Anatomy
When might a person show rapid eye movement (REM)?
During Sleep
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is BCs national flower?
The dogwood
What is the largest mammal?
A whale
What colour is a Giraffe’s tongue?
Blue
What battery-powered board game has pieces called “bread basket,” “spare ribs,” “water on the knee,” and “funny bone?”
Operation
What American city is the Golden Gate Bridge located in?
San Francisco
What do insects get from flowers?
Pollen
What does the bat use to navigate and locate its prey?
Echolocation.
It sends out a series of high-frequency sound waves that humans can’t hear – the ultrasound.
The sound waves bounce back when it hits an object, and bats use their ears to receive the returning sound waves, make out where things are in their path, and find their prey.
As far as we can tell, Michael Jordan, Gene Simmons, and Miley Cyrus all have very active hypoglossal nerves. The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the movement of what muscular organ?
Tongue
What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?
The Pacific Ocean
What can an orchid grow without having?
Soil
What is a female elephant called?
A cow
A male elephant is called a bull.
What makes up 60-70% of human body weight?
Water
What is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
What is the rarest colour of Rose?
Blue
This animal has a shell and can sleep for 3 years straight.
A snail
What’s the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth Enamel
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Van Gogh's 1888 famous painting is of what yellow flowers?
Sunflowers
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
What part of the human body has the thinnest skin?
The eyelid
What is the name of the river that flows through the Brazil rainforest?
The Amazon
If a flower blooms more than once, what is it known as?
Perennial
Are snakes poisonous?
No.
There is no such thing as a poisonous snake. Some snakes are venomous, and some are not.
The difference between being poisonous and being venomous is whether an injection is needed. If an animal is poisonous, it releases toxins as a self-defense mechanism (like when you eat it or attack it), like poisonous frogs and insects, and you could be poisoned by simply touching the poison.
On the other hand, if an animal is venomous, it has to be injected through a sting or bite into a wound, like venomous snakes or scorpions, and you won’t get poisoned if you touch or even touch drink their venom.