Amazing Animals
these large African mammals communicate with each other using low-frequency rumbling sounds. They do have a larynx (voice box), but perhaps they couldn't produce sufficient airflow through their 13-foot long trachea to vibrate their vocal folds and make noises.
What is a giant panda?
This process, carried out by green plants, converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar.
What is photosynthesis?
Islands in the _______
That is what we ____
No one in between
How can we be ______?
Sail _____ with me
To another world
And we rely on each ______, ah-ah
From one _______ to another, ah-ah
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ah
From one lover to another, ah-ah
Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - 1983
This Asian country celebrates the Lunar New Year with dragon dances and fireworks.
What is China?
George Lucas revolutionized cinema in 1977 with the release of this epic space opera set "in a galaxy far, far away."
What is Star Wars?
These wide-legged pants were a 1970s fashion staple, often paired with platform shoes.
What are bell-bottoms?
Unlike venomous snakes that inject toxins via fangs, this egg-laying Australian mammal delivers venom through a hollow spur on its hind legs.
What is a platypus?
Measuring a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, this gemstone is the hardest naturally occurring material on Earth.
What is a diamond?
Here you come ______
Just when I've ______ to get myself together
You waltz ____ in the door, just like you've done before
And wrap my heart 'round your little ______
Here you _____ again
Just when I'm about to make it work ________ you
You look into my eyes and light those dreamy _____
And pretty soon I'm wondering how I came to doubt ____
Here you come again
Just when I've begun to get myself together
You waltz right in the door, just like you've done before
And wrap my heart 'round your little finger
Here you come again
Just when I'm about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes and light those dreamy eyes
And pretty soon I'm wondering how I came to doubt you
Here you come again - Dolly Parton - 1977
This famous beer festival, takes place in Germany every year.
What is Oktoberfest?
First released by Mattel in 1959, this iconic blonde fashion doll was named after creator Ruth Handler’s daughter.
What is Barbie?
This is the name for wine that's pink or salmon in color, also known as rosé.
What is blush?
This deep-sea crustacean can punch with an acceleration comparable to a .22-caliber bullet, creating a microscopic flash of light and water bubbles.
What is a mantis shrimp?
Used by scientists to measure acidity or alkalinity, this scale runs from 0 (very acidic) to 14 (very basic).
What is the pH scale?
If _ should stay
I would only be in your ___
So I'll go, but _ know
I'll think of you _____ step of the way
And I will always love ____
I will _______ love you
If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of you each step of the way
And I will always love you
I will always love you
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton - 1974
Mexico holds this festival honoring deceased loved ones every year from late October to early November.
What is dia de muertos or Day of the Dead?
This 1974 film, which depicts the inner workings of a powerful crime family, won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is The Godfather Part II?
In the culinary world, this Italian term describes a small, palate-cleansing course served between two larger courses to "reset" the taste buds.
What is an intermezzo?
This flightless marine bird is the only penguin species that naturally breeds during the harsh Antarctic winter, enduring months of complete darkness and freezing gales.
What is an emperor penguin?
The continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation is known by this name.
What is The Water Cycle?
Tumble out of ___ and I stumble to the _______
Pour myself a ___ of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to _____
Jump in the shower and the ______ starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the ________ starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from _ to _
Workin' _ to _, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' __, it's all takin' and no _______
They just use your _____ and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you ______ if you let it
9 to 5, for service and _________
You would think that I would deserve a _____ promotion
Want to move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let __
I swear sometimes that man is out to get __
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion
Want to move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me, mm
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton - 1980
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated in this religion.
What is Hinduism?
In 1960, the very first televised U.S. presidential debate took place between these two candidates.
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
On December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, this astronomical event marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
What is the winter solstice?
This large herbivorous mammal native to Africa and Asia has skin that secretes a reddish-pink fluid often called "blood sweat," which acts as a natural sunscreen and moisturizer.
What is a hippopotamus?
The lightest and most abundant chemical element in the known universe.
What is Hydrogen?
Jolene, ______, Jolene, Jolene
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my ____
Jolene, _______ Jolene, _______
_______ don't take him just because you can
Your ________ is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn _____
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald ______
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft _____ summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, ______
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm beggin' of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene
Jolene - Dolly Parton - 1973
France celebrates this holiday that marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison in Paris on July 14, 1789.
What is Bastille Day?
Don Cornelius hosted this soulful, dance-filled weekly television show that debuted nationally in 1971.
What is Soul Train?
Derived from the French word for "to slide," this winter sport involves hurtling down an icy track on a small, flexible sled head-first.
What is skeleton? (Note: "Luge" is feet-first, "Skeleton" is head-first!)