True or False - Reindeer grow new antlers every year
Unlike horns, antlers fall off and grow back larger each year. Male reindeer begin to grow antlers in February and female reindeer in May
True or False - You can walk across Liechtenstein in less than a day?
True!
The distance from the Northern border to the Southern border is 25km
The distance from the Eastern border to the Western border is 10km
Ceramic objects are made from....?
Clay
What is the hardest working muscle in our body?
Hint: It is the only muscle that never gets tired.
The heart!
The heart beats about 100,000 times per day
True or False - You can hum when you hold you nose
False
True or False - Can Elephants Swim?
True!
In addition to using their mighty trunks for eating and drinking, they can use them to breathe like a snorkel when submerged in deep water.
True or False - All giant pandas that we see in the zoo are on loan from China?
True!
Pandas are only native to China.
This artist is well known for painting the ceiling of the sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
The Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512
True or False - Your left lung is about 10 percent smaller than your right one?
True!
This is to account for the heart
How many flavors of Kit-Kat have been produced in Japan since 2000?
There have been more than 300 limited-edition seasonal and regional flavors of Kit Kat chocolate bars produced in Japan since 2000, many exclusive to the country and not produced elsewhere.
Some examples include: Plain milk chocolate, strawberry, wasabi, matcha green tea and Tokyo Banana
What is the fastest land animal?
The fastest land animal on the planet is a cheetah. It can reach speeds of up to 75 mph
What percentage of Earth's total freshwater supply is trapped in Glaciers and ice sheets?
Almost 70%
The North and South pole contain the bulk of the world's freshwater. 68.7% of it is encased in ice caps, permanent snow, and glaciers
This 1964 film is about a nanny with magical powers. She believes a spoonful of sugar will solve any problem.
Mary Poppins
True or False - You can dream and sleepwalk at the same time?
False!
When we sleep our brain goes through four cycles. Each stage takes us into a deeper sleep. Stage 1-3 is called Non-REM sleep. Where REM = Rapid Eye Movement.
Sleepwalking occurs in the later stages of Non-REM sleep.
Whereas, dreaming occurs during REM sleep. The reason we can't sleepwalk during REM sleep is because our body becomes paralyzed.
What is the weight of an average whale's heart?
180kg or 400 pounds
That is equivalent to a full grown African Lion, a male gorilla or a small jetski.
Which animal tastes food with its feet?
- insects, reptiles and amphibians included in "animal"
Butterflies!
The taste receptors on the legs and feet provide an efficient way for them to find small bits of food or nectar in their environment.
What country has the tallest average height
Who is the individual in the painting? Who painted this?
This is a self-portrait painted by Vincent Van Gogh.
Over his life time he painted 36 self-portraits. This specific portrait was painted in 1889. It is currently placed in a museum in Paris.
If you walked for 12 hours a day, how many days would it take the average person to walk around the world?
It would take 690 days!
The song "16 Going on 17" is from what 1960s musical?
The Sound of Music?
What is the deadliest animal in the world?
Mosquito
The worlds deadliest animal isn’t a shark, bear or tiger, but something far smaller – the mosquito. According to the World Health Organization, 725,000 people are killed each year from mosquito-borne diseases, such as Malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever.
Which country has the most scattered population?
Mongolia
Mongolia's horse population outnumbers its human population
Mongolia is a vast landlocked country spanning from Russia in the north to China in the south. It may not be the world’s largest country in size, but it can feel that way because it has the world’s lowest population density. In some regions, it’s possible to go days without coming across another person.
Mongolia has a population of 3.35 million but it the 18th largest country in the world
What was this 1960s video game called?
What is the "Brown Box" or "Magnavox Odyssey"?
On average, spread across their lifetime, most people spend an average of how many days on the toilet?
One whole year sitting on the toilet.
Which candy was introduced in 1966 with the slogan, "First it's a candy, then it's a gum?"
Razzles