mrs.worldwide
what is the smallest country in the world?
what is the Vatican City
What does the term vintage refer to in winemaking?
what is the year the wine was produced.
SCUBA is an acronym, but what does it stand for?
What is: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SCUBA
TRUE OR FALSE: eagles form monogamous pairs and mate for life
What is TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Not all wood is biodegradable.
what is false all wood is ultimately biodegradable.
what is 8
Which french region is synonymous with the production of sparkling wine?
What is champagne
At 10m below the surface level which colour are you not able to detect. i.e a certain colour of the rainbow will not appear normally past this point. instead it will show as another colour disguised as so.
10m below the surface you cannot see red (blood looks green).
TRUE OR FALSE: A bald eagles wingspan can span up to 10 ft.
What is False
they can span up to 8 ft at most - 6 ft is the average
What is the darkest natural wood?
What is Ebony
Ebony is the darkest natural wood we know of, and is dense enough to sink rather than float in water. It can take a high polish, and was used in ancient India for images and sceptres.
in which ocean is the Bermuda triangle located?
what is the Atlantic ocean
which wine is known for its pronounced high acidity?
What is Sauvignon Blanc
In meters what is the length of the largest recorded Blue Whale?
What is 33m is the length
How Fast Can Eagles Fly in km, at high altitudes?
What is about 50 KM per hour
List three types of carpenters:
What is
1. Cabinetmaker
is a carpenter who makes fine and detailed items. They specialize in making cabinets, wardrobes, dressers, and other storage furniture.
2. Carpenter and joiner
has many skills. They can do fine joinery, finish carpentry, framing, and make forms for concrete.
3. Conservation carpenter
works to protect old buildings. They maintain structures as they were first built or restore them to that condition.
4. Cooper
is a carpenter who makes barrels.
5. Finish carpenter (also called trim carpenter)
specializes in putting in decorative wood pieces. This includes door and window frames, mantels, crown mouldings, and baseboards. They work after the main framing is done, also hanging doors and installing cabinets.
6. Formwork carpenter
builds the temporary molds (called shuttering) that hold wet concrete until it dries.
7. Framer
is a carpenter who builds the main wooden skeleton of buildings. They often use the platform framing method. A framer who uses large timbers and old-style joints is called a timber framer.
8. Log builder
builds structures by stacking horizontal logs with special joints.
9. Luthier
is a special carpenter who makes or fixes stringed musical instruments. The word comes from "lute."
10. Restoration carpenter (see conservation carpenter).
11. Set carpenter
builds and takes apart temporary scenery and sets for movies, TV, and plays.
12. Ship's carpenter
specializes in fixing and maintaining wooden parts of ships that are in the water. They check the ship for leaks.
13. Shipwright
builds wooden ships on land.
14. Trim carpenter
How many countries does Africa have?
what is 54
What style of wine results when red grape skins have minimal contact during fermentation?
What is Rosé Wine
What was deepest SCUBA dive record in meters and bonus 100 points if you know the person who set this record.
What is 332.35 meters
BONUS: the record was set by Ahmed Gabr
This record was set in 2014 by Egyptian diver in the Red Sea.
They are found on every continent except which one, what continent is that?
What is: Antarctica
They are found on every continent except
Which type of wood is considered the palest natural wood in the world.
What is Holly
Holly is considered the palest natural wood in the world.
what do you call a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is still connected to the mainland?
what is a peninsula
What term is used to describe a wine's aroma?
What is Bouquet
what percentage of our oceans are covered by ice
what is 7%
A group of eagles is called:
What is a convocation or an aerie.
these may also be accepted:
Other less common collective nouns for a group of eagles include a jubilee, a congress, or an army.
how many species of trees are found on earth?
what is more than 23,000