Part 2 Flashcards
What is the largest joint in the human body?
knee
What is the first part of a seedling to emerge from a seed?
the root
What kind of map shows the boundaries of cities, states, and countries?
political map
Where is Manitoba found?
It is a province in Canada.
What kind of root does the carrot plant have?
tap root
What is the simplest life form?
protozoa
The Bobbsey Twins were fraternal twins in the series of books by the same name. Name the twins.
Nan and Bert
Flossie and Freddie
Who wrote Captains Courageous?
Rudyard Kipling
What part of the cell is considered the “brain” of the cell because it tells the cell what to do?
nucleus
What state is given the two letter abbreviation PA?
Pennsylvania
In the nursery rhyme Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater, where did Peter keep his wife?
in the pumpkin shell
What children’s novel is about a group of friends taking a trip on a large fruit?
James and the Giant Peach
What kind of dog was featured in the book Big Red?
an Irish setter
What President of the United States sent Lewis and Clark on their trip to find a waterway from the Pacific?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first product to ever be scanned using a bar code?
a ten pack of Wrigley gum
What brothers were among the best known storytellers of folk tales?
Brothers Grimm
In what country is Capetown found?
South Africa
In what country is Venezuela found?
South America
A radius equals half of what?
a diameter
What is the most massive body in the universe?
the sun
In what year did the American Revolution begin?
1775
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
stratosphere
What planet has Europa as a moon?
Jupiter
What month might be called the “month of jokes”?
April
