3/11/25 The World from A to Z (Moncay 3/10/25)

Whati s the Monarch butterfly currently listed as by the International Union for Conservation?

• Vulnerable Species

• Invasive insect

• Mythical Creature

• Disguised Human

Where do Monarch butterflies hibernate?

• In tiny luxury hotels with nectar buffets

• In Mexico

• Underground in secret butterfly bunkers

• In a butterfly-sized ski resort in the Swiss Alps

Why was Daylight Saving Time originally introduced?

• To confuse people and make them late for work

• To conserve energy during World War I

• So people could enjoy one extra hour of evening daylight to admire their lawns

• A top-secret government experiment on sleep deprivation

Which U.S. states do not observe Daylight Saving Time?

• California, because they’re just too cool for it

• New York, because time never stops there anyway

• All states, because time is a social construct

• Arizona and Hawaii

How do English speakers typically visualize time?

• As moving from left to right

• As an endless loop of missed deadlines

• In spirals, like a really bad GPS route

• However their smartphone calendar tells them to

How do Mandarin speakers tend to conceptualize time?

• As a never-ending cycle of meetings

• Vertically, moving from top to bottom

• Randomly, like a chaotic game of Tetris

• In dance moves, like the time-based cha-cha

What were the first words ever spoken over the telephone?

• "Hello? Is your refrigerator running?"

• "Oops, wrong number."

• "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

• "Can you hear me now?"

Tropical cyclones that form in the South Pacific are known as what?

• Whirly Whirly Winds

• Toricanes

• Hurricanadoes

• Cyclones

How Much did the Chetozard Cheeto sell for?

• $87,840

• $4.00

• Nothing

• $.50

What happened in Tibet on March 10, 1959?

• They threw the world's biggest tea party

• Tibetans revolted against Chinese occupation

• The Dalai Lama challenged China to a chess match for independence

• It became a tourist hotspot overnight