The Nature of Things
This sweet food is made by bees
What is honey? Honey never goes bad because it is inhospitable to bacteria
This 1985 film is based on a board game whodunit
What is Clue? The movie has three endings
Baby cow
What is a calf? A calf weighs 60-100 pounds at birth
You hear a sonic boom on Earth when this happens
What is when something exceeds the speed of sound? When you hear a whip crack, it's because it breaks the speed of sound. You're hearing a mini sonic boom
This is the base number of innings in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game
What is nine? The games sometimes go into more innings to break a tie. The MLB game with the most innings was played in 1920 between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins. IT ran for 26 innings and would have gone longer if it had not been called due to darkness
It is the hardest gem in the world
What is diamond? The stone is made entirely of carbon. Russia has the largest reserve of diamonds- 650 million carats out of an estimated 1.2 billion carats in the ground
This granddaddy-of-them-all sleuth was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Who is Sherlock Holmes? As of 2021, the Sherlock character has appeared in 226 films
Baby horse
What is a foal? A foal's legs are 80-90% the size of its adult legs at birth, and they can walk within an hour or two of birth
These flying mammals have poor night vision, but their hearing can be better than human hearing
What are bats? They navigate by what is called echolocation. They send out a sound and wait for an echo, which helps them locate or avoid objects
When we do something at the very last minute, it is called doing it at this hour
What is 11th? Youc an think of the 11th hour as "just in the nick of time."
What is Greenland? Eighty percent of the island is covered in ice. Of its 56,000 inhabitants, 17,000 live in the capital of Nuuk.
Agatha Christie's highly rated mystery takes place on this train
What is the Orient Express? In the 1974 film version, Ingrid Bergan won the Academy Award
Farm animals with curly tails
What are pigs (or hogs or swine)? Pigs are smarter than dogs, and you can train them
This part of the eat continues to grow
What is earlobe? Genetics do not determine whether earlobes grow
Those who are intuitive are said to have this sense
What is sixth? It can refer to a spiritual experience
This country owns almost all of the pandas of the world
What is China? They loan their 1,600 pandas to other countries but retain ownership of them. They call it panda diplomacy
This 1963 classic stars Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn and is set in Paris
What is Charade? Other cast members of note include Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, and James Coburn. Is has been called "the best Alfred Hitchcook movie that Hitchcook didn't make."
Baby sheep
What is lamb? Lambs are herbivores and feed off grass and plants
When we place this next to our ear, we are not hearing the ocean
What is seashell? What we hear is the sound of blood traveling through veins in our ear
People often don't want to play this fiddle with their spouse
What is second? The term comes from the orchestra's second violin section, which plays a supporting role
The brightest star in the sky is also part of the name of a satellite radio station that ends in XM
What is Sirius? Also known as the Dog Star, it is 20 times brighter than our sun. Sirius is actually two stars
In this 1978 film, Hercule Poirot is pressed into action while on an Egyptian river cruise when a newlywed is found dead
What is Death on the Nile? The cast was filled with notables such as Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, and Maggie Smith
The pickiest eater of the farm animals
What is goat? The don't eat contaminated food or food that is found on the ground or floor. They also prefer more nutritious foods. Contrary to popular belief, they do not eat tin cans
True or false. You can't hear when you're asleep
What is false? Your brain doesn't process what the ears hear when you're asleep
A statement or issue known as this rail is bound to be controversial and could lead to the end of the politician's career or destroy someone's credibility
What is third? There's another meaning: It's an additional rail that uses electricity do power subways