NUMBERS
US GEOGRAPHY
ANIMALS
'ARY'
JANUARY
100

Gorillas do this up to 14 hours per day.

Sleep

100

What is the oldest national park in the US?

Yellowstone National Park

100

What is a female tiger called?

Tigress or tiger

100

A fragrant shrubby Mediterranean mint having grayish-green needlelike leaves used in seasoning.

Rosemary

100

On January 28, 1986, which space shuttle tragically exploded?

Challenger

200

Oak trees do not produce these until they are 50 years old. What do they produce?

Acorns

200

Which state capital is known as the 'Mile High City'?

Denver, Colorado

200

What is the smartest farm animal?

Pigs - they have the intelligence of a 3-year-old child! They also learn faster than dogs and primates.

200

One that contends with, opposes, or resists: enemy or opponent.

Adversary

200

What is the flower symbol of January?

Carnation

300

This organ has over 500 functions. What is it?

Liver

300

Which mountain in Washington state is an active volcano?

Mt. Rainier

300

What do you call animals that will eat everything and anything?

Omnivores.

300

A design style; marked by characteristics of the present period.

Contemporary

300

Two zodiac signs fall in January. One is Capricorn, what is the other?

Aquarius

400

The moon does this every 27.32 days. What does it do?

Rotates the earth

400

What is the only state capital names after a US President?

Jackson, Mississippi - after Andrew Jackson.

400

Which animal eats jellyfish?

Sea Turtles

400

Of, relating to, or dealing with the simplest elements or principles of something.

Elementary

400

Where is the Sundance Film Festival held every January?

Park City, Utah

500

The US shreds 7,000 tons of this valuable item each year. What is it?

Currency

500

Which lake is the largest freshwater lake by surface area entirely within the US?

Lake Michigan

500

What is the fastest bird in the world?

Peregrine Falcon - They can reach up to 186 mph!

500

Of or relating to the heart and lungs.

Cardiopulmonary

500

What is January named after?

Janus, the Roman God of Doors and Gates.