The Questions…
1. What is the only natural predator of the great white shark?
2. Grasses are members of the Poaceae family, which consists of about 12,000 species. Which variety of grass is the largest?
3. Your phalanges are what part of your anatomy?
4. Apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, apricots, and strawberries are all members of the same family of flowering plants. What family?
5. Lincoln undoubtedly began that speech with "Fourscore and seven years ago" because "87 years ago" is kinda ho-hum. How many years is a score?
The Answers…
1. The orca, aka killer whale.
2. Giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus).
3. The phalanges are the individual bones of your fingers and toes. Each hand and foot contains 14 such digits, so you have a total of 56 phalanges.
4. The rose family, Rosaceae, which includes over 4,800 known species of herbs, shrubs, and trees.
5. Do the math. 20 years.
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