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Last Question:
In 15 minutes, a vampire bat can guzzle approximately how much of its weight in blood?
a) 12 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 40 percent
d) 90 percent
Answer:
c) 40 percent
A vampire bat can guzzle approximately 40 percent of its weight in blood in 15 minutes. That is far better than we can do as humans!
Today’s Question:
Are bat populations world wide on the rise or decline? Why?
Previous Question:
Bats can fly only short distances.
a)True
b False
Answer:
False
Some bats can fly very long distances. Actually, bats may migrate considerable distances to winter roosts in warmer locales where food is more plentiful. For example, some bats migrate 1,000 miles between summer roosts in the United States and winter roosts in Mexico.
Today’s Question:
In 15 minutes, a vampire bat can guzzle approximately how much of its weight in blood?
a) 12 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 40 percent
d) 90 percent
Last Question:
About how frequently must a vampire bat drink blood in order to survive?
Answer:
A vampire bat must drink blood at least once every three days in order to survive. On average, each vampire bat requires about two tablespoons of blood per day.
Today’s Question:
Bats can fly only short distances.
a) True
b) False
Previous Question:
The first jack-o’-lanterns were made from
a) Pumpkins
b) Turnips
c) Loaves of bread
Answer:
b) Turnips
The first jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips.
Today’s Question:
About how frequently must a vampire bat drink blood in order to survive?
Previous Problem:
In Latin, what does cornucopia mean?
Answer:
Horn of plenty
Cornucopia means “horn of plenty” in Latin. Cornucopias are horn-shaped baskets overflowing with fruit and flowers. They are a traditional Thanksgiving symbol of harvest abundance.
Today’s Question:
The first jack-o’-lanterns were made from
a) Pumpkins
b) Turnips
c) Loaves of bread
Previous Problem:
Who was the first person to propose the idea of daylight-saving time?
Answer:
Benjamin Franklin first suggested the idea of daylight-saving time in 1784.
Today’s Problem:
In Latin, what does cornucopia mean?
Last Problem:
Is the following statement true or false?
The autumnal equinox is the date when the Sun is closest to the Earth
Answer:
The statement is false.
The autumnal equinox is one of two days a year when day and night are of equal length. It happens around September 23 when the Sun’s position makes the length of day and night equal everywhere on Earth.
Today’s Problem:
Who was the first person to propose the idea of daylight-saving time?