Flora
Fauna
Out of this World
Under the Sea
Subatomic Particles
100

The sabal this, Florida's state tree, has a heart that tastes like cabbage.

What is a palm?

100

This animal fishes for salmon at Brooks Falls Katmai National Park in Alaska.

What is a grizzly or brown bear?

100

When the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, it creates one of these...

What is a lunar eclipse?

100

This show about an animated fellow "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea". 

What is SpongeBob SquarePants?

100

Protons are found in this part of an atom.

What is the nucleus?

200

Carl Sandburg wrote, "I am" this most abundant type of terrestrial flora; "I cover all".

What is grass?

200

This naturally occurring heavy metal, often ingested through scavenging animal carcasses, is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in bald eagles.

What is lead?

200

This celestial body is know for its strong gravitational pull, even preventing light from escaping.

What is a black hole?

200

These marine mammals are known for their complex social structures and intelligence.

What are dolphins or whales?

200

Of the 3 basic subatomic particles, it has the greatest mass & has no charge. 

What are neutrons?

300

This plant native to the Carolinas takes about half a second to catch its prey & about 10 days to digest it.

What is a Venus Fly Trap?

300

This crow-sized woodpecker with a prominent red crest is often seen (or heard) around the lab.

What is a Pileated woodpecker?

300

5.88 trillion miles is the distance that one of these travels in one Earth year.

What is a photon?

300

The hulls of decommissioned ships and submarines are often sunk off of coastlines to create these...

What are artificial reefs?

300

To check for defects or design issues on a chip, Intel uses this type of microscope that beams these subatomic particles at its subject.

What is an electron?

400

In the wild, this flowering Christmas plant may grow to a height of 15 feet.

What is a poinsettia?

400

These feral animals can be found in 36 states and cause $2.5 billion in damage each year.

What are wild hogs or boars?

400

This space telescope was launched on Christmas day, in 2021, and has discovered over 100 planets.

What is the James Webb Space Telescope?

400

This deep-sea trench is the deepest point on Earth,

What is the Mariana Trench?

400

The "clicking" device that detects energetic subatomic particles is named for him.

Who is Geiger? 

500

The bald cypress, Louisiana's state tree, is known for pneumatophores that jut up, better known by this anatomical name.

What are knees?

500

This Florida native reptile was removed from the endangered species list in 1987.

What is the alligator?

500

This beautiful supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula is named for it resemblance to a sea creature.

What is the Crab Nebula?

500

In this Verne novel Conseil says he remembers seeing "A large vessel drawn under the waves by an octopus's arm". 

What is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?

500

This type of supercomputer uses subatomic particles to help processing go quickly.

What is quantum?