“Inventions & Discoveries”
“Odd Animals”
“You Don’t Hear That Every Day”
“Patterns & Numbers”
“Lost & Forgotten Things”
200

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing this device in 1876.  

What is the Telephone?

200

This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.

What is an Octopus?

200

This everyday body part has no muscles, yet it can move in every direction.

What is the Tongue?

200

What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, …?

What is 32?

200

This Roman structure, used for gladiator games, is still partially standing in Rome today.

What is the Colosseum?

400

The first practical electric light bulb was patented by this inventor in 1879.

Who is Thomas Edison?

400

This bird can fly backward.

What is a Hummingbird?

400

This common household appliance uses more electricity than a computer when left running all day.

What is a Refrigerator?

400

What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, …?

What is 13?

400

This ancient writing system, used in Egypt, was deciphered using the Rosetta Stone.

What is Hieroglyphics?

600

This invention, crucial for long-distance communication in the 19th century, used Morse code.
 

What is the Telegraph"?

600

This bird lays the largest eggs of any living species.

What is an Ostrich?

600

This animal was once used as a method of communication in ancient civilizations.

What are Pigeons?

600

I am a two-digit number. The sum of my digits is 9, and if you reverse my digits, the number increases by 27. What number am I?

What is 36?

600

This ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu.

What is the Inca?

800

In 1928, this scientist discovered penicillin, the first widely-used antibiotic.

Who is Alexander Fleming?

800

This animal can rotate its head up to 270 degrees.
 

What is an Owl?

800

This color was once so rare that it was reserved for royalty in Europe.

What is Purple?

800

I am thinking of a number. When doubled and then increased by 5, the result is 25. What number am I?

What is 10?

800

This large flightless bird from New Zealand went extinct in the 17th century.

What is the Dodo?

1000

Marie Curie discovered these two elements and conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. Only need to name one.

What is Polonium and Radium?

1000

This insect can carry objects up to 50 times its own body weight.

What is an Ant?

1000

This popular beverage was originally sold as a cure for headaches.

What is Coca-Cola?

1000

I am a number divisible by 3, 4, and 5. What is the smallest positive number I could be?

What is 60?

1000

This famous creature from folklore was believed to inhabit the Scottish Highlands but has no confirmed existence.

What is the Loch Ness Monster?

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