Amazing Animals
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms.
Answer: What are birds? Different species of birds migrate at different times and can fly enormous distances. For example, the yellow warbler travels back and forth between Alaska and Central America each year.
She was Walt Disney’s favorite princess.
Answer: Who is Cinderella? Cinderella was first released in 1950; she was the second Disney princess after Snow White.
These are installed in homes to alert owners to fire.
Answer: What are smoke alarms? All 50 states require smoke alarms in new installations.
March leaves like a lamb, but it comes in like this animal.
Answer: What is a lion? Fall and spring are transitional months with huge swings in temperatures. March comes in as winter (lion) and leaves as spring (lamb), but the proverb originally referred to the constellations and astrology—Leo the lion and Aries the lamb.
March Madness refers to this sport.
Answer: What is (NCAA) college basketball? The tournament features single-elimination games between 68 college teams, leading up to the championship. By the time the games get down to the final four, the tournament usually has lived up to its name
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
Answer: What is a beaver? The nocturnal animal is North America’s largest rodent and the second largest globally. Fully grown, beavers can grow up to 48 inches (122 cm) long. Their razor-sharp teeth never quit growing, but they keep them in check by felling trees for their dams
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Answer: Who is Leonardo da Vinci? Before it hung in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa hung in Napoleon’s bedroom. Mona Lisa is not her name; it’s Italian for “my lady Lisa.”
In 1973, the first communication from this device was completed.
Answer: What is cell phone? The cell phone of 1970 bore no resemblance to today’s cell phone. They were called “brick phones” because they were as large as a brick and similar in design.
We sometimes describe heavy rains by saying that it’s raining these two animals.
Answer: What are cats and dogs? The expression’s origin is unknown, but some suspect it is a reference to Jonathan Swift’s satirical poem “A Description of a City Shower,” published in 1710.
March 1 begins this meteorological season.
Answer: What is spring? Meteorological seasons are based on temperature rather than the position of the sun. The vernal equinox is when we celebrate the beginning of astronomical spring, which occurs on or around March 20.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
Answer: What are bears? Black bears roam the park. Visitors can be charged a fine if they willfully come within 150 feet of a bear. People are most likely come across a black bear in the evening or night during the warmer months.
If you visit this U.S. state, you are likely to encounter a pupu platter.
Answer: What is Hawaii? It’s an appetizer platter that usually includes bacon-wrapped pineapple, tempura, spareribs, fruits, and vegetables.
In the 1970s, McDonald’s introduced this jolly menu item that is still going strong today.
Answer: What is the Happy Meal? The original packaging resembled a cereal box with games, comics, and jokes on it.
This meteorological term applies to rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
Answer: What is precipitation? The most common form of precipitation is rain
The first day of Lent is also known as this.
Answer: What is Ash Wednesday? Lent lasts for 40 days leading up to Easter and represents the 40 days Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert before beginning his public ministry.
These nocturnal birds are known for their sharp vision, silent flight and distinctive calls.
Answer: What are owls? Rather than chirping, owls hoot. In addition to sharp 3D vision provided by their large eyes, owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.
This country on the Iberian Peninsula allows some workers to take a nap during the workday.
Answer: What is Spain? The nap is known as a siesta. You’ll find siesta is still observed mostly in shops, especially during the summer from 2–4 p.m.
In 1979, Sony released this device for playing cassette tapes.
Answer: What is the Walkman? At last, we had a personal and portable device for playing favorite tunes
When lightning strikes, it allows this gas to combine with oxygen to help plants grow.
Answer: What is nitrogen? When oxygen and nitrogen combine, it helps plants absorb nitrogen better. Nitrogen is a component of fertilizer; it’s the N in NPK, along with phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).
This public holiday is celebrated on March 17 in the United States, particularly so in Boston and New York City.
Answer: What is St. Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was not Irish; he was born in Britain.
This is the largest species of feline in the world.
Answer: What are tigers? Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds, whereas lions typically reach only 550 pounds. Both lions and tigers can grow to be 10 feet long from head to tail.
This bird’s eggs are bigger than its brain.
Answer: What is ostrich? You’ve heard the expression bird brain. The ostrich’s brain is no match for its eggs, which are the largest of all bird species. Dinosaurs laid the only eggs larger than those of the ostrich.
This was the first kind of computer disc.
Answer: What is floppy? The first floppy disc was eight inches in diameter. Today, computers use internal hard drives, external drives, or the cloud for backups.
Of lightning and thunder, it’s the one that causes the other.
Answer: What is lightning (causes thunder)? Lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract, creating a sound wave. You see lightning a few seconds before you hear thunder because sound moves slower than light.
In the northern hemisphere, March is the best spring month to view these magnificent light displays in the sky.
Answer: What are the northern lights (or aurora borealis)? They appear as wide bands of blue, green, red, and purple lights across the sky