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Platypus

100

This European country, and not Kansas, is home to the most tornadoes in the world. God Save the Queen! 

England has the misfortune of having more tornadoes per mile than any other countries including the USA.

100

Despite having 4.6 million square miles of ice, there is no land for Santa's workshop at this location.

The North Pole


100

US taxpayers paid over $100 last year alone to mint these coins, which are worth far less than they cost to make.

Penny

Nickle

Dime

Quarter

Penny

100

These rarely cause death but are extremely dangerous. They put an average of 1,700 men in the emergency room in the US every year.  They injure more people every year than sharks do in two decades.

Zippers


100

During WWII, this type of animal was awarded a blue cross medal for defusing a bomb by peeing on it.

Camel

Dog

Human

Juliana the Great Dane


200

Sloth

200

In a small Louisiana town, it actually rained these aquatic creatures, after a tornado formed over the ocean.

Fish

200

Also, the longest river, this is the only river in the world that flows north.

The Nile


200

Everyone knows the first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong, but which astronaut was the first to urinate on the moon?

Mike Collins

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

200

These organs are the only part of a human that stays the same size from birth.

Eyes


200

Street parties lasting for days celebrated the Soviet Union's WWII victory, getting so wild it is said they completely ran out of this Russian liquor.

Vodka

300

Armadillo

300

Although known for being extremely hot and dry, the Sahara Desert has had 4 recorded instances of 'this' unusual weather phenomena.

Snow


300

This icy continent is home to 90 percent of all the fresh water on Earth

Antarctica


300

Unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Spain

England

Scotland

Ireland

Scotland

300

What is the name of the tallest grass on earth?

Pampas Grass

Bamboo

Elephant Grass


Bamboo


300

This tropical fruit was a status symbol in 18th century England, with the rich carrying them around and putting them on display.  

Orange

Lemon

Pineapple

Grapefruit

Pineapples



400

Narwhal

400

The Aurora Borealis, which lights up the winter night sky in the arctic, is better known as this.

"The Northern Lights"


400

If the world was as densely populated as New York City, the entire population would fit in the borders of this state, where "everything is bigger."

Texas

400

A rollerball in the computer mouse was invented in which year? 

1943

1946

1949

1952

1946 but patented in 1947



400

Due to extremely 'high atmospheric pressure,' the planets of Saturn, Neptune and Uranus can actually rain these gemstones!

Diamonds

400

This British University, considered the oldest in the world, was founded in 1096 prior to Europeans even discovering America.

Cambridge

Oxford

Plymouth

Liverpool

Oxford University

500

Axolotl/type of a salamander

500

Aliens?! These benign 'weather recording objects' are most often mistaken for UFO's.

Weather Balloons


500

The shortest town name in the world is the town of "Å", which in local Scandinavian means "river", located in this country. (FYI...There is a French town called Y, and it is even smaller than Å's 150 people with only 29 inhabitants.)

Å is a tiny fishing hamlet in the Lofoten Islands, a granite chain in northwest Norway, in the Arctic circle.

500

Black paint dries faster than other paints. T/F?

True. Black absorbs more energy - this extra energy could explain the faster drying time.

500

Want to lose some weight fast? Make a trip here, where lower gravity means a 200 lb. person weights only 168 lbs.

The Moon


500

President Abe Lincoln was quite the Renaissance man. In addition to being a licensed bartender, he became 1830 county _______ champion at the age of 21. 

Boxing

Wrestling

Running


Wrestling