March Quiz

Published: April 2, 2007

Week 4: Q When you turned in your last assignment at school that contained more than one page, how did you hold it together? With a paperclip? You used an invention of Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor! A rather simple twisting of thin line replaced a method in use for over 600 years previously. What was that system? Try: http://inventors.about.com/library/
inventors/blpaperclip.htm

A: Yes, sir, waxed ribbons through the upper margin of papers!

Week 3: Q Ever had Mom or Dad tell you to keep your shoes on? Is it only because they want to protect your feet from stepping on sharp objects or perhaps from getting cold? Maybe you also have FOOT ODOR! Foot odor can be caused by growth of bacteria on feet or shoes. Some shoe materials make a perfect home for stinking bacteria. What is one folk remedy for foot odor? Try: http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_foot.htm.
A: Well, among the several listed on that page, I chose Baking Powder added to the feet inside socks to dry and deodorize!

Week 2: Q Gorillas are hugh! They are strong and move about mostly on land. They are endangered in the wild as people take up their habitat. The movie character King Kong is based on a gorilla, although real gorillas are not quite that large. The gorillas live in Africa. What does a gorilla sound like? Try: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
creature_feature/0007/gorillas.html.

A: Click on the audio button at that web site for National Geographic and you will hear one!

Week 1: Q Strange creatures live in the sea! You know about unusual fish and squids and jellyfish. But what about creatures that are hard to identify as animals, which they are? Take the sea urchin for example. It has many spines sticking out from it. It eats kelp. It is radially symmetrical, that is, it’s body goes outward from a central point, like a star fish. How big does one of the largest of the sea urchins, the red sea urchin, tend to get? The red sea urchin is found along the coast from California north to Alaska. Try: http://seaurchin.org/
Sea-Grant-Urchins.html#red.

A: About seven inches in diameter!