Butterfly Movement
Every fall, monarch butterflies travel long distances in an event called this.
What is migration?
Butterflies help plants reproduce by doing this.
What is pollination?
This is the club’s major hands-on goal: creating a native plant butterfly ___.
What is a garden?
In the Marvel universe, this superhero is known for shrinking to the size of an insect while still having super strength.
Who is Ant-Man?
This element, with atomic number 79, has the chemical symbol Au.
What is gold?
Monarchs from northern regions migrate to this North American country and this U.S. state.
What are Mexico and California?
Butterflies are considered this type of species because their disappearance can signal larger environmental trouble.
What is an indicator species?
Butterfly gardens should include both nectar plants and these plants, which provide places for butterflies to lay eggs and for caterpillars to eat.
What are host plants?
This singer’s famous fanbase is called the “BeyHive.”
Who is Beyoncé?
This is the only U.S. state whose flag is not a rectangle.
What is Ohio?
The time it takes monarch butterflies to complete their southward autumn migration.
What is two months? (mid-August to early November)
This term describes the variety of living things in an ecosystem that butterflies help support.
What is biodiversity?
Name one garden feature that gives butterflies a warm place to rest.
What are sunny patches or sheltered resting areas?
This yellow-and-black Transformer turns into a Chevrolet Camaro.
Who is Bumblebee?
This tiny bone in the human ear is the smallest bone in the body.
What is the stapes?
San Jose is an important place for monarchs because it lies along this type of route.
What is a western migration route or stopover route?
More than this number of butterfly species live in the United States.
What is 450?
Name two plants planned for the club’s butterfly garden.
What are milkweed, lantana, coneflowers, lavender, or goldenrod?
In Bee Movie, this bee sues humans after learning they sell and eat honey.
Who is Barry B. Benson?
This ocean current helps give Western Europe a warmer climate than other regions at similar latitudes.
What is the Gulf Stream?
Name three challenges that can reduce monarchs’ migration success.
What are urbanization/habitat loss, fewer native plants, loss of milkweed, fewer nectar plants, pesticides, climate change, or warmer winters that disrupt timing?
The scientific order that butterflies belong to.
What is Lepidoptera (derived from Greek words meaning "scaly wings").
Explain why local gardens in schools, backyards, and parks can help migrating monarchs.
What are they provide food, breeding sites, shelter, and resting/feeding spots during migration?
In A Bug’s Life, this inventive ant is the main character.
Who is Flik?
The Top 5 artists in the U.K. right now.
(Each group to contribute an artist wins points.)
Who are Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Adele, Sam Smith, Arctic Monkeys, RAYE, and Olivia Dean?