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400

Something you say when your own book hits you in the head.

What is “I only have my shelf to blame.”?

400

The Persistence of Memory was painted by this artist and features multiple melting clocks.

Who is Salvador Dali?

400

Puff, puff, pass: these marine animals have been known to squeeze puffer fish in the hope of releasing just a little neurotoxin that puts them into a trance-like state.

What are dolphins?

400

In 2019, this recording artist released her debut album, “when we all fall asleep, where do we go?”

Who is billie eilish?

400

Known for their diet of other snakes, this royal serpent has a genus name of “Ophiophagus.”

What is King cobra?

800

If clouds were to put on clothes, these would be the first thing they would wear.

What are thunderwear?

800

This painting has her own mailbox in the museum due to the sheer volume of love letters she receives.

What is the Mona Lisa?

800

Birds, including our beloved corvids, will sit on piles of these in order to use their acid spraying to deal with feather mites.

What are ants?

800

In 1798, the republic of ____ is formed, a notoriously neutral european nation.

What is switzerland?

800

The much brighter, and slightly smaller relative of the heaviest species of snake.

What is the yellow anaconda?

1200

Ya know, I was gonna make a belt made out of watches, but then i thought that would be ___.

What is a waist of time?

1200

My favorite statue, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also known as Nike of Samothrace, is found in this famous art museum.

What is the Louvre?

1200

The pen tailed tree shrew will drink fermented “this” from the flowers of the bertram palm, enough to equal 10 to 12 glasses of wine each night!

What is nectar?

1200

In 1942, german submarine U-585 sinks. The field museum is home to this closely related U-boat.

What is the U-505?

1200

Known for their extreme sexual dimorphism, this southeast asian pit viper species can often be found in temples.

What is Tropidolaemus wagleri, wagler’s pit viper, temple pit viper?

1600

When the results of glass coffins came back to the funeral home, the salesman had this to say.

What is “remains to be seen.”?

1600

This artist is only recorded to have sold one painting during his lifetime, but I’d be surprised if you haven't heard of him, or at least half heard of him.

Who is van gogh?

1600

This south american mammal will change its usually carnivorous ways, in order to indulge in some yage vines/ayahuasca.

What is the jaguar?

1600

In 1974, farmers discovered a cave with 8000 “these” near Xi’an China, meant to guard the tomb of china’s first emperor.

What are terra cotta warriors?

1600

Hopefully you're not feeling too blue, this species is native to the American southeast, is the largest native, nonvenomous species in the US, and is a species that ZooTampa at Lowry Park reintroduces into the wild.

What is the eastern indigo snake?

2000

There are two crocodilians, one is a thief, the other is a detective. (both names needed)

What are a crookodile and an investigator?

2000

This artist started one of his most famous works, Guernica, only three weeks before it was set to debut, and finished it two weeks after the due date. A true inspiration!

Who is Picasso?

2000

Black lemurs in madagascar will chew on these in order to smear the secretions on their fur to deter mosquitoes (and the secretions also act as a narcotic for the lemurs enjoyment)

What are millipedes?

2000

On this day in 1549, Saldavor da Bahia, the first capital of this country was founded.

What is Brazil?

2000

Sometimes called night tigers in their native australia, this rear-fanged venomous snake is an invasive species on the island of Guam, having decimated native bird species such as the Guam rail and Guam kingfisher.

What is the brown tree snake?