Animals
To the Stars and Beyond
Incredible Machines
Spot the Mammal
Measuring Devices
100

The African Bush species of this animal is the largest land mammal in the world.

What is the elephant?

100

The distance between stars is so vast it is measured in these "years".

What are light years?

100

The first passenger-carrying supersonic transport could cruise at 1,354 mph.

What is the Concorde?

100

Turkey, Marten, Sponge

What is Marten?

100

The name of this automobile instrument comes from the Greek "measure" and "way".

What is odometer?

200

Of teeth, nails, and beaks, the one turtles DON'T have.

What are teeth?

200

If we could peer down on the Milky Way Galaxy from above, we'd see why it is classified as one of this shape.

What is a spiral galaxy?

200

In 1997 Antares Technology developed this program to correct singers with imperfect pitch.

What is auto-tune?

200

Kiwi, Kinkajou, Kookaburra

What is Kinkajou?

200

This V-shaped angle measuring device has a pencil on one side and a sharp point on the other.

What is a compass?

300

At 18 feet in height, this tallest mammal could easily peak in a second story window.

What is the giraffe?

300

About every 2 years this planet comes within 35 million miles of Earth, but at 54,000 mph, it doesn't stay in the neighborhood long.

What is Mars?

300

Examples of this 3-letter device are Dish Network's Hopper and Direct TV's Genie.

What is a DVR?

300

Shoebill, Seahorse, Narwhal

What is Narwhal?

300

When making beer or wine, you might use a saccharometer to measure the concentration of this in a solution.

What is sugar?

400

A 7-letter word for a dog of mixed or indeterminate ancestry is called this.

What is a mongrel?

400

It's the 6-letter term for the star also called Alpha Cannis Majoris.

What is Sirius?

400

This machine created by IBM has the ability to play Jeopardy! against human contestants.

What is Watson?

400

Hyrax, Pterodactyl, Barracuda

What is Hyrax?

400

To measure curvature, a doctor places a scoliometer on this body part.

What is the spine (back)?

500

In the names of cat breeds, this color follows British and Russian.

What is blue?

500

A constellation and a galaxy are named for this wife of Perseus.

What is Andromeda?

500

The model S from this car company named for an inventor has zero emissions and goes from 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds.

What is a Tesla?

500

Albatros, Pangolin, Darter

What is Pangolin?

500

This instrument's name is from Greek words meaning "heat measure". 

What is a thermometer?

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