Food
Which type of seed is smaller? A. Beet seed B. Pumpkin seed
A. Beet seed. Beet seeds are round and granular, similar to Grape Nuts cereal. Their diameter is about 1/8". Pumpkin seeds are shaped like a raindrop and are about 1/2" long.
Which microscopic item is smaller? A. Bacteria B. Virus
B. Virus. Bacteria are over 100 times larger than viruses, although both are microscopic. Bacteria can reproduce on surfaces like rocks, plastic, and cloth. Viruses need a living host to multiply.
Which bird is smaller? A. Swift B. Hummingbird
B. Hummingbird. Both birds are petite, but the tiniest bird of all is the bee hummingbird. The teeny hummingbird weighs less than a dime and is hard to see without binoculars.
Which measurement is smaller? A. Smidgen B. Pinch
A. Smidgen. In recipes, a pinch means the amount of a solid ingredient you can hold between your forefinger and thumb. A smidgen is half a pinch.
Which country is smaller? A. Monaco B. Vatican City
B. Vatican City. Monaco has one city, Monte Carlo, and is 0.77 square miles. Vatican City, which is also a country and the home of the pope, is 0.2 square miles.
Which candy bar is smaller? A. Snickers B. Twix
B. Twix. While most regular-size candy bars weigh about 1.5 ounces, Twix bars weigh in at 1.79 ounces. That’s still smaller than a regular-size Snickers bar, which weighs 1.86 ounces.
Which part of an atom is smaller? A. Proton B. Electron
B. Electron. Protons and neutrons are the same size, but the mass of an electron is about 1/1800 the mass of a proton.
Which bloodsucker is smaller? A. Flea B. Tick
A. Flea. Fleas measure about 1/8", about half the size of 1/4" ticks. Fleas live about 100 days, while a tick’s lifespan varies from three weeks to three years.
Which type of poem is smaller? A. Limerick B. Haiku
B. Haiku. Limericks traditionally consist of five lines of verse, while haikus have three.
Which state is smaller? A. Rhode Island B. Delaware
A. Rhode Island. They don’t look that different on a map, but Delaware is nearly twice the size of Rhode Island.
Which “loop” cereal is smaller? A. Cheerios B. Froot Loops
A. Cheerios. Froot Loops are slightly larger than Cheerios. Recent internet-based rumors that the size of Froot Loops was reduced to match Cheerios proved to be false.
Which part of the body has the smallest bone? A. Ear B. Wrist
A. Ear. Both the ear and the wrist are made up of several small bones, but the smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone, found in the ear
Which bird’s egg is smaller? A. Finch B. Canary
A. Finch. Canary eggs are approximately 18 X 13 mm. Finch eggs are a little bit smaller at 15 X 12 mm.
Which type of freezing precipitation is smaller? A. Hail B. Sleet
B. Sleet. Sleet is what falls to Earth when a snowflake enters warmer air and melts but then refreezes as a small pellet. Hail is formed when objects such as dust particles in the air collide with supercooled water. As the water freezes around the object, it begins to form an ice pellet. It may pick up more matter as it falls to Earth and grow larger. These pellets can reach golf ball-size or even larger.
Which body of water is smaller? A. Brook B. Rill
B. Rill. A brook is a small stream, but it’s still bigger than a rill, which is a tiny stream or rivulet.
Which is smaller? A. Strawberry Seed B. Chia Seed
B. Chia seed. Chia seeds weigh 1.3mg, where as Strawberry seeds weigh 150mg. However both Chia seeds and Strawberry seeds are ~2mm in length.
Which “grain” is smaller? A. Salt B. Sand
A. Salt. A grain of salt is generally 1mm. A grain of sand is about 2mm.
Which type of fish is smaller? A. Anchovy B. Sardine
A. Anchovy. You probably would prefer a 1 1/2" anchovy to a 6" sardine on your pizza.
Which stone is smaller? A. Pebble B. Gravel
B. Pebbles are pieces of rock that are at least 4mm. Gravel is 2mm fragments of rock.
Which continent is smaller? A. Africa B. Asia
A. Asia. Asia is 7.21 Million squared miles and made up of 48 countries. Africa is 11.73 Million squared miles and made up of 54 countries.
Which vegetable is smaller? A. Corn Cob B. Head of Broccoli
B. Head of broccoli. Broccoli heads can grow between 10cm- 18cms and can weigh ~9 ounces. Corn cobs can grow between 18.6cm - 24.3cm, with an average of ~21.4cm and can weigh ~14 ounces with the husk and stem.
Which dog is smaller? A. Miniature dachshund B. Pomeranian
B. Pomeranian. Although the two dogs are similar in length, the typical Pomeranian weighs 3–7 pounds, while a miniature dachshund usually weighs 8–11 pounds.
Which gambling “device” is smaller? A. Quarter B. Poker chip
B. Poker chips are 1.5", while the diameter of a quarter is just under an inch.
Which is smaller? A. Amazon Rainforest B. Sahara Desert
A. Amazon Rainforest. Amazon Rainforest covers 2.587 million squared miles and consist of over 3 million different species. The Sahara desert covers 3.552 million squared miles and consist of ~800 different species.