ANTARCTICA
ANIMALS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ALEXES
AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA
AT THE ART MUSEUM
200
FIRST REACHED IN 1911, IT'S THE POINT IN ANTARCTICA THROUGH WHICH THE EARTH'S AXIS PASSES
WHERE IS THE SOUTH POLE?
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ANTS OF THE SUBFAMILY PONERINAE ARE SO SOCIALLY PRIMITIVE THAT THIS ANT HAS TO FORAGE FOR ITSELF INSTEAD OF BEING ATTENDED TO
WHAT IS THE QUEEN?
200
IT'S THE TWO-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION FOR IOWA
WHAT IS IA?
200
BUCEPHALUS WAS THE FAVORED HORSE OF THIS ANCIENT WARRIOR WHO BUILT A CITY IN ITS HONOR WHEN IT DIED
WHO IS ALEXANDER THE GREAT?
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AT SOME POINTS, THIS 4,000-MILE-LONG RIVER IS SO WIDE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE FROM ONE BANK TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE
WHAT IS THE AMAZON?
200
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ALLOWS STILL PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT YOU MUST SHOOT WITHOUT USING THIS
WHAT IS A FLASH?
400
THE CRAB-EATER TYPE OF THIS, LIKE THE ONE SEEN HERE, IS A COMMON SIGHT IN ANTARCTICA
WHAT IS A SEAL?
400
THIS SENSE IS SAID TO BE KEENER IN RAPTORS, SUCH AS HAWKS, THAN IN ANY OTHER CREATURE
WHAT IS EYESIGHT?
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ON A MAP, 'ISTH.' REFERS TO THIS GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE
WHAT IS AN ISTHMUS?
400
THIS AUTHOR FIRST LEARNED OF HIS AFRICAN ANCESTOR, KUNTA KINTE, WHILE LIVING WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS IN TENNESSEE
WHO IS ALEX HALEY?
400
THIS COUNTRY ON THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA IS MORE THAN 10 TIMES AS LONG AS IT IS WIDE
WHERE IS CHILE?
400
AS WELL AS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS ART, IT CAN BE ONE ROOM OR AREA IN A MUSEUM
WHAT IS A GALLERY?
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TWO SPECIES OF THESE BIRD THAT INHABIT ANTARCTICA ARE THE ADELIE AND THE EMPEROR
WHAT IS A PENGUIN?
600
THE ASIAN PARROT NAMED FOR THIS MAMMAL SLEEPS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN
WHAT IS A BAT?
600
THE PERSON CALLED THE CEO AT A COMPANY HAS THIS FULL TITLE
WHAT IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER?
600
THIS FRENCH AUTHOR PENNED THE IMMORTAL LINE 'ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL'
WHO IS ALEXADRE DUMAS?
600
THE NAME OF THIS CAPITAL CITY MEANS "GOOD AIR"
WHERE IS BUENOS AIRES?
600
YOU MAY HAVE ANTIQUES IN YOUR HOUSE; THE LOUVRE HAS THIS SIMILAR BUT LONGER WORD FOR ANCIENT RELICS
WHAT ARE ANTIQUITIES?
800
LOCATED JUST ACROSS THE DRAKE PASSAGE, THIS IS THE CLOSEST COUNTRY TO ANTARCTICA
WHERE IS CHILE?
800
LOBSTERS ARE CALLED BUGS, OR SPIDERS, BECAUSE THEY BELONG TO THIS PHYLUM ALONG WITH INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS
WHAT ARE ARTHROPODS?
800
MEANING 'BEFORE NOON', THIS LATIN TERM GAVE US THE ABBREVIATION 'AM'
WHAT IS ANTE MERIDIEM?
800
THIS SCIENTIST WAS KNIGHTED IN 1944 FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN
WHO IS ALEXANDER FLEMING?
800
CHIMBORAZO AND COTOPAXI ARE PEAKS IN THIS SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAIN RANGE
WHAT ARE THE ANDES?
800
IF YOU LIKED THE EXHIBITION, STOP BY THE MUSEUM SHOP TO BUY THIS BOOK ABOUT IT, FROM THE GREEK FOR 'TO LIST'
WHAT IS THE CATALOG?
1000
THIS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION, THE LARGEST IN ANTARCTICA, BELONGS TO THE US
WHAT IS MCMURDO STATION?
1000
WITH ONLY FOUR SPECIES, THESE AFRICAN CARRION EATERS MAKE UP THE SMALLEST CARNIVORE FAMILY
WHAT ARE HYENAS?
1000
YOU MIGHT HAVE A STICKER ON YOUR SUITCASE WITH THIS, THE THREE LETTER CODE OF ORLANDO'S PRIMARY AIRPORT
WHAT IS MCO?
1000
A MAJOR OCEAN CURRENT OFF OF PERU IS NAMED FOR THIS MAN WHO CHARTED IT IN 1802
WHO IS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT?
1000
IT'S THE HEAVENLY VENEZUELAN LANDMARK SEEN HERE
WHAT IS ANGEL FALLS?
1000
THE MUSEUM WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST VAN GOGH COLLECTION IS IN THIS EUROPEAN CITY
WHERE IS AMSTERDAM?