40s facts
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100
How much did a gallon of gasoline cost in 1940?
$0.18 per gallon
Which is equivalent to about $3.35 per gallon today.
100
Raisins originated from which fruit?
Grapes
100
What country flag is this?
Croatia
100
What is the only muscle in the body that never gets tired?
The heart!
100
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
7
ROY G BIV
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet
200
What new fashion was introduced in 1946?
Hint: type of clothing
The bikini
200
True or False - Tiramisu translates to ‘take me to heaven’ in Italian.
True!
200
Which continent contains the most fresh water?
Antartica
The ice sheet in Antarctica is the largest solid ice mass on the planet. The enormous frozen structure contains about 90 percent of all the fresh water on Earth.
200
How many chambers are there in the human heart?
4 chambers
200
What is the largest Canadian province?
Quebec
300
What research and development project produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II?
The Manhattan Project
300
What is the main ingredient for guacamole?
Avocado
300
Which country is Machu Picchu located in?
Peru
300
True or False - it is better to breathe from your mouth compared to your nose
False!
300
In which city did the Olympic games originate?
Athens, Greece
400
What was the name of the bedtime book published in 1947 by Margaret Wise Brown
One of the most famous children’s books of all time and still widely read to little ones at bedtime today
Goodnight Moon
400
Where do we get sugar from?
Sugarcane
Sugar is made in the leaves of the sugarcane plant through photosynthesis and stored as a sweet juice in sugarcane stalks.
400
What city is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
After a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital of Australia, a compromise was reached to build a new capital between the two cities. The project was completed in 1908 when Canberra replaced Melbourne as the capital of Australia.
400
How many adult teeth do humans have?
32
400
How many countries are there in Africa?
54!
500
What was the popular movie released in 1941 starring Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
500
Which company is the largest chocolate manufacturer in the United States?
Hersey's
500
What is the only Middle Eastern country that does not have a desert.
Lebanon
500
We know that the largest organ is the skin. What is the second largest human organ?
The liver!
500
What is the difference between venomous and poisonous.
A fundamental difference between venom and poison is how the toxins enter the body of the victim.
If you bite it and you die it's poison, but if it bites you and you die, that's venom. The hallmark of venom is that it's introduced via a wound.