Valentine's Day
A winged cherub commonly used in Valentine's imagery.
Who is Cupid?
The birth-town of cheddar cheese
What is Cheddar, England?
This prime minister of England gave a famous speech which contained this sentence "we shall fight on the beaches"
Who is Winston Churchill?
this compound gives plants their green color
What is chlorophyll?
189 million of this flower are sold every year on Valentine's Day
cheddar cheese has been around for this long
What is (more than) 800 years?
an animal considered the slowest mammal in the world, it can sleep for up to 20 hours in a day
What is a sloth? (extra fun fact: the 2-toed sloth is actually slightly quicker and tends to move more often than the 3-toed)
this was the title of Russian monarchs
What is Czar?
This organ accounts for 2% of your body's weight, and uses 20% of your oxygen
What is the brain?
an invention Alexander Graham Bell filed for on Valentine's day in 1876
What is the telephone?
The meaning of the name "Cheddar"
What is dark pouch or cavity?
this animal is one of 5 mammals that lays eggs
What is the platypus? (brownie points for an answer of "echidna" which are the other 4 :))
the 16th president of the United States of America
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
the powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
color of roses that symbolize friendship
What is yellow?
a dye used to create a vibrant orange color in cheddar cheese
What is annatto?
an animal that can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees
What is an owl?
the Emperor of Japan during World War II
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
the human heart is about size of this extremity
What is a balled up fist?
the playwright who coined the term “star-crossed lovers”
Who is William Shakespeare?
apple pie is commonly served with cheddar on top in this state
What is Vermont?
the number of bones in a shark's body
this European ruler was banished to the island of Elba twice
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
this living thing in California is the oldest known living organism
What is a pine tree? (bonus: its name is Methuselah)