2/24/25 The World from A to Z ( Friday 2/21/25)

Who was the British archaeologist who discovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb?

• British Archiologist Howard Carter

• French Anarchist Richard Traic

• American Accountant John Greenough

• Georgian Announcer Carl Azuz

What term was used by some media sources to explain the cold?

• Arctic cyclone

• Polar vortex

• Ice hurricane

• Freezing jet stream

What did Richard Trevithick invent in the early 1800's?

• Tesla

• Millennium Falcon

• Steam Locomotive

• The T-1000 Terminator robot

What other invention was patented on February 21, 1842?

• The telegraph

• The stethoscope

• The airplane

• The sewing machine

Amsterdam is also known as __________.

• Holland

• Holiday

• Hallifax

• Hamster

What is the name of the design that replaced

paddle wheels in the 1800's?

• The Gutenberg Press

• The Archimedes’ screw

• The Tesla Coil

• The Newton Pump

1. What animal was found in a shipment of bananas?

• 1. A tarantula

• 1. A cat-eyed snake

• 1. A chameleon

• 1. A tropical frog

Where was the cat eyed snake discovered in the shipment of bananas?

• Florida

• Texas

• New Hampshire

• California

The newly discovered tomb was originally thought to belong to whom?

• A high priest

• King Thutmose II

• The wife of a pharaoh

• A commoner

Scientists believe that an expanded polar vortex can push cold air to which regions?

• Only the U.S.

• U.S., Europe, and Northern Asia

• Australia and South America

• Only the Arctic