Monday diversions

Coupla weeks ago, I bought a bag of Sorrento string cheese at the grocery store. It wasn’t until I got home and opened the first little string cheese that I realized it was a kid-pack and each little package contained a trivia question. Well, that’s fun. Reminds me of the new show ‘Are you smarter than a 5th grader?’ which is probably fun in concept, but man do they reel in silly people who distinguish themselves for silliness in front of millions of viewers. But I digress.

After a few days, I’d stored up enough questions to pose to the fine assemblage of folks who read this blog. I think they’re pretty easy questions, but I couldn’t answer a couple of them (like #s 1 and 10!). Answers below the fold.

1. Which is the only animal born with horns on its forehead in both genders?

2. A carnivorous animal will not eat another animal if it has been struck by what?

3. What animal’s horn is made of matted hair?

4. Which fruit has more vitamin C than an orange?

5. Which animal squeezes its eyes when it is happy?

6. What substance found in most kitchens can melt pearls?

7. Which animal has an IQ surpassed only by monkeys, chimps, and humans?

8. Why do cats bathe themselves immediately after they eat?

9. Which 3 animals move their front and hind legs on one side, then on the other when walking?

10. What is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors?

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It is, once again, time to track the northern migration of Hummingbirds in the United States (and Canada). We have a few weeks to go before they’ll be in my back yard. They’ve only made it to southern Virginia, so far.

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I noticed this morning that the mockingbirds are back and busy building (or rebuilding) their nest in a shrub out in front of the house. Once again, they beat me to it. I really need to trim that thing with the hedge clippers, but doing so now might drive the birds away. Or, more likely, they’d drive me away with aggressive dive bombs if I got within five feet of the nest. I’ll have to wait until they are finished raising their family now. And then hope that the annual hornet’s nest isn’t reclaimed and active by then. It’s a very busy shrub.

1. The giraffe
2. Lightning
3. The rhinoceros
4. A Tomato
5. The cat
6. Vinegar
7. Cats
8. So that predators do not come after them.
9. Cats, giraffes, and camels
10.Pittsburgh