Geography
Inventions
Biology
Lakes, Oceans and Seas
Sayings
100
How long is the Panama Canal?
51 Miles
100
What seemingly modern invention did the ancient Egyptians also use?
Tooth Braces. (Metal bands tied with catgut)
100
What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
Liver (up to 4 pounds!)
100
In which sea is the Isle of Man located?
The Irish Sea
100
Liar liar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _!
Pants on fire!
200
Farsi is the official language of what country?
Iran
200
Who invented the name “s’mores”?
Girl Scouts
200
What kind of animal is a frog?
Amphibian
200
What is the largest lake that is only partly in the US?
Lake Superior
200
What state is nicknamed "The Sunflower State"?
Kansas
300
Where would you eat poutine?
Quebec
300
Who invented the pencil?
Nicholas-Jacques Conte, 1795
Conte pencils are still in use
300
What kind of animal is an axolotl?
Salamander
300
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile - 4,132miles
(The Amazon - 3,977 miles)
300
Who said, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
Albert Einstein
400
Where is Puget Sound?
Off the coast of Washington state
400
In what country were roller skate first used?
England, 1743
400
What happens if a starfish loses an arm?
It regenerates (regrows) another
400
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
The Arctic Ocean
400
In what revolutionary war battle did the general say, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of the their eyes!”?
The Battle of Bunker Hill (Colonel William H. Prescott)
500
Which are the top 5 states for having the worst road rage (name 2)?
Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, Montana (Mass. ranked #40, below VT!)
[Least road rage: Maine, iowa, California, Mississippi, Utah)
500
During what millennium was the wheel invented?
Circa 3500 BC (instead of rolling logs to remove wagons from mines)
500
What kind of wood is known for repelling insects?
Cedar
500
Hoover Dam is located on what river?
The Colorado River (creates Lake Mead)
500
Who said, “Some people are weatherwise, but most are otherwise.”
Ben Franklin
