Wisconsin Wildlife
The Year 1973
WWII
Turtles/Tortoises
Wisconsin
100

The only marsupial in Wisconsin

Possum
100

Pink Floyd released this album in 1973

Dark Side of the Moon

100

WWII began when Germany invaded this country

Poland

100

What is the main difference between turtles and tortoises?

Tortoises primarily live on land whereas turtles have evolved to live in both the land and water

100

What is the most populated city in Wisconsin?

Milwaukee

200

This animal is the largest canine in Wisconsin

Gray wolf

200

A senate committee began hearings regarding this famous scandal involving the president

Watergate 

200

The myth that this vegetable can improve your eyesight in the dark was originated as British propaganda to disguise the fact that their Air Force had begun to use advanced radar technology to see better in the dark

Carrots 

200

About how many species of turtles are there?
A. 75
B. 140
C. 350
D. 460

C. 350

200

What year was Wisconsin founded?

1848

300

How many species of deer are found in Wisconsin?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

B. 2 (white tailed deer and mule deer)

300

Bobby Riggs lost the Battle of the Sexes tennis match to this player

Billie Jean King

300

This city, now St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of a 900 day siege during WWII

Leningrad

300

About how many species of turtles are considered threatened?

A. 82

B. 150

C. 187

D. 360

B. 150

300

Practically all natural lakes in Wisconsin have been created as a result of these geological features

Glaciers

400

How many species of poisonous snakes live in Wisconsin?

A. 5

B. 1

C. 7

D. 2

D. 2 (the Timber Rattlesnake and the Eastern Massasauga)

400

This act was passed to protect endangered animal species 

The Endangered Species Act

400

This Japanese word meaning "divine wind" was revived during WWII to describe Japanese suicide pilots

Kamikaze

400

How do micro plastics affect sea turtles?

They mistake micro plastics for food and eat them or attempt to eat them, causing intestinal blockage or malnutrition 

400

What is the largest inland lake in Wisconsin?

Lake Winnebago

500

The population of this bird species declined to around 20 during the 1940's but today has risen to about 600

Whooping crane

500
On April 3rd 1973, the first one of these was placed (hint: now we all do it almost every day, if not every day)

Mobile phone call

500

The US military used this native language to encode messages during the war (which were never decoded)

Navajo

500

This item, when made of tortoise shell, is illegal to buy/sell/or own in the United States if manufactured after 1973

Guitar

500

The name of the largest cross country ski race in the country, held annually in Wisconsin

The Birkebeiner