The Quiz: Among the most numerous and widespread species of owls, what kind of owl are we featuring today? A Long-eared B Great-horned C Snowy There are between 2 million and 5.5 million long-eared owls spread across the Northern Hemisphere. The correct answer to this quiz is Long-eared.
The Quiz: Which animated film featured an owl named Archimedes? A Alice in Wonderland B Jungle Book C The Sword in the Stone Archimedes is the wizard Merlin’s talking pet owl in this 1963 Disney flick that’s based on a T.H. White novel of the same name. The correct answer to this quiz is The … Read more
The Quiz: Who was the first European to reach North America? A Ferdinand Magellan B Christopher Columbus C Leif Erikson About 500 years before Columbus’s famous expedition, Erikson led a Norse expedition from Greenland to continental North America, where the Vikings established a settlement called Vinland. This settlement is believed to be in present-day Newfoundland, … Read more
The Quiz: About 80% of Greenland is covered in ice. How thick is the ice sheet? A About 500 feet B About 1,000 feet C About 5,000 feet Nearly 1,800 miles long from north to south with a maximum width of 680 miles, the Greenland ice sheet is almost a mile deep on average. And … Read more
The Quiz: This is the southern tip of Greenland, an island nation that’s part of what kingdom? A Denmark B Canada C Iceland The Kingdom of Denmark consists of Denmark and the autonomous regions of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The correct answer to this quiz is Denmark.
The Quiz: Nabonidus, king of ancient Babylon, is sometimes credited for being what? A First linguist B First archaeologist C First paleontologist Nabonidus, king of Babylon and the last native ruler of ancient Mesopotamia, is known chiefly as a religious reformer. But he’s also considered the first archaeologist for his discovery and restoration of the … Read more
The Quiz: What nearby river valley is often called the ‘cradle of civilization’? A Phoenicia B Mesopotamia C Indus Valley Mesopotamia lies in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent, where modern civilization in this part of the world is thought to have begun. Mesopotamia is the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and … Read more
The Quiz: Here is the final resting place of four Persian kings. Where are we? A Iran B Syria C Turkey The tombs of four Achaemenid kings are found in the necropolis of Naqsh-e Rostam in southwestern Iran. The tombs are cut high above the ground into the face of a cliff and are sometimes … Read more
The Quiz: The Pyrenees are known for having a large number of what? A Lakes B Glaciers C Waterfalls The Pyrenees have a large number of mountain torrents, locally called gaves, which often form lofty waterfalls said to be surpassed in Europe only by those of Scandinavia. The correct answer to this quiz is Waterfalls.
The Quiz: This river flows down slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains. What landlocked microstate can be found in this range? A Liechtenstein B Andorra C Monaco Only 181 square miles in size and with fewer than 80,000 residents, tiny Andorra brings in more than 10 million visitors a year. The Catalan-speaking nation has existed for … Read more