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For the Birds
100

The Mackinac Bridge is how many miles in length?

Five

100

What vegetable is dangerous to have aboard a ship?

Leek

100

What a conductor yells before departure?

All aboard

100

If someone is quick to anger we say he or she is what?

Hotheaded or hot-tempered

100

What bird is the bird of peace?

Dove

200

When the Territory of Michigan was created on January 11, 1805, what town was selected to be its capital?

Detroit

200

What goes through a door but never goes in or out?

Keyhole

200

Another name for a railroad station was called what?

Depot

200

A car with a powerful engine for increased speed or acceleration is what?

Hot rod

200

What bird is named after a farm animal?

Cowbird

300

How many international airports does Michigan have?

Four

300

What only works with something in its eye?

Needle

300

What was the iron horse?

Locomotive, engine for pulling train cars

300

Another name for an electric chair is what?

Hot seat

300

What is the bird of happiness?

Bluebird

400

What member of the University of Michigan football team was voted Most Valuable Player by his teammates in 1934?

Gerald R. Ford

400

How do you make a lemon drop?

Hold it and then let it go

400

What is a roundhouse?

A circular building for housing and switching locomotives

400

Exaggerated or pretentious talk is what?

Hot air

400

What bird can fly forwards, backwards, or even fly in place?

Hummingbird

500

What Michigan city was named after stagecoach stop number six?

Novi.

No (abbreviation for number)

vi (Roman numeral for 6)

500

What happens when you throw a green rock in the Red Sea?

It gets wet

500

In 1869, what great railroad event took place?

Completion of the Transcontinental railroad across the United States.

500

A drink of whiskey mixed with hot water, sugar, etc is what?

Hot toddy

500

What bird can mimic up to 50 other species of birds?

Mockingbird

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