Nature facts
What is the highest mountain in Europe?
* Everest
* Elbrus
* Kilimanjaro
Elbrus
Why Is the Statue of Liberty Green?
The Statue of Liberty’s exterior is made of copper, and it turned that shade of green because of oxidation.
When the Statue was unveiled in 1886, it was a shiny brown color, like a penny.
If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
5 minutes
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never _____ anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” –
What is the official national language in United States?
The United States has never had an official language. 32 states have made laws giving official status to English, but there is no such law on the federal level.
Which Continent lies in All Four Hemispheres?
There is only one continent in the world that lies in all four hemispheres: Africa.
What color is the most frequently used by the fast food companies and why?
Red color stimulates appetite, (according to the color theory in advertising).
A bat and a ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
5 cents
Always try to find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life but will surely ____ ____ to your years.
Always try to find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life but will surely add life to your years.
Radio host Delilah (in Sacramento used to be 103.9 FM, M-F 7pm-12am) is broadcasting from ______ ?
* Sacramento, CA
* Portland, OR
* Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
How do honey bees cooling temperature in the hive?
Cooling is accomplished with wing flapping.
Which statement is not true?
"Brain surgery can be performed while the patient is awake with no pain or discomfort.”
"Our brain prefers images over text".
"Human brain can do multitasking.”
“Some people may hear colors, smell words or see a concept in a spatial location.”
Multitasking is actually impossible. When we think we're multitasking, we're actually context-switching. That is, we're quickly switching back-and-forth between different tasks, rather than doing them at the same. Research shows your error rate goes up 50 percent and it takes you twice as long to do things.
There is a patch of lily pads in a lake. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half the lake?
47 days
Ability can take you to the top, but it takes ______ to keep you there. ~ D. Carnegie
Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
~ D. Carnegie
Who is the snapchat creator?
* Mark Zuckerberg
* Sean Murphy
* Evan Spiegel
Evan Spiegel
What time is a bedtime for an ant?
Never, they never sleep.
It's no accident that telephone numbers in the United States are seven digits long.
Why?
Our working memory, a very short-term form of memory which stores ideas just long enough for us to understand them, can hold on average a maximum of seven digits. This allows you to look up a phone number and remember it just long enough to dial.
Cat+Table-Turtle=170 cm
Turtle+Table-Cat=130 cm
How Tall is the Table?
Since one measurement includes the cat's height and subtracts the turtle's and the other does the opposite, you can essentially just act like the two animals aren't there. Therefore, all you have to do is add the two measurements—170 cm and 130 cm—together and divided them by 2 to get the table's height, 150 cm.
The _____ of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~Henry Thoreau
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
~Henry Thoreau
Scotland many years ago invented a new game. At was ruled "Gentlemen only, Ladies forbidden" and thus a new word ______ entered into the English language. What is name of the new game?
GOLF
What is the fattiest organ in the human body?
The fattiest organ in the human body is the brain, which is typically composed of 60% fat.
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the first and last letter
What is the number of the parking space covered by the X?
16 I 06 I 68 I 88 I X I 98
87
You need to flip the numbers upside down
86 I 87 I 88 I 89 I 90 I 91
_____ is free, but it priceless... You can't own it, but you can use it... You can't keep it, but you can spend it...Once you've lost it, you can never get it back. ~Harvey Mackay
What is it?
Time is free, but it priceless... You can't own it, but you can use it... You can't keep it, but you can spend it...Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
~Harvey Mackay
Statistically, the deadliest job in America is __________.
Statistically, the deadliest job in America is President. Of the 45 men who’ve been on this job, four were killed - a rate of roughly 9 percent (or about one in ten).