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100

What blocks out the sun in a solar eclipse


                             The moon

100

All U.S. Coins Bear Two Mottos, what are those two mottos?

 “In God We Trust” and “E Pluribus Unum.”

100

As their name suggests, this type of ant is often found parading leaf pieces along the rainforest floor of Central and South America.


What are leafcutter ants?

100

I am actually a member of the sunflower family

what is lettuce

Lettuce and sunflowers belong to the same plant family, Asteraceae. This family includes many other plants, like daisies, artichokes, and sunflowers, and is known for its distinctive flower structure.


100

When was the last time the Louvre was robbed?

1998: The museum was robbed twice, with the theft of Corot's painting Le Chemin de Sevres being the last known robbery of the museum before the 2025 incident.


200

Which dwarf planet was once apart of our Solar System?

 


Pluto 

Specifically because it has not "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit, meaning it shares its orbital path with other objects in the Kuiper Belt. This reclassification occurred in 2006

200

Who was the first President to appear on a US coin?

President Lincoln in 1909 on the 1 cent coin.

200

The Hercules beetle is also called this type of beetle, which makes sense both for its long horn and because it is the strongest creature on Earth for its size — it can carry 850 times its weight! 

What is the rhinoceros beetle?

200

Paprika is the dried and ground version of which vegetable?

Bell peppers

200

How Long did it take to rob the Louvre? 

7 Minutes 

Four men were dressed up as construction workers

300

Can you see the far side of the moon from Earth?



No, While we can't see it from Earth because the Moon is tidally locked with our planet. Spacecraft have taken photos since 1959, and astronauts first saw it in person in 1968

300

What is the Liberty Head nickel?

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The Obverse portrait was modeled from life by studying three Indian models, while the reverse was styled from a bison, popularly called a “buffalo,” at the Bronx Zoo.

Of the 1,250 minted, probably not more than a few hundred still exist

300


shaped like these spiky plants, which makes them interesting for us to look at and hard for birds or bigger bugs to eat!.


What is the thorn bug?

300

If I am ripe I will bounce when dropped.

What are cranberries

300

Originally formed the buckle of a diamond belt of 4,000 stones which was exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1855, before it was worn by Empress Eugénie. Also stolen.

The silver, gold and diamond bow brooch. The museum paid 6.72 million euros (more than $10 million at the time) for the brooch.

400

What is microgravity?

The absence of gravity

400

What year were pennies exclusively silver?

During 1943, there was a copper shortage, so the U.S. Mint had to create pennies from zinc-coated steel. They looked very similar to dimes


400

From Brazil, when alarmed, raises its head and inflates its thorax, causing it to look like the head of a snake.

 What is the Hawk Moth caterpillar? 


400

Sometimes considered as a fruit, these are actually flowers

                                     Figs

400

even though stolen, they were preserved in their original form and sold to the Louvre in 2004 for a reported 3.7 million euros ($4.3 million). 

 A wedding gift from Napoleon to his second wife, Marie-Louise of Austria, in March 1810, this ornate set was crafted by the jeweler François-Régnault Nitot includes 32 intricately cut emeralds and 1,138 diamonds.

500

How many satellites are orbiting Earth?



As of mid-2025, there are over 11,700 active satellites orbiting Earth, a number that is rapidly increasing due to private companies like SpaceX. This includes more than 7,400 Starlink satellites, which constitute over 60% of the total active satellites in orbit.

500

What is the worlds most valuable coin?

1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, which costs $10 million, making it the world’s most expensive coin.

500

They are not bees and they do not sting or bite but their habit of hovering also makes them look beelike.

What are Bee flies'  

Most resemble pudgy, fuzzy bees, while others look like strangely fuzzy mosquitoes, having a long proboscis (straw-like mouth tube, with which bee flies suck fluids such as nectar from flowers). 

500

petroleum-based Allura red is a lab-manufactured dye that’s used as a colorant in food, cosmetics, over-the-counter medicines, and even prescription drugs. 


There is a more natural way to produce red using what?

The red food dye called carminic acid that’s used in some foods is actually made from the crushed bodies of a type of beetle.  


500

What is the only stolen artifact recovered from the heist?

The tiara of Empress Eugénie 

Thieves attempted to steal Empress Eugénie’s crown, but it was found outside the Louvre, The ornate gold piece, which features 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds, was damaged in the heist