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Our group consists of persons from various countries and backgrounds, so to tell you more about our group as individuals, we all answered what we call the "Toad Quiz."
I am from... New York--concrete jungle where dreams are made of My favourite mineral from our exhibit... The opal because of all of the myths surrounding them...are they good luck or bad luck?! No one knows! My favourite random fact is... The average person eats about 35,000 cookies in their lifetime My superpower would be... If I had one, it would be to create world peace
Toad Design Group
Lacey Flint
I am from... Suffolk, England. My favourite mineral from our exhibit... The red polished agate because it is so colourful and beautiful. Not the sort of object you would immediately associate with Scotland My favourite random fact is... Mineral elements provide the colour for fireworks My superpower would be... I would have the ability to turn dirt into pretty minerals!
Hannah Kingston
Emily Stone
I am from... Rugby, England. My favourite mineral from our exhibit... The opal is my favourite mineral because it would go with most of my outfits My favourite random fact is... The human body of a 70kg person contains 0.2mg of GOLD! My superpower would be... I'd like to be able to stop time, so I could nap more often without missing out on all the fun stuff in the day
Valia Lamprou
I am from... Canada, eh? My favourite mineral from our exhibit... I love all of the polished agates. Each of them has its own unique pattern so it's hard to choose! My favourite random fact is... Elephants are the only animal that can't jump My superpower would be... If I could have any superpower it would be to become invisible whenever I wanted to. I have this bad habit of jumping out from random places and scaring people so I think invisibility would come in handy
I am from... Athens, Greece My favourite mineral from our exhibit... The Malachite because I think that the colour is amazing! My favourite random fact is... Oysters can change genders back and forth between male and female My superpower would be... The power to talk to animals...I would really like to know what my cat is thinking when she is meowing
James Hayes
I am from... Surrey, England. My favourite mineral from our exhibit... My favourite rock is the grey polished agate from Scotland--although it isn't as bright and colourful as some of the other agates, the subtle colour differences are beautiful in their own way! My favourite random fact is... A group of toads is often referred to as a knot of toads My superpower would be... If I had any superpower it would be that I click my fingers and be transported all over the world to all the amazing places I haven't yet had a chance to visit
Sian Evans
I am from... Texas, y'all. My favourite mineral from our exhibit... I think all of them are beautiful. My personal favorite is the malachite because turquoise is my favorite colour! My favourite random fact is... Sadly, it's true, unless you put a pig on an airplane, pigs can't fly My superpower would be... If I could have any superpower it would be to fly or zap myself anywhere because then I could see the world without paying for a plane ticket
Amy Stone
Janet Yi-Jen Shieh
Lauren Enos
I am from... Taiwan! My favourite mineral from our exhibit... My favourite rock is the Malachite because the colour of this mineral is very dazzling and pretty My favourite random fact is... Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time My superpower would be... If I had any superpower it would be that I could time travel. It would be really cool to observe and live in different time periods
I am from... Stow Longa, Cambrideshire My favourite mineral from our exhibit... The polished agate is my favourite because of the way the colours blend and interact--something which a human couldn't really produce by brushstrokes My favourite random fact is... The Solenodoon, a sort of large shrew which lives in Cuba and Hispaniola, are among the few mammal species that are venomous My superpower would be... I wouldn't mind being a barn owl; it would certainly make travelling at night a more peaceful affair!