Nature & Science
About Face
Horsing Around
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If the Shoe Fits
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Named Hyperion and measuring 380', the tallest tree in the world is of this species.

Giant Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens)

100

This smile-induced facial feature is caused by the zygomaticus muscle at the corner of the mouth splitting before birth.

Dimples

100

A child's toy consisting of a stick with a model of a horse's head at one end.

A Hobby Horse

100

This country was the first to land on the moon.

The United States

100

This type of shoe was originally invented in 10th century Persia to improve their soldiers' performance on horseback, from which use it developed into a status symbol for wealthy men, many hundreds of years before the first woman tried it on for size.

High Heels

200

The chemical formula for this natural substance is H2O. 

Water

200

Rhinoplasty is the surgical modification of this facial feature.

The Nose

200

These annoying insects use tiny blades, called stylets, to cut open their victim's flesh and drink from the blood that pools in the wound.

A Horse Fly

200

This star is the closest to Earth.

The Sun

200

This satin dance shoe is made with a split sole and a rigid box that protects the toes.

Ballet Slippers

300

Prior to our country's westward expansion, these, the largest animals in North America, were far greater in number.

Buffalo or Bison

300

The tiny, blood-filled capillaries just below the skin’s surface of this facial feature give it its natural coral, pink or red color.

The Mouth or Lips

300

Something you tell someone when you want them to be patient.

Hold Your Horses

300

There are a total of 290 of these orbiting planets in our solar system.

Moons.

300

These highly specialized shoes balance the wearer on metal blades and come with or without toe picks, depending on the sport.

Ice Skates

400

This is the common name for the disease rubella.

The Measles

400

It was once believed your personality could be read in the shape of your helix, the uppermost part of this facial feature, be it rounded, squared or pointed.

The Ear

400

Gymnasts perform exercises consisting of swings of the legs and body on this fixed apparatus fitted with a pair of curved handgrips.

A Pommel Horse

400

The name of our home galaxy.

The Milky Way

400

The name of these shoes with long, thin, high heels and pointed toes originally came from the Italian word for little dagger.

Stilettos

500

This special paper turns red in the presence of acid and blue in the presence of alkali.

Litmus Paper

500

Of the fourteen bones that comprise your face, this is the only one that can move.

The Jaw Bone or Mandible

500

When you undertake the steps necessary to complete something in the wrong order, you've done this.

Put the Horse Before the Cart

500

The proper name for the North Star.

Polaris

500

It's not all fun and games for this entertainer, who may pay several hundred dollars for a well made pair of their classic shoes.

A Clown