TREES
It's a tree traditionally planted to produce more stoppers for wine bottles.
What is the Cork Oak?
These insects produce light through a chemical reaction in their lower abdomen causing them to be seen as they fly around in the dark.
What are fireflies? What are lightning bugs?
This Midwestern state is famous for its 10,000 lakes, perfect for fishing, boating, and summer cabin trips.
What is Minnesota?
The legendary road once stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica and passed through 8 states.
What is Route 66?
This is when sailors and beachgoers worry from June through November because Atlantic waters get feisty.
What is hurricane season?
It's not a fir but actually a pine.
What is the Douglas Fir?
They absorb water through their skin rather than drinking with their mouths.
What are frogs?
Known for its bright red sandstone formations, this Utah park is a favorite for climbing, hiking, and photographing arches.
What is Arches National Park?
The first gas station in the United States was located in this city.
What is Pittburgh?
The central US sees the most tornadoes in late spring and early summer, especially here.
What is Tornado Alley?
Despite being called trees, they're actually giant herbs with no wood at all.
What are banana trees?
This brown bear lives in the North American woods and has the best sense of smell of all the bears—7 times better than a bloodhound!
What is the grizzly bear?
This park is famous for its surreal rock formations called “hoodoos,” perfect for hiking and photography.
What is Bryce Canyon National Park?
“America’s Favorite Drive” spans 469 miles through the Appalachian Mountains and has no billboards or commercial traffic.
What is The Blue Ridge Parkway?
This term describes the temperature at which air becomes saturated and water vapor begins to condense.
What is the dew point?
It's called a living fossil because it's the oldest tree to still exist--over 200 million years! That's well before the first dinosaur.
What is the Gingko Tree?
Allegedly roaming forests from the Pacific Northwest to the Rockies and even in Louisiana, this large, hairy, bipedal creature has never been proven to exist—yet sparks countless sightings and folklore.
What is Bigfoot? What is Sasquatch? What is the Stink Ape?
In this state, you can kayak through caves, swim in turquoise springs, and hike in rolling hills, all in one day.
What is Florida?
The longest drivable road covering about 19,000 miles through 14 countries starting in Alaska and ending in Argentina.
What is the Pan-American Highway?
The US town where 134°F (56.7°C) was the highest air temperature ever recorded on earth in 1913.
What is Furnace Creek, California?
The scientific study of trees.
What is Dendrology?
It lives in the woods and uses a wide range of vocalizations—over 40 different sounds—from barks and screams to howls.
What is a fox?
This iconic trail spans about 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine, enticing hikers with both sweat and scenic views.
What is the Appalachian Trail?
The longest straight road in the world: 90 miles without a single curve.
What is Australia’s Eyre Highway?
This measure, combining air temperature and humidity, tells you how hot it actually feels to humans.
What is the heat index?