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This type of tree produces a topping for pancakes
What is Maple Tree?
For one gallon of syrup, 40 gallons of sap must be collected
An oil Crisis in the '70s helped spur the development of this type of power from our closest star
What is solar power?
The first solar power plant came online in California in the 1980s
Baltic Avenue, Park Place, St James Place, Atlantic Avenue, and Boardwalk are all street names in this city
What is Atlantic City?
If you have ever played classic Monopoly, you are familiar with the names of some Atlantic City streets
This instrument can draw a perfect circle.
What is a compass?
It can also draw part of a circle called an arc. Compasses often are used in high school geometry classes.
What ancient people of Mexico spoke Nahuatl and were also called Tenochca or Mexica
Who are the Aztecs?
There are still people in Mexico and beyond who speak Nahuatl today
This season is known for leaves changing colors and falling
What is Autumn?
In fall, fewer hours of sunlight and colder temperatures trigger a chemical change in tree leaves, causing their color change
Short for light emitting diodes, energy friendly bulbs called by this abbreviation came on the market between 1962 and 1993
The blue LED was developed by Shuji Nakamura in 1993 and won him the Nobel Prize in Physics
Juan Valdez's coffee hails from Colombia, whose capital city is this
What is Bogota?
The fictional character Juan Valdez was created in 1959 as the spokesman for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. The federation paid $1.5 million for product placement in the film Bruce Almighty, and the Juan Valdez character also made an appearance in the movie, too
The measurement around the widest part of a ball or the outside boundary of a circle is called this
What is the circumference?
In school, we learned that pi multiplied by the diameter equals the circumference
This is the surname of Mexican American comedian George, known for a TV show that shares his name
What is Lopez?
George Lopez also has a charitable organization called the Lopez Foundation
This European country is shaped like a boot
What is Italy?
More than 133 million people visited Italy in 2023 alone, with most tourists coming from Germany, The United States, and France
Despite controversial origin, this paperless form of mail was invented during the 1970s and has been saving paper ever since
What is email?
Various tech innovators lay claim to its invention, and the term email gained traction in the 1980s
The capital city of a Pacific Rim country has the largest population in the world
What is Tokyo?
Its population exceeds 37 million. Delhi, India, is in the No. 2 spot, with more than 34 million. There is no North American City in the top 20.
This is the term for half the diameter
What is the radius?
The radius is the distance from the midpoint of the circle to any point on the outside of the circle
According to tradition, Mexican families exchange Christmas Gifts during this month
What is January?
Although some now exchange gifts on Christmas, tradition dictates waiting for Three Kings' Day on January 6th
This building in India, commissioned by fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, is known for its beauty and white domes
What is the Taj Mahal?
The Taj Mahal joined the list of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007
Organic, natural products gained popularity in the 1970s, including this staple food that is a mix of grains, nuts, and dried fruits
What is granola?
Brands like Quaker Oats, Kellogg's, and General Mills began to commercially produce the crunchy favorite
One of the world's most expensive places to live, this lavish European city is located on the Mediterranean Sea
What is Monaco?
Monaco is both a city and a state, known as a city-state
When Earth turns on its axis, we call it this
What is rotation?
It makes on complete rotation every 24 hours
This is the name given to Spanish explorers like Hernan Cortes and Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba
What is Conquistador?
These men explored and conquered areas of Central America looking for wealth
This famous artist painted "The Starry Night"
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Van Gogh only sold one painting, "The Red Vineyard", while alive
An innovation of the 90s, EZVI is a cleanup technology that takes contaminants out of this important stuff for hydration
What is water?
Invented for NASA, the system is able to pull contamination out of groundwater
This European city is infamous for its red-light district
What is Amsterdam?
De Wallen, Amsterdam's oldest neighborhood, is the best-known modern red-light district
The perpetual cycle of birth, life, and death is known as this
What is circle of life?
It refers to the interconnectivity of life and its progression from birth to death
Good Grief! Mexican native Bill Melendez is known for producing and directing films featuring this cartoon boy and his loyal beagle
Who is Charlie Brown?
Melendez first met Peanuts creator Charles Schulz in 1959