Nature Trivia

Thank you for visiting Nature Trivia. In this column I will 
 post some amazing facts about nature the whole family 
                        will enjoy.

You can test your knowledge or play a Nature Trivia game with your children.
Children love to learn in fun ways and they are very inquisitive little people. Draw
up a scoreboard and see who can get the most trivia questions correct.

Oh, and don't forget about a reward for the winner! We play with bug stickers; it
works great for future Entomologists.

Answers to the trivia questions will be posted at the bottom of the page in the
following week's column.

~Nurturing nature~

Nature Trivia

1. How fast can a Cheetah run?

2. What country has the most number of bicycles per person?

3. What layer of the atmosphere protects us from harmful rays of the sun?

4. What is the air pollution capital of the world?

5. What is the greatest source of ocean pollution?

Did you know...

1. The fastest human swimmer can swim at 6 miles an hour. The fast mammal, which is
the Dolphin, can swim up to 35 miles an hour.

2. The Blue Whale's whistle is the loudest noise made by any animal.

3. Alligator mothers care for their young up to three years after they hatch.

4. Humans used to find dead human bodies under the water by using Snapping Turtles.

5. The difference between venom and poison is that venom is injected into the victim
and poison is absorbed or ingested by the victim.

Answers to last week's trivia

1. What is a group of bear called? Answer: Sloth

2. What is a group of cattle called? Answer: A herd or drove

3. What is a group of dogs called? Answer: A Kennel

4. What is a group of geese called? Answer: A flock or gaggle

5. What is a group of horses called? Answer: A herd

Thank you for visiting Nature Trivia!

If you have some great trivia or fun facts about nature, you can e-mail them to me
at Judi@childcaremagazine.zzn.com and write "Nature Trivia" in the subject line. I
will post your name and the state in which you live under the trivia question or fun
fact you provide.

This column is a fun way for all of us nature nuts to share our knowledge about the
world around us.         

  ~J.A. Mortenson