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Each week we will have a new trivia question. Each student may enter once. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers on Friday.

I am a mammal

I weigh less than a penny

I can starve to death in about 6 hours

I breathe 850 times a minute

I am colorblind and will live for 1 year.

What am I?

I'm a Shrew!

Congrats to: Lucas (206) and Nick (206)

What is Eutrophication?

Eutrophication is a process by which a pond has a bloom of algae that blocks the light from the natural pond plants. It often happends when fertilizer is washed into a pond or lake (water pollution).

Congrats to: Audrey, Erica, and James

What are CFCs?

CFCs are Chlorofluorocarbons. They are gases from air conditioners and refrigerators that are harmful to the ozone layer.

Congrats to: Jessy, Lucas, Shawn, & Emily

What is the largest living thing alive today? (hint: it's not a blue whale or a coral reef!)

The largest living thing is the "honey mushroom" fungus. It can be found in Eastern Oregon. It is 3.5 miles across, and grows mostly underground.

No correct answers!

If you're an expert in dendrology what is your expertise?

Dendrology is a branch of botany and forestry that deals with trees.

Congrats to: Marissa G, Chris S, Maryka G, and Lisa Z

What ocean is the deepest ocean in the world?

The Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean.

Congrats to: Kelsie W., Brian K., and Trevor G.

In 1963 quarters contained a certain metal that quarters today do not have. What was that metal?

Quarters are no longer made with silver.

Congrats to: Brian K, Hali D, and Audrey K

Do animals snore?

Yes! Dogs snore

Congrats to: Noelia, Nick S., and Chris B.

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

The hardest substance is a diamond.

Congrats to:

What is the official MA state tree?

The American Elm

Congrats to: Ashley T. (206), Marissa G. (205), Brian K. (205), and Kelsie W. (207)

What is a yazoo?

A yazoo is a tributary stream that flows parallel to the main river and is prevented from flowing into the main river due to high banks, until it meets an entry spot to flow into the river. This effect is named after the Yazoo River in Mississippi that is parallel to the Mississippi River.

Congrats to: Jamie L. (207), Noelia F. (207), and Hannah V. (205)

Where is the lowest elevation in the US? What is its elevation?

Death Valley is the lowest elevation in the US at 282 feet below sea level.

Congrats to Shawn C. (207)

What woman won the Nobel Prize twice? (Provide her full name)

Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize twice. Once in Physics (1903) and once in Chemistry (1911).

No correct answers

Who invented the ancient Chinese earthquake detector?

Chang Heng! (or Zhang Heng)

Congrats to: Shawn C. (207)

When was the Richter Scale developed?

Charles Richter invented the Richter Scale in 1934/1935

Congrats to: Maryka G. (205), Jessy R. (206), and Chris S. (207)

What is the name of the tectonic plate we live on?

The North American Plate

Congrats to: Megan R. (206), Shawn C. (207) and Joe H. (205)

What is a Glossopteris?

Glossopteris is a fern-like plant that lived 200-300 million years ago that Alfred Wegener used as evidence to support his theory of Continental Drift.

Congrats to Phil C. (206), Elania M. (205), and Lisa Z. (207)

I am warm-blooded.

I have fur and teeth.

I can fly.

What am I?

I am a BAT!

Congrats to Addam L. (205), Anthony D. (207), and Sarah F. (207)

What is Alfred Wegener's middle name?

Alfred LOTHAR Wegener

No correct answers!

What is/was Pangaea?

Theory states that Pangaea existed 300 million years ago, when the Earth's continents were all connected as one large 'super-continent.' They named this continent Pangaea.

Congrats to: Laura S. (206), Chris M. (205), and Lucas O. (207)

What is the most abundant element in the Earth's Crust?

The most abundant element in Earth's Crust is Oxygen!

Congrats to: Meg M. (207) and Emily S. (206)

Who developed the hurricane classification scale? What year was it developed?

Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson developed the scale between 1969-1971.

Congrats to: Daniel G. (207) and Audrey K. (205)

What letters never begin the name of a hurricane?

Hurricane names never begin with the letters; Q, U, X, Y, or Z!

Congrats to: Connor C. (205), Evan G. (206), Hali D. (207)