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100
Spiderwebs were used as ______ in ancient times:
A) hair gel B) bandages C)hair net D)lipstick
B!
In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages for their patients. Spider webs supposedly have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent infection.
100
How long can a wood frog hold its pee?
A) 19 days B) 4 hours C) 90 days D) 8 months
D!
Wood frogs in Alaska have been known to hold their urine for up to eight months, sticking it out through the region's winters before relieving themselves once temperatures increase. The urine actually helps keep the animal alive while it hibernates, with special microbes in their gut that recycle the urine's main waste into nitrogen.
100
How many piercings does the person with most piercings have?
A) 3,657 B) 103 C) 2,799 D) 4,225
C!
After her first skin piercing in January 1997, Elaine Davidson was hooked. The Brazilian former restaurant owner has been pierced a total of 4,225 times as of June 8, 2006.
100
In the thirteenth century, Pope Gregory IX basically declared war on the ____ of the world.
A) rabbits B) squirrels C) people
D) cats
D!
Gregory insisted that black cats in particular were associated with devil worship, which led to them being widely exterminated throughout Europe. It’s believed that over time the scarcity of cats allowed the rat population to grow, which in turn helped to spread the bubonic plague a few decades later!
100
The creator of Pringles is buried:
A) in a pringles can B) in the pringles museum
C) Cuba D) In his backyard
A!
The ashes of Fredric Baur, who created the iconic Pringles can in 1966, found his eternal resting place in one when he died in 2008. And FYI, his remains are in an original flavor can.
200
How long would it take to drive to space? (assume you are going 60mph)
A) 24 hours B) 178 hours C) 1 hour
D) 48 hours
C!
If you got into your car, turned on the ignition and drove up to the sky at 60 mph, it would take just one hour to get to outer space, according to astronomer Fred Hoyle. Of course, this is purely a theory, but it sure is fun to think about!
200
What did former astronauts describe the smell of space as?
A) old garbage B) seared steak
C) citrus fruits D) tulips
B!
Well, according to some former astronauts, space does have a distinct odor that hangs around post-spacewalk. They've described it as "hot metal" or "searing steak."
200
If bees were paid minimum wage for their labor, a jar of honey would cost $82,000.
True or false?
False!
The jar would actually cost more than that. It'd be $182,000, to be exact.
200
Deer have no:
A) stomachs B) sense of smell
C) kidneys D) gall bladder
D!
Their stomachs and other organs, including teeth, are adapted for such a life style, but their peculiar trait is that they have no gall bladder.
200
A Symbol Used in Place of a Curse Word Is Called a:
(EXAMPLE: %*$^ you!)
A) Grout B) Gromit C) Growlite D)Grawlix
D!
those symbols used in this particular way are called a grawlix. term was coined by late cartoonist Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey, although the use of grawlixes in comics preceded him.
300
Babies are born with kneecaps.
True or false?
False!
You'd think that our kneecaps would be a necessary part of the human body. Not for babies, who aren't born with them. Instead, their cartilage gradually turns into bone, as ossification begins between the ages of two and six years—and doesn't fully finish until young adulthood.
300
Only two mammals like spicy foods. Humans and what else?
A) Hawaiian Monk Seal B) Wolverine
C) Tree Shrew D) Bobcat
C!
While humans have long had the rare distinction of being the only mammal that actually enjoys spicy food, that list has seen a new addition, as a study by Chinese researchers found that tree shrews have a mutation in their ion channel receptor, TRPV1, which makes it less sensitive to the "hot" chemical in chili peppers.
300
What animals used to be worshipped as God?
A) turkeys B) squirrels C) pigeons
D) badgers
A!
300 B.C., these big birds were heralded by the Mayan people as vessels of the gods and were honored as such, so much so that they were domesticated to have roles in religious rites. They were symbols of power and prestige and can be found everywhere in Maya iconography and archaeology.
300
What Are The Folds Of Skin On A Cat’s Ears Called?
A) Henry's pockets B) meow flaps
C) Cody's flaps D) kitty pockets
A!
Cat lovers might have a chance of getting this one. It’s also called cutaneous marginal pouch which can be found in a variety of animals including dogs.
300
Horseshoe crabs have how many eyes?
A) 9 B) 10 C)2 D)4
B!
Horseshoe crabs have 10 eyes in total, including ones near their mouth, on the top of their shell, and down their tail.
400
What is "borborygmus?"
A) A burp B) a hiccup C) a yawn
D) a belly rumble
D!
"borborygmus,"= technical term for the gurgling sound that results from fluid and gas moving around in the intestines, according to the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders.
400
What is the heaviest weight lifted by a human beard?
A) 87.4lbs B) 49.8lbs C) 113.7lbs
D) 140.6lbs
D!
Antanas Kontrimas of Lithuania in Istanbul, Turkey holds the record for the ‘heaviest weight lifted by human beard’ – a whopping 140lbs! He held a woman on his beard.
400
Did Mary actually have a little lamb?
A) true B) false C) there was no Mary
D) she had a dog, not a lamb
A!
Her name was Mary Sawyer. She was an 11-year-old girl and lived in Boston and one day was followed to school by her pet lamb. In the late 1860s, she helped raise money for an old church by selling wool from the lamb.
400
Spinach is high in what mineral?
A) iron B) potash C) zinc D)calcium
A!
Spinach is the top 6 food that contains iron with an average of 2.1 to 2.7 mg/100g.
400
Dutch Policemen are required to carry what in their police cars at all times?
A) donuts B) teddy bears C) water bottles
D) air fresheners
B!
Dutch Police carry teddy bears with them on the job in case they need to help out a traumatized child.
500
Grasshoppers have ears in their ____:
A) belly B) nose C) feet D) wings
A!
Unlike humans, grasshoppers do not have ears on the side of their head. Like the ears of people, the grasshopper sound detector is a thin membrane called a tympanum, or “eardrum” in the stomach. Its covered & protected by the wings, and allows grasshopper to hear the songs of his fellow grasshoppers.
500
On August 8, 2010, how many thrill-seekers gathered to set the record for the most naked riders on a theme park ride?
A) 19 B) 102 C) 186 D) 55
B!
500
Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers-up”, who were hired to shoot _____ from a blow gun at windows to wake people up in the morning.
A) dried peas B) raisins C) bullets
D) acorns
A!
500
Among Land Animals, What Species Has The Largest Eyes?
A) humans B) tortoise C) eagle
D) ostrich
D!
Their eyes are even larger than their brains! You might know this as the largest bird in the world but did you know that it has the largest eyes of any land animal?
500
Hawaiian pizza is from:
A) England B)Hawaii C) Oregon D)Canada
D!
That pineapple-ham concoction named after America's most scenic state was actually invented in Ontario in 1962.
