Think Fast
Pick A Number
The Amazing Human Machine
By The Numbers
That's Entertainment
100
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins ice hockey team, set an NHL record for the fastest slap shot. How fast was it? (A) 108 mph (B) 72 mph
(A) 108 mph
100
What is the only number that is twice the sum of its digits? (A) 18 (B) 27
(A) 18
100
About how many bacteria live on or in your body at any one time? (A) 32 million (B) one trillion
(A) 32 million
100
If you attend school 6 hours a day for 180 days a year, how many hours will you have been in school from kindergarten through grade 12? (A) 120,000 (B) 14,040
(B) 14,040
100
In what year did Mickey Mouse appear in his first movie? (A) 1928 (B) 1948
(A) 1928
200
How fast did Usain Bolt run the 100-meter dash at the 2012 London Olympics? (A) 9.63 seconds (B) 1 minute 4 seconds
(A) 9.63 seconds
200
Which of these Metro areas is the most populated, with more than 8.9 million people? (A) Mexico City, Mexico (B) Tokyo, Japan
(B) Tokyo, Japan
200
How many fingers (including the thumb) do most cartoon characters have on one hand? (A) 4 (B) 3
(A) 4
200
How many holes are there in a Wiffle ball? (A) three (B) eight
(B) eight
200
About how many hours a week does the average teenager spend playing video games? (A) 6 (B) 9
(B) 9
300
If you wanted to outrun the black mamba, the fastest snake in the world, how fast would you have to run? (A) about 5 mph (B) about 15 mph
(B) about 15 mph
300
Which number in China is considered unlucky because its name sounds like the word "death" in Chinese? (A) 10 (B) 4
(B) 4
300
About how many different species of organisms live in an adult's intestines at one time? (A) zero, everything gets digested (B) 500
(B) 500
300
How long is a bowling alley? (A) 60 feet (B) 48 feet
(A) 60 feet
300
How much did a rare Babe Ruth baseball card recently sell for? (A) $450,000 (B) $225,000
(A) $450,000
400
Which car can reach a speed of 267 mph: (A) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (B) Chevrolet Corvette
(A) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
400
Starting with the number "1," when spelled out correctly, the first number that would contain the letter "a" is 1,000. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE
(A) TRUE
400
In your lifetime, how many spiders will you eat while sleeping? (A) 4 to 8 (B) zero
(B) zero
400
Which area code is used for telephone numbers in movies and TV, but not in real telephones? (A) 555 (B) 911
(A) 555
400
With more than $760,000,000 in box-office sales, what is the top-selling movie of all time? (A) Avatar (B) The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(A) Avatar
500
China's CRH308A is the fastest way to travel on land legally. What is the CRH308A? (A) a train (B) a monorail
(A) a train
500
In the expression "I'll see you in a jiffy," how long is a jiffy? (A) 1 second (B) 1/100th of a second
(B) 1/100th of a second
500
Sudden exposure to ___ causes between 10% and 35% of the population to sneeze. (A) bright light (B) cats
(A) bright light
500
About how much would $1,000,000 weigh if it were all in $1 bills? (A) 500 pounds (B) 2,200 pounds
(B) 2,200 pounds
500
More than 51 million Americans enjoy this hobby in their leisure time. (A) painting birds (B) bird watching
(B) bird watching