Deep Space
This planet is fifth from the Sun.
What is Jupiter?
The only bird capable of true hovering and flying backwards, thanks to a unique wing joint, is this tiny nectar-feeder.
What is the hummingbird?
In “The Camping Episode,” SpongeBob explains that drawing this perfect shape in the dirt is the only reliable protection against a sea bear attack.
What is a circle?
This British band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, is often called the greatest of all time and includes members like John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
Who are The Beatles?
Earth formed approximately this many years ago from a cloud of gas and dust around the young Sun.
What is 4.5 (or 4.6) billion?
This brightest star in the night sky (excluding the Sun) is also known as the “Dog Star” and part of the constellation Canis Major.
What is Sirius?
With a gestation period of up to 22 months—the longest of any land animal—this African mammal gives birth to calves that can stand within minutes.
What is the elephant?
This spike-booted, mustache-twirling bounty hunter is hired by Plankton in the first movie to track down and eliminate SpongeBob and Patrick.
Who is Dennis?
Known as the “King of Pop,” this artist released the best-selling album of all time, “Thriller.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
This ancient supercontinent, proposed by Alfred Wegener, began breaking apart about 200 million years ago to form today’s continents.
What is Pangaea?
The famous “Pale Blue Dot” photograph of Earth, taken from about 6 billion kilometers away, was captured by this unmanned spacecraft in 1990.
What is Voyager 1?
This mammal lacks vocal cords entirely and communicates mainly through infrasound or gestures (you might guess from its long neck reaching silent heights).
What is the giraffe?
These are the first names of Patrick’s laid-back, pink parents in their main series appearances (his real mother and father).
Who are Margie and Herb?
This classical composer, deaf in his later years, wrote famous symphonies including the Fifth and Ninth.
Who is Beethoven?
This geologic era, lasting from about 252 to 66 million years ago, is known as the “Age of Reptiles” (or dinosaurs).
What is the Mesozoic?
This theoretical boundary around a black hole marks the point where escape velocity exceeds the speed of light.
What is the event horizon?
This marine creature produces a sound so loud—up to 200 decibels underwater—that it can stun or kill prey by snapping its oversized claw.
What is the pistol shrimp?
In the episode “The Great Snail Race,” this is the name of Squidward’s female snail.
Who is Snellie?
A standard modern piano has this many keys.
What is 88?
The “Great Dying,” the most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history (wiping out over 90% of species), occurred at the end of this geologic period about 252 million years ago.
What is the Permian?
Used to measure the universe’s expansion rate, this astronomical constant is named after the scientist who discovered the universe is expanding (though its exact value remains debated).
What is the Hubble constant?
This mammal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they can sometimes contaminate crime scenes and confuse investigators.
What is the koala?
In “Little Yellow Book,” Squidward reads aloud from SpongeBob’s diary that he has given this cute, affectionate name to his trusted spatula (prompting Patrick to tease him about it).
What is Fifi?
In musical notation, this term refers to three notes played in the time normally allowed for two.
What is a triplet?
This vast eon (or sometimes called supereon), encompassing over 80% of Earth’s timeline before the “explosion” of complex life, includes the Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic.
What is the Precambrian?