Countries & Strange Specialties
Your Body Is Weird
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True or False?
Crazy Romance
100
This country consumes more coffee per capita than any other.
A) Italy
B) Brazil
C) Finland
D) Sweden
C) Finland
100
100
The average person spends about six months of their life doing what?
A) Brushing teeth
B) Waiting in line
C) Sneezing
D) Laughing
B) Waiting in line
100
Which company once sold a flamethrower as a promotional item?
A) Amazon
B) Tesla
C) Red Bull
D) Virgin
B) Tesla
100
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are considered social animals.
TRUE
100
In Victorian England, people sometimes exchanged locks of hair as romantic keepsakes.
➡ TRUE
Locks of hair in Victorian England (approx. 1837–1901) were a profound symbol of love and memory, used extensively in jewelry, art, and mourning rituals to keep loved ones, living or deceased, close. Influenced by Queen Victoria’s mourning for Prince Albert, this practice, often called "hairwork," involved intricate weaving of locks into brooches, rings, and chains
200
This country has almost 100% renewable energy sources - mainly geothermal.
A) Norway
B) Finland
C) Canada
D) Iceland
D) Iceland
200
Your stomach lining replaces itself to prevent what?
A) Infection
B) Acid damage
C) Digesting itself
D) Bacteria growth
➡ C) Digesting itself
200
Which fast-food chain released a fried chicken–scented candle?
A) McDonald’s
B) Burger King
C) KFC
D) Popeyes
C) KFC
200
Octopuses have two hearts and red blood.
FALSE
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
200
A medieval French king once declared his wife legally dead so he could remarry another woman while she was still alive.
➡ FAKE
(No documented case — medieval divorces were complicated, but not that dramatic.)
300
This country drinks more tea per capita than anywhere else in the world.
A) United Kingdom
B) Turkey
C) China
D) India
B) Turkey
300
You are slightly taller in the morning because of:
A) Muscle expansion
B) Gravity shift
C) Spinal decompression
D) Blood pressure
C) Spinal decompression
300
Which furniture retailer once hosted in-store sleepovers?
A) IKEA
B) Wayfair
C) Target
D) Walmart
A) IKEA
300
A man once successfully sued himself and won.
➡ TRUE
(An inmate sued himself for violating his own civil rights and technically won a symbolic case.)
300
The famous lover Casanova was actually trained for a career in the Catholic priesthood.
TRUE
The famous lover Casanova once escaped from a Venetian prison — not just for freedom, but partly to continue pursuing romantic adventures.
He later claimed he had over 100 lovers.
Overachiever.
400
This country has more sheep than people.
A) Australia
B) Ireland
C) New Zealand
D) Scotland
C) New Zealand
400
Your brain generates enough electricity to power:
A) A smartphone
B) A light bulb
C) A refrigerator
D) A laptop
B) A light bulb
400
Which airline sold lifetime “all-you-can-fly” tickets and later regretted it?
A) Delta
B) Ryanair
C) American Airlines
D) Emirates
C) American Airlines
400
In Japan, there is a company that hires professional “apology agents” to apologize on your behalf.
TRUE
400
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera had a written agreement in their marriage that included:
Financial independence
Separate living arrangements at times
And mutual tolerance of affairs
TRUE
Diego Rivera (1886–1957) was notorious for his rampant infidelity, which deeply impacted his tumultuous, open marriage to Frida Kahlo. Key affairs included a long-term relationship with Angelina Beloff, a liaison with Marevna Vorobyev-Stebelska, and a devastating affair with Kahlo’s younger sister, Cristina, which caused the couple to divorce in 1939 before remarrying in 1940.
500
This country hosts an annual husband-calling championship.
A) Estonia
B) Sweden
C) The United States
D) Canada
C) The United States
500
You share about 60% of your DNA with:
A) A cat
B) A banana
C) A mouse
D) A chicken
B) A banana
500
Which company experimented with removing “likes” from posts?
A) TikTok
B) Instagram
C) Snapchat
D) Facebook
B) Instagram
500
Bananas grow on trees.
➡ FAKE
(They grow on giant herbs.)
500
In ancient Rome, wedding guests were encouraged to stay and watch the couple consummate the marriage.
➡ FAKE
(This is a common myth — while marriages were public events, the private act was not a spectator sport.)
600
This country is the birthplace of the Kama Sutra.
A) Nepal
B) Singapore
C) India
D) Thailand
C) India
600
You blink roughly how many times per day?
A) 2,000
B) 5,000
C) 20,000
D) 50,000
C) 20,000
600
Which brand once destroyed unsold products to protect its luxury image?
A) Chanel
B) Burberry
C) Prada
D) Gucci
B) Burberry
600
There is a country where it is illegal to run out of fuel on the highway.
➡ TRUE
(Germany’s Autobahn.)
600
The Taj Mahal was built by an emperor as a grand romantic gesture for his favorite wife after her death.
TRUE
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal after his wife died during childbirth — and reportedly planned a matching black marble mausoleum for himself across the river.
Love… with a construction budget.
700
This country has a government position called “Minister of Loneliness.”
A) Japan
B) Canada
C) United Kingdom
D) Sweden
C) United Kingdom
700
Your nose can remember approximately how many scents?
A) 500
B) 5,000
C) 50,000
D) 500,000
C) 50,000
700
Which cola brand launched a clear version of its soda in the 1990s?
A) Pepsi
B) Coca-Cola
C) Fanta
D) Dr Pepper
A) Pepsi
700
Sharks can get sunburned.
➡ TRUE
700
King Henry VIII wrote romantic love poems to his wives before executing them.
FALSE.
He just executed them.
800
This country produces nearly all the world’s blue agave used for tequila.
A) Spain
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) Chile
B) Mexico
800
Over a lifetime, the average person walks roughly:
A) Around the Earth once
B) Around the Earth twice
C) Around the Earth five times
D) To the Moon
C) Around the Earth five times
800
Which pizza chain began accepting cryptocurrency payments?
A) Pizza Hut
B) Domino’s
C) Papa John’s
D) Little Caesars
B) Domino’s
800
Pope Benedict is the only pope to ever resign.
FALSE
Key figures often cited in the history of papal resignations include:
- Pope Benedict XVI (2013): Resigned due to declining health.
- Pope Gregory XII (1415): Resigned to end the Western Schism.
- Pope Celestine V (1294): Resigned after five months, finding the role too overwhelming.
- Pope Benedict IX (1045): Resigned after selling the papacy.
- Pope John XVIII (1009): Resigned and retired to a monastery.
- Pope Pontian (235): The first known pope to abdicate, due to persecution.
ThoughtCo +4
800
Queen Victoria went into deep mourning for the rest of her life after her husband died and refused to appear in public for years.
TRUE
After Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria kept his room exactly as it was and had his clothes laid out every day for decades — as if he might return.
That is long-term devotion.
900
This country has more castles per square mile than anywhere else.
A) Scotland
B) France
C) Italy
D) Austria
A) Scotland
900
Human bones are proportionally stronger than:
A) Steel
B) Concrete
C) Titanium
D) Glass
B) Concrete
900
Which European airline suggested “standing seats” to lower ticket prices?
A) Lufthansa
B) Ryanair
C) EasyJet
D) Southwest
B) Ryanair
900
Cows have regional accents.
➡ TRUE
(Studies suggest herds develop distinct vocal patterns.)
900
Cleopatra married both of her younger brothers as part of royal Egyptian tradition.
TRUE
1000
This country exports the most chocolate per capita.
A) Belgium
B) Switzerland
C) France
D) Italy
B) Switzerland
1000
The human body contains enough carbon to produce approximately how many pencils?
A) 100
B) 500
C) 1,000
D) 10,000
D) 10,000
1000
Which tech company once attempted to sell a fragrance product in the 1990s?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple
C) Harley-Davidson
D) Nokia
A) Microsoft
1000
You are more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.
➡ TRUE
(Statistically, humans bite more humans annually than sharks do.)
1000
Napoleon Bonaparte once wrote to his wife Josephine telling her not to bathe before he returned because he missed her natural scent.
TRUE!
Napoleon wrote Josephine letters that swung wildly between obsession and jealousy. In one letter he said:
“You have robbed me of my reason.”
He also accused her of cheating constantly — while he himself had affairs.