The Answers
1. Which "monster" reptile was discovered by accident by a downed flyer in World War 2? Komodo dragon.
2. What is the only country in the world that has a Bill of Right for cows? India.
3. What does the origin of the word "Canada" mean? The name Canada is believed to have originated from a Huron-Iroquoian word, Kanata meaning "village" or "settlement" or "collection of huts"[1], referring to Stadacona, a settlement on the site of present-day Quebec City. Maps made by early European explorers show that the name River Canada was given to the Ottawa River and the Saint Lawrence River below Montreal. A plausible hypothesis is that the river was named for the village on its banks and the surrounding country for the river used to explore it.
4. In what country do fishermen paint eyes on their boats to help locate fish? Portugal (but I also took Marta, as someone showed me somewhere online where they got that answer and it seemed to be a pretty valid source).
5. Princess Diana, Ernest Hemingway, and Abraham Lincoln all suffered from what medical problem? Mood disorders/depression.
6. Who coined the phrase Super Bowl in 1968? Lamar Hunt.
7. In February of 1964, where was the first city that the Beatles played at in the United States? Washington, D.C.
8. Which former President spent 11 years of his life training mules? Harry Truman.
9. How many babies can a garter snake give birth to at a time? My website said 85, others found different answers; I gave everyone a point for this, regardless of what they said.
10. What are the red bumps on a turkey's head called?Caruncles.
The Teams' Answers (red means wrong, green means right)
Team 1 wrote:
1. Which "monster" reptile was discovered by accident by a downed flyer in World War 2?
Godzilla
2. What is the only country in the world that has a Bill of Right for cows?
India
3. What does the origin of the word "Canada" mean?
The origin of the name "Canada" comes from Jacques Cartier's expedition up the St. Lawrence River in 1535. The Iroquois pointing out the route to the village of Stadacona, the future site of Quebec City, used the word "kanata," the Huron-Iroquois word for village. Jacques Cartier used the word Canada to refer to both the settlement of Stadacona and the land surrounding it subject to Chief Donnacona.
4. In what country do fishermen paint eyes on their boats to help locate fish?
Malta
5. Princess Diana, Ernest Hemingway, and Abraham Lincoln all suffered from what medical problem?
Depression
6. Who coined the phrase Super Bowl in 1968?
Joe Kapp
7. In February of 1964, where was the first city that the Beatles played at in the United States?
Washington, D.C.
8. Which former President spent 11 years of his life training mules?
George Washington
9. How many babies can a garter snake give birth to at a time?
There are quite a few different possible answers. I found this on Encarta "American garter snakes may give birth to litters ranging from 3 to nearly 100 young. ", however another site said 40 or more. I don't know which you were looking for.
10. What are the red bumps on a turkey's head called?
Caruncles
Team 1 moves on with a total of
7 points.
Team 3 wrote:
1. Which "monster" reptile was discovered by accident by a downed flyer in World War 2?
The Brosnya is the terrible monster which disturbed people's minds over the 18-19th century. It was rumored that the giant creature emerged on the lake surface in the evenings, but immediately submerged when people approached. It is said that during WWII the beast swallowed up a Fascist plane. Today, there are lots of witnesses who say they chanced to see Brosnya walking in the water. People say that it turns boats upside-down and has to do with disappearance of people.
2. What is the only country in the world that has a Bill of Right for cows?
India is currently the only country in the world that has a Bill of Rigts for cows.
3. What does the origin of the word "Canada" mean?
The name Canada is believed to have originated from a Huron-Iroquoian word, Kanata meaning "village" or "settlement" or "collection of huts"[1], referring to Stadacona, a settlement on the site of present-day Quebec City. Maps made by early European explorers show that the name River Canada was given to the Ottawa River and the Saint Lawrence River below Montreal. A plausible hypothesis is that the river was named for the village on its banks and the surrounding country for the river used to explore it.
4. In what country do fishermen paint eyes on their boats to help locate fish?
Finland?
5. Princess Diana, Ernest Hemingway, and Abraham Lincoln all suffered from what medical problem?
They all had Bulimia or post-natal depression.
6. Who coined the phrase Super Bowl in 1968?
The name was inspired by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's daughter playing with a small rubber ball with high bouncing powers called a super ball.
7. In February of 1964, where was the first city that the Beatles played at in the United States?
February 9, 1964 - The Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and are watched by a record-setting 73 million people (23,240,000 households, according to A.C. Nielsen). Performing five songs, "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."
February 11, 1964 - The Beatles give their first live performance in the U.S. at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
8. Which former President spent 11 years of his life training mules?
Ronald Reagan.
9. How many babies can a garter snake give birth to at a time?
3 to 50.
10. What are the red bumps on a turkey's head called?
They are called caruncles.
Team 3 also moves on with a total of
7 points.
Round 2 up later today or tomorrow.
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