Patagonia is a region of South America including Argentina and Chile. The indigenous people were called Patagons by the Europeans. What does Patagon mean?
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Weather
The hottest (naturally occurring) temperature ever recorded on (the surface of the) Earth was in Death Valley, California in 1913. What temperature did it reach?
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Geography
The deepest cave known to man is Krubera Cave. In 2007, it was explored to a depth of 7,188 ft. In what small, former Soviet Union country will you find it?
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Geography
Part of the Colorado River was once known by another name, which is still the name of what county in Utah?
Monday, June 24, 2013
World Records
According to Guinness World Records, what was the diameter, in inches, of the largest snowflake ever recorded?
Friday, June 21, 2013
Biology
In the Gobi Desert, the Bactrian camel is one of only 2 species of camel in the world. What feature distinguishes it from the other camel?
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Geography
The Atacama Desert is the driest in the world, with an average of 4 inches of rainfall in a thousand years. What country is home to this desert?
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Weather
The deadliest tornado in the world did not even happen in the United States. What Asian country lost 1300 on April 26, 1989 to claim this tragic record?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Weather
On January 22, 1943 in Spearfish, SD, how many minutes did it take for the temperature to rise from -4°F to 45°F (a 49 degree change)?
Thursday, June 13, 2013
History
In 1923, Roy Chapman Andrews found some of the first fossilized dinosaur eggs in what large, cold desert?
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Geography
In the city of Agra, you can visit the "crown of palaces". What do we know this building as?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Biology
The largest species of crocodile is the saltwater crocodile, found in Australia/Malaysia. What river is the second largest crocodilian species named after?
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Astronomy
New Horizons is a spacecraft launched in 2006, and estimated to reach what destination in the year 2015?
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Astronomy
Voyager 1 is the first man-made object to reach the outer boundaries of our solar system. In what year was it launched?
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