Ye Good Ol' Outdoor Sporty Things
What country is deemed the origin of modern day Soccer?
England (Although is has been played for the past 2,000 years in varying forms in China, Greece, Rome, and Japan)
What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo (can grow 3 feet in one day)
What species is the biggest dolphin?
Orca
In Lancashire, England a company rented out what for customer's zoom calls
Farm animals from Cronkshaw Fold Farm
How long can Emperor Penguins stay underwater?
20 minutes
What was the first Olympic sport to allow female competitors?
Archery (1904)
In the 1600s Holland, this plant was worth more than gold.
Tulip flowers (This period, called Tulip Mania, is the first known speculative bubble in history and it collapsed in 1637)
What scientific order to dolphins belong to?
Cetaceans, same as whales
Australian man runs marathon while __________
Pulling a 1.6 ton truck (Ford Ranger)
What is a baby alligator called?
Hatchling
What Was the First Intercollegiate Sport Held in the U.S.?
Rowing (Harvard and Yale competed in the first rowing race in 1858)
Of the 80,000 different edible plant species, 90% of human foods we eat come from just _____ plants
30 (limited by availability and local preference)
The longest a dolphin has been recorded to live
50 years
Tourism office in Oklahoma place $2.1 Million _____________
Bounty on Bigfoot's head
What was the first animal to orbit the earth and what was it's name?
A dog named Laika from Russia
What sport was considered a religious aspect of life in it's culture?
Surfing (First recorded on cave paintings in Polynesia, became widespread after is reached Hawaii)
What is the tallest living plant?
Coastal Redwood or Sequoia (Can reach 379 feet and can live for 2,000 years)
Dolphins get high on what?
Fish toxins from biting critters like puffer fish
The longest amount of time someone hid from authorities in an airport.
3 months
What animal has it's heart in its head?
Shrimp
Name of the game played by Ancient Maya, Aztecs, and Toltecs that resembled a combination of basketball and soccer.
Pok-A-Tok
The term for a flowering plant who's seeds are enclosed in fruit
Angiosperm
Dolphins have two __________
Stomachs (Like a cow). One stores food and the other digests.
Something that was returned to owner after 53 years lost in Antarctica
Wallet
3% of the Antarctic's glaciers are made of what?
Penguin Urine