Time
Birds
Money
Plants
Ocean animals
100

How many minutes are in 3 hours?

180 minutes

100

Name the bird that can mimic humans.

Parrot, mocking bird, parakeet, cockatoo

100

Who is on the $100 bill?

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

100

How is the Venus Fly Trap different from most plants?

What is it is carnivorous? It survuves by eating small insects, 

100

What toothed whale has a deceptive name because it  belongs to the oceanic dolphin family?

What is an Orca or Killer Whale? 

All dolphins are considered a type of "toothed whale"

200

What does spring forward and fall back mean?

what is daylight savings time.


spring forward in the spring means setting clocks ahead one hour, and fall back in the autumn means setting clocks back one hour.

200

What bird is the fastest running animal on two legs?

What is the ostrich?

200

Before Abraham Lincoln who or what was on the penny?

What is an Indian Head?

Indian head pennies were minted from 1859 to 1909. In 1909, Lincoln's face replaced the Indian head.

200

What red flower has milky sap and is associated with winter holidays?

What is poinsettia? 

200

What sea creature can regenerate its body parts? Hint you often find it in tide pools

What are star fish or sea stars?

300

How many time zones are in the USA? Bonus for naming any

What is six

The four main ones are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Standard Time. The two others are Alaska Standard Time and Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, observed only by Alaska and Hawaii respectively.

300

Starring Tippi Hedren, the 1963 horror film "The Birds" was directed by what famous Englishman?

Who is Alfred Hitchcock?

300

What is the average lifespan of an American $1 bill? How many years before taken out of circulation?

What is 5 years?


The Federal Reserve says the average life of a $1 bill in circulation is just over five years before it needs to be replaced because of natural wear and tear.

300

When should roses be pruned?

Middle of February. Around Valentine's Day

300

This animal lays eggs and its young follow the light reflecting on the ocean to find the direction to go.

What are sea turtles

Baby sea turtles find the ocean by following instinctual cues, including heading towards the brightest horizon

400

What does PST?

What is Pacific Standard Time?

400

What is the only bird that can fly backwards?

What is a humming bird?

400

Which bill does not have a president on it?

A. $1.                         B. $5

C. $20                        C. $10

What is the $10 bill. The bill shows Alexander Hamilton, he was never president.

$1 has George Washington

$5 has Abraham Lincoln

$20 Andrew Jackson

400

What structure are orchids often grown in to protect them from the weather and natural elements.

What is a green house. Orchids area very delicate flowers and need special attention.

400

What are the names of the forests located in the ocean waters off the coast of California

What are the Kelp forests?

500

The Norse God of thunder is known to have a hammer.  What Day of the week is named in honor of him?

Thursday has its orgins from Thor's Day. Thor is the Norse God of thunder.

500

What kind of bird is Big Bird from Sesame Street?

What is Canary?

 According to official Sesame Street site Big Bird Is a Canary Although Oscar the Grouch frequently calls him a "turkey" as an insult

500

On the reverse side of the U.S. 2001 one dollar bill you find an Eagle. It has many things around it. All of them are grouped into 13. (13 stars, 13 arrows, etc.) What does this signify ?

What are the 13 colonies?

500

What kind of gardening uses water instead of soil to grow plants?

What is hydroponic gardening

It involves growing plants in a nutrient-rich water solution.

500

A "smack" is a group of what marine animal

Hint: I float, have no bones and can sting if touched

What are jelly fish?

A smack of jelly fish was in the water so we got back in the boat.