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100

This outdoor seat swings gently and is perfect for relaxing under a tree.
Hint: You tie it between two trees.

What is a hammock?

100

This fruit was once called the “love apple” and thought to be poisonous in Europe.
Hint: It’s now a common ingredient in salads and sauces.

What is a tomato?

100


This South American country is known for tango dancing, the Andes Mountains, and Lionel Messi.

Argentina

100

This rock floats on water and is used in pedicures.
Hint: It’s full of tiny holes, like a sponge.

What is pumice? 


200

This red-breasted bird is often seen hopping around lawns in the spring.
Hint: It’s known for pulling worms from the ground.

What is a robin?

200

This vegetable was the first to be grown in space by NASA astronauts.
Hint: It’s often mashed or baked.

What is a potato?

200


Although it has “Christmas” in its name, this tiny island is located near Australia and is famous for its red crab migration.

Christmas islands

200

This mysterious part of the ocean is said to make ships and planes disappear.
Hint: It’s between Florida and Bermuda.





What is the Bermuda Triangle?

300

This backyard creature comes out at night and glows while flying.
Hint: It has “light” in its name.

What is a firefly (or lightning bug)?

300

This crunchy vegetable is 95% water and often sliced in salads or pickled.
Hint: It’s green and refreshing.

Cucumber

300


This island nation south of India is known for Ceylon tea, elephants, and its lion-emblazoned flag.

Sri lanka

300

This is the fastest land bird in the world.
Hint: It can run up to 50 mph in short bursts.

Ostrich

400

This tool has long handles and is used for trimming hedges or branches.
Hint: It looks like a big pair of scissors


What are garden shears?



400

This fruit floats in water because a quarter of it is air.
Hint: It’s famously associated with Newton’s discovery of gravity.

What is an apple?

400

Known as the land of the kiwi bird, this country has stunning landscapes and was the filming location for The Lord of the Rings.

New Zealand

400

This vitamin is often called the “sunshine vitamin.”
Hint: You get it from sunlight.

What is Vitamin D?

500

This Canadian-invented backyard sport uses a paddle and a wiffle ball over a net.
Hint: It combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping pong.

What is pickleball?

500

This vegetable is known as the “king of spices” and is actually a dried flower bud.
Hint: It’s often used in baking and holiday dishes.

Clove

500


This Himalayan country values Gross National Happiness and has a dragon on its flag.

Bhutan

500

This video game, released in 1980, became one of the first major arcade hits. (Hint: It featured a yellow character eating dots.)

What is Pac-Man?

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