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Name 2 of the largest carnivores of the country
Grizzlies, Black bears, and Polar bears.
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What is the national ANIMAL?
The white-tailed deer.
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Name 3 of the most common languages spoken in China
Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
Yue (Cantonese)
Wu (Shanghainese)
Minbei (Fuzhou)
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How many hours a day does a cat sleep?
Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to 14 hours a day.
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Name the longest river in the country
The Missouri River is the longest river in the USA. It goes through 7 states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Misuri.
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What percentage of the country is protected as either a national park or wildlife reserve?
Costa Rica has over 25% of its land area protected. This is the largest percentage of territory protected out of any other country in the world.
- 34,000 species of insects in Costa Rica, as well as more than 20,000 species of spider.
- Costa Rica is home to more than ten percent of all the species of butterfly in the world.
- Costa Rica has around 615 species of animal per 10,000 square miles.
200
Kinyarwanda is the official language of what country?
Kinyarwanda is the official language of Ruanda. Also spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
200
There are five universally accepted basic tastes that stimulate and are perceived by our taste buds. Name 3 of them
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.
300
Name the hottest place in the USA
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California. During summer, it is one of the hottest places on Earth. The hottest air temperature ever recorded in was 134 °F (56.7 °C), on July 10, 1913
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The slot is a national symbol in CR, how many hours a day do they sleep?
Captive sloths typically sleep between 15 to 20 hours a day, while wild sloths sleep around 10 hours a day.
300
Afghanistan is a multilingual country with two official languages: Pashto and Dari.
Name 1 other language spoken in the country.
Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, Arabic and Urdu
300
Neurons are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system. Name 3 neuron parts
400
Six space shuttles were built, but only five ever flew in space.
Name 3 of them.
Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
Retired Space Shuttle Locations
- Shuttle Atlantis - Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (Florida)
- Shuttle Discovery - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Washington DC)
- Shuttle Endeavour - California Science Center (California)
- Shuttle Enterprise - Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (New York)
400
The Manatí (sea cow) was declare a national symbol of marine fauna in what year?
The "Asamblea Legislativa" (Legislative Assembly) declared the Manatí as national symbol of marine fauna on july 29, 2014.
400
How many languages does Tolkien invented for his novels?
Hint: more the 10
Tolkien invented 15 languages based on his knowledge of other classic languages: Old english, Celtic, Old nordic and some Scandinavian dialects. He thought that his linguistics construction will only prevail in a mythologic story like "Lord of the Rings". Thats why, his creatures speak quenya, sindarin, adunaico and elf dialect (based of runic and tengwar)
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What does "Serendipity" means?
"The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way."