At Your Own Risk!
Are blueberries berries?
Yes
What is Egyptian Writing called?
Hieroglyphs or Hieroglyphics
If you were hiking at Mount Rainier, which animal would you be most likely to see? A) Pika, B) Monkey C) Shark D) Ostrich
A) Pika
What board game is most associated with candy?
Candyland
True or false, wind doesn't make a sound until it blows against and object.
True
The Canary Islands were not named after the Canary Birds. What were they named after? A) Hippos B) Dogs C) Canaries
B) Dogs
Why is Egypt called “The Gift of the Nile”?
Because the Nile provided food, water, transportation; Ancient Egypt could not have existed without it.
What is the most common eagle in Washington? A) Golden Eagle B) Sea Eagle C) Bald Eagle D) Harpy Eagle
C) Bald Eagle
What year was the first Monopoly game released? A) 1984 B) 1935 C) 1899
B) 1935
What was the coldest natural temperature ever recorded? (In Celsius) A) -68.3 B) -76.1 C) -89.2
C) -89.2 Celsius
What mammal is the only mammal that lays eggs?
Platypus
Who was most Egyptian art made for?
The dead
Where is the highest point in Washington?
Mount Rainier
What game do you can climb up and slide down?
Chutes and Ladders
Where was the highest temperature recorded?
Death Valley, California
Are strawberries berries?
No
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
To preserve the body for the afterlife/ they believed the body needed to be intact for the Ka (spirit) to recognize it in the afterlife.
What trees are native to Washington state? A) Coca tree B) Cherry tree C) Apple tree D) Ponderosa pine E) Douglass fir (Select two)
D) Ponderosa pine and E) Douglass fir
Which classic board game was one of the first board games to be created into a video game? A) Sorry B) Battleship C) other/ none of the above
B) Battleship
What is the most dangerous kind of thunderstorm? A) The Single-Cell B) The Multi-Cell C) The Squall Line D) The Supercell
D) The Supercell
What is the population of Ashgabat, which is the capital of Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia? (If your answer comes within 100,000 people of the answer you will receive the points.)
846,000 people
What happened to the nose of the Sphinx?
It was removed because people didn’t like how it represented polytheism (worship of many gods) instead of just one god. It was seen as anti-religious in a way to the Muslims traveling and living in Egypt in the 700’s. (No, it wasn’t because Aladdin and Princess Jasmine surprised the carver by flying over him on a magic carpet…)
How long is the Pacific Crest Trail? (If you get within 500 of the answer you will get the points.)
2,650 miles
In what country was the game “Sorry” created?
England
Where does weather occur? A) Thermosphere B) Stratosphere C) Troposphere D) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere