HUMAN BODY
ANIMALS
Riddles
Globe Trotting
Eh?
100
How many litres of blood does the human body contain?
5 litres
100
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
100
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
The window
100
What animal is the Canary Islands named after?
Dogs ( Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs")
100
What is the tallest mountain on Earth?
Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain on Earth.
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the twin volcanoes, are taller than Mount Everest as 4.2km of their height is submerged underwater.
200
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin (15% of body weight)
200
Name 2 of the four animals that cannot jump.
Elephant, Hippo, Rhinoceros, or Sloth
200
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
Deck of cards
200
Name the town which has 59,000 inhabitants (2023) and whose origins date back to the Stone Age, as evidenced by the Paleolithic sites discovered in the Jarama Valley.
Arganda del Rey
200
Can you die laughing?
Yes. This could happen due to intense laughter causing a heart attack or suffocation.
300
This organ is the only one in the human body capable of regenerating lost tissue to its original size, even after surgical removal of up to 70% of it.
The liver
300
How do butterflies taste stuff?
With their feet
300
If you drop me I am sure to crack but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
300
What difference is there between the Irish flag and the Italian flag?
Ireland uses green-white-orange, while Italy uses green-white-red.
300
What is the happiest country on Earth?
Finland. They have a robust social-support system.
400
This large triangular muscle on your upper back helps you lift and rotate your shoulders
The trapezius
400
What type of rodent has successfully 'used' a world war II parachute (Hint: think of Canada)
A beaver
400
Forward I am heavy; backward I am not.
A ton
400
In what two countries can you not 'legally' buy Coca-Cola?
North Korea and Cuba
400
What are the most deadly animals in the UK? (name 3)
Dogs,bees and cows.
500
The only bone in the human body that doesn’t connect directly to another bone.
The hyoid bone
500
This marine mammal can recognize itself in a mirror, a sign of self-awareness once thought to be unique to humans and great apes.
Dolphin
500
I’m a six-letter English word that has a different meaning when you capitalize me. What word am I?
polish/Polish
500
Say a fun fact about English teachers (3 different options).
They frequently spend around of their own money annually on classroom supplies (average around 500$ per year-435 euros)
They are often female: 77% of teachers are female.
They possess high energy: Great English teachers are often described as energetic and passionate
500
True or false: If you're drunk or violent in Japan, police will take a plastic sheet and roll you up like a burrito.