US Quiz

1. Which is the largest state?
2. Which is the smallest state?
3. Which state is the farthest north?
4. Which state of the contiguous (connected) 48 states is farthest north?
5. Which state is farthest south?
6. Which state of the contiguous 48 states is farthest south?
7. Which state is farthest west?
8. Which state of the contiguous 48 states is farthest west?
9. Which state is farthest east?
10. Which state of the contiguous 48 states is farthest east?

Answers (Scroll over to read):

1. Alaska

2. Rhode Island

3. Alaska

4. Minnesota

5. Hawaii

6. Florida

7. Alaska

8. Washington

9. Alaska  This is not easy to answer. On a map of the USA, Maine would seem to be the farthest east. But, which place on the earth is farthest east? The answer to that would seem to be, the 180th line of longitude, which goes through Alaska. So Alaska is farther east than almost anywhere else on earth, including Maine.

10. Maine

Shark Week Quiz

1. What is the largest kind of shark?

A.      Basking Shark

B.      Whale Shark

C.      Great White Shark

D.      Great Hammerhead Shark

2.  Do Sharks attack humans often?

A.  Yes

B.  No           

3.  How long can a shark go without eating?

A.  A week

B. Two Weeks

C. One Month

D. One Year

4.  Mother sharks stay close to their babies until they are mature.

A. True

B. False

5.  Some sharks are filter feeders

A. True

B. False

6.  Some of the smallest sharks are

A. 5 inches

B. 7 inches

C. 4 inches

D. 9 inches

7.  Out of all the sharks the great white shark is the most fierce

A. True

B. False

8. What are the two sharks that can stick their heads out of the water?

A.  Dogfish shark and the sand tiger shark

B.  Lemon shark and tiger shark

C. Great white shark and tiger shark

D. It’s Impossible for a shark to do so

9.  The largest shark can grow up to about. . .

A.  39 feet

B.  52 feet

C.  38 feet

D. 40 feet

10. How many different kinds of shark are there?

A.  Under 250

B. 250 – 350

C. 350 – 450

D. over 500

Answers (Scroll over to see):

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. D

10. C

In the Middle of the Night

I had a very restful weekend "camping" up in Santa Cruz.  However that didn't even remotely make up for what happened Sunday night.  Let's review:

11:34 PM - The cholically baby that lives upstairs continues his reign of terror on the neighborhood in general. A piercing toddler scream is an excellent way to wake up, especially every night, multiple times a night.  I think that the human brain is programmed to respond to that scream, it's too bad the parents can't respond to the threatening looks I give them for bringing a child into a crowded neighborhood.  No place to raise a baby, not with people like me living downstairs.

12:13 AM - Domestic dispute out on the sidewalk, it's loud and also worrying.  The argument centers are "respect" which is something they aren't doing for all their neighbors.

1:05 AM Baby time again.  Boom.

1:36 AM Someone drives by on a really loud motorcycle, purposefully revving his engine down the entire street.

2:14 AM A fire truck pulls up with lights blazing, no siren but the truck is extremely loud. As far as I can tell there is no fire. The fire truck causes the dog living across the street to go ballistic, this incites a dog barking war that erupts for all dogs within a three block radius.  The loud barking lasts 47 minutes.  I for one suddenly hate dogs.

3:02 AM Just as the dogs stop barking for a minute the baby kicks up screaming.  My attempts to smother myself with a pillow fail.

4:11 AM Someone leaving early starts their car but sets off the car alarm.

5:07 AM I wake up before my alarm just to make the night consistent.