Animal Facts
If you shaved this animals striped fur, its skin would also be striped
What is a tiger
This country is wider than the moon
Country= 2,485 miles wide
Moon= 2,113 miles wide
What is Australia
This country has the most lakes in the world
What is Canada
Consisting of 879,800 lakes – more lakes than the other countries combined! Canada contains about 62% of the world's 1.42 million lakes.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 am
True
The first American alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787. It took 60 years for French inventor Antoine Redier to patent an adjustable one!
This US state is the #1 dairy producer for all the states
What is California
California, is the leading producer, where over 41.8 billion pounds of milk were produced in 2022
A mammal with the longest migration of any other mammal on the planet
What is a Humpback Whale
Some species can travel up to 5,000 miles
The official residence and administrative headquarters of the Monarch of the UK
What is Buckingham Palace
What language do they speak in Yemen?
What is Arabic
TRUE OR FALSE:
Canada is known as a "melting pot" culture
False; It's the USA
Different cultures, ethnicities, religions, and people groups all live together and melt into one society and one “pot.”
This popular attraction in New York was once a lighthouse
What is the Statue of Liberty
Given to America as a gift by France, the statue operated as a lighthouse from 1886 to 1901. The statue could be seen by ships 24 miles away. It closed down because of the operational costs.
This animal gets its bright pink color from their diet of algae and shrimp
What is a flamingo
This tower increases in height as the summer gets hotter
What is the Eiffel Tower
Name the largest country in the world
What is Russia
Russia is the largest country by far, with a total area of about 17 million square kilometers
This candy bar used to come in 3 flavors instead of just the one we know of today
What is the 3 Musketeers
The original candy from the 1930s had three different kinds of nougat: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry (hence the name!). Unfortunately, it had to be cut down to one during World War II due to rations being too expensive.
These two companies are the the biggest employers in the US
What is Amazon and Walmart
This animal is known to self-medicate when they are feeling ill
What is sheep
Sheep are known to self-medicate when they are ill, eating specific plants that can cure them.
This country names the unicorn as their national animal
What is Scotland
This country is the smallest in the world
What is Vatican City
With a landmass of just 0.49 square kilometers (0.19 square miles). Vatican City is an independent state surrounded by Rome.
This food was used as a medicine
What is Ketchup
Back in 1834, people with indigestion were given a prescription for the condiment.
German Chocolate Cake was invented here
What is Texas
The “German” part of German chocolate cake comes from an American man—not a European country. Specifically, it’s named after Sam German, who in 1852 created the formula for a mild dark baking chocolate bar
This animals roar can be heard up to 5 miles away
What is a lion
There is a monument of this man in Washington DC and its the 1st one to honor an African American on the National Mall
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King JR
There have been 26 versions of this country's flag in its history
What is the United States of America
The first flag in 1777 had 13 stripes and stars arranged in a circle. As new states were added, they added more stars.
This letter was the last to be added to the alphabet
What is the letter J
It dates back to 1524. Shockingly, before it became a letter, the letter “i” was used for both “i” and “j” sounds!
This country is the only one to have all 5 types of climates (tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar)
What is the United States of America
This animals heart is in its head and all of their organs just float around in their bodies
What is a shrimp
The most abundant mineral on earth
What is Quartz
A McDonalds in _____ serves spaghetti and meat sauce and fried chicken
What is the Philippines
In 1840, people actually said this when taking pictures
What is Prunes
A dentist created this to help execute people
What is the electric chair
Alfred Porter Southwick was a dentist and steamboat engineer who is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution.
This animal can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes
What is a sloth
By slowing their heart rate, sloths can actually hold their breath for 40 minutes!
This mountain range has the highest point on earth above sea level at 20,310 feet
What is Mount Denali
Mount Denali is in Alaska and it is currently -40 degrees there
This sweet carbohydrate was actually first chemically refined about 2,500 years ago in India
What is Sugar
Sugarcane originated in Southeast Asia but was chemically refined in India first
There are at least 200 different flavors of this candy bar in Japan
What is the KitKat
Kit Kat struck gold in Japan when it arrived in 1973 because of its lucky-sounding name. You see, in Japanese, Kit Kat or Kitto Katto sounds a lot like Kitto Katsu, the Japanese phrase for “you’ll certainly win.”
This is the worlds smallest mammal
What is the bumblebee bat
Weighing in at 0.05 to 0.07 ounces, with a head-to-body length of 1.14 to 1.29 inches and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches
This animals urine will actually glow when placed under a black light
What is cats
Black lights can be used to detect any body fluids, but cat urine glows particularly bright under ultraviolet light primarily because it contains the element phosphorus.
This is the only thing in the human body that doesn't heal itself
What are teeth
This food product was invented in Egypt around 8,000 BC
What is bread
The first examples of it were flat and unleavened, most closely resembling what we know today as chapatis in India or tortillas in Latin America
This animal can not stick out its tongue
What is a Crocodile
A sturdy membrane sticks the alligator’s tongue to the roof of its mouth.
This popular fast-food restaurant once made broccoli flavored bubblegum
What is McDonalds
Unsurprisingly, the attempt to get kids to eat healthier didn’t go over well with the child testers, who were “confused by the taste.”
This animal has a complex language, with over 30 different types of alarm calls depending on the type of threat
What are chickens
They also have great memories and can differentiate between over 100 different chicken faces
This fruit may actually be up to a year old when you buy it at the grocery store
What are apples
Farmers often pick apples in the fall, cover them in wax, hot-air dry them, and then put them in cold storage. This keeps them edible and ready to sell for 6 to 12 months!
In this country, you can go to jail for cheating on final exams
What is Bangladesh
Bangladeshi schoolchildren as young as 15 caught cheating on final exams can be jailed for up to 10 years under a draconian law approved by parliament. Any teacher found guilty of leaking examination questions, falsifying marks or diploma certificates faces the same penalty.
This animal is more likely to be struck by lightening than humans
What is the Giraffe
Their fatality rate from lightning strikes is a whopping 30 times higher than ours.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Some species of fungi can create zombies out of ants
True
The tropical fungus Ophiocordyceps infects ants’ central nervous systems. Once it has been in an insect’s body for nine days, it has complete control over the host’s movements.
It forces the ant to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the cool, moist soil below, where fungi thrive. Once there, the fungus waits until exactly solar noon to force the ant to bite a leaf and wait for death.