Earth Science
How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?
a. 2 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 8 minutes
8 minutes
Flamingos are pink because of the foods they eat.
True or False
True
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
a. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 1 week
3 days
How much does the Chewbacca costume weigh?
8 pounds
Some diamonds are purple.
True or False
True - black, red, pink, brown, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
How many teeth do snails have?
a. Snails do not have teeth
b. As many as 27,000
c. About 100
As many as 27,000
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
a. 3000 calories
b. 4500 calories
c. More than 5000 calories
4,500 calories
Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Brazil
A light-year refers to the distance light travels in one year. How long is a light-year?
a. About 10 billion miles
b. About 6 trillion miles
c. About 10 trillion miles
About 6 trillion miles
Name a mammal that lays eggs.
Platypus or Echidna
How many turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving in America each year?
a. About 35 million
b. About 46 million
c. About 55 million
d. About 1 billion
Hg is the chemical symbol of which element?
Mercury
Name the astronomer who spent most of the last decade of his life under house arrest for saying that the sun, NOT the Earth, is the center of the solar system.
Galileo Galilei
How many vertebrae are in a giraffe's neck?
a. 7
b. 12
b. 18
7, same as humans
Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote the book The Fault in our Stars
John Green
What is the name of the nearest star to the sun?
Proxima Centauri
What is our largest organ?
Our skin
What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
1928
What is the painting “La Gioconda” more usually known as?
The Mona Lisa