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What is “Cheese Rolling” ?
A nine-pound wheel of Double Gloucester is released at the top of a very steep hill. The competitors run/fall after it. The cheese reaches speeds up to 70 mph. First racer to cross the finish line wins the cheese
COVID 19 is short for what?
COrona VIrus Disease of 2019
There is belief that a coin dropped from the top of a very tall building could kill you if it hit you. True or not? Why?
Terminal velocity of a typical coin is around 50km/h. Fast enough to give you a bruise but that's it
When you flush a toilet, does the water really swirl one way in the N hemisphere, and the other way in the Southern?
No, but believed to be true because of the Coriolis effect. Accounts for why hurricanes and cyclones rotate the way they do. (counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern.) But toilets are too small to notice this effect. Drain swirl mostly based on the toilet design
Name this easy to keep, docile and friendly lizard. They make an excellent "beginner" lizard
Bearded dragon
What is "Hobby Horsing”?
Started in Finland. It involves people(usu girls) riding toy horses in a miniature equestrian events ring. The idea is that they can enjoy the fun of owning, riding, and competing with a real horse minus the expense and work of a real horse!
When things go back to normal, what is the #1 activity people are looking forward to doing?
1. Doing regular things (shopping, visiting, etc) without restrictions
2. Hugging people, shaking hands, etc
3. Traveling internationally
4. Dining at restaurants
5. Traveling around Canada
6. Going to movies, concerts
7. Going to parties
8. Going to live sports
These animals are claimed to exist in the New York sewers (from being flushed down toilets)
Alligators. Baby alligators brought back from Florida and flushed down toilets
Only one of the Great Lakes is completely in either Canada or the USA. Which one is it?
Lake Michigan, USA
Name this fox that is the size of a chihuahua, but has very large ears. Think baby Yoda.
Fennec fox
What is “Zorbing”?
Sport of rolling downhill inside an orb, typically made of transparent plastic
What do these 3 countries have in common? N Korea, Turkmenistan, and Tonga
NEVER had a COVID case (or so they claim)
What’s the story behind the “bathtub and missing kidney” legend?
A tourist in a foreign country is drugged by a stranger and wakes up in a hotel bathtub full of ice with a missing kidney. Victim of shadowy organ thieves!
Spontaneous combustion. What’s really going on here?
Clothing catches fire and causes what’s known as a ‘wick effect’.
The sugar glider is a type of marsupial that is a very popular pet around the world (except N America). What animal do we know would be most like it?
Flying squirrel
What is “Worm Charming” ?
Competitors are given a 3 m² plot of land and try to extract as many worms as possible out from the ground within 30 minutes. The world record belongs to a 10-year-old who charmed 567 worms to the surface at the World Worm Charming Championships in 2009.
Why has the pandemic been a good thing for racoons, skunks, porcupines and other similar wildlife?
Reduced vehicle traffic has reduced roadkill by 40-50%
What’s the story behind the “leaping lawyer of Bay St”?
True story. Lawyer was demonstrating to some visitors how strong skyscraper widows were by body checking them. Windows were strong, but no so much the window frames.
Is ‘cow tipping’ a real thing?
Probably not. Would take 6 people and a cooperative cow to push one over. But because cows are known to sleep lying down sometimes, its easy to claim that you've tipped a cow
Ferrets belong to the mustelid family. Name 3 other members
Weasel, mink, marten, stoat, fisher, otter, badger, wolverine
What is Fierljeppen? (means ‘far leaping’)
Similar to pole vault, but the objective is distance rather than height. Started when Dutchmen needed to cross small irrigation canals
COVID anti-vaxxers have plenty of opinions about the dangers of the vaccine. Name two
1. Magnetizes you
2. Causes infertility in women
3. Microchips are secretly injected for govt surveillance etc
4. ‘Spike proteins’ are shed that cause infertility in nearby women
5. Your DNA gets re-written
6. Causes autism
This member of a famous band supposedly died in 1966 and was secretly replaced with a look alike.
Paul is dead (Fans believed messages in the music and album artwork confirmed this)
When you are on a bicycle that is not moving, you fall over. But when you are moving you don't. Why?
It used to be believed that the gyroscopic force of the wheels was the reason. But this has been disproved because this force is tiny in comparison to the riders weight and movement. No one knows exactly how, but is is definitely the rider keeping the bike upright.
This common bird is a pest, not a pet. It is affectionately called the “cobra chicken”
Canada Goose