Flowers & Gardening
What is the name for the sugary liquid that flowers produce, and insects and some birds eat?
Nectar
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
flood
Its said that eighteenth century ladies wore special heavy nightcaps to keep these rodents from gnawing on their hairdos.
mice or rats
Since olden days cooks have sprinkles this on food to make it last.
salt
The largest one ever made by birds was built by bald eagles and weighed over 6,700 lbs.
nest
Which term is used for a plant that may keep growing in many seasons for at least 2 years?
Perennial plants
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
Tornado
Pillows worn under gowns were all the rage when Marie Antoinette was in this condition.
pregnant
It comes from animals whether they're wild or tame.
meat
A Texas cat named Dusty must have been the cat's meow because she had over 400 of these.
kittens
In Holland which bulb was once worth
more than gold?
Tulip
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
Hurricane
Some French women used to paint these blood vessels blue to make them stand out.
veins
You could eat this crustacean to bolster your courage.
lobster
Some of these arthropods have as many as 750 legs, not a thousand as the name implies.
millipedes or centipedes
Name a flower that shares its name with also a
part of the eye?
Iris
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
Indian women supposedly used this bird's fat on their faces before the bird became our national symbol.
eagle
Pablo hid one of these in his coat.
taco
The gaboon viper has the longest of any snake, nearly two inches.
fangs
What do we call the process in which pollen is transferred by insects to other flowers?
Pollination
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
In Ceasar and Cleopatra, Cleopatra tells the aging Caesar to rub rum on his head to make this happen.
to make hair grow
Johnny is so cheap he put only one of these in the cobbler.
peach
It's the slowest-moving land mammal, and its name is a synonym for laziness.
sloth