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Trivia from the Weird But True 8 book.
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1
A caterpillar has more muscles in it's body than a person.
false
true
2
There are 44 THOUSAND cans of _____ made every HOUR!
Spam
Pickled pigs' feet
Potted meat
Chicken noodle soup
3
What do you call rain that evaporates before it hits the ground?
virga
youg
quasi-biennial oscillation
drizzle
4
What is the sunniest place on Earth?
Disney World
South Pole
North Pole
Equator
5
A man named ___ once ran for city council in North Pole, Alaska.
Jared "Jingle" Bell
Jack Frost
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
6
Your brain takes up 2% of your body's weight but uses ___% of your body's energy.
10
40
30
20
7
What do you call the plastic piece at the end of your shoelaces?
aglet
bollard
ferrule
kerf
8
The average tornado is on the ground for ...
5 mins
20 mins
40 mins
45 seconds
9
Lightning strikes men more often than women.
False
True
10
________ was punishable by death in 17th century Turkey.
passing gas in public
eating pork
drinking coffee
playing the harp
11
October 9th is _______ Day in the US.
National Maple Syrup
National Moldy Cheese
National Bubble Wrap Appreciation
National Bacon
12
The world's 1st speeding ticket was written to a man in the UK who was driving
67 mph
23 mph
8 mph
44 mph
13
The flesh over a male turkey's beak is called a _____.
beard
snood
caruncle
wattle
14
The most expensive car ever sold - a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO- sold in 2014 for
$ 31.8 million
$ 34.65 million
$ 13.6 million
$ 3.4 million
15
Einstein never wore ....
a tie
hats
a belt
socks
16
WHO brought the 1st lemon seeds to North America?
Christopher Colombus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Sir Frances Drake
17
Which candy was named for the Mars family's favorite horse?
Oh Henry!
Milky Way
Kit Kat
Snickers
18
More people are killed each year by domestic _____ than by sharks.
dogs
birds
horses
pigs
19
Snails smell with their ....
lips
eyes
foot
shell
20
A whale fossil was found
in a dried riverbed in Georgia
in an iceberg floating in the Arctic Ocean
in the Amazon rainforest
on the top of a mountain in California
21
What do you call the groove between the bottom of your nose and your upper lip?
Purlicue
Hallux
Philtrum
Uvula
22
Which planet is shrinking?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
23
Only __ % of all the water on Earth is fit for human use.
50
25
1
10
24
Which animal has blue blood, 3 hearts and 9 brains?
Skink
Eel
Sea horse
Octopus
25
About __ % of the population is LEFT-handed.
20
10
25
5
26
There are more than ___ types of rice.
2,000
40,000
20,000
4,000
27
There are so many varieties of apples that you could eat a different kind each day for _ years.
10
15
5
20
28
Horror film director Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of ___
eggs
rabbits
babies
cameras
29
Raindrops are shaped like ....
donuts
hamburger buns
teardrops
marshmallows
30
Which president kept a flock of sheep on the White House lawn?
James Buchanan
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
