Valentines Day Superstitions
What does seeing a flock of doves mean:
a. A loved one will pass soon
b. You will be happily married
c.You will be divorced soon
B
a. Tulip
b. Rose
c. Violet
C. violet
What is an abiotic factor?
the nonliving parts of an environment
When did Valentine's Day officially become a holiday associated with love?
a. 1300's
b. 1500's
c. 1800's
A. 1300's
The holiday became associated with love and romance, a tradition that first started in France and England that birds started their mating season February 14th
What is salinity?
the total amount of salt dissolved in a solvent.
What does it mean when you see a sparrow?
a. You will marry a rich man
b. You will never marry
c. You will marry a poor man
C. You will marry a poor man
What is the birthstone of February?
a. citrine
b. amethyst
c. rose quartz
b. amethyst
What is an autotroph?
When was the first valentine sent?
a. 14th century
b. 15th century
c. 16th century
b. 15th century
The oldest record of a valentine being sent was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in 1415 while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London at just 21 years old. One of the lines in the poem "I am already sick of love, My very gentle Valentine."
What is a spring tide?
A time of largest tidal range due to the gravitational pull of the aligned sun and moon (during a full moon and new moon).
What does it mean when you see an owl?
a. You will be married soon
b. You will never marry
c. You are expecting a child
B. you will never marry
What is the birth animal of February?
a. goat
b. lion
c. tiger
C. tiger
What is a carapace?
an armored shield that covers the anterior portion of a crustacean.
When were the first heart shaped box of chocolates made?
A) 1799
B) 1861
C) 1914
B) 1861
It was created by Richard Cadbury, son of Cadbury founder John Cadbury, who started packaging chocolates in fancy boxes to increase sales. Today, more than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold each year.
What is the smallest unit of an element?
An atom
What does it mean if you see a robin?
a. You will marry a millionaire
b. You will marry a lawyer
c. You will marry a sailor
C. You will marry a sailor
What National Day is February 25th?
a. Candy cane day
b. chocolate covered nut day
c. waffle day
b. chocolate covered nut day
What is a gyre?
A large, mostly circular system of surface currents that are driven by the wind.
What state produces most of America's red roses?
California
Binomial nomenclature uses what two classifications to identify an organism?
Genus and species
What does it mean if you see a crossbill?
a. You will marry someone argumentative
b. You will marry someone caring
c. You will marry someone quiet
A. you will marry someone argumentative
What national day is February 13th?
a. Friends day
b. Family day
c. Frenemies day
A. friends day
What is a poikilotherm?
An organism whose body temperature changes with the surrounding environment.
Conversation Hearts started out not as a candy but as what?
Lozenges
Weirdly enough, the story of conversation hearts first began when a Boston pharmacist named Oliver Chase invented a machine that simplified the way medical lozenges — used for sore throats and other illnesses — could be made. The result was America's first candy-making machine, because the pharmacist soon started shifting his focus from making lozenges to candy instead! Chase founded the New England Confectionery Company, or Necco, and the candy lozenges soon became what we know today as Necco wafers.
Which lab group had the best shark with fish in it's digestive tract?
up for discussion