Organs &
Their Functions
Their Functions
Word Origins
March Things
Its an Irish Thing
World Food
100
You have a pair of these spongy organs that help you breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
What are the Lungs?
100
This long-necked animal’s name comes from an Arabic word meaning "fast walker."
What is a giraffe?
100
This Irish holiday celebrated on March 17th involves wearing green and searching for four-leaf clovers.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
100
This traditional musical instrument, which appears on Irish coins and the national emblem, is a stringed instrument.
What is a harp?
100
This traditional German cabbage dish is shredded and fermented, giving it a sour taste.
What is Sauerkraut?
200
This is the largest organ of the human body, protecting your insides from the outside world.
What is the Skin?
200
The name of this "masked" backyard animal comes from a Native American word meaning "he who scratches with his hands."
What is a raccoon?
200
On the second Sunday of March, most Americans "spring forward" by one hour for this time-changing event.
What is Daylight Saving Time?
200
This 3-leaf plant was used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity and is now a symbol of Ireland.
What is a shamrock?
200
This Belgian breakfast treat is cooked in a special iron that leaves square-shaped holes.
What is a Waffle?
300
This large organ cleans your blood and produces a liquid called bile to help digest fat.
What is the Liver?
300
This morning beverage's name is thought to come from Kaffa, a region in Ethiopia where the plant was discovered.
What is coffee?
300
This yellow flower is recognized as the official birth flower for the month of March.
What is the Daffodil?
300
This is the official currency used in the Republic of Ireland today.
What is the Euro?
300
This expensive fungus, often called the "diamond of the kitchen," is traditionally hunted using pigs or specially trained dogs.
What is a Truffle?
400
This "liquid organ" carries oxygen and nutrients to all your cells.
What is Blood?
400
In Greek, the name of this "river horse" describes its love for hanging out in the water.
What is a hippopotamus?
400
On March 31, 1889, this iconic iron lattice tower was officially inaugurated in Paris.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
400
This is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland.
What is Dublin?
400
These small, colorful French almond meringue cookies are often sandwiched with ganache or buttercream.
What are Macarons?
500
Food travels down a tube called the esophagus into this "pouch" to be broken down by acid.
What is the Stomach?
500
This "spicy" condiment’s name comes from a Latin word meaning "to burn."
What is mustard?
500
This tricky little Irish fairy is known for wearing green and making shoes.
What is a Leprechaun?
500
This famous Irish author wrote the classic gothic horror novel Dracula.
Who is Bram Stoker?
500
This Polish dumpling is usually filled with potato, cheese, or sauerkraut and often served with fried onions.
What is a Pierogi?