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Fun Facts about random stuff

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many pupils are there in the largest school in the world?
a)
32,000
b)
10,000
c)
5,000
d)
5,500
2.
How old is the oldest teacher in the world? (still teaching)
a)
99
b)
101
c)
89
d)
88
3.
How many pupils are there in the smallest school in the world?
a)
5 pupils
b)
1 pupil
c)
11 pupils
d)
3 pupils
4.
Where is the largest school in the world?
a)
the USA
b)
India
c)
Italy
d)
China
5.
Where is the smallest school in the world?
a)
Vatican
b)
Tibet
c)
Italy
d)
Australia
6.
Where is the school which is the highest above sea?
a)
Nepal
b)
Tibet
c)
India
d)
China
7.
What is the name of the oldest teacher in the world?
a)
Jennifer Black
b)
Agnes Zhelesnik
c)
Lea Agnasova
d)
Bruno Dergant
8.
Where do children have to clean their classrooms? (rooted in their religious tradition)
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Tibet
d)
Mongolia
9.
The infamous Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was expelled from school because he...
a)
kissed his teacher
b)
didn´t wipe the blackboard
c)
stabbed his classmate
d)
had a lot of absent lessons
10.
There is a school on a boat with solar power, Internet access and a library in
a)
India
b)
Bangladesh
c)
Japan
d)
Nepal
11.
Children in Armenia are taught chess as a mandatory subject from the age of...
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
10
12.
In the USA, most students at high schools play...
a)
hockey
b)
American football
c)
soccer
d)
rugby
13.
Children in Great Britain have to...
a)
wear black T-shirts
b)
wear uniforms
c)
go to school on Saturday
d)
ride a bike to school
14.
In Kenya children..............go to school.
a)
have to
b)
don´t have to
c)
mustn´t
15.
Most schools in Japan do not have cleaning ladies or janitors. Who does all their work?
a)
pupils
b)
teachers
c)
parents
d)
pupils´ grandparents
16.
.................of children love school
a)
99%
b)
67%
c)
50%
d)
20%
17.
In..........................children are served a 3-course meal for lunch
a)
Spain
b)
the UK
c)
France
d)
Italy
18.
How many pupils are there in an average class in China?
a)
about 100
b)
about 50
c)
about 200
d)
about 25
19.
The oldest school, which was founded in 597AD, is in...
a)
Egypt
b)
England
c)
China
d)
France
20.
Dutch children go to school when they are...
a)
6 years old
b)
4 years old
c)
5 years old
d)
10 years old
21.
Parents of kids in Swiss schools have to...
a)
do homework with their children
b)
take their children to school
c)
pick their children from school for lunch
d)
prepare their children´s lunches
22.
Which former PEZ flavor was an actual flavor? 
a)
Coffee
b)
Menthol
c)
Eucalyptus 
d)
All of the above
23.
What does the "Q" in Q-Tips stand for?
a)
Quantity
b)
Quick
c)
Quality
d)
Quiet
24.
What substance can be used as blood plasma?
a)
Water
b)
Coconut water 
c)
Aloe Vera
25.
In the early stage version of Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's companion was a...
a)
dog
b)
pig 
c)
cow
d)
goat
26.
What is the strongest muscle in the human body?
a)
Deltoid
b)
Bicep
c)
Tongue
d)
Maseter (used for chewing)
27.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than which organ?
a)
Liver
b)
Brain
c)
Stomach
d)
Heart
28.
It would take a sloth one month to travel
a)
One mile
b)
Two miles
c)
Three miles
d)
Four miles
29.
Hawaiian Punch was originally...
a)
A magazine
b)
The name of a fighting technique
c)
An ice cream topping
30.
The human body contains about 60,000 miles of blood vessels
a)
True
b)
False
31.

It takes _____ for the average person to fall asleep!

a)

30 seconds

b)

6 minutes

c)

14 minutes

d)

53 minutes

32.

Cows can

a)

go down stairs, but not up

b)

go up stairs, but not down stairs

c)

go up and down stairs

33.

A ______ can clean its ears with its tongue.

a)

monkey

b)

giraffe

c)

llama

d)

fox

34.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.


Which letter is this sentence missing from the alphabet?

a)

none

b)

V

c)

Y

d)

G

35.

The Hawaiian alphabet has ___ letters.

a)

7

b)

12

c)

19

d)

26

36.

Which of the following items was invented by a woman?

a)

bulletproof vests

b)

fire escapes

c)

windshield wipers

d)

all of these things

37.

In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as

a)

ointment

b)

face cream

c)

medicine

d)

sauce

38.

What do butterflies use to taste?

a)

antennas

b)

feet

c)

wings

39.

Amazon's largest warehouse is the size of ______.

a)

1 college campus

b)

17 football fields

c)

200 semi trucks

40.

Every minute, more than _____ hours of video are uploaded to YouTube

a)

100

b)

50

c)

20

d)

200

41.

Google was originally called

a)

Elgoog

b)

AskSteve

c)

SearchMonster

d)

Backrub

42.

In 1983, the first mobile phone went on sale for almost ________ each.

a)

$4,000

b)

$1,000

c)

$500

d)

$6,000

43.
Who is on the $1000 bill?
a)
Aaron Burr, sir
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Grover Cleveland
d)
John Harrison
44.
What was the first breakfast cereal ever invented?
a)
Cherrio's
b)
Marshmallow Matey's
c)
Granola
d)
Corn flakes
45.
Who was the first man to walk in space?
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Buzz Lightyear
c)
Alexei Leonov
d)
Neil Armstrong
46.
How many feet of wire does it take to create a slinky?
a)
65
b)
45
c)
90
d)
27
47.
What do you call a baby swan?
a)
Swanling
b)
Swanlet
c)
Fuzzball
d)
Cygnet
48.
What is the only mammal that can't jump?
a)
Giraffe
b)
Rhino
c)
Gnu
d)
Elephant
49.
Which animal has the largest population on earth?
a)
Chickens
b)
Krill
c)
Cats
d)
Flies
50.
Which country has the largest population of feral camels?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Australia
d)
Israel
51.
What is the only sport ever played on the moon?
a)
Soccer
b)
Golf
c)
Freeze Tag
d)
Basketball
52.
Which of these fruits is both a fruit and an herb?
a)
bananas
b)
strawberries
c)
pears
d)
kiwi
53.
Which states do not have poisonous snakes?
a)
Alaska and Montana
b)
Hawaii and Idaho
c)
Hawaii and Alaska
d)
Idaho and Montana
54.
What is the national animal of Scotland?
a)
Goat
b)
Unicorn
c)
Lion
d)
Dragon
55.

When you walk, does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?

a)

Left

b)

Right

56.

Which way do fans rotate as you are looking at them?

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

57.

How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10