A group of ___
is called ____
is called ____
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100
A group of crows is called _____
A Murder of Crows
100
A baby penguin is called
a chick or a nestling
100
This West Virginian cryptid is known for its bright red eyes, huge wingspan, and high-pitched squeaky voice "like a record played fast-forward." Some claim it has been spotted flying over 100mph without flapping its wings and being seen before major disasters.
The Mothman
100
The Black Death plague was caused by:
A: Rats and Fleas
B: Rats and Flies
C: Cats and Dogs
D: Pigs and all biting insectsA - Rats & Fleas (fleas would bite rats and then puke their stomach contents, including the pathogen, into the wound. Fun fun.)
100
The two areas on the planet where the soil is the richest and produces the highest amount of food are:
A: Iowa and the country of Georgia
B: Minnesota and Hong KongC: Wisconsin and the country of Bahrain
D: Illinois and Argentina
A: Iowa (specifically around Decatur) and the country of Georgia
200
A group of Ravens is called ____
An Unkindness of Ravens
200
Baby marsupials (kangaroo, wombat, koala) is called
a joey
200
This creature inhabits the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and features a horse or goat-like head and bat-like wings. Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napolean Bonaparte, spotted the creature in 1820. The New Jersey hockey team is named after this cryptid.
The Jersey Devil (aka the Leeds Devil)
200
The exact cause of this 1518 plague in Strasbourg, France remains a mystery, but the most likely explanations include mass psychogenic illness, or mass hysteria, triggered by a combination of stress, fear, and superstition, potentially exacerbated by ergot poisoning. This plague was:
A: Witch-hunting
B: Dancing
C: Cursing
D: Pie-eating
B - the Dancing Plague of 1518 killed up to 400 people who literally danced themselves to death.
200
How many grapes go into a bottle of wine?
A: 700
B: 1,000
C: 1,400
D: 2,100
A: 700 grapes or approximately 2.6 pounds
300
A group of capybaras is called:
A: a meditation
B: a collective
C: a chill
D: a hug
A Meditation of Capybaras
300
A baby rabbit is called
a kitten
300
This creature has been spotted in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and is named after the road it is frequently spotted on. It is a large wolf-like creature that can stand up and run on its hind legs, often described as a werewolf.
The Beast of Bray Road
300
The most successful and largest pirate fleet featured 1,800 ships and 40,000 pirates, and was led by ___ in ___
A: Ching Shih in China
B: Blackbeard in the Carribean
C: Davey Jones in Cuba
D: Jose Rizal in the Phillipines
A: Ching Shih successfully raided the shorelines of China for so many years that the emperor of China finally sat down with Ching Shih for a truce. Holding all the cards, Ching Shih demanded - and received - full immunity for herself and all her crew members, kept their plundered goods, and retired to a peaceful life in the early 1800s.
300
Photosynthesis is what percent efficient?
A: 100%
B: 63%
C: 24%
D: 1%
D: 1%
400
A group of sloths is called:
A: a Snuggle
B: a Stoppage
C: an Exhaustion
D: a Nap
A Snuggle of Sloths
400
A baby seahorse is called:
A: a seapony
B: a seasnake
C: a fry
D: a frill
C: fry (fries plural)
400
This cryptid is the Loch Ness Monster of Lake Champlain (Vermont/New York)
Champ
400
This substance flooded Boston in 1919
A: Milk
B: Soda pop
C: Soap
D: Molasses
Molasses, baby!
400
What do the M's stand for in the candy M&Ms?
A: Merry and Malted
B: Mark and Mary
C: Mars and MurrieD: Mars and Mary
C: Mars and Murrie
500
A group of platypuses is called:
A: a Play
B: a Paddle
C: a Squabble
D: a Plait
A Paddle of Platypuses
500
A baby platypus is called:
A: a platypet
B: a pog
C: a puggle
D: a platiny
C: Puggle
500
Which of these is NOT a cryptid?
A: Ogopogo
B: Big Muddy Monster
C: The Goatman
D: The Slap SalamanderD, the Slap Salamander
500
This meat was almost imported into America in 1902, and the only reason we don't have these creatures in this country is pure bureaucratic incompetence
A: Hippos
B: Giraffes
C: Okapi
D: Tokara Horse
Hippos! The idea was that hippos could substitute for cattle, ridding the hyacinth that polluted the swamps while being harvested to feed hungry Americans. The hippos would have been farmed in the swamps of Louisiana and almost definitely would have gone feral and killed a ton of people.
500
This creature can pass the "Mirror Test"
A: sea anemones
B: the axlotyl
C: orcas
D: lemurs
C, Orcas