What is the name of the group of large lakes in central Upstate New York? A Bladen Lakes B Finger Lakes C Great Lakes The 11 oblong Finger Lakes in Upstate New York stretch in a mostly north-south direction, thanks to the glacier that carved them out. Taughannock Falls State Park borders Cayuga Lake, the … Read more
Cayuga Lake is named after the Cayuga people, who were part of what larger group? A Iroquois Confederacy B Apache Tribes C Seminoles The Haudenosaunee or Iroquois as they were called by the French, were a group of Native American tribes that formally bonded together in response to encroaching European colonizers. Traditional Cayuga lands were … Read more
What kind of penguins do we see here? A Emperor B Gentoo C Chinstrap Gentoo penguins distinguish themselves in their stark Antarctic surroundings with vibrant red-orange beaks, white-feather crowns and peach-toned feet, adding splashes of colour to the otherwise subdued landscape. The correct answer is Gentoo.
The film ‘Stand and Deliver’ features the true story of a high school _____ teacher. A Chemistry B English C Math Jaime Escalante taught math to Latino students in East Los Angeles. He was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 1999, and Edward James Olmos received an Oscar nomination for his on-screen … Read more
Where is the oldest operating public school in the United States? A Hartford, CT B Boston, MA C Brunswick, GA The Boston Latin School was founded in 1635 and maintains a focus on classical studies. To this day, the school requires that students study Latin. The correct answer is Boston, MA.
What country was the first to set foot on Antarctica? A England B Russia C United States Though Russian and British expeditions were the first to see Antarctica, in that order in 1820, an American expedition was the first known group to make landfall in Antarctica later that year. The correct answer is United States.
What is the top predator of gentoo penguins? A Great white sharks B Polar bears C Leopard seal Leopard seals are strong, heavy and powerful marine mammals that prey on gentoo penguins. Polar bears aren’t found in the Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic waters tend to be too cold for sharks. The correct answer is Leopard … Read more
Which telescope captured this image of the Tarantula Nebula? A James Webb Space Telescope B Subaru Telescope C Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope was created to carry out infrared astronomy, detecting light that the Hubble Space Telescope, cannot. Its advanced instruments can observe objects that are too old, remote, or dim … Read more
Which galaxy includes our solar system? A Draco Dwarf B Black Eye C Milky Way The Milky Way’s name comes from its hazy white appearance, made up of stars, dust, and gas. It is a barred spiral galaxy that looks like a spinning wheel with a central structure composed of stars. The correct answer is … Read more
What was Earth’s first artificial satellite? A Explorer 1 B Sputnik 1 C Ariel 1 Sputnik 1, a historic achievement launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite of Earth. It was 58 centimetres in diameter, weighed about 83 kilograms at launch and stayed in orbit for three months. … Read more