Noble Nobels
Who Said It?
Amazing Animals
Presidential Peculiarities
Far Out Foods
100
This man won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the photoelectric effect.
Who is Albert Einstien
100
This character said, "It's where I keep all my things. I get a lot of compliments on this. Plus, it's not a man-purse. It's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one."
Who is Alan Garner?
100
When threatened, this animal is famous for flopping onto its side and lying on the ground with its eyes closed or staring fixedly into space while extending its tongue out to appear dead.
What is the opossum?
100
This president is now thought to have had Guillain–Barré syndrome and was the first president to appear on a television broadcast.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
100
This food is made from the unfertilized eggs of fish, typically from sturgeon.
What is caviar?
200
In 1962 Francis Crick and James Watson shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their discovery of the shape of this biological compound.
What is DNA?
200
Who said "And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up."
Who is Alfred or Thomas Wayne?
200
This animal is the fastest animal on Earth and can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph
What is the Peregrine Falcon?
200
This president supposedly dreamed of his own death only a few days before he was assassinated and was "strangely annoyed" by his dream.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This extremely rare cut of beef comes from the Tajima-gyu breed of cattle that is breed and raised in the Hyogo prefecture.
What is Kobe Beef?
300
In 1945 Sir Alexander Fleming shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his discovery of this important medicine.
What is Penicillin?
300
Who said "Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."
Who is Carl Denham?
300
This group of mammals lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like other mammals, and includes species such as the platypus.
What are Monotremes?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! This president, who was 5' 4" and weighed in at about 100 pounds, was the smallest of all the presidents.
Who is James Madison?
300
These fruiting fungi bodies come in several different varieties and are typically served unchanged, but can incorporated into several different foods.
What is a truffle?
400
In 1964 this man became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner for being the "first person in the Western world to have shown us that a struggle can be waged without violence."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
400
Who said, "Here's looking at you, kid."
Who is Rick Blaine?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!! An idiom states that having this animal hanging around your neck will hinder your accomplishments or bring bad luck.
What is an Albatross?
400
This extremely lucky president survived two assassination attempts, only weeks apart from each other, uninjured.
Who is Gerald Ford?
400
Eating this unique Japanese dish could be dangerous if prepared incorrectly because of the lethal toxins in this food, and chefs preparing this dish require a special license.
What is Fugu or Blowfish/Puffer fish?
500
This person is the only one to have ever earned two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences, both Chemistry and Physics.
Who is Marie Curie?
500
Who said "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it."
Who is Rafiki?
500
A group of this animal, when on the ground, is called a gaggle.
What is a goose?
500
This president was supposedly attacked by a large and angry "swamp rabbit" while fishing (see photo).
Who is Jimmy Carter?
500
This dish traditionally contains a pudding made of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep together with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings which is encased and cooked in the sheep's stomach.
What is Haggis?