THE HUMAN BODY
ODDS & ENDS
HISTORICAL HEADLINES
BOX OFFICE SMASHES (2000)
Things that fly
100

This organ pumps blood throughout the body.

What is the heart?

100

This color is typically associated with danger or stop signs.

What is red?

100

This famous structure was built in China to protect against invasions.

What is the Great Wall of China?

100

This action sequel, starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, was the highest-grossing film worldwide in 2000.

What is Mission: Impossible II?

100

These nocturnal flying mammals use echolocation to navigate.

What are bats?

200

The largest organ of the human body.

What is the skin?

200

This beloved board game involves buying, selling, and developing properties.

What is Monopoly?

200

This U.S. President is known for leading the country during the Civil War.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

Russell Crowe won an Academy Award for his role as Maximus in this Ridley Scott-directed historical epic.

What is Gladiator?

200

This animated Disney character takes a "magic carpet ride" with Princess Jasmine.

Who is Aladdin?

300

The total number of bones in a typical adult human skeleton.

What are 206?

300

This term refers to the collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity, like our Milky Way.

What is a galaxy?

300

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and landed in the Americas with these three ships.

What are the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María?

300

A group of teenagers tries to cheat death after one of them has a premonition of a fatal plane crash in this horror film.

What is Final Destination?

300

Often seen at parades or carrying advertising banners, these lighter-than-air crafts are propelled by engines.

What are blimps (or airships)?

400

This is the process by which the body breaks down food into nutrients.

What is digestion?

400

The traditional gift for a 50th wedding anniversary is made of this precious metal.

What is gold?

400

This groundbreaking event in 1969 saw Neil Armstrong become the first human to walk on the Moon.

What is the Moon landing (or Apollo 11 mission)?

400

Jim Carrey played the titular green character in this live-action adaptation of a Dr. Seuss classic.

What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

400

This simple, propeller-driven toy is launched by hand and spins into the air.

What is a frisbee (or propeller toy)?

500

Often called the "windpipe," this tube carries air to and from your lungs.

What is the trachea?

500

In chess, this piece can only move diagonally.

What is a bishop?

500

The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city.

What is Philadelphia?

500

Hugh Jackman first appeared as Wolverine in this superhero film that launched a major franchise

What is X-Men?

500

Despite not having wings, the seed of this plant is well-known for its fluffy, airborne dispersal in spring.

What is a dandelion?