Word of the Day!
Animals
U.S. States
Children's Literature
Science
100
Oscillate
"To swing backward and forward like a pendulum." (Merriam-Webster)
100
What is the breed of the Anheuser-Busch horses?
Clydesdale
100
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
100
Famous boy detective series
The Hardy Boys, 1927 - present (many ghostwriters!)
100
What is the process called by which the continents move?
Plate tectonics-
https://youtu.be/UwWWuttntio?si=bqueTVkjRewDqIAx
(future movements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQywDr-btz4)
200
Vociferous
"Marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry." (Merriam-Webster)
200
Where is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators co-exist in the wild?
Florida Everglades
200
What is the least densely populated state?
Alaska
200
Who wrote Black Beauty?
Anna Sewell, 1877
200
Why are planets round?
The force of their own gravity!
300
Equinox
"Either of the two times each year (as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere on earth of approximately equal length." (Merriam-Webster)
300
What is the world's largest carnivore?
Polar bear
300
In what state did Walmart start?
Arkansas (1962, Rogers, AR)
300
Girls' book series featuring a nurse. Her name?
Sue Barton (7 books, 1936-1952)
300
What are clouds made of?
Water Vapor
400
Desultory
"Marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose" (Merriam-Webster)
400
What animal can survive freezing, boiling, space radiation, extreme pressure and dehydration?
400
Who was the first president of all 50 states?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
Famous girl detective series
Nancy Drew mysteries (1930-2003)
400
What are the rarest hair and eye color, together?
Red hair (2%) and blue eyes (8-10%)
Together: 0.17% (about 600 people in the world!)
500
Biosignature
"A biosignature (sometimes called chemical fossil or molecular fossil) is any substance – such as an element, isotope, molecule, or phenomenon – that provides scientific evidence of past or present life on a planet or moon." (Wikipedia)
500
What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
Bucephalus
500
Which US time zone is used in the most states?
Eastern Time Zone
500
A young girl grows and shrinks in size.
Alice in Wonderland
500
What does "dinosaur" mean?
"Terrible lizard" in Greek (1842)