Amazing Animals
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms
What are birds?
Different species of birds migrate at different times and can fly enormous distances. For example, the yellow warbler travels back and forth between Alaska and Central America each year.
This is a term for two straight lines that will never cross.
What is parallel?
Parallel lines are everywhere. Think about a lined notebook or a crosswalk. Lines that cross at 90 degrees are called perpendicular lines.
When people first fall in love, they feel like they are on this cloud.
What is cloud nine? Cloud nine denotes a feeling of euphoria.
She was Walt Disney’s favorite princess.
Who is Cinderella?
Cinderella was first released in 1950; she was the second Disney princess after Snow White.
March Madness refers to this sport.
What is (NCAA) college basketball?
The tournament features single-elimination games between 68 college teams, leading up to the championship. By the time the games get down to the final four, the tournament usually has lived up to its name
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
What is a beaver?
The nocturnal animal is North America’s largest rodent and the second largest globally. Fully grown, beavers can grow up to 48 inches (122 cm) long. Their razor-sharp teeth never quit growing, but they keep them in check by felling trees for their dams.
The Mason-Dixon Line is a figurative line that separates this.
What is North and South (in the United States)?
It runs along the Ohio River from the Missouri-Iowa border to the East Coast.
This is where Batman fought crime.
What is Gotham City?
Batman started fighting crime in Gotham City in the fourth episode of the Batman comic book, released in 1941. Before then, he was based in New York City.
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Before it hung in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa hung in Napoleon’s bedroom. Mona Lisa is not her name; it’s Italian for “my lady Lisa.”
The first day of Lent is also known as this.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Lent lasts for 40 days leading up to Easter and represents the 40 days Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert before beginning his public ministry.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores
What are bears?
Black bears roam the park. Visitors can be charged a fine if they willfully come within 150 feet of a bear. People are most likely come across a black bear in the evening or night during the warmer months
What cookie is named in the title of a Marx Brothers’ film and a Shirley Temple song?
Animal crackers.
The 1930 film Animal Crackers is one of the most quoted of the Marx Brothers films. One of Groucho’s famous lines from it includes, “One morning shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don‘t know.” Shirley Temple sang “Animal Crackers in My Soup” in the 1935 film Curly Top
This is the fictional palace of King Arthur.
What is Camelot?
The term was applied to the Kennedy presidency by Jackie Kennedy in a Life magazine interview after John’s assassination
If you visit this U.S. state, you are likely to encounter a pupu platter
What is Hawaii?
It’s an appetizer platter that usually includes bacon-wrapped pineapple, tempura, spareribs, fruits, and vegetables.
This public holiday is celebrated on March 17 in the United States, particularly so in Boston and New York City
What is St. Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was not Irish; he was born in Britain.
These nocturnal birds are known for their sharp vision, silent flight and distinctive calls.
What are owls?
Rather than chirping, owls hoot. In addition to sharp 3D vision provided by their large eyes, owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.
What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha.
The Greek alphabet has 24 letters. Some symbols from the Greek alphabet are used in mathematics and science today. For example, Π (pi) and Δ (delta).
In the story of Peter Pan, what is the name of the fictional island where Peter, Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys live?
Neverland
In the early 1970s, he was a weatherman in Nashville, Tennessee, before he became the longest-running host of a single TV game show.
Who is Pat Sajak?
Sajak hosted Wheel of Fortune for 41 seasons and retired in 2024. His co-host Vanna White is still turning letters on the hit game show.
In the northern hemisphere, March is the best spring month to view these magnificent light displays in the sky.
What are the northern lights (or aurora borealis)?
They appear as wide bands of blue, green, red, and purple lights across the sky.
One in two million lobsters is this color.
What is blue? In fact, they’re bright blue. But that’s not the rarest lobster. The orange lobster is a one-in-30-million find.
What two-word popular hymn did English poet and minister John Newton write in the 18th century?
“Amazing Grace.” Newton first wrote the song in 1772. It did not become a success in England but gained popularity in the U.S. in the early 19th century.
Which world is home to characters like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse?
Wonderland
This bird’s eggs are bigger than its brain.
What is ostrich?
You’ve heard the expression bird brain. The ostrich’s brain is no match for its eggs, which are the largest of all bird species. Dinosaurs laid the only eggs larger than those of the ostrich.
What is the official birth flower of March
Daffodils