I’ll Show You
Bookworms
The Animal Kingdom
Lawn and Garden
Caribbean Sun and Fun
100
This media maven and celebrity, who starred in The Color Purple (1985), once had a wildly popular daytime show.
Oprah Winfrey. She established the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), publishes a magazine, and is a billionaire. Early in her career, Oprah was fired from a television reporting job and told she was “unfit for TV.”
100
This is the numbering system used by libraries to identify and locate a book.
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System. The system was devised by Melvil Dewey and published in 1876. It is organized with 10 top-level classes, each class with 10 divisions, and each division with 10 sections.
100
Many believe animals can sense this type of major earth event in advance.
An earthquake. There’s no concrete evidence to suggest animals receive advanced warning, but researchers have documented unusual behavior in animals prior to earthquakes, clues that they might detect vibrations or changes in groundwater before humans do.
100
This term applies to the science of growing plants.
Horticulture. Horticulturists study the processes of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for eating and for decorating purposes.
100
If you don’t scuba dive, you can still see schools of rainbow-colored fish by taking part in this water activity.
Snorkeling. Early forms of snorkeling were used by ancient cultures, including sponge divers in Greece and fishermen in the South Pacific, who relied on hollow reeds or tubes to breathe while swimming near the surface.
200
Teachers told this creator of the first practical glowing lightbulb that he was “too stupid to learn anything.”
Thomas Edison. His first patented invention was the electric vote recorder in 1869, and the inventions kept on coming. Edison received 1,093 patents for his inventions.
200
When a writer uses another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to the original author, the writer can be accused of this infraction.
Plagiarism. The concept is simple, don’t borrow words and ideas without giving proper credit.
200
This tallest animal in the world sleeps only a few minutes at a time, with its neck arched and its head on its hindquarters or on the ground.
The giraffe. The giraffe’s unique sleep position and duration allow it to stay alert for predators.
200
This plant is one of the fastest-growing plants with a woody stem.
Bamboo. It can grow up to 35 inches in a single day.
200
The variety of spices known as “jerk” is often associated with this Caribbean island.
Jamaica. Visitors to Jamaica often make a point of sampling jerk chicken.
300
This amusement park and media tycoon lost his newspaper job because his editor felt he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”
Walt Disney. He created Mickey Mouse in 1928, and the franchise is still going strong. Disney won 47 Academy Awards and seven Emmys during his lifetime.
300
The bookshelves in a library are sometimes known as this, though they’re not piled on top of each other.
The stacks. Stacks not only refers to the area where the bookshelves are located but also to the bookshelves themselves.
300
In 2008, these animals were observed to align their bodies facing north–south while grazing.
Cows. German and Czech biologists noticed this on Google Earth, and in a paper they claimed that it’s due to Earth’s magnetic field. Later studies challenged the findings.
300
Grass is green because of this pigment.
Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs mostly blue and red light while reflecting green light, which is why plants appear green.
300
This large island is a U.S. territory, and it has its own rainforest.
Puerto Rico. You can take a half-day tour of the El Yunque National Forest during your stay in Puerto Rico.
400
This famous sitcom actress’ agent “’splained” to her that she should look for a new career. Later, she and her husband had a hit sitcom that’s still popular today.
Lucille Ball. I Love Lucy first aired in 1951, and today it’s enjoyed on cable TV.
400
Articles written for scholarly journals and reviewed by other scholars are known as this type of article.
Peer-reviewed articles. Peer-reviewed articles often contain new research results, so it is important for other scholars to determine if the research methods and results are valid before they are published.
400
These magnificent birds travel 40,000 km each year, crossing Earth from pole to pole.
Arctic terns. Most Arctic terns fly a 40,000km round trip every year, but some take the scenic route of up to nearly 97,000km.
400
These yellow flowers often pop up in lawns and are considered weeds.
Dandelions. A single dandelion plant can produce up to 5,000 seeds which can travel up to 8 kilometers using the wind.
400
This island nation is home to famous beaches like Grace Bay and is a popular tropical vacation spot southeast of the Bahamas.
Turks and Caicos Islands.
500
When this beloved rhyming children’s author submitted his first manuscript, 27 publishers rejected it.
Dr. Seuss. His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, and he added “Dr.” to his name as a joke, his father had wanted him to pursue a PhD and become a professor. Dr. Seuss authored more than 40 books. He had no children of his own, and in fact, it was said that he wasn’t fond of children. Among his most popular books are The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
500
This children’s book features a bear who loves honey and lives in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Winnie-the-Pooh. The Hundred Acre Wood is based on Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England.
500
These large mammals can identify bones of their type, and they pay their respects to the dead.
Elephants. They pay their respects not only to family members but also to other elephants by picking up and stroking the bones.
500
This popular backyard fruit has about 200 seeds on the outside.
Strawberry. The strawberry belongs to the rose family, and it’s the only fruit with seeds on the outside. There is some evidence that strawberries can help prevent age-related vision loss and painful swelling in the joints. With only about 55 calories per cup, they are the perfect guilt-free treat.
500
This Caribbean island is divided between France and the Netherlands.
St. Martin (also St. Maarten). There is no formal border crossing between the two sides of the island.
