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