Trivia questions (5 of 15)
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1. Who wrote and illustrated the 1969 children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar?"
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (1969) by Eric Carle follows a caterpillar as it eats various foods and eventually transforms into a butterfly.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which species of beetle is the strongest insect on the planet?
The Horned Dung Beetle, Onthophagus taurus, has been found to be able to pull a whopping 1,141 times its own body weight, which is the equivalent of a 150-pound person lifting six full double-decker buses.
- Multiple Choice
3. In the 1940s, what was the first insect to be sent into space?
The first animals sent into space were fruit flies aboard a V-2 rocket, launched on February 20, 1947 from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- Multiple Choice
4. Despite its name, the __________ Fly does not emit light.
The "nose" of the Lantern Fly is really an extended mouth used for eating sap.
- Multiple Choice
5. Capable of emitting 107 decibels, the ______________ is considered the loudest insect in the world.
While the buzzing of a common housefly registers just four decibels, the mating call of an African Cicada can reach 107 decibels, nearly as loud as a firework or a chainsaw.
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