Gardens
What do you call a plant that grows back each year?
Perennial. In horticulture, the term perennial is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years.
Established in 1960, this area spreads along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. What is it called?
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,813 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard. The stars are monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, producers, directors, theatrical/musical groups, athletes, fictional characters, and others.
Which country is home to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?
Peru. Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel in the Andes Mountains of Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it's famous for its dry-stone walls and astronomical alignments. It is often called the "Lost City of the Incas."
What type of art involves creating designs with string or yarn?
Crochet: Knitted textiles survive from as early as the 11th century CE, but the first substantive evidence of crocheted fabric emerges in Europe during the 19th century
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?
New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections from 1893.
How many seeds can a sunflower contain?
a) 100
b) 250
c) 2000
d) 5000
The sunflower is a huge flower, but the head or fuzzy brown center actually contains 1,000–2,000 individual flowers. Each of those individual flowers will produce a sunflower seed.
Dr. Seuss released one of his most famous books in 1960 that starts with the sentence "I am Sam." What is it called?
Green Eggs and Ham. Dr. Suess wrote the book after his editor at Random House, Bennett Cerf, bet him $50 (equivalent to $531 in 2024) that he could not write an engaging children's book using a vocabulary of only 50 distinct words. The bet was a response to Seuss's previous success, The Cat in the Hat, which was written using 236 distinct words
Why was the Taj Mahal built (what is it)?
The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India, commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The hobby that practices the art of writing beautifully and artistically.
Calligraphy. In ancient China, the oldest known Chinese characters are oracle bone script, carved on ox scapulae and tortoise plastrons, as the rulers in the Shang dynasty carved pits on such animals' bones and then baked them to gain auspice of military affairs, agricultural harvest, or even procreation and weather.
What can talking to a plant help it to do?
Talking to plants to help them grow is a well-known old gardeners tale, but studies have shown vibration (like music, or perhaps even the sweet sound of your voice) can affect plant growth
Who was the President of the United States in 1960?
Dwight D. Eisenhower (born October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas, U.S.—died March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.) was the 34th president of the United States (1953–61), who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II.
You can find the Vatican at which location?
The Vatican is located in Rome. This is because the Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy. It is the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and is the residence of the Pope. Therefore, Rome is the correct answer as it is the city where the Vatican is situated.
Also known as myrmecology is the practice of creating and maintaining a formicarium. It involves studying this creature's behavior and keeping them as pets.
Ant Keeping.
Keeping ants as pets have been a common hobby since the mass-marketed Uncle Milton's Ant Farm achieved commercial success in the late 1950s, though these ant farms did not include a queen ant for legal reasons.
What is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world?
Bamboo! It can grow about 88cm in a single day.
Name the book by Harper Lee that won the Pulitzer Prize for the best American novel of 1960.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize a year after its release, and it has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten.
You can find the Wailing Wall at which location?
The Wailing Wall can be found in the Old City of Jerusalem. This is a significant religious site for Jews and is considered to be the last remaining part of the Second Temple. It is a place of prayer and pilgrimage, where people come to leave written prayers in the cracks of the wall. The location of the Wailing Wall is not in Rome, Egypt, or South Dakota, but specifically in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The hobby of philately has to do not only with the collection of this item, but also the study and appreciation of their history and related materials.
Stamps.
The world's largest stamp collection in history is generally considered to be the Royal Philatelic Collection of the British Royal Family. It's a comprehensive British and British Imperial collection, estimated to be worth £100 million, and has been compiled by various monarchs since the 1860s.
What do tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and avocadoes all have in common?
They are fruits which are mostly considered vegetables.
Many commonly called vegetables are fruits in a botanical sense because fruits are defined as the mature ovary of a flowering plant containing seeds, and many of these "vegetables" fit that description.
Starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, name the last film for both actors.
The Misfits, American film drama, released in 1961, that is perhaps best remembered as the final movie of screen legends Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable. The Misfits, directed by John Huston, is a contemporary tale of the West that centres on aging cowboys.
Why did France give the Statue of Liberty to the US?
The Statue of Liberty was built as a symbol of the friendship between France and the United States and to commemorate the centennial of American independence. It was also intended to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States and to stand as a symbol of freedom and democracy, inspiring millions of immigrants arriving in America.
In the hobby of numismatics, collectors may focus on specific designs, denominations, mints, time periods, or errors. Some collectors are also interested in the historical and artistic value, while others view collecting as a potential investment.
Coin collecting.
The National Numismatic Collection is comprised of approximately 1.6 million objects and is thought to be the largest collection of money and transactional objects in the world. Its diverse holdings represent every inhabited continent and span more than three millennia.