Roundworms are our friends
1. The Edict of Worms was a 1521 proclamation that condemned the teachings of whom?
A) Thomas Aquinas B) Aristotle C) Galileo D) Martin Luther 2. Which of the five Great Lakes is the only one that lies entirely within the United States? A) Lake Erie
B) Lake Huron
C) Lake Michigan
D) Lake Superior
3. Skye is the largest island in which archipelago?
A) Azores B) Channel Islands C) Inner Hebrides D) Marshall Islands
4. At what frigid temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales correspond?
A) Minus 40degrees B) Minus 20degrees C) Zero degrees D) 32 degrees
5. Violet Baudelaire is one of the three siblings in which collection of novels?
A) “The Chronicles of Narnia” B) The “Harry Potter” series
C) The “Hunger Games” trilogy
D) “A Series of Unfortunate Events” 6. In nature, a porgy is what type of creature from the family Sparidae? A) Bat
B) Bird
C) Fish
D) Frog
Answers
1. The Edict of Worms, named for the city of Worms, Germany, condemned the teachings of Martin Luther.
2. All of the Great Lakes border Canada except Lake Michigan.
3. Skye is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
4. Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures are the same at minus 40degrees.
5. Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are the main characters in Lemony Snicket's “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
6. In nature, a porgy is a fish from the family Sparidae.
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