Mountain Before And After
The mountain that was tallest in the world in 1421 becomes a phrase commonly said after someone passes away.
What is Mount Eve(rest) In Peace?
Although it has widely been said that humans only use 10% of this, scientists now believe that we are actually using roughly 100% of it throughout the day, even while sleeping.
What is our brain?
There are over 130 million metric tons of these berries produced and eaten globally each year, the most of any fruit.
What are bananas?
Named in part as an early public relations stunt, the Viking Erik the Red deliberately gave the icy land an appealing name to attract more settlers to the world’s largest island.
What is Greenland?
This is the number of countries in the world with one syllable names.
What is 5?
This self-explanatory name comes from the instruments which are raised and lowered based on conditions.
What is a sailor?
College Mascots
The invisible stuff scientists think makes up most of the universe, becomes the Swiss Mountain memorialized into a California theme park ride.
What is Dark (Matter)horn?
This idea that one spot won’t be impacted multiple times doesn’t make much sense, since tall buildings with metal towers are hit repeatedly, the Empire State Building being hit over 25 times per year.
What is Lightning not striking twice?
It is well known by now that they are botanically a fruit, but an 1893 Supreme Court case legally ruled them as a vegetable for taxation and tariff purposes.
What are tomatoes?
This is the only country in the world named after its ruling family.
What is Saudi Arabia?
This is the number of bones in the adult human body.
What is 206?
A criminal who attacks and robs ships or copies, sells, or distributes copyrighted information.
What is a Pirate?
The California mountain that is the tallest in the Contiguous 48 states becomes the record-breaking female singer known for songs such as “I Will Always Love You”
What is Mount Whitney Houston?
The claim that cracking your knuckles causes this condition has been repeatedly investigated and isn’t supported as a general rule.
What is arthritis?
Over 80% of the U.S. harvest of this large berry happens in the month of October.
What is a pumpkin?
This country got its name from the Spanish translation of the Latin word meaning “even-maker.” 12 other countries could also have used this name.
What is Ecuador?
This is how many miles the state of California is from North to South.
What is 770?
Former servants and soldiers in the Caribbean would hide in the woods and smoke meat on a grill called a boucan. The name that came with it followed them when they eventually turned to piracy.
What is a buccaneer?
On April 2nd, 1889 there was to be a cannon shot to open this territory to homesteading in westward expansion. Many people went in early and hid to claim desirable pieces of land, which led to the name of a mascot at a large school in the now state.
What is Oklahoma?
A broad term that refers to any Chinese martial art or, more accurately in Chinese, any skill or discipline gained through hard work, patience, and time, becomes the tallest peak on the island of Honshu.
What is Kung Fu(ji)?
What are spiders?
Varieties of this giant berry can include a center which is yellow, orange, white, or the classic red color.
What is a watermelon?
This country was named after the tree discovered by early Portuguese traders in the early 1500s, who used it for its highly prized red dye.
What is Brazil?
This is how many countries are members of the United Nations.
What is 193?
This name of an MLB team was given to honor the region’s strong nautical culture and deep connection to the waters of the Puget Sound.
What is a Mariner?
A Peruvian summit most famous for the Inca citadel at its peak becomes a child slang term for a railway car.
What is Machu Pic(choo) Choo Train?
Despite popular belief that these three letters stand for something, it was actually arbitrarily picked in 1908 for its unmistakable Morse code pattern of three dots, three dashes, three dots. This universal signal came just in time for its most famous usage in history.
What is SOS?
Every single one of the variety of this berry seen around the world, which accounts for over 80% of those in circulation, can be traced back to a single “mother” tree, discovered in the 1920s in California by Rudolph Hass.
What is an avocado?
European explorers like Amerigo Vespucci saw indigenous stilt houses built over Lake Maracaibo and thought it similar to a famous Italian city, which gave its name to this country.
What is Venezuela?
This is the number of years that the Hundred Years War lasted.
What is 116?
Often confused with a pirate, this word describes a seaman who legally attacks ships of enemy nations during wartime, receiving Letters Of Marque to do so.
What is a Privateer?