Weird but True
Category: Bookish Business
Earth & Space
Around the World
Culture Mix
Strange Jobs
100
This sea animal has eight arms.
octopus
100
The person who tells a story is called this.
narrator
100
Earth takes about this many days to orbit the sun.
365 days
100
This country is shaped roughly like a boot.
Italy
100
This superhero is also known as Bruce Wayne.
Batman
100
This person studies weather.
meteorologist
200
This bird cannot fly but can run extremely fast.
ostrich
200
The main character in a story is called this.
protagonist
200
This layer of Earth on which we live.
the crust
200
Tokyo is the capital of this country.
Japan
200
This video-game character is a plumber known for wearing a red cap.
Mario
200
This scientist studies rocks and Earth’s structure.
geologist
300
A group of crows is traditionally called this.
a murder
300
The struggle between opposing forces in a story is called this.
conflict
300
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
300
The Nile River flows through this continent.
Africa
300
This singer released the album 1989.
Taylor Swift
300
A person who designs buildings is called this.
architect
400
This mammal is famous for laying eggs.
platypus
400
A story that teaches a lesson, often using animals as characters, is called this.
fable
400
Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface is called this.
magma
400
This mountain range includes Mount Everest.
the Himalayas
400
In Star Wars, this small green Jedi master speaks in unusual sentence order.
Yoda
400
This expert studies ancient objects and ruins to learn about past cultures.
archaeologist
500
This tiny animal can survive extreme conditions, including the vacuum of space, for a limited time.
tardigrade
500
When a writer gives hints about what will happen later, it is called this.
foreshadowing
500
This galaxy contains our solar system.
the Milky Way
500
This is the smallest continent by land area.
Austrailia
500
This long-running animated TV family includes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
the Simpsons
500
This unusual job involves designing and testing the flavor of pet food.
flavor developer or test