Holidays
What typically tops a Christmas Tree?
An angel!
True or false? Swimming immediately after eating will give you debilitating cramps and may cause drowning?
False! You MAY get a tiny cramp but nothing major!
What chocolate factory is located in Pennsylvania?
Hersheys! Yummy!
What is the deadliest creature on the planet?
Mosquitoes!
What animal has 3 hearts?
Octopuses have three hearts!
What is the most common Candy associated with Easter?
Jellybeans!
True or false- if you swallow your gum it will stay in your stomach for 7 years?
False! Although your body can’t digest gum, occasionally swallowing it is not harmful and it will come out!
Which came first, gummy bears or worms? (Bonus if you know how far apart these 2 were invented from each other)
Gummy worms were introduced on July 15, 1981, the 50th anniversary of gummy bears!
What fish do dolphins use to get “high”?
Dolphins use toxic pufferfish to ‘get high’!
What are the flavors of Froot Loops?
Froot Loops loops are all the same flavor!
What holiday is closely associated with the color green?
St Patrick’s Day
T or F- Peeing on a jellyfish sting will stop the pain?
False- it won’t do anything to help and it’s gross!
What “stone-like” candy that Ryan loves and usually comes in the form of a lollipop used to be a cough/cold remedy?
Rock candy enjoyed great popularity as a cough-cold remedy in the 1800’s!
Flamingos are born pink, true or false?
Flamingos are not pink. They are born grey, their diet of brine shrimp and blue green algae contains a natural pink dye called canthaxanthin that makes their feathers pink!
What popular and thrilling activity was invented to keep people away from “sin”?
Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin!
How do you say Merry Christmas is Spanish?
Feliz Navidad!
Drinking coffee stunts your growth? True or false?
False! Most people start drinking it as an adult bc it’s bitter taste does not appeal to kids!
What country consumes more candy than America?
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbirds are the only known birds that can also fly backwards!
What slow creature can hold their breath longer than a dolphin?
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can!By slowing their heart rates, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. Dolphins need to come up for air after about ten minutes—weird!
What Mexican holiday is the day after Halloween?(bonus points if you know the name in English and in Spanish!)
Day of the dead/Día de los muertos!
True or False? Sitting too close to the tv will make you need glasses?
False! The only thing this does is make your eyes tired!
What chewy,chocolate candy was added to soldiers’ rations during World War II due to their durability in all weather conditions?
Tootsie Rolls!
What animal can shoot blood from its eyes as a defense mechanism?
The horned lizard is able to shoot blood from its own eyes, up to a distance of 3 feet away. The rather bizarre and disgusting act is a defensive mechanism to confuse predators!
What do lobsters taste with?
Lobsters taste with their feet!