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Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!"
True
False
The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art.
True
False
Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of bunnies.
True
False
There is a little known law stating that someone can serve as president of US for three terms if they get 75% of the votes.
True
False
The Titanic's owners said the ship was "Unsinkable"
True
False
In the 13th century, Pope Gregory IV declared a war on cats.
True
False
President Lyndon B. Johnson gave interviews from the bathroom.
True
False
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
True
False
Which president was a wrestling champion and is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Barack Obama
Who invented the light bulb?
Nicolae Tesla
Thomas Edison
Warren de la Rue
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington had wooden teeth.
True
False
Before dentures were invented, teeth were pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers and used.
True
False
Which Roman emperor made his favorite horse a senator?
Caligula
Nero
Augustus
Claudius
Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen.
True
False
When U.S. President Zachary Taylor overdosed on cherries and milk, it killed him.
True
False
Which president had a parrot that was banned from his funeral because the parrot wouldn't stop swearing?
George Washington
Ronald Reagan
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Why does the Tower of Pisa lean?
Bad construction
Soft ground
Heavy building materials
The basement caved in
When was Russia’s “Red October” revolution?
October
November
January
February
What was the first capital of the United States?
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
San Antonio, TX
Which president was a movie actor and, as a lifeguard, saved 77 people from drowning?
George Washington
Ronald Reagan
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
What are the strange objects that have been dug up near Ottosdal in South Africa? The objects are billions of years old and no one has been able to fully explain the markings on their sides.
Meyer triangles
Klerksdorp spheres
Rumiko square
Trapezoids of undoing
Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers-up”, who were hired to shoot ____________ from a blow gun at people’s windows in order to wake them up in the morning.
bullets
rocks
dried peas
bacon bits
In the 1930s this viral fad took over American college campuses.
pole sitting
goldfish swallowing
headstands
pointy shoes
In the 1920s this viral fad took over American college campuses.
pole sitting
goldfish swallowing
headstands
pointy shoes
In the Medieval period, animals could be put on trial for crimes.
True
False
In the Medieval period, people believed babies didn't feel pain.
True
False
In 1900, this term meant someone who thinks he or she is smarter than everyone else.
Wisenheimer
Hawkshaw
Goop
Bash
In 1910, this term meant something easy.
Hep
Jake
Hoosegow
Duck soup
In 1910, this term meant jail.
Hep
Jake
Hoosegow
Duck soup
In 1920, if you were going to "Get a wiggle on" it meant you should be ____________
slowing down
hurrying up
looking around you
giving up
In the 1930s, if something was going smoothly, it was ____
eggs in coffee
dog soup
the kiss off
dredgy
In the 1940s, if you saw motorized freckles, you were seeing ____.
horses
bugs
birds
dirt
People used to put tuna fish and vegetables in jell-o.
True
False
More people live in ______________ than in 40 of the 50 states.
New York City
Dallas
Chicago
Los Angeles
There’s an island full of wild _____________ off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it's not open to humans.
rabbits
horses
bears
monkeys
There’s a ______________ "gargoyle" on the National Cathedral in D.C.
George Washington
Captain Kirk
Darth Vader
Captain America
At 46 letters, Massachusetts’s Lake ______________________has the longest place name in the U.S.
Ctargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Chargoggagoglmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Chargoggagoggnanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
What is this!?
Car
Helicopter
Boat
Telephone
What is this?
A train
Dangerous behavior
A fool
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