple on shoes, jackets, and blood pressure cuffs.
Velcro
This colorful, nighttime atmospheric light show, often called the Northern Lights, is caused by solar particles colliding with Earth's magnetic field.
What is the Aurora Borealis?
Chubby Checker caused a nationwide dance craze in 1960 when he released this song that instructed everyone to move their hips like they were wiping their back with a towel.
The Twist
This household tool typically consists of a pointed metal helix attached to a handle, used for extracting closures from wine bottles?
Corkscrew
This reptile has eyes that can move independently of one another, giving it a 360-degree field of vision at the same time
Chameleon
In 1945, engineer Percy Spencer accidentally melted a chocolate bar in his pocket while working on radar technology, leading to the invention of this common kitchen appliance.
Microwave
Named after a British meteorologist, these high-altitude, wispy clouds are thin and feathery because they are made entirely of ice crystals.
This beloved 1939 musical film features Judy Garland singing a wistful, Oscar-winning ballad about a magical place "where troubles melt like lemon drops."
The Wizard of Oz
This term describes a geological formation where a river or stream flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops
Waterfall
This apex ocean predator must continuously swim forward to force water over its gills so that it can extract oxygen and breathe?
Shark
Invented in the late 1940s to replace bulky vacuum tubes, this tiny electronic component made portable, battery-powered pocket radios possible in the 1950s.
Transistor
It takes exactly 8 minutes and 20 seconds for a particle of light emitted from this cosmic body to travel through space and hit the surface of the Earth.
Sun
This iconic American vocal group, led by Diana Ross, became Motown's most successful act of the 1960s with 12 number-one hits, including "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love."
The Supremes