THE NUMBERS GAME
PICK A NUMBER
THE AMAZING HUMAN MACHINE
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
BY THE NUMBERS
100
The male club-winged manakin can flap its wings the fastest of any bird. Why this need for speed? (A) to attract a mate (B) to fan away pests
(A) to attract a mate
100
In which number are the letters of its written form in alphabetical order? (A) 40 (B) 50
(A) 40 - F-O-R-T-Y
100
What is the largest number of children born to one woman in a lifetime? (A) 48 (B) 69
(B) 69
100
How long would it take to get to Mars on a modern spacecraft? (A) 25 days (B) 150 - 300 days
(B) 150 - 300 days
100
About how many times can you fold paper money before it tears? (A) 2,500 (B) 4,000
(B) 4,000
200
Which animal can run more than 40 mph, making it the fastest running bird? (A) an ostrich (B) a kiwi
(A) an ostrich
200
Which number is also known as naught, zilch, and zip? (A) 0 (B) 1,000,000,000
(A) 0
200
The only place where organisms cannot live on your body is in your eyelashes. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE
(B) FALSE - tiny eight-legged mites are always living in your eyelashes
200
What is the farthest distance any human has ever been from Earth? (A) 1,324 miles (B) 248,655 miles
(B) 248,655 miles
200
About how many slices of pizza are eaten each second in the U.S.? (A) 185 (B) 350
(B) 350
300
The fastest any human has ever travelled is 24,791 mph. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE
(A) TRUE - The crew of the Apollo 10 spacecraft reentered the atmosphere at this speed.
300
The opposite sides of a die always add up to ___. (A) six (B) seven
(B) seven
300
The human heart can create enough pressure to squirt blood ___. (A) 2 feet (B) 30 feet
(B) 30 feet
300
How many Earths could fit inside Jupiter? (A) about 200 (B) more than 1,000
(B) more than 1,000
300
About how many teeth can a shark lose over a lifetime? (A) more than 30,000 (B) 5,000 - 6,000
(A) more than 30,000
400
The fastest piloted airplane can travel more than 2,000 mph. What is its name? (A) The Black Panther (B) The Blackbird
(B) The Blackbird
400
How many hexagons are on an official soccer ball? (A) 12 (B) 20
(B) 20
400
How often do people shed their entire layer of outer skin cells? (A) every 6 months (B) every 2 to 4 weeks
(B) every 2 to 4 weeks
400
What travels 186,282 miles per second? (A) a comet (B) light
(B) light
400
Which country claims that over 99% of the adults living there have cell phones? (A) the Czech Republic (B) Great Britain
(A) the Czech Republic
500
Which bird of prey can dive at speeds that are faster than the average race car can drive? (A) the turkey falcon (B) the peregrine falcon
(B) the peregrine falcon
500
Assuming one second per count, how long would it take you to count to one billion? (A) 32 years (B) 32 days
(A) 32 years
500
The average human body contains enough carbon to make ___ pencils. (A) 150 (B) 500
(A) 150
500
What is the record number of days spent in space by a human? (A) 438 (B) 834
(A) 438
500
How much does it cost to buy a bag of $10,000 in shredded money from the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing? (A) $45 (B) $100
(A) $45
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