The Quiz: What’s the name of this cylindrical rock formation? A Devils Tower B Bear Lodge C Both are correct The dramatic butte in northeastern Wyoming stands 867 feet from base to summit. The monolith in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills is sacred to Indigenous tribes of the Great Plains like … Read more
The Quiz: What are we celebrating with today’s art-meets-nature photo? A Indigenous Peoples’ Day B Public Art Day C National Monuments Day In October 2021, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation declaring Indigenous Peoples’ Day a national holiday. Celebrated the second Monday of October, the holiday had originally been adopted by some states and municipalities … Read more
The Quiz: Devils Tower was prominently featured in what film? A Close Encounters of the Third Kind B Brokeback Mountain C Dances with Wolves Devils Tower served as the landing site of an alien spacecraft in the 1977 science fiction movie ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind,’ written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film’s … Read more
The Quiz: Phytoplankton are plants. What’s the name for plankton that are tiny animals? A Metoplankton B Carnivoplankton C Zooplankton Zooplankton are tiny creatures found near the surface of the ocean with their phytoplankton buddies. Both types of plankton just drift along wherever the currents may take them. The correct answer to this quiz is … Read more
The Quiz: Phytoplankton live near the ocean’s surface so they can… A Avoid sharks B Attract fish C Capture energy from sunlight Yes, phytoplankton thrive in sunshine. Like land-based plants, they contain chlorophyll and need sunlight to grow and prosper. The correct answer to this quiz is Capture energy from sunlight.
The Quiz: Phytoplankton are putting on a colorful show in the Chukchi Sea. Where is that? A Between Finland and Estonia B Between Alaska and Russia C North of Greenland The Chukchi Sea is flanked on the west by Russia and on the east by Alaska. In fact, the International Date Line cuts right through … Read more
The Quiz: How long do octopuses live? A A few years B 10 to 20 years C Up to 50 years Octopuses grow quickly, mature early, and die young. Some live less than a year and most only one to two years. The giant Pacific octopus is one of the longest-lived octopus species, with a … Read more
The Quiz: Glass octopuses are among the smallest octopus species. What is the largest? A Giant Pacific octopus B Yellow octopus C Southern giant octopus The giant Pacific octopus is widely considered to be the biggest species, with an average length of 14 feet. They can weigh up to 100 pounds—although the largest known specimen … Read more
The Quiz: What kind of deep-dwelling octopus is this? A Glass octopus B Blue-ringed octopus C Mimic octopus The glass octopus lives where sunlight cannot reach, at depths of about 3,000 feet. Glass octopuses are transparent and nearly invisible to predators in the darkness of the deep ocean. They live in the subtropical and tropical … Read more
The Quiz: When did the Berlin Wall fall? A 1978 B 1989 C 1996 The correct answer to this quiz is 1989.