The Questions…
1. Frogs don’t have teeth. They can’t chew their food, so they have to swallow their meals (e.g., a tasty bug) whole. What special adaptation do frogs use to get the job done?
2. How many loads of laundry does the average American household wash per year?
3. The cells of all organisms contain chromosomes, the little thingies that house the genes, DNA, etc., that make the cells work. Human cells have 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the cells of a potato?
4. Who is the only former Speaker of the House elected President of the United States?
5. What is the Red Lantern Award?
The Answers…
1. The frog presses its eyeballs downward (the skull has two handy openings for this) to immobilize the struggling bug. Simultaneously, its tongue shoves the bug backward and down the hatch. Voilà!
2. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 392 loads per year per household.
3. A russet potato has 48, and a sweet potato has 90, so get over yourself.
4. James K. Polk. He was Speaker from 1835 to 1838 and President from 1845 to 1849.
5. The Red Lantern Award is given to the musher who finishes last in the Iditarod, the annual Alaskan dogsled race. Traditionally, a lantern burns day and night at the finish line until the last musher comes in. The award is a symbol of perseverance by mushers who may be sick or injured, but soldier on and finish the race anyway.
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