LIGHTNING HAS STRUCK
This man discovered the relationship between lightning and electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm in 1752.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Nessiteras rhombopteryx has been suggested as a scientific name for this Scottish creature.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
The Donner family was also accompanied by this other family on the voyage.
Who is the Reed family?
Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman, & Will Champion
What is Coldplay?
Dolphins and bats both use this form of object identification using sound.
What is echolocation?
To determine how far away that lightning strike was, just count the seconds between strike and thunderclap, then divide that by this number to get your approximate answer in miles--at least that's what we were told.
What is 5?
The scientists in this 2015 sequel create the "Indominus rex" & it lives up to its name.
What is Jurassic World?
Several months into their journey, the party became trapped by heavy snowfall near what is now Donner Lake, but was previously known as this.
What is Truckee Lake?
Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, James Valentine, Matt Flynn, PJ Morton, & Sam Farrar
What is Maroon 5?
This unit of measurement, abbreviated as kcal, is used to measure the energy content of food.
What is a kilocalorie?
Lightning strikes can reach about 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s about 5 times hotter than this celestial object’s surface.
What is the Sun?
Gigantopithecus canadensis was suggested by some for this North American fellow.
What is Bigfoot?
This expedition was largely spurred on by this major historical event in the 1840s in what was then Mexican territory.
What is The California Gold Rush?
Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, & Elwood Francis
What is ZZ Top?
To distribute or apportion, again.
What is reallocate?
On average, a lightning bolt is only about 2-3 of these units of measurements wide.
What are centimeters?
The Xenomorphs in this space horror film series have been called Internecivus raptus.
What is Alien?
About 15 years prior to his presidency, this man was reportedly seriously interested in making the trek to California, but was later talked out of it by his wife.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A person whose diet consists only of food produced in one's immediate environment.
What is a locavore?
Lake Maracaibo in this South American country receives the most amount of lightning strikes per year–up to a few thousand strikes per night for over half of the year!
What is Venezuela?
Linnaeus "released" the name Microcosmus marinus for this legendary squidlike creature.
What is the Kraken?
The group’s first major mistake was said to be taking this “shortcut” designed to save travelers hundreds of miles compared to the established California Trail, but instead proved to be extremely dangerous and difficult.
What is the Hasting’s Cutoff?
Anthony Keidis, Flea, Hillel Slovak, & Jack Irons
Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
This word is defined as any fruit with a hard woody exterior, such as a coconut.
What is a xylocarp?