Natural Disasters
Ancient World
Roblox
Name that animal
Innovation!
100

This natural disaster is a very extreme snowstorm, and also the name of a game company!

What is a blizzard? 

100

Name one ancient culture known for their pyramids. Bonus points if you can tell me a second. 

Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, etc. 

100

This word means "obstacle course" in Roblox, and we made one earlier. 

What is an Obby? 

100

This animal is very tall, spotted, lives in Africa, and has a very long neck. 

What is a giraffe? 
100

The inventor of the light bulb. 

Who was Thomas Edison?
200

This natural disaster is caused when warm air meets cold air and it creates a swirling mass of wind. One took Dorothy to Oz. 

What is a tornado?

200

The name of the plant the ancient egyptians used to make paper. 

What is papyrus?

200

The color of your avatar's shirt when you first start in Roblox. 

Blue (will also accept black, it looks like a black button up over a blue t-shirt). 

200

This animal is native to North America, lives in very big herds, and is very closely related to domesticated cattle. They have horns and shaggy brown fur. 

What is a buffalo/bison? 

200

These brothers invented the first airplane. Bonus points if you can tell me the name of the place they tested it. 

Who where the Wright brothers? (Bonus: Kitty Hawk). 

300

This natural disaster is caused by distubances in the fault lines of the earth's crust. 

What is an earthquake? 

300

The place Columbus (boooo) thought he was when he landed in North America. 

What is India? 

300

In Roblox, the number of hats your avatar can wear at once. 

What is three? 
300

There are two mammals that lay eggs, called monotremes. They are both from Australia. Name one. Bonus points if you can give me both!

The platypus and the echidna (spiny anteater). 

300

This fouding father is known for his experiments in electricity, like when he flew a kite with a key tied to it during a thunderstorm. 

Who was Benjamin Franklin?
400

This type of natural disaster is a major tropical storm that forms over the ocean, then comes inland, usually effecting states between Texas and Florida. Each one is given a human name. 

What is a hurricane? (bonus points: last year a big hurricane in Texas kept Ms. Jessie from going to school for three days. It had a man's name starting with an H. can you tell me the name?) 

400

The process of taking a wild animal or plant and breeding it until it is friendly/useful to humans - like humans did to dogs, cats, pigs, and wild grains. 

What is domestication? 

400

When you create a roblox account, this account has automatically friended you. 

Who is Builderman? 

400

This animal is an arachnid with a stinger tail and claws. It's found in a lot of places, but people usually picture it in the desert. 

What is a scorpion?

400

Grace Hopper was a computer scientist who created this word for when there is a mistake in a code. 

What is a bug? 

500

The area of the US that frequently experiences tornadoes - the states that contain most of it are Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. 

What is Tornado Alley? 

500
The age of the earth. 

How long is 4.5 billion years? 

500

The original name of Roblox.  

What is DynaBlocks?

500

This is Ms. Jessie's favorite animal. It has rough gray skin, lives in the water, and is native to the Florida everglades. It eats water plants. (picture)

What is a manatee or sea cow? 
500

Though she isn't given credit, Rosalind Franklin invented the technique that let these scientists study the DNA molecule. (there are two of them, it's okay if you can only think of one.)

Who were Watson and Crick?