Science
About how many times does your heart beat daily?
About 100,000 times
True or False: California is the only location to host the Winter and Summer Olympics.
True. Winter- 1960 near Lake Tahoe. Summer- 1932, 1984, 2028
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True or False: Hippos can swim.
False, their bones are too big to make them buoyant, so they run on the floor of the sea floor, then pop back up.
In what part of the world can you find a statue of Winnie the Pooh?
Is your brain usually more active during the day or at night?
At night, while you sleep.
What percentage of the world's almonds grow in California?
80%
What is a group of Zebra called?
A dazzle.
True or False: Your nails grow faster in the summer.
True
What country is closest to Antartica?
Chile
What two parts of your body never stop growing?
Ears and nose.
What is the official California state animal?
California Grizzly Bear
What is the fastest animal in the world?
Peregrine Falcon, and it can reach up to 240mph during its hunting dive. Cheetah is the fastest land animal at 60-70mph.
What is the only letter in the alphabet not in the name of a U.S. state?
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What is known as the first rap song ever?
Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
60,000 miles or about 2x around Earth's equator
What is the official California state flower?
California Poppy
What is the tallest living organism on the planet?
The California Redwood tree, named Hyperion and it's taller than the Statue of Liberty.
True or False: A lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun.
True. A lightning bolt is about 50,000°F, while the sun is about 10,000°F. Lightning doesn't burn the Earth because it lasts for a short amount of time, while the Sun is constantly burning.
How many islands make up the country, the Philippines?
7,641- it's an archipelago which means its made up of a group of islands
If we were to stack all of the world's bacteria on top of each other, how far would they stretch?
10 billion light years or around our Milky Way Galaxy 20,000 times
What is the original name of the city Los Angeles?
El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Purciuncula
What is the wingspan of the biggest butterfly in the world, the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing?
About 1ft/12 inches long
A sneeze can travel up to ____ miles per hour.
100mph
What color are Flamingoes born?
They are born with grey/white feathers, and they turn pink from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae.