History
There were female gladiators in Ancient Rome!
a. True
b. False
a. True
Yes! A female gladiator was called a gladiatrix (plural gladiatrices). They were extremely rare, unlike their male counterparts.
Cows have best friends.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Explanation:
Cows form close, emotional connections with other members of the herd and experience real stress when separated from their best friends.
Mention the meaning of the following expression:
"Playing with fire"
a. Something fun
b. Something hot
c. Something dangerous
c. Something dangerous
The tallest building in the world is...
a. Merdeka 118
b. Burj Khalifa
c. Shanghai Tower
b. Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828 meters), Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur (678.9 meters), and the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai (632 meters).
It sometimes snows in the Sahara Desert.
a. True
b. False
True!
Despite being one of the hottest places on Earth, the Sahara Desert occasionally experiences striking snowfalls.
How long did the shortest war in history last?
a. 2 days
b. 1 hour
c. 38 minutes
c. 38 minutes
The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes! It was between Britain and Zanzibar. This war occurred on August 27, 1896. It was over the ascension of the next Sultan in Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.
How many hearts do octopuses have?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
c. Three
Two hearts pump blood to the gills (respiratory organs), while the third circulates it to the rest of the body.
When was The Hershey Chocolate Company founded?
a. 1894
b. 1990
c. 1850
a. 1894
The Hershey Chocolate Company was founded by entrepreneur Milton S. Hershey on February 9, 1894, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
What is the record for the longest-living person in the world?
a. 122 years
b. 112 years
c. 102 years
a. 122 years
The longest-living person in recorded human history is Jeanne Calment of France, who reached a verified age of 122 years and 164 days.
A single cloud can weigh about a million tons.
a. True
b. False
True!
That is exactly right; a typical fluffy cumulus cloud contains about 1.1 million pounds (500,000 kilograms) of water and can weigh up to a million tons depending on its size, which is roughly equivalent to 100 adult elephants.
What were the most popular pets in the Roman Empire?
a. Ferrets, dogs, and monkeys
b. Dogs and cats
c. Snakes, lions, and tigers
a. Ferrets, dogs, and monkeys
Ancient Romans used ferrets to hunt mice and rats. They used dogs as guards and monkeys as entertainment.
Which is the fastest land animal?
a. Lion
b. Coyote
c. Cheetah
c. Cheetah
The cheetah is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) in just three seconds.
Before changing to plastic bricks in 1949, Lego Company started selling...
a. Metal toys
b. Wooden toys
c. Glass toys
b. Wooden toys
Lego Company started as a woodworking shop in Denmark and it was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1932.
What is the fastest anyone has ever solved a Rubik’s cube?
a. 3.13 seconds
b. 2.76 seconds
c. 3.47 seconds
b. 2.76 seconds
The fastest official human solve of a Rubik's Cube is 2.76 seconds, set by 9-year-old Teodor Zajder at the GLS Big Cubes 2026 event in Poland.
Koalas often sleep up to 15 hours a day.
a. True
b. False
False!
They sleep or rest for 18 to 22 hours a day. This is an evolutionary necessity because their strict diet of eucalyptus leaves is highly fibrous, toxic, and low in nutrients. Sleeping helps them conserve the energy required to break down the leaves.
Which of the following products was sold in the 1830s as medicine?
a. Peanut Butter
b. Toothpaste
c. Ketchup
c. Ketchup
In 1834, it was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. Ketchup wasn’t popularized as a condiment until the late 19th century!
These are the only birds that can fly backwards and upside down.
a. Hummingbirds
b. Eagles
c. Sparrows
a. Hummingbirds
Their specialized ball-and-socket shoulder joints allow them to rotate their wings in a figure-eight pattern, providing lift on both the forward and backward strokes.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
a. The heart
b. The brain
c. The skin
c. The skin
The largest organ in the human body is the skin, making up about 16% of your total body mass.
What is the record for a man who ate hot dogs in 10 minutes?
a. 83
b. 76
c. 59
a. 83
This record was set by Joey Chestnut in September 2024.
It’s physically impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
a. True
b. False
False!
It is actually physically possible to sneeze with your eyes open. While it’s incredibly difficult and goes against an involuntary brain reflex, there is no biological lock that forces your eyes shut, nor will your eyeballs "pop out" if you keep them open.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank were both born what same year?
a. 1919
b. 1929
c. 1932
b. 1929
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in January 15, 1929.
Anne Frank was born in June 12, 1929.
Ants can lift and carry objects up to how many times their own body weight?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 15
b. 50
This incredible strength is due to their small size, large surface-area-to-volume ratio, and incredibly sturdy joint structures.
Which of these fast-food companies was first founded?
a. Burger King
b. Mc Donald's
c. Carl's Jr
b. Mc Donald's
McDonald's was founded in 1940, in California. Carl's Jr. began in 1941 in Los Angeles, and Burger King was established in 1953, in Florida.
How many times was Roy C. Sullivan struck by lightning?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
b. 7
The world record for the most lightning strikes survived by a single person is held by Roy C. Sullivan, a former park ranger in Virginia, USA. Between 1942 and 1977, he was officially struck and survived lightning strikes seven times, earning him the nickname "Human Lightning Rod".
Humans only use 10% of their brain.
a. True
b. False
b. False
This is a famous myth; brain imaging shows that humans use practically all of their brains, even when sleeping.