A Bee's Melody, Clockwork Flight — Questions and answers

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What did Lin think the bee's repeated moves were like?

Choices

  1. A tight figure-eight pattern
  2. Just buzzing around
  3. A secret code ✓
  4. A wagging body

Answer: A secret code

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According to Lin's father, where did they need to travel back to in the 1940s to understand the bee's dance?

Choices

  1. San Francisco
  2. A sun-drenched pasture
  3. A beautiful lakeside in Austria ✓
  4. The Twin Peaks observation deck

Answer: A beautiful lakeside in Austria

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What did Karl von Frisch set up to observe how bees shared information about food?

Choices

  1. Beehives
  2. Magic wells
  3. Feeding stations ✓
  4. Observation decks

Answer: Feeding stations

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What did Marie Curie say happens once we understand something?

Choices

  1. We become scared
  2. We stop being afraid and start being amazed ✓
  3. We forget it quickly
  4. We need to fear it more

Answer: We stop being afraid and start being amazed

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What did Lin write in her notebook about the bee's waggle dance?

Choices

  1. It's a secret code for hiding food.
  2. It's a creative language of flight, using the sun as a map and a clock. ✓
  3. It's a way for bees to find water.
  4. It's how bees play games with each other.

Answer: It's a creative language of flight, using the sun as a map and a clock.

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