Weird Animals
This 8-limbed aquatic animal has 3 hearts.
A) Squid
B) Spider
C) Octopus
D) Dung Beetle
Octopus
Octopuses have three hearts. One pumps blood around the body, while the other two pump it to the gills.
This word means to spend time aimlessly or to waste time lazily.
A) Lollygag
B) Kerfuffle
C) Hullabaloo
Lollygag
A(n) ______ weighs around a million tonnes.
A) Cloud
B) Elephant
C) 18-wheeler
Cloud
The hottest place in America.
A) Texas
B) The Grand Canyon
C) Death Valley
D) Zion National Park
Death Valley
Death Valley is famous as the hottest place on earth and the driest place in North America. The world record highest air temperature of 134°F (57°C) was recorded at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913.
This type of hair is the fastest growing on the human body.
A) Eyebrows
B) Leg hair
C) Beards
D) Arm hair
Beards
Butterflies can taste with their _____.
A) Body
B) Wings
C) Eyes
D)Feet
Feet
Butterflies can taste with their feet, using something called chemoreceptors to help them identify plants.
_____ is a word used to describe the loud sounds people make when they're shouting.
A) Corker
B)Hullabaloo
C) Lolliloops
Hullabaloo
_____ smell like rotten eggs.
A) Comets
B) Dog feet
C) Dead chickens
Comets
Traces of hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen cyanide make up the rotten egg smell.
The most filmed location in the world.
A) Washington D.C.
B) Hollywood
C) Central Park
D) Buckingham Palace
Central Park
The fastest-growing fingernail is on the ____ finger.
A) Thumb
B) Middle
C) Ring
D) Index
Middle finger
This small animal cannot burp or vomit.
A) Rats
B) Ferrets
C) Chihuahua
D) Rabbits
Rats
Rats can't burp or vomit which is why rat poison is so effective; other mammals tend to expel any toxic substance they ingest.
This word means to have lots of something.
A) Oodles
B) Jumbles
C) Nowt
Oodles
This fruit is radioactive
A) Apples
B) Bananas
C) Kiwis
Bananas
Due to being rich in potassium, every banana is actually slightly radioactive thanks to containing the natural isotope potassium-40.
Lake Hillier in Western Australia is what color?
A) Blue
B) Pink
C) Green
D) Purple
Pink
The lake keeps its deep pink color year-round, which some scientists say is down to high salinity combined with the presence of a salt-loving algae species.
How many times does the average person blink in 1 hour?
A) 30-60 times
B) 840–1,200 times
C) 10,010-10,050 times
840–1,200
On average, adults blink 14–20 times per minute, or 840–1,200 times per hour
____ use facial expressions to communicate with each other.
A) Horses
B) Dogs
C) Birds
D) Whales
Horses
Horses use facial expressions to communicate with each other.
this word means to disconcert or confuse.
A) Dawdle
B) Discombobulate
C) Bibble
Discombobulate
This common toy withstands compression better than concrete.
A) Lincoln Logs
B) LEGO bricks
C) TinkerToy
LEGO bricks
LEGO bricks withstand compression better than concrete.
This location can also be called the Devil’s Triangle
A) Antarctica
B) Bermuda Triangle
C) Golden Triangle
Bermuda Triangle
Conspiracy theories about the Bermuda Triangle thrive on stories about unusual magnetic readings and ships, planes, and people who have disappeared here without a trace.
Only 2% of people have this eye color.
A) brown
B) blue
C) green
D) hazel
Green
Male gentoo and Adelie penguins "propose" to females by giving them a(n) ______.
A) Ring
B) Backrub
C) Pebble
D) Egg
Pebble
Male gentoo and Adelie penguins "propose" to females by giving them a pebble.
This word means "nothing".
A) Kerfuffle
B) Bumfuzzle
C) Nowt
Nowt
This action is impossible to do while holding your nose.
A) Sing
B) Hum
C) Jump
Hum
Normally, when you hum, the air can escape through your nose to create the sound, and of course, it can’t do that when you’re holding it shut.
The deeply creepy catacombs are a network of old quarry tunnels beneath what popular city?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Dallas
D) New York
Paris
The catacombs house anonymous skulls and bones taken from the city’s overcrowded graveyards during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
How many bones do infants have?
A) 206
B) 300
C) 400
300 bones
A baby's body has about 300 bones at birth. These eventually grow together to form the 206 bones that adults have.