Crawling
Which animal does NOT mate for life: the wolf, penguin, skunk or goose?
the skunk
When priests held a banquet in ancient Egypt, did the guest list include geese, crocodiles or mummies?
mummies (They were propped up at the table as a reminder that death was inescapable.)
Which reaches your stomach first: a sip of cola or a bite of pizza?
a sip of cola (It reaches your stomach in 6 seconds vs. 15 seconds for chewed food.)
Was the East Room of the White House once used as a laundry room, a nursery or a storeroom?
a laundry room (Abigail Adams hung her wash there to dry.)
What form of transportation was inspired by a woman's petticoat billowing out as it dried over a fire?
the hot air balloon (invented by Montgolfier brothers in the 1780s)
The male emperor penguin doesn't eat for 2 months while he holds what small object on his foot?
an egg (kept warm in a fold of his skin until it's ready to hatch)
During the Middle Ages, were you more likely to be decapitated if you were rich or poor?
rich (Being beheaded was a privilege of the aristocracy.)
Is your hair alive only at the base or the tip?
at the base (The living cells are replaced by by nonliving keratin as the hair grows.)
What is the biggest object ever to disappear completely in quicksand?
a train (in Colorado in 1875)
In Mexico, do people honor the dead by having a parade, a picnic or a masquerade party?
a picnic (On the Day of the Dead, families take picnics to cemeteries where relatives are buried.)
What does a clam's shell have in common with a tree trunk?
You can count the rings to determine its age.
Plato, the Greek philosopher, was also an Olympic athlete. What was his specialty?
wrestling (one of the most popular sports in ancient Greece)
How many muscles do you use to take a single step forward?
200 (You never have to think about it, though)
If you made a rope from the silk of a spider's web, would it be weaker or stronger than a steel rope of the same width?
stronger (It could hold about 5 times more weight.)
Does a pogonologist study eyelashes, sideburns or beards?
beards (Pogon is the Greek word for "beard".)
All centipedes have at least 100 legs. True or False?
false (Centipedes have 2 legs per segment, but some have only 14 segments.)
King Louis XIV often sat on an alternate "throne." What did he use it for?
a toilet (He conducted state business while sitting on it.)
When your uvula vibrates, are you snoring, coughing or burping?
snoring (The uvula is a flap of tissue at the back of your mouth.)
Who was the first famous American to have his body viewed by the public after it was embalmed?
Abraham Lincoln (His body lay in state before being taken to Illinois for burial.)
What country did Arabic numerals come from originally?
India (around the 10th century)
If you could touch a shark's skin, would it feel like suede, silk or sandpaper?
sandpaper (Brushing up against a shark in the water can be painful!)
One African tribe used to present each new monarch with the same symbol of power. Was it a flyswatter or a feather?
a flyswatter
The chlorine in swimming pools dissolves ear wax. Is this good or bad?
bad (Waxless ears are vulnerable to bacteria.)
In Harvard University's early years, could students pay their tuition with cloth, cows or crops?
any of the three (Many kinds of goods were used for payment in the American colonies, when money was scarce.)
Is the bristlecone pine the oldest or tallest tree on earth?
oldest (Some bristlecones alive today began growing more than 4,500 years ago.)