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What is ice plant.
The ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Capobrotus, native to South Africa, and is a common invasive species found in California
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Who is Laura Dekker
The youngest person to sail around the world
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What is the Detroit Automobile Company.
The first company of Henry Ford
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Who is Usain Bolt.
The fastest man in the world
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What is the Amazon.
The large South American forest that is a carbon-storing powerhouse.
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What is eucalyptus.
The tree which is highly flammable, very invasive in California, is indigenous to Australia
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What is rain, heavy winds and powerful waves.
What prevented sailing from being on program for the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896
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What is Tesla.
The famous company based in Palo Alto, CA that told their workers that they will lose their unemployment benefits if they don’t return to work during this time of Covid-19
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Who is Michael Phelps
The most decorated Olympian
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What is 20 years.
The number of years that have been the warmest on record in the last 22 years
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What is poison ivy.
The plant that causes an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it and is found in Asia and Eastern North America, trifoliate with three almond-shaped leaflets.
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What is the Pesse canoe.
The oldest recovered boat found in the world
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Who is Katharine Graham
The first female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
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Who is Olivia Price
The youngest sailor to win an Olympic medal
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What is water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and CFCs.
The name of the five gases that all contribute to the greenhouse effect.
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What is a radish.
The edible root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae that was domesticated in Asia prior to Roman times and owe their sharp flavor to the various chemical compounds produced by the plants, including glucosinolate, myrosinase, and isothiocyanate.
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What is whistling.
The human action that is considered bad luck to do on a boat except when the cook does it
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What is Apple.
The famous company that was on the verge of bankruptcy in 1997 until Microsoft swooped in with a $150 million investment and saved the company.
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Who is Hélène de Pourtalès
The first woman to compete in the Olympics
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What is the 1800s.
The century of when humans started to influencing the climate:
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What is 85%.
The percentage of plant life that is found in the ocean.
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What is the Vestas Sailrocket 2 68.1mph.
The fastest known sailboat.
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Who is Robert L. Johnson
The first Black billionaire
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Who is Kevin Burnham
The oldest gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece (hint: 470 sailor)
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What is the ocean.
The place where 93% of the heat from global warming is going.
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