Weather
Creepy Crawlies
It's Not A Phase, Mom!
Diseases
Dinosaurs
100
Before a weather system is termed a tropical storm, when sustained winds are below 34 knots, it is known by this name.
What is a tropical depression?
100
This type of spider's odd behavior of sexual cannibalism where the female consumes the male after mating has inspired this colloquial name.
What is Widow Spider?
100
Emo band who made the classic song "The Black Parade."
What is My Chemical Romance?
100
The animal vector that transmits Lyme Disease.
What are Ticks?
100
Quadruped that has large frills down its whole back, and then spikes on its tail.
What is a stegasaurus?
200
Nearly all weather patterns occur in this layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is the Troposphere?
200
This long-legged and highly mobile type of centipede frequently inhabits urban living spaces such as college dorms. It can be seen crawling on walls or disappearing underneath furniture.
What is The House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrada)?
200
The country of origin of the emo band Three Days Grace.
What is Canada?
200
Blood disorder that is thought to have developed to protect people people from malaria parasites.
What is Sickle-Cell Anemia?
200
Quadruped that had a large, shield-like frill on its head with three large horns.
What is a triceratops?
300
The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on this date.
What June 1st?
300
The order Acari contains ticks and this other type of creepy crawly.
What is Mites?
300
This band wrote the alternative rock hit "The Kill (bury me)." The song was later featured in the popular video game series Guitar Hero.
What is Thirty Seconds to Mars?
300
A type of gastrointeritis that causes bloody diarrhea, fever, and intense stomach pains that is contracted by consuming contaminated food or water.
What is dysentary?
300
Pack-hunting biped that had a large third toe on each foot for slicing into its prey.
What is a velociraptor?
400
The scale for estimating tornado strength is the Fujita scale. The rating on the scale is primarily based on this factor.
What is damage?
400
The subphylum Chelicerata contains spiders, scorpions, and horse-shoe crabs. Animals in this subphylum all possess this mouth part.
What are Chelicerae?
400
This band wrote the grunge classics "Rooster" and "Them Bones."
What is Alice in Chains?
400
The disease characterized by the hardening or clogging of the lung tissues, making it more and more difficult to breathe. Caused by years of smoking, as well as other disorders that can lead to it.
What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?
400
A quadruped that was very low to the ground. It had an armor-plated back and a large club tail for defense.
What is an ankylosaurus?
500
This causes 9 out of 10 deaths during most hurricanes.
What is storm surge?
500
this South and Central American spider is regarded as the world's deadliest spider because of its powerful neurotoxins.
What is the Brazilian Wandering Spider or Banana Spider?
500
Off of Suicidal Tendencies first album, this song was one of the first hardcore punk/crossover thrash music videos to receive significant air-time on MTV. It features a young version of the lead vocalist moving through a series of conflicts with friends and parents.
What is Institutionalized?
500
The deadliest disease in the world, causing the most deaths.
What is coronary artery disease? (heart disease)
500
A biped that was herbivorous, but had an incredibly dense bone plate on its head that could be used for ramming into mating opponents or predators.
What is packycephalosaurus?