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Kumeu Library - Toilets: Past, Present, Future
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A fun look at the history of toilets.
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1
How many Kings have been assassinated on the toilet?
2
3
4
1
2
True or false: once people used to empty the contents of their chamber pots into the streets
False
True
3
What were people in Victorian times afraid their toilet would do?
Flood the house
Block
Explode
Cause diseases
4
Where in the world will you find a building shaped like a toilet?
Korea
The United States of America
Japan
Germany
5
What normal part of a toilet is not used in space?
Seat
Toilet Roll Holder
Water
Toilet Bowl
6
How do astronauts wee when they are on a spacewalk?
They take pills to stop weeing
They have a tube and bottle
They wear absorbent underwear
They come in for toilet breaks
7
True or false: in one hour enough toilet paper is used worldwide to wrap around the planet 5 times
True
False
8
True or false: Royalty used to go to the toilet while holding court
True
False
9
True or false: the ancient Romans collected urine to use when brushing their teeth
True
False
10
In what country would you call the toilet "the dunny"?
England
Iceland
Australia
Canada
11
True or false: Astronauts in space drink water recycled out of urine
True
False
12
True or false: in ancient Japan Samurai warriors sold the contents of their chamber pots
True
False
13
Where will you find the most expensive toilet ever made?
Buckingham Palace
The Sultan of Brunei's Palace
The International Space Station
The White House
14
How much time will you spend on the toilet in a lifetime?
36 days
92 days
78 days
105 days
15
Which of these is NOT a name for a person who cleaned up people's wastes?
Nightsoil Man
Muckraker
Gongfermor
Pooman
16
What is the world record for breaking a toilet seat with the head in one minute?
31
60
25
46
17
Where were the toilets on Viking longships?
At the front of the boat
There weren't any
At the back of the boat
In the middle of the boat
18
What was the toilet called in the Middle Ages?
The crapper
The john
The privy
The loo
19
True or false: Solid wastes on the International Space Station are used as fertiliser
True
False
20
What was the title given to the person who helped the King with his toiletting?
Gentleman of the Retiring Room
Lord Privy Counsel
Groom of the Stool
Royal Privy Attendant
21
True or false: Waste from toilets in castles went into the moat
False
True
22
How many squares are there on an average toilet roll?
444
111
222
333
23
How may rolls of toilet paper are sold every year in the United States?
7 billion
7 million
2 billion
2 million
24
True or false: toilets with drains have been around for 4,500 years
False
True
25
We sometimes call a toilet a lavatory, from the Latin lavare. What does lavare mean?
To wash
To scrub clean
To let go of
To meet together
26
What major advance in toilet technology happened in 1755?
Toilets were put inside the house
Toilets were attached to the wall
The s-bend was invented
A seat that could be raised and lowered
27
London built its sewer system after what event in 1858?
The typhoid outbreak
Queen Victoria's coronation
The Great Exhibition
The Great Stink
28
True or false: the flushing toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper
True
False
29
True or false: there is a world record for the most diamonds in a toilet seat
True
False
30
What is the world record fastest time for unravelling a toilet roll using one hand?
3.1 seconds
12.3 seconds
9.8 seconds
5.2 seconds
31
What is the world record for the number of toilet rolls balanced on the head in 30 seconds?
20
14
11
5
32
What did sailors use instead of toilet paper?
Sail
Handkerchief
Wet rope
Sea water
33
In medieval times, why did ladies keep their gowns in the toilet?
To keep moths and fleas away
To kill germs
To get dressed easily and privately
So they could be washed easily
34
What product was originally marketed as "splinter-free" in 1935?
Chamber pots
Toilet seats
Toilet paper
Toilet chain handles
35
True or false: the sewers under New York are long enough to stretch a quarter of the way round Earth
False
True
36
How many rolls of toilet paper does a person use each year?
15
19
23
31
37
What was the toilet room at Hampton Court Palace called?
The After-Banquet Room
The Great Hall of Easement
The Royal Relieving Room
The Room of Relief
38
How much wastewater is collected and treated in New Zealand each day?
300 million litres
400 million litres
100 million litres
500 million litres
39
When was the flushing toilet invented?
1690
1890
1590
1790
40
Which of these words is the term used at sea for the toilet?
the Foot
The Bum
the Head
The Bog
41
What is the world record for the longest time a person has sat on the toilet?
2 days
5 days
10 days
8 days
42
Our English word toilet comes from the French word toilette. What does toilette mean?
Little cloth
To wash
Chamber Pot
Toilet
43
How much did it cost to use the flushing toilets at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851?
Sixpence
One shilling
One penny
One farthing
44
How many people in the world are still without proper sanitation in their homes?
1 billion
38 million
100 million
2 billion
