Bird Fun Facts
What is the largest and heaviest bird in the world
The ostrich is the largest and heaviest bird in the world. It can weigh up to 345 pounds (156 kilograms) and stand up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall.
What is the latin name for a wolf and owl?
Half points for each answer
Lupus
Bubo
when was the model t made
*plus or minus 5 years accepted
1908
Which century was the Acropolis in Greece built?
5th century BC
What is the name of the Egyptian ruler that Julia and Dad saw at the Children's museum?
King Tut
What is the largest cold weather bird that stands at almost 4 feet tall, must be specific?
Dad knows how to perfectly shoot a gun called the AK47, what does the K stand for?
Kalashnikova
When was the game Rummikub created
Will accept in the 10s, for example the 2010s
1940s
We have moved several times and enjoy moving furniture, how many houses has Julia and Sandra moved into (includes lake houses)?
8Westfield, French Lick, Lake House, Log House, Noblesville, Burleson, San Angelo, and Laguna Vista
What is the name of the Native American ruins in St. Louis that we use to stop at in every family trip?
Cahokia Mounds
How long can a brown pelican live?
30 years
What does the "e" in E. coli stand for?
Escherichia
when was monopoly deal released
*plus of minus 5 years
2008
Julia and Jason visited Peru, they fell in love with a bird called the condor. How long is the wingspan of a condor in feet?
9.5 feet
(will accept 9-10 ft)
Julia and Sandra did a recent road trip in Iceland. The country of Iceland is known and the land of _ and _.
Fire and Ice
Which birds did some Native American tribes believe represented a bad omen?
The owl
NAs believed that if an owl flies around you that is a bad omen.
What is the second largest building in the world?
The Parliament Palace in Romania’s capital of Bucharest is the second largest building in the world, behind only the Pentagon. The building is 84m high. It is also the heaviest building in the world.
The telephone was invented in
*Plus or minus 10 years accepted
1876
*Numbers plus or minus 3 will be accepted
It's about 22 miles long and 4 miles wide on average.
Julia and Sandra went on study abroad trip in Costa Rica in what year and what location?
150 pts for each answer
2019, Osa Peninsula
Hummingbirds consume about ___ calories per day.
Ans- 3-7 calories per day. If you scale them up to the size of a human, this is 155,000 calories PER DAY!
The energy of the sun is created based on what process
The sun doesn't require oxygen to burn. Its energy is generated through nuclear fusion. A process that occurs due to the extreme heat and pressure in its core.
when was the first black and white movie made
*Will accept in the 10s, for example the 2010s
1888
Julia had an interview where this question was asked, what is the population of Romania?
+100 pts if you remember the company
*Will accept + or - 2 million
19 million
What is the first name of Lewis from Lewis and Clark?
*Bonus point if you know Clarks
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark