Can You Hear Me Now?
A Kaleidoscope of Colors
Famous Doctors
“A”nswers and Questions
100

You hear a sonic boom on Earth when this happens.

What is when something exceeds the speed of sound? When you hear a whip crack, it’s because it breaks the speed of sound. You’re hearing a mini sonic boom.

100

This is the number of primary colors.

What is three? The colors are red, blue, and yellow. Primary colors can be mixed to make the secondary colors orange, green, and violet.

100

In 1946, this pediatrician and psychoanalyst published the best-selling baby-care book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.

Who is Dr. (Benjamin) Spock? 

100

This is the land down under

What is Australia? 

200

These flying mammals have poor night vision, but their hearing can be better than human hearing

What are bats? They navigate by what is called echolocation. They send out a sound and wait for an echo, which helps them locate or avoid objects.

200

When dieticians tell us to eat a variety of colored fruits and vegetables, they tell us to eat the colors of this.

What is rainbow?

200

Richard Chamberlain plays this doctor on TV.

Who is Dr. Kildare? 

200

This medical doctor provides pain relief before, during, and after surgery.

What is anesthesiologist? 

300

This part of the ear continues to grow.

What is earlobe? 

300

These items have this color in common—stop or danger sign, Coca-Cola, and Valentine’s Day

What is red? 

300

George Clooney plays Dr. Doug Ross on this TV medical drama

What is ER? 

300

The Sahara Desert is found on this continent.

What is Africa? It’s the largest desert in the world

400

When we place this next to our ear, we are not hearing the ocean.

What is seashell? What we hear is the sound of blood traveling through veins in our ear.

400

To see the essence of someone is to see their [missing word] colors

What is true? When you tell someone a secret and they tell others, they have shown their true colors; that is, they are not trustworthy.

400

Theodore Geisel went by this pen name.

Who is Dr. Seuss? 

400

This seed is what licorice is flavored with

What is anise? It is commonly used in baking, soups and stews, and liquors such as ouzo and sambuca. 

500

True or false? You can’t hear when you’re asleep

What is false? Your brain doesn’t process what the ears hear when you’re asleep.

500

Idioms with slip, tickled, and elephant have this color in common

What is pink? 

500

He invented pasteurization.

Who is Dr. (Louis) Pasteur? He was a French chemist and microbiologist who helped establish the study of medical microbiology

500

This car brand’s logo has four linked rings

What is Audi? 

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