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Trivia!

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1800s, what might happen if you touched a man's necktie?

a)

He would tell you his name.

b)

He would tell you where he bought it

c)

He would challenge you to a duel.

d)

He would show you how to tie it.

2.

A sheep named Dolly was born in 1996. Why was she considered a great scientific breakthrough?

a)

She could talk.

b)

She had been cloned.

c)

She had two heads.

d)

She became an astronaut.

3.

Which city was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in A.D. 79?

a)

Venice

b)

Pompeii

c)

New York

d)

Hogsmeade

4.

Water spouts sometimes pick up animals and then "rain" them down. Animals that have fallen from the sky have included fish, worms, and...

a)

cows

b)

eagles

c)

frogs

d)

raccoons

5.

Why is the Great Sphinx in Egypt missing its nose?

a)

It was eroded (broken down) by sandstorms.

b)

It was destroyed by a person.

c)

It was built without a nose.

d)

It sneezed a little too hard.

6.

In the Middle Ages, castles had indoor bathrooms called privies or garderobes. What did they do with the waste material?

a)

It was flushed into a sewer.

b)

It was dumped into the moat or on the ground.

c)

It was dried and burned for fuel.

d)

It was catapulted to another town.

7.

What is the name of a tasty fish found in southeast Asia that can move short distances over land?

a)

U-Haul fish

b)

lungfish

c)

walking catfish

d)

blue jumper

8.

How many honeybees does it take to make one tablespoon of honey?

a)

1

b)

12

c)

50

d)

1500

9.

Cotton candy made its debut at the World Fair in 1904. What was its original name?

a)

sticky stucco

b)

fairy floss

c)

pink tornado

d)

spun fun

10.

Which bird of prey can dive at faster speeds than the average race car can drive?

a)

a chicken

b)

a peregrine falcon

c)

a turkey vulture

d)

a duck

11.

About how many bacteria live on or in your body at any one time?

a)

50

b)

7,000

c)

32 million

d)

a trillion

12.

How often do people shed their entire layer of outer skin cells?

a)

every 2 to 4 weeks

b)

every 6 months

c)

once a year

d)

every time they watch a scary movie

13.

About how wide was the asteroid that may have led to the dinosaurs' extinction?

a)

as wide as a soccer goal, about 24 feet

b)

as wide as five football field, about 500 yards

c)

as wide as 26 Great Pyramids of Egypt, about 6 miles

d)

as wide as Taiwan, about 106-186 miles

14.

About how much does a million dollars weigh if its all in one-dollar bills?

a)

1 pound

b)

500 pounds

c)

2,200 pounds

d)

1 million pounds

15.

What is the fastest-growing plant on Earth, growing about 35 inches a day?

a)

kudzu vine

b)

bamboo

c)

spider plant

d)

dandelion

16.

More than 51 million Americans enjoy doing this hobby in their free time:

a)

duck calling

b)

doing the chicken dance

c)

bird-watching

d)

painting their pets

17.

Being on "cloud nine" means you are ___________.

a)

really happy

b)

very rich

c)

dressed in your best clothes

d)

flying at an altitude of 9,000 feet