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Falling into water from a great height is always safe if you land feet first.
Myth or Fact
Myth
Myth: It is never safe jumping from a great height as the water acts like concrete due to the high velocity
I have keys but no locks, I have space but no room. What am I?
What is keyboard?
I'm a tiny smooch, but I'm chocolate not romance.
What is Hershley's Kiss?
These modern animals are considered living dinosaurs.
What are birds?
In Minecraft, what is the rarest ore to find?
A) Lithium
B) Diamond
C) Gold
D) Emerald
E) Iron
What is Emerald?
Vikings didn't wear horned helmets in battle.
Myth or Fact
Fact
Fact: Horned helmets were a 19th-century invention; real helmets were simple.
When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?
What is an Anchor?
This treat doesnt need nuts, even if its part of its title.
What is doughnuts?
If a human lived during the Jurassic Time Period, they could outrun a T-Rex
True or False?
True
The T. rex likely ran ~20–25 km/h (some estimates even lower).
An average human can sprint ~25–30 km/h (possibly even faster at the fright of being eaten by a dinosaur)
What is the only letter not used in the periodic table of elements?
A) J
B) Q
C) X
D) Z
What is J?
Reading in dim light doesn't damage your eyes.
Myth or Fact
Fact
Fact: Dim light causes temporary eye strain/headaches but does not cause permanent damage.
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?
What is candle?
This candy’s name makes you think of a tiny predator, even though it’s chewy and fruit-flavored.
What is gummy bears?
Most dinosaurs were carnivores, omnivores or herbivores?
What is herbivore?
roughly 70–75% of all dinosaurs were herbivorous, while only about 25–30% were carnivores or omnivores.
In Frozen II, what is the elemental spirit that Elsa follows to Ahtohallan?
A) Fire
B) Water
C) Earth
D) Air
E) Ice
What is Water?
Sugar causes hyperactivity in children.
Myth or Fact
Myth
Fact: Sugar does not significantly affect activity levels.
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
Who is they are all married?
I have more points than a regular candy bar, think Swiss Alps.
What is Toblerone?
The first bird, which lived during the Jurassic period and links birds to dinosaurs, is called ____________.
What is Archaeopteryx?
Which musical instrument is traditionally made from a single piece of wood and has exactly seven finger holes?
A) Recorder
B) Ocarina
C) Shakuhachi
D) Flute
E) None listed
What is Shakuhachi?
People during the Medieval time period thought the Earth was flat.
Myth or Fact
Myth
Fact: Most educated people knew Earth was spherical.
A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time, how did he see her?
What is daylight?
I might make you think of space, but I’m also the name of a powerful damage combo of a green superhero in movies.
What is starburst?
The mass extinction caused by ____________ that wiped out most dinosaurs occurred about ____________ million years ago. Animals such as ____________ survived.
What is an asteroid, 66, birds?
Which species of jellyfish is biologically immortal, capable of reverting to its juvenile state indefinitely?
A) Moon jellyfish
B) Turritopsis dohrnii
C) Box jellyfish
D) Lion’s mane jellyfish
E) That's not possible
What is Turritopsis dohrnii?
It can reverse its life cycle from an adult medusa back to a polyp (a younger stage)