Strange Animals
Weird History
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Surprising Science
Which Came First?
100

This bird cannot fly but can swim very well.

What is a penguin?

100

Ancient Romans commonly used these public buildings for bathing and socializing.

What are baths?

100

“Bilingual” means able to speak this many languages.

What is two?

100

Water expands when it does this.

What is freezes?

100

Which came first: radio or television?

What is radio?

200

This animal carries its baby in a pouch.

What is a kangaroo?

200

Ancient Egyptians wrote on material made from this plant.

What is papyrus?

200

A “bibliophile” is someone who loves these.

What are books?

200

This metal is liquid at room temperature.

What is mercury?

200

Which came first: the airplane or the television?

What is the airplane?

300

This mammal lays eggs and has a duck-like bill.

What is a platypus?

300

People once commonly paid to watch public executions in this European country.

What is England?

300

“Ambidextrous” means able to use these equally well

 What are both hands?

300

Sound travels faster through water than through this.

What is air?

300

Which came first: the zipper or sliced bread?

What is the zipper?

400

This animal has three hearts

What is an octopus?

400

Napoleon was exiled to this island after his first defeat.

What is Elba?

400

“Petrichor” is the smell associated with this weather event

What is rain?

400

This planet has the strongest winds in our solar system.

What is Neptune?

400

Which came first: canned food or the can opener?

What is canned food?

500

This animal's fingerprints can look remarkably similar to a human's.

What is a koala?

500

The shortest recorded war was fought between Britain and this sultanate.

What is Zanzibar?

500

“Defenestration” means throwing something or someone out of this.

What is a window?

500

This planet rotates almost completely on its side.

What is Uranus?

500

Which came first: the fax machine or the telephone?

What is the fax machine?