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100

Which animals' fingerprints are so close to humans that they could taint crime scenes?

Koala

100

What does Wintu mean in their own language? 

people 

100

In our solo system, which planet to spin clockwise?

Venus

100

What is the three-leaf clover associated with St. Patrick's Day?

Shamrock

100

What Christmas song was originally written as a thanksgiving song?

"Jingle Bells" was written by James Lord Piermont in 1857 for his church's Thanksgiving concert.

200

What is the only mammal that can fly?

Bats

200

Dinosaur fossils have been found on how many continents?

All 7

200

There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name, what us that letter?

The letter Q

200

What is an annual plant?

One that flowers yearly

200

Romance is linked to Valentine's Day due to the medieval belief that the mating season of what animal begins on Feb. 14?  

Bird

300

When a disease is transmitted from humans to animals what is it called?

zoonosis (zoonotic disease or zoonoses -plural)

300

In 1842, the English naturalist Sir Richard Owen coined the term Dinosauria, derived from the Greek deinos, meaning “fearfully great,” and sauros, meaning “WHAT.”?

lizard

300

The # symbol isn’t officially called hashtag or pound, what is the technical name?

octothorpe.

300

What is the biggest flower in the world?

Rafflesia or stinking corpse lily 

300

What fruit is traditionally consumed at midnight on New Year's Eve in Spain?

Grapes

400

What animal is the only venomous primate?

Slow lorises

400

When California's state animal, the California grizzly bear, go extinct?

in the 1920s. The last recorded sighting of a grizzly bear in California was in April 1924 in Sequoia National Park

400

ManhattAnts are an ant species unique to which US City?

New York

400

Which flower is also the goddess of the rainbow Greek Mythology?

Iris

400

In what year was Thanksgiving officially declared a national holiday in the United States?

1863. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War, aiming to promote unity and gratitude during challenging times

500

What is a group of ferrets called?

a business

500

On what date did the sundial bridge officially open?

July 4, 2004

500

The “dot” over the letter “i” is called a WHAT

tittle

500

Which cut flower is the popular for purchases?

Roses

500

What Celtic tradition does Halloween stem from?

  1. Samhain