Tu bishvat
What do we celebrate during tu bishvat
"New year of the trees"-- used to be a harvest holiday but now we celebrate the new year of the trees
Fish
School
Flamingo's feathers are actually white, why do they become pink?
All the shrimp and algae they eat
What gas do trees absorb from the atmosphere and what gas do trees produce that lets us breathe
Carbon dioxide and Oxygen
What was the name of the first super sonic commercial passenger jet in the world
When is tu bishvat celebrated in the Jewish Calendar
the 15th day of Shevat
Wolves
Pack
Why do Giraffes have a purple tongue?
They have a high density of Melanin in their tongues
We call these trees "evergreen trees"
Pine tree
Name the ingredients for chocolate cake
all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, eggs, salt, milk
Dates, Figs, Almonds, raisins, carob, grapes, pomegranates, etc... lots of fruit and nuts native to Israel
Dolphins
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
We make syrup out of the sap of this tree
Maple Trees
How many worms can live in 1 square mile on earth
32,000
How many fruits are we traditionally supposed to eat on Tubishvat
7
Flamingos
Flamboyance
Hummingbirds
How to trees increase the water quality of an area
by filtering and slowing down rain water
Name the two closest living relative to the T-Rex
Chicken and Ostrich
Tu bishvat is 1 of how many "New Years" in Judaism (double points if you can name each one)
4 total:
1) Tubishvat
2) Rosh Hashana
3) The first of Nisan
4) The first of Elul
Crows
Murder
How many noses to slugs have?
4
What is the name of the first true prehistoric tree
Wattieza
How many years can a Greenland Shark live
up top 500 years