Where are a butterfly’s taste receptors located?
Feet -- This helps butterflies easily identify their favored host plants. When standing on the leaf of a plant, they can taste it and tell if it is a good home for their future caterpillars.
In what city did Anne Frank write her diary?
Amsterdam
Klamath Lake is the largest lake in which US state?
Oregon
ow many wings does a butterfly have?
4
Which famous European structure was only supposed to stand for twenty years when it was built?
Eiffel Tower
What is the shape of the Milky Way?
Spiral
What was the first US city to have a subway system?
Boston, Massachusetts
Which coast of Australia is Sydney located on?
East
Approximately 95% of the jellyfish's body is made up of what?
Water
What is floating wreckage of a ship called?
Flotsam
What is the lightest element on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
Which U.S. President worked as a tailor and made his own suits?
Before he became President, Andrew Johnson worked as a tailor in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Which US state is referred to as the "Silver State"?
Nevada
What process does milk undergo to become yogurt?
Bacterial fermentation
What US state has the highest number of electoral votes?
California
What is the average life cycle of a red blood cell?
120 days
Which islands were the subject of a war between Argentina and United Kingdom in the 1980s?
Falklands
Which one of the New Seven Wonders of the World is located in Peru?
Machu Picchu
What word is used for a male deer?
Buck
What was Babe Ruth's real name?
George Herman Ruth
What is the farthest object that can be seen with the naked eye?
Andromeda Galaxy
Who was the youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Edward Rutledge at 26 years old
Which ocean does Somalia has water access to?
Indian
What is the term for a group of pet cats?
Clowder
What was the original name of the Statue of Liberty?
Liberty Enlightening the World
In distance measuring, what does AU stand for?
Astronomical Unit
What was the name of the Mayflower's sister ship?
Speedwell
What volcanic peak can you see from Naples?
Mount Vesuvius
What is the world's second largest country?
Canada
What is the best-selling cookie brand in the world?
Oreo
What branch of science is concerned with the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation?
Spectroscopy
In which decade did the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad commence?
1890s
Tokyo is located on which main island?
Honshu
What mode of transportation is Missouri named for?
Canoe (An Illinois tribe's phrase for the area's people, "ouemessourita," translates to “wooden canoe people".)
In chess, which piece only moves diagonally?
he bishop
What is it that turns blue litmus paper red?
Acid
What was the first major war campaign fought entirely by air forces?
The Battle of Britain
In which mountain range can you find Australia’s tallest peak?
Australian Alps
What plant on the Connecticut state flag is used to represent the state’s first English settlers?
Grapevine
Who was the only person to knock out Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight title fight?
No one
How are elements organized on the periodic table?
By atomic number - The atomic number corresponds to the number of protons in the nucleus.
Where was the first UN summit on the environment, air pollution and global warming held, in 1992?
Brazil
Washington D.C. is located on the shores of what river?
Potomac River
What does the suffix “-stan” mean?
"Place of"
Whose profile is displayed on the Purple Heart medal?
George Washington
Which two scientists first proposed that DNA is structured in a double helix?
James D. Watson and Francis Crick
In 1979 what did President Carter apologise to Australia about?
Skylab falling on their country
In which US state can you find permafrost?
Alaska
Permafrost can be found primarily in Alaska, where it covers about 80% of the ground.
"To swoon" is to what?
Faint
hat Shakespearean king was actually king of Scotland for 17 years?
Macbeth