What part of a mountain goat is best for checking how old it is? A Hooves B Fur C Horns Both male and female mountain goats have horns. As with trees, their horns typically grow a new ring each year, so you can count the rings to determine a mountain goat’s age. The correct answer … Read more
Which 17th-century novel includes a scene about counting goats to fall asleep? A The Scarlet Letter B Don Quixote C The Canterbury Tales In the comic literary work, Quixote’s squire, Sancho Panza, wants to stop and rest for the night. He offers to tell the elderly knight a story to help them sleep and insists … Read more
Which body of water does Bulgaria border? A Mediterrannean Sea B Black Sea C Aegean Sea This sea straddles Europe and Asia and is vital to the commerce of several nations, including Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. The correct answer is Black Sea.
All this garden talk has us wondering: What’s Georgia’s state flower? A Peach blossom B Camellia C Cherokee rose The plant is technically an invasive species, introduced to the Southern US during the late 1700s. The Cherokee reference of the name ties it to the folklore that each petal on the white blooms represents a … Read more
At Borovets, you can practice for the Olympic biathlon, a sport that combines cross-country skiing and… A Downhill skiing B Snowshoeing C Rifle shooting Biathlon has its roots in the 18th century, when Norwegian skiing regiments organized military skiing contests. The correct answer is Rifle shooting.
How many LED lights did Garden Lights, Holiday Nights use for the first display in 2011? A 250,000 B 500,000 C 1 million More lights and attractions have been added in the subsequent 11 years. It puts the chore of decorating just one tree into perspective. The correct answer is 1 million.
The Borovets resort is in which mountain range? A Alps B Rila C Andes Borovets is located in the Rila Mountains, the highest mountain range in Bulgaria and in the Balkan Peninsula, and one of the highest ranges in Europe. The correct answer is Rila.
This public garden opened in the Southern US in 1976. Where are we? A Disney World B Yew Dell Botanical Gardens C Atlanta Botanical Garden The garden opened three years after Atlantans proposed a botanical garden and has been expanding its attractions and educational offerings ever since. Our homepage image shows the Garden Lights, Holiday … Read more
John James Audubon is well known for his true-to-life paintings of birds. What other works of art did he have success with? A Clay pottery B Sculptures of presidents C Deathbed sketches Before he was the premier bird man, Audubon went bankrupt and was thrown in debtors’ prison. Afterwards, to make ends meet, he found … Read more
How did the Christmas Bird Count start? A As a contest for kids B As an Audubon family tradition C As a bird hunt Before the 20th century, some North Americans organized ‘Christmas side hunts’ in which participants would choose sides, then compete to bag as many birds as possible. In 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman … Read more