Holidays
How long does Diwali last?
5 days
What is Texas' nickname?
The Lone Star State
What is the process called when a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
Name two mammals that can't jump.
Possible answers: Elephant, sloth, hippo, rhino
In the Wings of Fire Book 3: Who is the very first dragon Glory meets in the rainforest?
Jambu
About how many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?
A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.
More species of ______ live in Texas than in any other part of the United States.
Bats!
What is the pigment that gives plants their green color and helps them with photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
What country’s national cricket team is known as the "Men in Blue"?
Bonus: In cricket, what does the term to “break one’s duck” mean?
India
Bonus: To score the first run in an inning.
In Diary of the Wimpy Kids, What's the name of Rowley's comic?
Zoo - wee - mama
In what modern-day country was Saint Nicholas born?
Turkey
Where was Sam Houston born?
Virgina
What is the heaviest organ in the human body by weight?
The liver
What color are zebras' strips when they are first born?
Brown
In Harry Potter, what are the names of Ron’s parents?
Arthur and Molly Weasley
To honor how long the sacred oil burned in the Temple, Hanukkah lasts how long?
8 days
What year did Texas become a state?
1845
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?
The troposphere
How do you spell Mrs. Harvey's maiden name?
PARALITICCI
How many books are in the Nate the Great Book Series?
30
Lunar New Year in China typically lasts how many days?
15 days
Which president was born in Denison, Texas?
Dwight Eisenhower
What is the process called when a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?
Sublimation
When was Nike founded?
January 25, 1964 (year is fine)
The main characters in the popular Captain Underpants series were named after two children’s book heroes. What are their names?
Harold (from Harold and the Purple Crayon) and George (from the Curious George books)