Birds
This flightless bird, native to Australia, is the world’s second-largest living bird.
What is an emu?
Elvis was born in this Mississippi town in 1935.
What is Tupelo?
This Dutch painter created The Starry Night.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This precious stone is traditionally associated with the color blue and is September’s birthstone.
What is sapphire?
This massive underwater mountain range stretches across the Atlantic Ocean and is part of the longest mountain system on Earth.
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Known for its remarkable ability to hover while feeding on flowers, this tiny bird is the only bird capable of sustained backward flight.
What is a hummingbird?
Elvis famously bought this Memphis estate in 1957 when he was just 22 years old.
What is Graceland?
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This famous blue-and-white porcelain style originated in China and later became especially popular in Europe.
What is blue-and-white china?
Or chinoserie.
This is the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans, located in the Mariana Trench.
What is Challenger Deep?
This bird, often associated with wisdom, can rotate its head up to about 270 degrees.
What is an owl?
This Elvis film from 1956 was his acting debut and featured the song “Love Me Tender.”
What is Love Me Tender?
The Persistence of Memory, featuring melting clocks, was painted by this Spanish surrealist.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
“Feeling blue” is an expression commonly meaning this.
What is feeling sad or melancholy?
Unlike most fish, this ocean animal has no bones and is considered a marine mammal.
What is a whale?
This large North American bird was once endangered but made a dramatic recovery and is now a symbol of the United States.
What is the bald eagle?
Before becoming known as “The King,” Elvis served in this branch of the U.S. military.
What is the U.S. Army?
This Norwegian artist created the famous painting The Scream.
Who is Edvard Munch?
This pigment, once made from the semiprecious stone lapis lazuli, was historically more valuable than gold.
What is ultramarine?
This ocean current helps transport warm water from the Gulf of Mexico toward the North Atlantic and has a major influence on Western European climate.
What is the Gulf Stream?
The wandering albatross is famous for having this distinction among living birds.
What is the largest wingspan?
Elvis recorded his first songs professionally for this legendary Memphis record label.
What is Sun Records?
This Mexican artist is famous for self-portraits and often incorporated elements of Mexican folk culture into her work.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The Blue Mosque, one of Istanbul’s most famous landmarks, gets its nickname from thousands of these colored tiles decorating its interior.
What are blue tiles?
This phenomenon occurs when cold, nutrient-rich water rises from the deep ocean toward the surface, supporting large populations of marine life.
What is upwelling?