Random Facts
What is the largest living mammal on Earth ?
the blue whale
Roughly how many hours are in a year?
8760
He, she, it…
…the s must with
What can you say about a person when you see their handwriting ?
about their personality
Name one of the four mysterys we talked about on wednesday ?
Elvis Presley is still alive
Shakespeare‘s play were not written by William Shakespeare
The 9/11 attacks were planned by the US government
Why has Danver the largest airport
How many bones does an adult human have ?
206
About how many languages are spoken in the world?
7000
When was the first and the second world war ?
first war: 1914-1918
second war: 1939-1945
What is the first and middle name of our very nice english in action teacher?
Riccardo Bevan
Name four issues or problems that young people face
pressure in school
spending too much time on the phone
not exercising enough
haven‘t enough time
not enough sleep
no perspective on the future
to get judged by other peers
Which country has the most time zones (including overseas territories) ?
French
Approximately how many books are published worldwide each year?
2-3 million
What paradox involves a cat that is both alive and dead until observed ?
Schrödinger‘s cat
Name three aspects of how to describe handwriting
Slant
Pressure
Size
Width
Contact
What does the idiom „be in stitches“ mean?
to be laughing really hard
Which gas makes up about 78% of the Earth‘s atmosphere ?
Roughly how many emails are sent worldwide each day?
300 to 350 billion
Which chemical element has the atomic number 79 ?
Gold (Au)
Name three Christmas traditions from Europe we talked about on Tuesday.
Guests at the party
Talking the plunge
Christmas log
Booted
Christmas Caracas
Worse than sprouts
Name four of the seven basic plot types
overcoming the Monster
rags to riches
the quest
voyage and return
comedy
tragedy
rebirth
What is the name of the boundary around a balck hole beyond which nothing can escape?
Event horizon
Approximately how many neurons are in the human brain?
86 billion
When was Goethe born ? (with 5 years more or less)
1749
Name five reasons why we dream?
to fulfill our wishes
to remember/ to forget
to keep our brains working
to rehearse
to heal and solve problems
How do you write a Haiku and a Clerihew?
Haiku: 5-7-5 syllables
Clerihew: 4 phrases, the first two phrases and the last two phrases must rym