Animals
Which large mammal has a tail so strong it can stand on it and lift its hind legs off the ground?
Kangaroo
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way.
What country is home to animals such as kangaroos, dingoes, and wallabies?
Australia
What is the name of a plant with a jaw-like mechanism to trap flies and other small insects?
The Venus Fly Trap
What is the name for the part of the football field where you must enter with the football to score a touchdown?
The end zone
Which has the thickest fur of any mammal?
Sea otter
Which planet in the solar system was considered an actual planet for decades until August 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet?
Pluto
What is the only continent without spiders?
Antartica
What gas do plants take in from the air?
Carbon dioxide
What Major League Baseball franchise is the most highly decorated with 27 World Series titles?
The New York Yankees
How many bones does a giraffe have in its neck?
Seven, which is the same amount as humans!
What is the fastest spinning planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Which ancient civilization built the Pantheon and Colosseum and invented the modern-day calendar?
The Roman Empire
Which part of a plant makes most of the food, and by what process?
Most of a plant’s food is made in the leaves. It’s done through photosynthesis.
What two countries have the most gold medals of all time in modern Olympic games?
The United States and the former Soviet Union
What land animal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
28 days
How many great lakes are located only in the U.S.
1 (lake michigan)
What type of plant is a cactus?
Succulent
The dimples on a golf ball give in traction on the terrain. How many dimples does an average golf ball have?
336 dimples
What creature has a tongue that is twice the length of its body?
Chameleon
What do we call a group of stars forming a picture?
A constellation.
Name 3 of the original 13 colonies
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Which plant is famous for growing very fast, often over a foot a day?
Bamboo
What five colors make up the Olympic rings
Blue, yellow, black, green, and red