TRUE or FALSE:
A polar bear's fur is white
FALSE
A polar bear’s hair is not white – it’s colourless. Each thick strand of hair is hollow and reflects the light, making the polar bear appear white. Beneath this transparent fur, the skin is black, to soak up any warmth from the sun and keep the bear as warm as possible.
This gas giant is the largest planet in the solar system
What is Jupiter?
The Walt Disney Company was created this long ago
a) 50 years b) 75 years c) 100 years
c) 100 years
The Walt Disney Company was founded on October 16, 1923
The oceans cover this much of the planet
a) 60% b) 70% c) 80%
b) 70%
This is what makes plants green
a) chlorophyll
b) salt
c) magnesium
a) chlorophyll
A hummingbird needs to beat its wings this many times to hover
a) 100 b) 200 c) 300
b) 200
TRUE or FALSE:
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system
TRUE
Venus can get as hot as 880° F (or 471° C)
Disneyland in California was first opened in this year
a) 1950 b) 1955 c) 1960
b) 1955
Disneyland opened to everyone on July 17th, 1955
This ocean is the largest
a) Arctic Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean c) Pacific Ocean
c) Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean covers about 30% of the planet, has about 50% of all ocean water and borders 55 countries!
TRUE or FALSE:
All plants are able to do photosynthesis
FALSE
Some plants are parasites, and other are carnivores (meaning they eat meat!)
This big cat has the loudest roar
a) the lion b) the tiger c) the cheetah
a) the lion
A lion's roar can be heard as far as 3 miles away!
This many Earths can fit inside the Sun
a) 10,000 b) 100,000 c) 1,000,000
c) 1,000,000
TRUE or FALSE:
The actors that voiced Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married
TRUE
Wayne Allwine (the voice of Mickey) and Russi Taylor (the voice of Minnie) were married
The oceans produce this much of the oxygen we breathe
a) 70% b) 80% c) 90%
a) 70%
This plant is the fastest growing in the world
a) coral b) algae c) bamboo
c) bamboo
Bamboo can grow over three feet in one day!
TRUE or FALSE:
An ostrich's eyes are bigger than its brain
TRUE
An ostrich's eyes are the size of billiard balls. They take up so much room in their skulls that the brain is actually smaller than either eye!
The sunsets on Mars are this color
a) blue b) red c) purple
a) blue
Disney World is almost as big as this city
a) San Francisco b) San Diego c) Los Angeles
a) San Francisco
Both places cover about 40 square miles
We have explored this much of the ocean floor
a) 25% b) 15% c) 5%
c) 5%
We know more about the surfaces of the Moon and Mars than we do about the ocean floor!
This tree is the oldest species on the planet
a) gingko b) pine c) redwood
a) gingko
Gingko trees date back about 150 million years!
A group of flamingos is called this
a) a pride b) a clutch c) a flamboyance
c) a flamboyance
There are this many different types of galaxies
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5
b) 3
They are spiral, elliptical, and irregular
This person was the original voice of Mickey Mouse
a) Mel Blanc b) Walt Disney c) Paul Newman
b) Walt Disney
That's right, Walt Disney himself was the original voice of Mickey Mouse!
The Pacific Ocean has this many volcanoes
a) 5,000 b) 7,500 c) over 10,000
c) over 10,000
The Pacific contains the Ring of Fire, known for volcanoes. Most are underwater, but that is a lot of volcanoes!
Earth has this many different species of edible plants
a) less than 60,000 b) 70,000 c) more than 80,000
c) more than 80,000