GEOGRAPHY
The word "geography" comes from two Greek roots with these meanings.
What are earth and writing?
She was renowned for beauty and the wife of Pharoah Akhenaten.
Who is Nefertiti?
This little guy keeps a diary and has ninja-like agility.
Who is Humphrey the Hamster?
The U.S. acquired these islands in the Spanish-American War.
What are Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
This breed is used as Navy Seal Dogs.
What are Belgian Malinois? (The Malinois breed is similar to German shepherds but smaller and more compact, with an adult male weighing in the 30-kilo range.)
These imaginary lines, designed to aid navigation, run east and west on the globe.
What are latitude lines?
This famous monster with the head of a woman and body of a lion liked to ask riddles.
Who was the Sphinx?
Created in 1928, this talking rodent has an empire.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
A skillful general and politician, he came very close to not only defeating the Spanish but also winning freedom from American rule.
Who was Andres Bonifacio?
A French Bulldog and Beagle mix is called this.
What is a Frengle?
We call this imaginary line the equator.
What is 0 degrees latitude?
This Egyptian god lives in the Underworld and has a jackel's head on a human body.
Who is Anubis?
In the 1960s, a black and white television show featured this talking horse.
Who is Mr. Ed?
The United States sent thousands of these to the Philippines to try to make up for the destruction wrought during these conquest of the archipelego.
Puppies chew everything for many reasons, but this reason hurts.
What is getting their new teeth?
This imaginary line runs 0 degrees of longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This is another name for the Egyptian god Aten.
What is Ra?
This chatty animal can live up to 100 years!
What are parrots? (or macaws)
This American president was gung ho about starting the Spanish-American conflict.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This mythological creature's name is also the name of a popular precious stone.
What is a Jade Dragon? (yes, again!)
The continent you find at 40 degrees north and 100 degrees east.
What is Asia?
A drawing of an owl in Egyptian hieroglyphics stands for this modern English alphabet letter.
What is an "m"?
If you consider sign language talking, this big girl was the champ.
Who was Koko (a female gorilla known for having learned many hand signs from a modified version of American Sign Language)?
Known for binding up their wounds and continuing to fight the Americans ferociously during the Philippine-American War, these Muslim warriors kept the island of Mindanao from ever being totally conquered.
Who are the Moros?
In the game World of Dragons, this horrible Worm-monster has this surprising nickname.
What is Pookie?