Peculiar People
Amazing Animals
Ripley's History
Fact or Fiction
100
In 1901 Annie Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a what?
A. Car
B. Barrell
C. Air Balloon
B. Barrell
100
True or False: Salamanders can grow back limbs.
True!
Salamanders, like the axolotl, can grow back amputated limbs with the bones and muscles formed as good as new.
100
Who was the creator of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"?
A. Rip Van Winkle
B. Rip Torn
C. Robert Ripley
C. Robert Ripley
He was a cartoonist who created "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" in 1918.
100
Fact or Fiction: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Fiction:(Kind of)
Studies have shown that apple eaters do not require less visits to the doctor than non-apple eaters. Although, the apple eaters had a slight advantage in one area. They required fewer prescription drugs.
200
True or False: Stuntman Harry Houdini died after being submerged underwater for too long.
False!
Known for having a high pain tolerance, a fan asked to punch Houdini as hard as he could in the stomach. Houdini obliged, but it would be his last stunt. He didn’t seek medical attention for days, leading to his death.Houdini died on Halloween of 1926 from a ruptured appendix.
200
True or false: Octopuses have 2 legs
True!
Octopuses have six arms and two legs, not eight tentacles as they are sometimes mistakenly called. The eight-limbed mollusks even have a preference when it comes to which arm they use for eating. Disturbingly, in rare situations, they’ve been known to consume their own arms.
200
True or False: "Ripley's Believe it or Not!" was originally titled " Champs and Chumps"
True!
It was changed to "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" in 1920.
200
Fact or Fiction: Your hair and nails continue to grow after you die.
Fiction!
As your body dries after you die, it shrinks, all except for that keratin protein that was dry already (Hair and nails). So instead of your nails growing out, the skin on your fingers is actually pulling in, leaving more hard nail exposed.
300
True or False: There is a man living in an airplane in the middle of the Oregon forest.
True!
Since 1999, Bruce Campbell has lived in a plane that he purchased for $100,000. However, it did take another $100,000 to haul it into the woods, and another $15,000 to refurbish.
300
True or False: Camels hold water in their humps
False !
While camels can drink as much as 32 gallons of water in less than 15 minutes, the humps on their backs do not hold H2O. Instead, the animals store fat in their humps, enabling them to walk the desert for days when food is scarce. Camels can survive a week without drinking water and several months without eating.
300
Where was the first "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" Odditorium opened in 1933.
A. Brooklyn
B. Chicago
C. San Diego
B. Chicago
The first Odditorium opened in Chicago, Illinois, at the World’s Fair.
Inside the museum were dozens of Ripley’s famous cartoons, live performers, and hundreds of strange and exotic artifacts Ripley acquired on his worldly travels.
300
Fact or Fiction: Gum does not digest in your stomach.
Fact!
While some parts of gum can digest like any other food source, the base of the gum is difficult for your stomach to digest and will pass through your intestines, similar to a piece of corn !
400
True or False: This man ATE an entire airplane
True! Over the course of Monsieur Mangetout’s (Mr. Eat-all) career, his diet included 18 bicycles, seven TV sets, two beds, 15 supermarket trolleys, a computer, a coffin (handles and all), a pair of skis and six chandeliers. That’s pretty dang impressive by anybody’s standards, but the pinnacle of his entertainment career was the time he ate a whole dang airplane, piece by piece.
400
True or False: Houseflies live for only 24 hours.
False!
According to entomologists, scientists who study insects, houseflies live for upwards of 20 to 25 days. What’s more, in some instances, they’ve been documented to live for up to 30 to 60 days!
400
What year was the first "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" book published?
A. 2004
B. 2012
C. 1929
C.1929
In 1929, Ripley published the very first Believe It or Not! book, which flew off bookstore shelves. 
400
Fact or Fiction: If you drop food on the floor, it is germ free for 5-seconds and safe to eat (Five second rule)
Fiction:
No matter how fast you rescue food that’s fallen on the floor, bacteria will contaminate it. The transfer of bacteria to a surface can happen almost instantaneously.
500
How tall was the tallest person to ever live, so far?
8 feet 11.1 inches from head to toe
Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to have ever lived. Even today’s contenders for the title of “World’s Tallest Person” don’t come anywhere near his great height. In fact, Sultan Kosen, the tallest living man today, would stand 8 inches shorter than Wadlow.
500
True or False: There are rabbits that eat meat.
True!
A study from Yukon, Canada found that the snowshoe hares would not only eat from the carcasses of small birds, but also from lynxes and owls. In a bizarre twist, the hares also didn’t seem to have any problems chowing down on their own kind!
500
How many "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" Odditoriums are there?
A. 30
B.400
C. 12
A. 30
Each Odditorium is unique in its architecture and in its collection of oddities and their presentation.
Gatlinburg, TN
500
Fact or Fiction: During the Revolutionary war, Paul Revere shouted " The British are coming!" as a warning.
Fiction:
Arriving in Lexington after midnight, Revere warned, “The Regulars are coming!” It would have sounded like gibberish for Revere to refer to these forces as “British.” After all, Revere and his fellow patriots still considered themselves British, too. “regulars” referred to members of the King’s army.