Long Ago
On what day in 1776 did America declare independence from Great Britain?
July 4
What part of an elephant‘s body has over 100,000 muscles but no bones?
trunk
How do you say ‘goodbye‘ in Japanese?
sayonara
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
Did most dinosaurs eat meat?
no (most ate plants)
Who painted Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Which is the only big cat That hunts in groups?
lion
Is more of the Earth covered by sea or land?
sea (70%)
Which is the biggest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Did a dinosaur‘s skin turn wrinkly as it got older?
no
Dracula is based on which historic Prince, who executed his enemies on wooden stakes?
Vlad The Impaler
Inside which animal‘s shell are pearls found?
oyster
What hats do the Mexican mariachi band wear?
sombreros
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Did dinosaurs live before or after the last Ice Age?
before
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Which animal cleans its ears with his tongue?
giraffe
Which lake in Scotland is said to hide an ancient monster?
Loch Ness
Gravity is weaker on the Moon than on the Earth. True or false?
true
Which were more intelligent: meat-eating dinosaurs or plant-eating dinosaurs?
meat-eating dinosaurs
Which English king had six wives?
Henry VIII
Are zebras white with black stripes, or black with white stripes?
black with white stripes (the white stripes are areas where the fur‘s natural pigmentation is absent)
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty as a present to the United States?
France
How many times does your heart normally beat a minute?
80
Which was the largest of the meat-eaters? Spinosaurus or Tyrannosaurus rex?
Spinosaurus