Strange Laws
Revolutionary Figures
Critter Corner
Fifth Grader Common core
Word play
100

In Alaska, it’s illegal to wake up this animal for a photo opportunity

Bear

100

This French aristocrat became a hero of the American Revolution, aiding George Washington and securing French support

Marquis de Lafayette

100

This bird, also known as a camel-sparrow  is the largest bird in the world but cannot fly

ostrich

100

If a rectangle’s length is 5 and its width is 3, its area is this.

What is 15?

100

This word describes a geographical feature and also means to lie

Bluff

200

In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and asks to use this, you're legally required to let them

What is the bathroom

200

This Indian revolutionary played a pivotal role in India’s fight for independence using nonviolent resistance

Mahatma Gandhi

200

This mammal is the only one capable of true flight

A bat

200

This U.S. state has the nickname "The Land of 10,000 Lakes

Minnesota

200

This word can mean to cheer someone on or to dig through the ground

Root

300

In South Korea, it’s illegal to own a car without this specific item for emergencies.

A fire Extinguisher

300

Known as 'The Liberator' of South Africa, this revolutionary figure fought against apartheid and became the country’s first Black president

DAILY DOUBBLE

Nelson Mandela

300

This animal's tusk is actually a long tooth and is often called the "unicorn of the sea."

What is a Narwhal

300

This is the term for words that have the same spelling forward and backward

palindrome

300

This word refers to both a military rank and an edible seed

Kernel/colonel

400

In Japan, it’s illegal to be this, as mandated by the 'Metabo Law

Overweight

400

This Vietnamese revolutionary led the fight for independence from French colonial rule and later headed North Vietnam

Ho-Chi-Min

400

This amphibian secretes a toxic mucus through its skin and can be deadly even to humans.

golden poison dart frog

400

This is the largest internal organ in the human body

DAILY DOUBLE

What is the Liver

400

This word can mean both a type of furniture and a formal meeting

Table

500

In San Francisco, it’s illegal to carry bread in these

Open air containers or baskets

500

A leader in the Haitian Revolution, he led enslaved people to freedom and established Haiti as the first free Black republic

Toussaint Louverture

500

One of only two of a group of mammals that lay eggs, This cousin of the platypus is part of the monotremes family.

echidna

500

This is the term for a number that has no factors other than 1 and itself, greater than 1

What is a Prime Number

500

This word refers to both a medical treatment and the act of preserving food

Cure