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Q9 In dolphins, the melon is a deposit of fatty tissue in its forehead. It uses it for echolocation. What does your fatty deposit do?
What is the largest single-digit number? Nine (9)
Which unit of measurement is abbreviated “yd”? Yard
What is the term for the medical procedure where blood is transferred intravenously into the circulatory system? Transfusion
In poker, what is the term for a hand containing any five cards of the same suit? Flush
In ten-pin bowling, how many strikes are needed to score a 300? Twelve (12)
Which Italian red wine shares its name with a Tuscan mountain range? Chianti (key-an-tea)
Which Shakespearean play includes the line “This above all: to thine own self be true”? Hamlet
Named after the physician Willian H. Bates, what is improved by using the Bates Method? Eyesight
Which fruit shares its name with an organ found in the heads of whales and dolphins? Melon
In 1993, which British actor opened a center for helping children who stutter? Michael Palin
Bonus Question Which is the only U.S. state that can be typed using only one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard? Alaska
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Puzzle Round
Match the famous person to their first words.
A. Up
B. Home
C. ¡Ay Caramba!
D. Don’t do that!
E. Beastly
F. Why
G. Piz
H. Papa
I. Pappaw
J. Dombeen
I have a son. One of my proudest moments as a father was when his first word was “daddy.” That lasted for about a week, when I became even prouder at his second words. “Not Daddy.” That’s what he called my wife for almost two months. She was less than amused.
1. George Orwell
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Bill Clinton
4. Neil Young
5. Julie Andrews
6. Scott Fitzgerald
7. Steven Spielberg
8. Bart Simpson
9. Amelia Earhart
10. Russell Brand
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Puzzle Round
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Match the famous person to their first words.
Steven Spielberg’s first word was “Why?” I do not envy his parents. Toddlers ask enough questions without them starting the moment they begin speaking. I guess he made up for it after the fact. I hope my kid buys me a million-dollar house one day.
1. George Orwell
2. Pablo Picasso
3. Bill Clinton
4. Neil Young
5. Julie Andrews
6. Scott Fitzgerald
7. Steven Spielberg
8. Bart Simpson