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Annie Mole, Fetch Tab Hull, hoar Mini Roll? Quiz
These animals, vegetables and minerals have been fractured for your entertainment. Once you have determined what each fracture is referencing, place it into the correct category.
A classification quiz
by reedy.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
Prairie dogs are a type of ground squirrel that are found in the grasslands of North America, primarily in the northern states and the prairies of Canada. There are five identified species, with the names black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs.
2. heel among stir
Answer: Annie Mole (Animal)
Gila monsters (pronounced HEE-lah) are venomous lizards found in the southwestern portion of the United States and the northwestern part of Mexico. They grow up to about two feet (60 cm) long, but are generally slow-moving, and thus avoidable.
The 'Gila' in the lizard's name is for the Gila River basin, where the lizard was originally found in abundance.
3. king cash who
Answer: Annie Mole (Animal)
Native to Central and South America, kinkajous are nocturnal, arboreal mammals that are similar raccoons, although limited in range to the tropical rainforest. The kinkajou has many different names in local dialects, but some of the common English nicknames for the animal are 'honey bear', 'night ape', and 'night walker'.
4. jury half
Answer: Annie Mole (Animal)
Giraffes are famous for being the tallest (living) terrestrial mammals, and their long necks and spotted, splotchy colouring are commonly seen in visuals of the African savannah, and in zoos around the globe. Where once giraffes could be found in abundance throughout much of the African continent, the majority are now relegated to national parks and game reserves.
5. chill leaf itch
Answer: Annie Mole (Animal)
'Jellyfish' is the informal name for those beautiful, gelatinous marine animals that are umbrella-shaped and have many trailing tentacles. When they look like this, jellyfish are actually in the adult phase of their life cycle, called the 'medusa' phase, which follows 'planula larva' and 'polyp' phases.
6. our teach oak
Answer: Fetch Tab Hull (Vegetable)
The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder referred to artichokes as one of earth's monstrosities. The variety of this thistle species that is cultivated for food is called the globe artichoke (also green artichoke or French artichoke). The plants grow to between four and a half to six and a half feet tall (1.4 to 2 m), with many flowering buds.
The edible bud needs to be harvested while it is still a closed bud, before it begins to flower.
7. call leaf lawyer
Answer: Fetch Tab Hull (Vegetable)
Cauliflower is one of the popular group of edible vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, which includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, and kale. Often eaten raw, the cauliflower florets are rich in vitamin C and have moderate amounts of vitamin K and various B vitamins. As a personal preference, cauliflower is best served steamed with melted cheese.
8. raw deke yo
Answer: Fetch Tab Hull (Vegetable)
Radicchio is part of the chicory family, and is commonly used in Italian cuisine. In fact, the various varieties of radicchio are named for the regions of Italy from which they originated. It is generally bitter and spicy when raw, but this lessens when roasted or grilled.
9. sue keen knee
Answer: Fetch Tab Hull (Vegetable)
Zucchinis, also known as courgettes and baby marrows, are a type of summer squash that can grow up to three feet (1 meter) in length, although they are usually harvested for market before they get that large. Like all squash, zucchinis are descended from parent species originating in the Americas, but zucchinis as we know them today were developed in Italy.
10. coal raw bee
Answer: Fetch Tab Hull (Vegetable)
Kohlrabi is another vegetable from this quiz that is part of Brassica oleracea (remember the cauliflower?), and sometimes goes by the name German turnip. The 'turnip' moniker is more about its shape than anything, as kohlrabi is a type of cabbage and translates from German as 'cabbage turnip'.
11. bare rill
Answer: Mini Roll (Mineral)
Beryl is a silicate of beryllium and aluminium that occurs in hexagonal prisms and comes in various colour variations. If pure, beryl is colourless, but you probably know some of its coloured variations better: emerald (green), aquamarine (blue-green), and morganite (pink).
12. carafe height
Answer: Mini Roll (Mineral)
Graphite is a crystalline form of carbon that once went by the name plumbago. It is commonly used in pencils and as a lubricant, and is very handy in electronics as it is such a good conductor of electricity. And interestingly, if you put high enough pressure and temperatures on graphite, it can be converted into a diamond.
13. tore mall lean
Answer: Mini Roll (Mineral)
Tourmaline is a boron silicate mineral that forms compounds with other elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium to make varied colour gemstones. The most common type of tourmaline is called 'schorl', which is a dark brown to black in colour, and is compounded with sodium and iron.
14. pie write
Answer: Mini Roll (Mineral)
Pyrite, or iron pyrite, is also called fool's gold for its similar, albeit superficial resemblance to gold. But as the name implies, pyrite is more than just faux gold. The term 'pyrite' is from the Greek meaning 'stone or mineral which strikes fire', and for a long time a primary use was used to strike sparks to start fires. Of course, it has many other uses today.
15. has best toes
Answer: Mini Roll (Mineral)
The fibrous silicate asbestos has a long history of being used as an insulator and for its fire-resistant qualities, but in recent years (since the early 1900s) it was also discovered to have some pretty negative effects on human health. As such, asbestos is now banned for use in various parts of the world.
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