Spring
Weather
Numbers
Healthy Living
Earth Day
100
What does the term 'spring chicken' mean?
What is you are young!
100
What happens first during a thunderstorm, thunder or lightning?
What is lightning.
Light travels faster than sound that is the reason why we see lightning first.
100
How many wheels does a tricycle have?
What are three.
100
Considering 60% of our bodies are made up of this liquid it is very important to drink 6-8 glasses of this a day.
What is water!
100
What are the three “R’s” of waste management?
A. Remove, Return, Relocate
B. Remix, Reinvent, Redistribute
C. Refuse, Refrain, Redeem
D. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What is D. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce means to cut back on the amount of trash we generate. Reuse means to find new ways to use things that otherwise would have been thrown out. Recycle means to turn something old and useless (like plastic milk jugs) into something new and useful (like picnic benches, playground equipment and recycling bins)
200
Name three activities you enjoy doing in the spring.
What is Bike rides, family picnics, gardening, flying kites, porch sitting, etc.
200
What's the name of the most dangerous rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud?
What is a tornado.
200
How many dwarfs helped Snow White?
What are seven.
200
It’s important to have a balanced ______, this means you should make sure to have something from every food group!
What is diet.
The different food groups are:
Carbohydrates: There are carbohydrates in bread, potatoes, pasta and rice.
Protein: You can get your protein from food such as beans, meat, eggs and fish.
Dairy: This can include milk, yoghurt and cheese!
Fruit and vegetables: Make sure to add lots of fruit and vegetables into your diet such as apples, grapes, carrots and broccoli!
Fats and sugars: Make sure not to eat too many of these. They are foods such as biscuits, chocolate and butter.
200
What is the most common type of trash thrown away by American's?
A. Paper products and Cardboard
B. Metals
C. Glass
D. Plastics
What is A. Paper products and Cardboard
300
An increase in what causes allergies in the spring?
What is pollen.
300
Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?
What are clouds and each bring a different type of weather. 
300
How many sides does a stop sign have? Hint it is the same as an octogon.
What are eight.
300
What are things you can do to prevent sunburn?
- Always wear sunscreen. Apply it on your skin every day. Make it a habit, as you do with brushing your teeth.
- Avoid sun in the middle of the day, from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ultraviolet rays, which cause sunburn, are strongest during this time.
- Wear protective clothing. When you do go outdoors, especially for long periods in the middle of the day. Long sleeves and slacks, as well as a wide-brimmed hat, help protect your body against the sun's harmful effects.
- Wear sunglasses that filter UV light.
300
About how long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose?
A. 10 Years
B. 2 Months
C. 400 Years
D. 150 Years
What is C. 400 years.
400
Why do birds sing a lot during spring?
What is to attract other birds.
Singing is an important part of the breeding cycle, which begins when migratory male birds reach their nesting grounds. They usually arrive before the female birds, giving each male time to establish a nesting territory and defend it against other males of the same species. Singing is a form of communication that reinforces this ownership—announcing through bird songs that “this is my territory.”
400
Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?
What is hail.
400
How many noses does a slug have?
What are four.
Two are for seeing and smelling, and they can be operated independently, while the other two are for touching and tasting.
400
Getting good _______ helps your mind and body to recharge leaving you refreshed and alert for the day ahead. Without this your brain and body can not function properly.
What is sleep.
Newborn 0–3 months 14–17 hours
Infant 4–12 months 12–16 hours
Toddler 1–2 years 11–14 hours
Preschool 3–5 years 10–13 hours
School Age 6–12 years 9–12 hours
Teen 13–18 years 8–10 hours
Adult 18–60 years 7-9 hours
65 years and older 7–8 hours
400
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet poses an immediate threat to the survival of which animal?
A. Penguins
B. Killer Whales
C. Polar Bears
D. Muskoxen
What is C. Polar Bears
500
What is The White House Easter Egg Roll?
What is a race where children push an egg through the grass with a long handled spoon.
In the 1870s, Capitol Hill had become a popular spot for children to roll eggs - and themselves - down the hill on Easter Monday. As the event grew more popular, the toll on the grounds was noticeable. In 1876, Congress passed a law forbidding the Capitol grounds to be used as a children's playground. In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes issued an order that if any children should come to the White House to roll their Easter eggs, they would be allowed to do so. The tradition has been carried on since, and has grown into the major event you can experience today. South lawn of the White House.
500
What two ingredients make a rainbow.
What is sunshine and rain!
500
How many rings are there in the Olympic rings symbol.
What are five.
The interlocking rings of the Olympic flag was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the co-founder of the modern Olympic games. The five rings represented the five participating continents of the time: Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and Oceania.
500
Make sure you keep your body moving and stay ______. There are lots of things you can do including swimming, football or maybe even a bit of hula hooping!
What is active! Exercising can lower your risk of getting conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and will also help to prevent strokes.
500
Which of the following sources of energy is NOT renewable?
A. Petroleum
B. Hydropower
C. Wind Turbines
D. Solar Power
What is A. Petroleum
This is the leading source of energy in the United States making it critical that we begin to invest in renewable energies in hopes to curb global warming.