This 'n' That
He painted the Mona Lisa
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Vincent Van Gogh
C) Pablo Picasso
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.”
This country’s springtime array of tulips is legendary.
A) Japan
B) The Netherlands
C) Germany
What is the Netherlands?
Holland, a region of the Netherlands, has been known for its tulips since the 17th-century tulip mania when tulips were traded as commodities. The Netherlands is the “Tulip Capital of the World,” growing 80 percent of the world’s tulips.
March leaves like a lamb, but it comes in like this animal.
A) Frog
B) Chick
C) Lamb
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.
Flocks of these animals migrate North when the weather warms.
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.
When people first fall in love, they feel like they are on this cloud.
What is cloud nine?
Cloud nine denotes a feeling of euphoria.
March Madness refers to this sport.
A) World Juniors Hockey
B) College Football
C) College Basketball
What is College Basketball?
Sometime between January 21 and February 21, on the new moon, this country explodes with colorful floats and parades as the celebration of its New Year begins.
A) China
B) Japan
C) Thailand
What is China?
The celebration lasts until the full moon.
We sometimes describe heavy rains by saying that it’s raining these two animals.
A) Owl & Bull
B) Cats and Dogs
C) Horses and Cows
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.
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
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.
The Emerald City is part of which franchise?
A) Lord of the Rings
B) Wizard of Oz
C) Back to the Future
What is Wizard of Oz?
Emerald City is the capital and largest city of Oz.
She was Walt Disney’s favorite princess.
A) Snow White
B) Cinderella
C) Sleeping Beauty
Who is Cinderella?
Cinderella was first released in 1950; she was the second Disney princess after Snow White.
This desert in Arizona is known for its vibrant, earth-toned colors.
A) The Painted Desert
B) Kalahari Desert
C) The Sahara Desert
What is the Painted Desert?
When you take a scenic drive through the Painted Desert, you will pass through the Petrified Forest. It is believed that some of the fossils in the forest date to 220 million years ago.
This meteorological term applies to rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
A) Storm
B) Precipitation
C) Barotropic
What is precipitation?
The most common form of precipitation is rain.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
A) Wolves
B) Bears
C) Birds
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.
This is where Batman fought crime.
A) Star City
B) Asgard
C) Gotham City
What is Gotham City?
Batman started fighting crime in Gotham City in the fourth episode of the Batman comic book, released in 1941. Before then, he was based in New York Cit
In the early 1970's, he was a weatherman in Nashville, Tennessee, before he became the longest-running host of a single TV game show.
A) Alex Trebek
B) Bob Barker
C) Pat Sajak
Who is Pat Sajak?
Sajak hosted Wheel of Fortune for 41 seasons and retired in 2024. His co-host Vanna White is still turning letters on the hit game show.
Lavender fields in this country provide an endless landscape of majestic purple.
A) Italy
B) The Netherlands
C) France
What is France?
The countryside of Provence, France, is where you can view the fields.
When lightning strikes, it allows this gas to combine with oxygen to help plants grow.
A) Helium
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
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).
These nocturnal birds are known for their sharp vision, silent flight and distinctive calls.
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 is the fictional palace of King Arthur.
A) Tintagel
B) Camelot
C) Avalon
What is Camelot?
The term was applied to the Kennedy presidency by Jackie Kennedy in a Life magazine interview after John’s assassination.
This bird’s eggs are bigger than its brain.
A) Ostrich
B) Penguin
C) Pelican
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.
Of the “ABC Islands,” which are filled with buildings painted in every imaginable color, this is the “C” island.
A) Canary Islands
B) Cyprus
C) Curaçao
What is Curaçao?
The proper name of the islands is the Netherlands Antilles, and Curaçao is the most colorful of the islands. Its buildings date to the 17th century, when it was founded.
Of lightning and thunder, it’s the one that causes the other.
A) Lightning
B) Thunder
What is Lightning?
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.
This is the largest species of feline in the world.
A) Lion
B) Tiger
C) Leopard
What are tigers?
Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kg), whereas lions typically reach only 550 pounds (250 kg). Both lions and tigers can grow to be 10 feet (3 m) long from head to tail.
This mythological Norse location is the palace home of fallen warriors.
A) Valhalla
B) Asgard
C) Alfheim
What is Valhalla?
Legend tells that the warriors will live at Valhalla until Ragnarök, or Doomsday, when they will fight once more alongside the Norse god Odin