1. Question: What is a group of cats called?

2. Question: Which has the thickest fur of any mammal?

3. Question: The age of a lion can be determined by its …?

4. Question: What is the only mammal capable of true flight?5. Question: A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a …?

6. Question: What is the smallest mammal in the world?

7. Question: What animal has the highest blood pressure?

8. Question: How far away can a wolf smell its prey?

9. Question: What land animal has the most powerful bite?

10. Question: Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?

11. Question: What is a female fox called?

12. Question: How many teeth can alligator have over its lifetime?

13. Question: What creature has a tongue that is twice the length of its body?

14. Question: What is a group of parrots called?

15. Question: What type of farm animal can sunburn?

How did you do?

ANSWERS

A clowder

Sea otter

Nose

Bats

Grape

Bumblebee bat

Giraffe

Almost two miles

Hippopotamus

The pads of their paws

Vixen

Up to 3,000

Chameleon

A pandemonium

Pig

Till next time…stay sharp!

Which state held the largest Easter egg hunt in the United States?

Instead of a bunny, what animal delivers goods in Germany?

Easter was thought to be named after which Anglo-Saxon goddess?

What is the most popular way to celebrate Easter?

Easter bonnets became popular Easter attire after which 1933’s song?

Instead of Easter bunnies, what do Swedish kids dress up as?

Beside Easter bunny, what is the most popular Easter animal?

What is the most popular flavor of jelly bean?

When does Easter take place in Australia?

What was the original name of Cadbury Creme Eggs?

How tall was the largest chocolate egg?

What flower is symbolic of Easter?

How did ham become an Easter staple?

Typically, what part of a chocolate bunny do most people eat first?

How did the Easter Bunny make its way to America?

In what year was the first White House Easter Egg Roll held?

At what price was a jeweled Easter Egg once sold for?

How many peeps are made yearly? (Bonus points if you know WHERE they’re made.)

So, how did you do?

Answers:

Florida

Easter Fox

Eostre

Egg hunt

Easter Parade

Witches and wizards

Lamb

Cherry (red)

Autumn

Fry’s Crème Eggs

34 feet tall (16,000 pounds!) made in Italy.

Lily

Before we had refrigerators, people would cure ham during the winter months and when the ham thawed out by springtime, it made sense to use it as an Easter meal centerpiece.

Ears

There’s not an actual known origin story of how the Easter Bunny came to be the fictional symbol for the holiday—but we do know that in the 1700s, Germans who immigrated to America brought the tradition of the Osterhase with them. Basically, it’s a bunny who magically lays eggs.

1878

$18.5 million.

2 billion (Bethlehem, PA)

Till next time…stay sharp!

Before “X” stood for a kiss, what did it represent at the end of a letter?

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of whom?

In the Victorian era, mean-spirited Valentine’s Day cards were called “___ Valentines.”

About how many roses are sent for Valentine’s Day each year?

Who invented the first Valentine’s Day candy box?

On average, how many marriage proposals are there on every Valentine’s Day?

What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?”

What insanely popular website debuted on Valentine’s Day in 2005?

How many people typically buy Valentines for their pets?

What major invention was patented on Valentine’s Day?

What fruit was once known as a “love apple” for its alleged aphrodisiac properties?

What is the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage ever recorded?

From where was the oldest-known Valentine’s Day message sent?

A single red rose surrounded by baby’s breath is called what by florists?

So, how did you do?

ANSWERS:

The Cross

Venus

Vinegar

50 million

Richard Cadbury

220,000

Oxytocin

Youtube

9 million

Telephone

Tomato

86 years 290 days

Prison

A signature rose

Until next month…stay sharp!

The name cappuccino comes from:

The drink’s resemblance to the brown cowls worn by Capuchin monks

The similarity in color to the fur of Capuchin monkeys

The Italian puccino, meaning “light brown one”

The size of the cup in which it’s commonly served

Espresso literally means:

Speed it up

To go

Forced out

Black and intense

Coffee was the first food to be:

Shipped from Europe to the New World

Freeze-dried

Used in Aztec religious ceremonies

Roasted and ground for drinking

40% of the world’s coffee is produced by:

Africa

Brazil

Colombia

Southeast Asia

Kopi Luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee (up to $600 per pound), is:

Processed during a full moon

Brewed only with solid gold pots

Made from coffee beans eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat

Grown at a higher altitude than any other bean

Coffee beans grow on:

A low, spreading vine

A bush

A tree

The roots of a coffee plant

Most coffees are a blend of:

Light and dark roasts

Caffeine and essential oils

Arabica and robusta beans

African and South American beans

An ibrik is:

A South-American tool for grinding coffee beans

The Turkish word for barista

A Middle Eastern coffee house

A long-handled copper pot for making Turkish coffee

Arabica varieties such as Java and Mocha are named after:

The plantations where they’re grown

The coffee grower who developed that variety

Their predominant flavorings

Their ports of origin

Sixteenth-century Muslim rulers banned coffee because of:

Its stimulating effects

The gambling that took place in coffeehouses

The black market that sprang up in the coffee trade

Sufi mystics who wanted coffee limited to spiritual ceremonies

How old is instant coffee?

100 years old

150 years old

200 years old

250 years old

The country that drinks the most coffee is…

Finland

Sweden

Iceland

Norway

What was the most popular breakfast drink before coffee became widely available?

Tea

Beer

Water

Hot Chocolate

Which is NOT a benefit of drinking coffee?

Reduced risk of heart disease

Reduced risk of cancer

Reduced risk of Alzheimer’s

Reduced risk of anxiety

Which two states produce America’s coffee?

Hawaii and Florida

Arizona and Florida

Hawaii and California

California and Florida

How did you do?

ANSWERS

The word comes from the resemblance of the drink to the clothing of the Capuchin monks.

In Italian, the word espresso literally means “when something is forced out.”

Coffee was the first food to be freeze-dried.

Brazil!

Made from coffee beans eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat.

Coffee beans grow on a bush.

Arabica and robusta beans are the most common.

This Turkish pot makes quite the cup of joe.

These beans are named after their ports of origin.

Coffee was banned for its unusual stimulating effects.

Instant coffee is almost 250 years old!

The people of Finland consume the most coffee at 12.5 kilograms per person.

Before coffee became readily available, beer was the drink of choice at breakfast.

Luckily, studies show that coffee has corresponded with lower risks of diseases like heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s, but unfortunately, caffeine may increase the possibility of anxiety.

Hawaii and California are the only two states that produce coffee.

Till next month…stay sharp!

In ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, how many swans are swimming?

What is the name of Justin Bieber’s 2011 Christmas album?

Who wrote ‘White Christmas’?

How many reindeer haul Santa’s sleigh in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

How many total gifts are received in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?

In what year was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” first recorded?

Which century does the traditional Welsh Christmas carol ‘Deck the Halls’ date back to?

Complete the lyrics: “Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is …”

Which Christmas Carol is the best-selling single in world history?

In which Christmas carol does ‘the little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head’?

Complete the lyrics: “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane…”

What was the song Do You Hear What I Hear’ inspired by?

Complete the lyrics: “A beautiful sight…”

Who sings ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’?

In the song ‘Frosty the Snowman’, what made Frosty come to life?

In the song ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, we’re told, “You better not cry, you better not…”

Who has a button nose?

In a ‘Holly Jolly Christmas’ what should we have a cup of?

Which Christmas song was the first song ever played on the radio?

Which Christmas Carol is set to the tune of ‘Greensleeves’?

How did you do?

ANSWERS

Seven

Under the mistletoe

Irving Berlin

9

364

1963

19^th century

Bright

White Christmas

Away in a Manger

Snow is glistening

The Cold War

We’re happy tonight

Mariah Carey

Top Hat

Pout

Frosty the Snowman

Cheer

O Holy Night

What Child is This?

Till next month…stay sharp!

Why do turkeys gobble?

How much turkey does a person eat per year?

What’s that weird wobbly thing on a turkey’s neck?

What Is a baby turkey called?

And what about adult turkeys?

Can turkeys fly?

How long do turkeys live?

Are turkeys named after turkey, the country?

Are turkeys native to the Americas?

How did you do?

Only male turkeys, or toms, can make a call known as a “gobble;” they mostly do it in the spring and fall. It is a mating call and attracts the hens. Wild turkeys gobble when they’re surprised by loud sounds and when they settle in for the night. The wild turkey can make at least 30 different calls!

The average person in the United States will eat 15 pounds of turkey this year.

The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak is called a wattle. When the male turkey is excited, especially during mating season, the wattle turns a scarlet red. The fleshy flap of skin hanging over the gobbler’s beak is called a snood and turns bright red when the bird is excited. The wobbly little thing on the turkey’s chest is the turkey’s beard, which is made of keratin bristles. Keratin is the same substance that forms hair and horns on other animals.

A baby turkey is called a poult, chick, or even turklette.

An adult male turkey is called a tom (an adolescent male is a jake), and a female is a hen.

The wild turkey can fly! (It does, however, prefer to walk or run.) The domestic turkey is not an agile flyer, although the bird will perch in trees to stay safe from predators.

The average life span of a wild turkey is three or four years. It generally feeds on seeds, nuts, insects, and berries. The average life span of a domestic turkey, from birth to freezer, is 26 weeks. During this period, it will eat about 75 pounds of turkey feed.

When Europeans first encountered the wild turkey in Mexico, they incorrectly classified the bird as a type of guinea fowl called a turkey fowl. Turkish traders originally sold guinea fowl from Africa to European markets; Turkey has no native turkeys!

Yes, turkeys originated in the “New World.” Specifically, wild turkeys are native to Mexico. It’s a funny history. European explorers brought wild turkeys home with them in the early 1500s. The birds were domesticated in Europe and later brought to North America by English colonists. Note that domesticated turkeys have white-tipped tails; wild turkeys have dark-tipped tails.

Till next month…stay sharp!