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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
In the 1800s, what might happen if you touched a man's necktie?
He would tell you his name.
He would tell you where he bought it
He would challenge you to a duel.
He would show you how to tie it.
A sheep named Dolly was born in 1996. Why was she considered a great scientific breakthrough?
She could talk.
She had been cloned.
She had two heads.
She became an astronaut.
Which city was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in A.D. 79?
Venice
Pompeii
New York
Hogsmeade
Water spouts sometimes pick up animals and then "rain" them down. Animals that have fallen from the sky have included fish, worms, and...
cows
eagles
frogs
raccoons
Why is the Great Sphinx in Egypt missing its nose?
It was eroded (broken down) by sandstorms.
It was destroyed by a person.
It was built without a nose.
It sneezed a little too hard.
In the Middle Ages, castles had indoor bathrooms called privies or garderobes. What did they do with the waste material?
It was flushed into a sewer.
It was dumped into the moat or on the ground.
It was dried and burned for fuel.
It was catapulted to another town.
What is the name of a tasty fish found in southeast Asia that can move short distances over land?
U-Haul fish
lungfish
walking catfish
blue jumper
How many honeybees does it take to make one tablespoon of honey?
1
12
50
1500
Cotton candy made its debut at the World Fair in 1904. What was its original name?
sticky stucco
fairy floss
pink tornado
spun fun
Which bird of prey can dive at faster speeds than the average race car can drive?
a chicken
a peregrine falcon
a turkey vulture
a duck
About how many bacteria live on or in your body at any one time?
50
7,000
32 million
a trillion
How often do people shed their entire layer of outer skin cells?
every 2 to 4 weeks
every 6 months
once a year
every time they watch a scary movie
About how wide was the asteroid that may have led to the dinosaurs' extinction?
as wide as a soccer goal, about 24 feet
as wide as five football field, about 500 yards
as wide as 26 Great Pyramids of Egypt, about 6 miles
as wide as Taiwan, about 106-186 miles
About how much does a million dollars weigh if its all in one-dollar bills?
1 pound
500 pounds
2,200 pounds
1 million pounds
What is the fastest-growing plant on Earth, growing about 35 inches a day?
kudzu vine
bamboo
spider plant
dandelion
More than 51 million Americans enjoy doing this hobby in their free time:
duck calling
doing the chicken dance
bird-watching
painting their pets
Being on "cloud nine" means you are ___________.
really happy
very rich
dressed in your best clothes
flying at an altitude of 9,000 feet
