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A gas giant, this is the largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter? Jupiter is similar to a star, but it never got massive enough to start burning. Jupiter also spins faster than any other planet, giving it the shortest day.
What is bread? It's thought that this phrase originated in the 1930s when the Continental Baking Company introduced "Wonder Bread", the first pre-sliced loaf bread.
It's the period from 1920 to 1933 when alcoholic beverages were illegal.
What is prohibition? The first state to outlaw alcohol was Maine, thanks to local Temperance movement leader and Quaker mayor of Portland, Neal Dow.
"Pick up the _ _ _ _", the rate of speed which someone walks or runs
What is pace?
Male mosquitos usually feed on nectar; it's the female mosquitos who usually feed on this substance
What is blood? Fun fact: it is the saliva of the mosquito that triggers histamines in our system and causes the bite to itch.
The Mona Lisa was painted by this artist
Who is Leonardo da Vinci? Da Vinci also contributed many important inventions, including the helicopter, the parachute, self-supporting bridges, and more.
Known as Japanese horseradish, it goes well with sushi
What is wasabi?
When this federal standard went into effect in 1938 it was 25 cents per hour; today it's $7.25
What is the minimum wage?
Those wacky Brits use this 4-letter word to mean "apartment"
What is flat?
The fisher, a type of weasel, avoids this rodent's quills by attacking its face and flipping it over on its back.
What is a porcupine? Porcupines have a coat of about 30,000 quills that cover all of their body except their underbelly, face, and feet.
The capital of South Korea
What is Seoul? In South Korea, men are spoiled on Valentine's Day instead of women. There is also a special day for "singles".
Deer meat is also known as this
What is venison?
On August 21 1959 it became our 50th state
What is Hawaii? Hawaii is made up of 137 different islands and is known as the Aloha state.
What is gnaw?
Despite its length the neck of the giraffe has only 7 of these bones but they are elongated
What are vertebrae? Giraffes have bluish-purple tongues and no teeth at the front of their top jaw, which helps them to eat leaves from tall trees. They can run as fast as 35 miles an hour.
The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of this country
What is Australia? The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest living structure and is visible from outer space. It stretches over 1250 miles north to south.
Dried plums tend to be called ____
What are prunes?
This impeached president was a classically trained pianist and played four other instruments
Who is Richard Nixon? Nixon’s mother encouraged him to play piano at an early age and he went on to learn violin, clarinet, saxophone, and accordion.
From French, it can replace the word "place" in "in place of"
What is lieu?
The New York Botanical Garden has a collection of trees bearing these apples 2 inches or less in diameter
What are crabapples? Crabapple trees are actually part of the rose family.
The capital of Canada
What is Ottawa? Ottawa is the fourth largest city in Canada and is home to the largest per capita population of scientists, engineers and PhD's in Canada.
Their creators were Mars & Murrie, and they get their name from them
What are M&Ms?
A devastating earthquake & fire in this California city in 1906 caused 3000 deaths & $400 million in damages
What is San Francisco? The earthquake lasted less than a minute yet was felt from LA to Oregon. The earthquake also sparked several fires that burned for three days and destroyed nearly 500 city blocks.
The 4-letter word given to a plant growing where it is not wanted
What is weed?
A succulent can be any plant with fleshy thick tissues adapted to store this
What is water? Succulents have been called the camels of the plant world.
This Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE
Who is Julius Caesar? Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators who stabbed him 23 times. Caesar fell bleeding onto the Senate floor at the feet of a statue of Pompey.
It takes ___ peanuts to make a 12 oz jar or peanut butter.
a. 375 b. 540 c. 870
Founded in 1886, it became the major rival of the Edison Electric Company
What is Westinghouse? George Westinghouse was an Amercian inventor who contributed air conditioning, natural gas piping, railroad signaling, and the air brake system.
This 4-letter word means to join together two pieces of steel by melting their edges and fusing them together
What is weld?
It's the alliterative term for coal, oil and natural gas, made from the remains of living organisms
What are fossil fuels?