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Which marine organism is classified as kelp?

  • Plankton
  • Seaweed (correct)
  • Algae Bloom
  • Coral

What biological process describes the transformation of a butterfly larva?

  • Vegetation
  • Pollination
  • Metamorphosis (correct)
  • Cultivation

In the animated television series The Simpsons, who are Bart Simpson's parents?

  • Apu & Manjula
  • Marge & Homer (correct)
  • Ned & Maude
  • Skinner & Agnes

Which category of fruit does a kumquat belong to?

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Which music icon was famously known as 'The King'?

<p>Elvis Presley (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which animal species is known for giving birth to the largest offspring?

<p>Blue Whale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is Britain's southernmost point located on the mainland?

<p>Lizard Point (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many feet are there in a fathom, a unit of length?

<p>Six (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In meteorology, what weather condition are 'Cross,' 'Tail,' and 'Head' associated with?

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How many lines make up a sonnet in poetry, traditionally?

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Flashcards

What is kelp?

A type of large brown seaweed.

Butterfly larva?

The larval stage of a butterfly or moth.

Bart Simpson's Parents

Marge and Homer Simpson.

What is a Kumquat?

A small, orange-colored citrus fruit.

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"The King" nickname?

Elvis Presley

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Largest babies?

The blue whale.

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Britain's Southern point

Lizard Point

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Feet in a fathom?

Six feet

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Weather Condition

Wind

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Lines in a sonnet?

Fourteen lines

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Study Notes

  • Kelp is a type of seaweed
  • Butterfly larvae are more commonly called caterpillars
  • Bart Simpson's parents are Marge and Homer Simpson
  • A kumquat is a citrus fruit, similar to an orange
  • Elvis Presley was nicknamed "The King"
  • Blue whales give birth to the world's biggest babies
  • Britain's most southerly mainland point is Lizard Point
  • There are six feet in a fathom
  • Cross, Tail, and Head are types of wind
  • A sonnet has 14 lines
  • A Dachshund is also known as a 'Weiner dog'
  • Yoga was developed in India
  • A bind" is a group of salmon
  • A skateboard helps experience the excitement of surfing on land
  • Dalmatian puppies are born white
  • A marathon is 26 miles long (to the nearest mile)
  • The Tropic of Capricorn cuts Australia into two fairly equal halves
  • The pheasant shooting season legally starts on October 1st each year
  • Robert Plant was the founder and lead singer of Led Zeppelin
  • Aardvarks feed on ants and termites
  • Varicella is also known as chicken pox
  • An Archbishop is orally addressed as "Your Grace"
  • Air Force One is the official plane of the US President
  • King Edward gave his name to a type of potato
  • Woodpeckers peck at trees to catch insects
  • Haematology is the branch of medicine concerned with disorders of the blood
  • Taxidermy is the practice of creating replicas of animals from their dead skins
  • Lent always begins on a Wednesday
  • Albert Einstein was born in Germany
  • A marmoset is a monkey
  • Magwitch is a character that features in the book Great Expectations
  • A truffle is a type of fungus
  • Wigan is in Greater Manchester
  • Scrumpy is a type of cider
  • An elephant's upper incisor is called a tusk
  • Dr. No was the first James Bond film
  • A guillemot is a bird
  • A cob can be a swan, a horse, a bread roll, or a basket
  • Brandy is added to egg yolks and vanilla to make advocaat
  • Russia is famous for producing Vodka
  • The small indentations on a golf ball are called dimples
  • Triton was the son of Poseidon
  • "Cul-de-sac" is a French phrase that means a road closed at one end in English
  • "Chop Suey" literally means "bits and pieces"
  • Glaucoma affects the eye
  • Polaris (North Star) can be used to work out where due North is
  • Cornwall has the longest coastline in England
  • A Geiger counter measures radioactivity
  • A helicopter is propelled by a rotor
  • The Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea

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