True or False
Chameleons change colors to communicate.
Answer: What is true? It is widely believed they change colors to blend in with their surroundings, but that is false. They also change colors to adjust their body temperature.
This sea lies between Europe and North Africa.
Answer: What is Mediterranean? Several seas are located on the northern edge of the Mediterranean, among them the Aegean, Ionian, and Adriatic Seas.
This is another name for buttercup or daffodil.
Answer: What is jonquil? Though there are minor differences, the names are used synonymously. Narcissus usually refers to smaller, indoor varieties.
This is another name for the Persian language, which is spoken in Iran.
Answer: What is Farsi? It is also spoken in parts of Afghanistan.
Born June 1, 1926, his most famous roles were Aunt Bee’s nephew and Ben Matlock.
Answer: Who is Andy Griffith?
Florida is the closest state to Africa.
Answer: What is false? Quoddy Head State Park in Maine is the closest point to Morocco.
The islands of this sea are North America’s winter playground.
Answer: What is Caribbean?
Twice a year, days and nights are almost the same length during this.
Answer: What is equinox? On the equator, days and nights are nearly equal length year-round.
Ciao means “hello” and “goodbye” in this language.
Answer: What is Italian?
Born June 7, 1917, this Rat Pack member starred in Some Came Running (1958) and Bells Are Ringing (1960), and played the starring role of Capt. Vernon Demerest in Airport (1970).
Answer: Who is Dean Martin? The Dean Martin Show aired for eight years followed by The Dean Martin Comedy Hour from 1973 to 1974.
Widespread panic set in after Orson Welles’ live radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds.
Answer: What is false? Most people didn’t hear it. Those who did panicked.
China is building manmade islands in this sea.
Answer: What is South China Sea? They can build an island on a reef in less than a year.
If matter is not solid, plasma, or gaseous, it is in this state.
Answer: What is liquid? Liquids can become gaseous when heated, and they can become solid when frozen. Gases can become liquids through condensation.
This is the standard Chinese language.
Answer: What is Mandarin? It’s based on the dialect spoken in Beijing. Cantonese is another major language in China.
Born June 11, 1913, he coached the Green Bay Packers and led the team to five championships.
Answer: Who is Vince Lombardi? He is famous for saying, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”
Churchill is said to have made the trains run on time.
Answer: What is false? The quote is “Mussolini made the trains on time,” and that is also false. The train system was improved before Mussolini came to power, but it fell apart again during Mussolini’s reign
This sea lies between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.
Answer: What is Adriatic? On the Balkan side, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia lie on the shores of the Adriatic.
This is a synonym for arouse, as in to arouse one’s interest.
Answer: What is pique?
There are six official languages in use at the United Nations. Two of them are French and English. Name one of the other four.
Answer: What is Spanish, Chinese, Russian, or Arabic?
Born June 20, 1925, this U.S. World War II veteran starred in the 1955 film To Hell and Back, a screen adaptation of his autobiography.
Answer: Who is Audie Murphy? Did you know he’s the most decorated U.S. World War II soldier?
Humans and bananas share 50 percent of their DNA.
Answer: What is true?
The Gulf of California also goes by this name.
Answer: What is Sea of Cortez? It divides Baja California and Mexico and is believed to be the youngest sea.
It means “to silence or suppress.”
Answer: What is squelch?
This ancient language, which is still in use today, has its roots in India and is considered “the language of the gods.”
Answer: What is Sanskrit? The Indian newspaper Sudharma Daily is the only remaining newspaper published in Sanskrit.
Born June 25, 1956, this celebrity chef starred in many unique “foodie” shows, including A Cook’s Tour, No Reservations, Kitchen Confidential, and his final series, Parts Unknown.
Answer: Who is Anthony Bourdain?