Category Archives: HOW?

92.HOW FAR CAN A KANGAROO JUMP?

Kangaroos are one of the strangest and oldest species of animals on earth today. We know that there was a kind of kangaroo in existence hundreds of thousands of years ago which was nearly as large as a horse!

Today kangaroos are found in Australia, which is sometimes called the “Land of the Kangaroo,” and even has this animal on its national coat of arms.

91.HOW BIG IS THE BIGGEST BEAR?

Because a bear can stand up on its hindlegs, and because some bears are pretty huge, indeed, all kinds of exaggerated tales have sprung up about them. There are legends about great hunters who fought with or killed giant bears.

78.HOW MANY KINDS OF ROSES ARE THERE?

The rose has been the favorite flower of man for hundreds of years. No other flower has been mentioned so often by the poets of all ages and all countries. In the language of flowers, its blossoms have always been the symbol of love.

The rose has even played its part in history. In England, when the Houses of York and Lancaster were fighting for power, they chose white and red roses respectively for their emblems. The flowers gave their name to the War of the Roses!