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100

What bird has the longest wing span?

Wandering Albatross (11 feet!)


100

What is the name of the bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas?

Mackinac Bridge. One of world's longest suspension bridges


100

Who was Marie Antoinette's husband?

Louis XVI


100

Who is the painter famous for flower pieces?

Georgia O'Keefe


100

How do (mycorrhizal) fungi help trees? 

They help trees communicate through the soil; they exchange nutrients with trees


200

How many lives does a cat have?

Haha!Trick question..One. (Nine is a myth)


200

Where in the world were knives first manufactured?

Shelburne Falls, MA (Lamson & Goodnow, 1837; still in operation in Westfield!)


200

From which British city did the Titanic set sail in 1912?

Southampton, England


200

Who wrote Hansel and Gretel?

The brothers Grimm (died 1859, 1863)


200

What three body parts do insects have? 

Head, abdomen and thorax


300

Which animal is responsible for the most human deaths in a year?

the Mosquito!


300

In which US state is Superman's hometown located?

Illinois (the real city of Metropolis!)


300

How many presidents have had a PhD?

One.  Woodrow Wilson in political science from Johns Hopkins


300

Who wrote Murder on the Orient Express?

Agatha Christie


300

What part of your bony skeleton has no muscles around it?

Fingers!


400

What is a dodo?

Extinct (flightless) bird from Mauritius


400

What was originally carried in panniers? 

Bread ("breadbasket" in French)


400

Who was the only president to meet both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln? 

John Quincy Adams

(met Washington, age 22, 1789)

(met Lincoln, age 83, 1847)

400

Who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier?

Chuck Yeager  (1947)


400

How many gallons of blood does your heart pump every 24 hours? 

500

What is the name of a baby hare? 

A Leveret 

(Not to be confused with the town of Leverett, named for MA governor John Leverett, 1763-1769)

500

Who wrote the first American dictionary in 1806? 

Noah Webster (from Connecticut. He learned 28 languages to research the etymology of words!)


500

What is oldest university in the US? 

Harvard (established 1636)

Originally called New College, changed the name when John Harvard bequeathed his library to the school.


500

Edward VIII abdicated the throne of England in 1936 for whom?

Wallis Simpson


500

What is the main difference between monkeys and apes? 

Monkeys have tails