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CATS
MARCH
MEMORY
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
100
What is the most commonly littered item in the world?
What is cigarette butts
100
All cats are born with what eye color?
What is Blue
100
What important government document written by our founding fathers went into effect on March 9, 1789 marking the end of the Confederation Congress that had governed under the Articles of Confederation?
What is the United States Constitution
100
Which type of memory holds information for 15 seconds up to a couple minutes?
What is Short Term Memory
100
What is the term for a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word?
What is a synonym
200
In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote about the harmful effects of DDT and other pesticides in her best-selling book. This book kick-started the modern environmental movement, spurring awareness of environmental toxins. What was this book called?
What is Silent Spring
200
Which part of a cat’s body is as unique as a human fingerprint?
What is their Nose!
Each cat's nose has a unique pattern of bumps and ridges making them as distinctive as a human finger print
200
What stretchy desk supply item was created in March of 1845?
What is the Rubber band
200
Which lifestyle factor is known to help preserve memory in aging?
What is getting Exercise
200
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
What is the letter "E"
The most commonly used letter in the English language is "E," which appears in approximately 11% of all words.
Followed by:
- T: Approximately 9.28% of all letters
A: Around 8.4%
300
Which materials should never be added to a home compost?
What is Meat & Dairy Products, along with diseased plants/animal bones, or greasy/oily foods waste.
300
How many eyelids do cats have per eye?
What is Three
300
What mathematical holiday do we celebrate in the middle of March?
What is Pi Day!
Celebrated on 3.14
Pi = 3.14159
300
What is the capacity of short-term memory, according to the classic 'magic number' proposed by George A. Miller?
**the amount of numbers an average working memory has the capacity to memorize**
What is 7
The capacity of short-term memory is limited. A classic theory proposed by George Miller (1956) suggests that the average number of objects an individual can hold in their short-term memory is about seven (plus or minus 2 items).
300
What’s the name for the small dot on the letter “i" and "j?"
What is a Tittle
400
What country leads the way in waste management and recycling efforts?
What is Germany
Germany has no match when it comes to implementing robust waste management and reduction practices. The country recycles about 67% of its waste owing to its mandatory waste sorting as well as impressive deposit refund schemes.
Germany implemented the Packaging Act in 2019 which was aimed at reducing excessive packaging. This law requires manufacturers to contribute to the cost of recycling their packaging which incentivizes the less use of plastic-based packaging materials.
Another innovative policy that Germany has adopted is called the Deposit Return System which allows you to get some cashback when you return the packaging of the product back. Germany has effectively educated its public about this system which has led to a 98.4 % return rate thus effectively reducing waste production.
400
What is the average number of whiskers a cat has?
What is 24
Most cats have approximately 12 whiskers on each side of their face for which these use for navigating and detecting changes in their environment.
400
Which famous children’s author was born on March 2, 1904?
What is Dr Seuss
400
Which part of the brain plays a crucial role in the formation of new long-term memories?
**Hint: sounds like an animal attending college**
What is the hippocampus
400
What symbol was historically considered the 27th letter of the English alphabet until the late 19th century? Its name originated from the Latin phrase "per se et," meaning "and by itself." Over time, its usage declined, and by the late 1800s, it was largely forgotten.
What is the ampersand "&" symbol
The term "ampersand" originated in 19th-century English-speaking schools. When reciting the alphabet, students would end with the phrase "X, Y, Z, and per se and", meaning "& by itself is 'and'". Over time, this phrase was slurred together into the single word "ampersand." Historically, the ampersand was even considered the 27th letter of the English alphabet.
500
Approximately how long does it take one plastic bottle to degrade in a landfill?
What is about 450 up to 1,000 years!!
500
What is a group of cats called, aside from colony?
What is a Clowder
A clowder refers to three or more cats living or interacting together, whether in a domestic home or in the wild. The term originates from the Middle English word “clodder,” meaning a clotted mass, and evolved over time into the modern “clowder”.
500
In which city was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade held in the United States?
What is Boston, Massachusetts on March 17th, 1737
500
Everyone has probably been down Memory Lane at one time or another, but which US states actually have two Memory Lanes?
What is Texas and Arkansas
500
Which word in English refers to a type of poem in which the first letters of each line, when read vertically, spell out a word or message?
What is an Acrostic Poem
