Amazing Animals
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms.
What are birds?
This is a term for two straight lines that will never cross.
What is parallel?
When people first fall in love, they feel like they are on this cloud.
What is cloud nine? Cloud nine denotes a feeling of euphoria.
She was Walt Disney’s favorite princess.
Who is Cinderella? Cinderella was first released in 1950; she was the second Disney princess after Snow White.
These are installed in homes to alert owners to fire.
What are smoke alarms? All 50 states require smoke alarms in new installations.
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
What is a beaver? The nocturnal animal is North America’s largest rodent and the second largest globally.
Another term for meridians is lines of this.
What are (lines of) longitude? Meridians are imaginary lines that run north and south around the globe. They measure the distance from the prime meridian in Greenwich, London, England.
This is where Batman fought crime.
What is Gotham City? Batman started fighting crime in Gotham City in the fourth episode of the Batman comic book, released in 1941. Before then, he was based in New York City
If you visit this U.S. state, you are likely to encounter a pupu platter.
What is Hawaii? It’s an appetizer platter that usually includes bacon-wrapped pineapple, tempura, spareribs, fruits, and vegetables.
In 1973, the first communication from this device was completed.
What is cell phone? The cell phone of 1970 bore no resemblance to today’s cell phone. They were called “brick phones” because they were as large as a brick and similar in design.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
What are bears?
The Mason-Dixon Line is a figurative line that separates this.
What is North and South (in the United States)? It runs along the Ohio River from the Missouri-Iowa border to the East Coast.
This is the fictional palace of King Arthur.
What is Camelot?
This country on the Iberian Peninsula allows some workers to take a nap during the workday.
What is Spain? The nap is known as a siesta. You’ll find siesta is still observed mostly in shops, especially during the summer from 2–4 p.m.
In the 1970s, McDonald’s introduced this jolly menu item that is still going strong today.
What is the Happy Meal? The original packaging resembled a cereal box with games, comics, and jokes on it.
This is the largest species of feline in the world.
What are tigers? Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kg), whereas lions typically reach only 550 pounds (250 kg).
This is another name for an oblique line.
What is slanting or diagonal? Oblique lines are straight but not horizontal or vertical.
He comes from Ork.
Who is Mork? In the TV sitcom Mork and Mindy, Mork is an Orkan who comes to Earth to observe human behavior.
In the early 1970s, he was a weatherman in Nashville, Tennessee, before he became the longest-running host of a single TV game show.
Who is Pat Sajak? Sajak hosted Wheel of Fortune for 41 seasons and retired in 2024. His co-host Vanna White is still turning letters on the hit game show.
This was the first video arcade game, introduced in 1974.
What is Pong? Pac-Man didn’t arrive until the following year.
One in two million lobsters is this color.
What is blue? In fact, they’re bright blue. But that’s not the rarest lobster. The orange lobster is a one-in-30-million find.
Some say these theoretical straight lines connect sacred places, such as Stonehenge and the Giza Pyramids.
What are ley lines? Some believe that their energy produces strong magnetic fields.
This mythological Norse location is the palace home of fallen warriors.
What is Valhalla? Legend tells that the warriors will live at Valhalla until Ragnarök, or Doomsday, when they will fight once more alongside the Norse god Odin.
This bird’s eggs are bigger than its brain.
What is ostrich? You’ve heard the expression bird brain. The ostrich’s brain is no match for its eggs, which are the largest of all bird species.
In 1979, Sony released this device for playing cassette tapes.
What is the Walkman? At last, we had a personal and portable device for playing favorite tunes.