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Middle round (ages 9–11): Animals · Space · US states. Pages: the ten question cards, two answer sheets to a page (print one page per two teams), and the key on the last page, to fold back.
1. An elephant's trunk is its nose joined together with what?
- A. its front teeth
- B. its tongue
- C. its upper lip
2. About how far is the Sun from Earth?
- A. about 93 thousand miles
- B. about 93 million miles
- C. about 93 billion miles
3. What is the capital of Minnesota?
- A. Providence
- B. Tallahassee
- C. Saint Paul
4. How far away can a male wild turkey's gobble be heard?
- A. up to one mile
- B. up to 10 feet
- C. up to 100 miles
5. Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
- A. Mars
- B. Mercury
- C. Venus
6. What is the capital of Michigan?
- A. Baton Rouge
- B. Lansing
- C. Helena
7. Besides hearing prey under the sand, what do a fennec fox's giant ears help it do?
- A. stay warm
- B. stay cool
- C. dig burrows
8. In what year did astronauts first land on the Moon?
- A. 1969
- B. 1979
- C. 1959
9. What is the capital of Mississippi?
- A. Olympia
- B. Jackson
- C. Des Moines
10. I have teeth, but I never bite. What am I?
- A. 🦈 A shark
- B. 🪮 A comb
- C. 🐊 A crocodile
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The key (for the host: fold this page back)
- C: its upper lip. A trunk has no bones; it is made mostly of muscle.
- B: about 93 million miles. That is about 150 million kilometers.
- C: Saint Paul. Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota, where its state government meets.
- A: up to one mile. Wild turkeys can fly up to 54 miles per hour, though only for short trips.
- C: Venus. Mercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus's thick air traps heat.
- B: Lansing. Lansing is the capital of Michigan, where its state government meets.
- B: stay cool. For its body size, the fennec fox has the biggest ears of any kind of dog or fox.
- A: 1969. Apollo 11's lander touched down on July 20, 1969.
- B: Jackson. Jackson is the capital of Mississippi, where its state government meets.
- B: 🪮 A comb. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three.
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