Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
State Trivia
Animal Adaptations
100
What purpose did the Pyramids of Giza serve?
Pharaohs had the pyramids built to hold their mummies and serve as HUGE memorials for their egos
100
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
SPARTA!
100
The "Wolverine State" has not seen a wolverine since the 1800's in the wild.
Michigan
100
Giraffe Tongues
Giraffe tongues are 20 inches long to help grab leaves.
They are purple to prevent sunburns
200
What would Egyptians do if their cats died?
People would shave their eyebrows and go into mourning. Some cats were mummified.
200
Describe what life was like growing up in Sparta for boys?
Boys had to live on the streets, sleep outside, go barefoot, and steal food to survive.
When boys reached a certain age, they would have to find the strongest slave they could and murder them to become a "soldier".
200
This state is home to a tree that's 3,500 years old!
California. "General Sherman" is a Sequoia and one of the oldest living lifeforms on planet earth.
200
Sting ray shape
Sting rays are flat to easy rest/hide on the ocean floor
300
What HUGE discovery led to the understanding of Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
The Rosetta Stone
300
Name 1 Famous Greek Philosopher
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
300
This state has 43 buildings with their own zip codes (all in their biggest city!)
New York
300
Lynx feet
Lynx feet are very wide to act as "snow shoes"
They are the only cat in the world that have hair beneath their feet (it keeps them warmer and quieter)
400
Why were jackal masks used in the ceremony of mummification?
Anubis, the jackel headed god, was the god of the underworld and mummification.
400
Who were the Titans?
The ruling Gods before Zeus and the Olympians. Zeus killed Kronos (his Father) and took control with his brothers and sisters.
400
This state is known as the "Geographic Center of North America"
North Dakota
400
Zebras have stripes to confuse predators and to ward off flies
500
Why were priests all right handed?
Being left handed was seen as "bad luck" or "evil"
500
Exlpain what the Spartan and Athenian Symbols meant:
Spartans: "Lambda" Triangle or "L" for "Lakonia"
Their City State
Athenians: an Owl for Wisdom (Athena's pet)
500
This state means "flowery" in Spanish
Florida
500
Angler fish have a glowing/bobbing lure to attract prey