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100

Name for a baby penguin

What is a chick?

100

The collective name for a group of antelope

What is a herd?

100

A Zoo in Florida had to shelter animals in bathrooms and hallways to keep them safe from this storm.

What is Hurricane Helene?

100

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, news broke that this giant bug had been discovered in the United States, far from its native habitat in Asia. 

What is an Asian Giant Hornet, or "murder hornet"? 

100

The British monarch who served the longest term

Who is Elizabeth II?

200

The word for a baby kangaroo.

What is a joey?

200

The collective name for a group of dolphins.

What is a pod?

200

This fish has new-found freedom to travel up-stream after dams on the Kalmath river on the California-Oregon boarder were taken down last week.

What are Salmon fish?

200

A dog called Laika, a stray found wandering the streets of Moscow, was launched into space by the Soviet Union on this spacecraft. 

What was Sputnik 2? 

200

The first successful man-made satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

What is Sputnik 1? 

300

These are the names of a baby fish. (two possible; one answer acceptable)

What is a fry or a fingerling?

300

The collective name for a group of crows (not flock). 

What is a murder of crows?

300

This pygmy hippo became an internet sensation after videos of her went viral, leading to a sponsorship with the Utah Jazz. 

(name of this individual animal)

What is Moo Deng the pygmy hippo?

300

An animal of large dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. It was discovered in 1975, near Moab, UT. 

What is a Utahraptor?

300

The best-selling album of all time, released in 1982

What is Michael Jackson's "Thriller"? 
400

The name for a baby koala. 

What is a joey?

400

The collective name for a group of Baboon monkeys. 

What is a Troop?

400
A woman in Poulsbo, Washington called the police after realizing her house was surrounded by hundreds of this animal.

What are racoons? 

400

Artist Albrecht Dürer created a woodcut of this animal, having never seen it himself. The woodcut was based on a written description by a European explorer. 

What is a Rhinoceros? 

400

Iconic phrase Richard Nixson used during the Watergate scandal, which eventually lead to his resignation as president? 

What is "I am not a crook"? 
500

The name of a baby llama.

What is a "cria"?

500

These are the three commonly used names for a group of bats

What are "a colony", "a cloud" or "a cauldron"? 

500

This annual event, celebrating an animal getting ready for hibernation, involves a sports-bracket style tournament where the public votes to decide which specimen prepared the best for winter. 

What is "Fat Bear Week"?

500

During World War 1, an animal called "Cher Ami" was responsible for saving the lives of many soldiers after delivering a message, despite being injured on the journey to delivery. 

(type of animal)

What was "Cher Ami" the carrier pigeon?
500

The US postal system added this to their addressal system in 1963.

What is a ZIP code?