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A 7th Quizz: Things you should know as an Adult.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name. Which letter is that?

a)

Q

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

M

2.

Kleenex tissue paper was originally intended to be used as something else, what was it's purpose?

a)

Gas mask filter

b)

Newspaper Paper

c)

Sandwich wrappings

d)

To make finger ghosts

3.

Christmas is often abbreviated to Xmas, where does the X come from?

a)

X is the Greek letter Chi

b)

X because christ died on the cross

c)

X is a symbol of holiness

d)

X rated God time.

4.

In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered an antibiotic he affectionately nicknamed: 'mould juice' what was the eventual name for his finding?

a)

Prestopril

b)

Streptomycin

c)

Penicillin

d)

Nodiey

5.

When dinosaurs walked the earth how many hours were there in a day?

a)

14 hours long

b)

23 hours long

c)

18 hours long

d)

31 hours long

6.

Charles Darwins pet tortoise Harriet was brought back from his tour of the Galapagos Islands in 1835. She (fairly) recently died in 2006. Who was her last owner?

a)

Paul Hogan

b)

Steve Irwin

c)

Rupert Murdock

d)

Bear Grylls.

7.

What'sa baby rabbit called?

a)

Kitten

b)

Pad

c)

Cub

d)

Tod

8.

What does 'O.K' stand for?

a)

On Kourse

b)

Occasion Keep

c)

Oll Korrect

d)

Ompt Kompt

9.

The Eiffel Tower wasn't meant to be built in Paris. What city rejected the design in 1889?

a)

Palermo

b)

Barcelona

c)

London

d)

Salzburg

10.

The only sport ever to be played on the Moon was played in 1971. What was the sport?

a)

Badminton

b)

American football

c)

Golf

d)

Baseball

11.

What is the most Shoplifted item in the world? (Accounting for 4% of the Global product)

a)

Bread

b)

Cheese

c)

Kumquat

d)

Ham

12.

Check the zipper on a number of clothing items and most will say YKK. The Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha accounts for how much of the world's zipper production?

a)

A Quarter

b)

Half

c)

An Eighth

d)

13.

The earth is predominantly covered in water. What percentage of that water is consumable by humanity?

a)

0.007%

b)

3.7%

c)

1.5%

d)

0.04%

14.

Which animal is responsible for the most annual deaths in Australia?

a)

Cattle

b)

Horses

c)

Spiders

d)

Snakes

15.

Our Solar System mass is 99.8% made up of what?

a)

Dust

b)

Vacuum

c)

Sun

d)

Water

16.

In the Picture what recently discovered car park king was featured on this North Korean stamp in 1984?

a)

William I

b)

Richard III

c)

Edward IV

d)

Henry V

17.

Whose economy is richer?

a)

Russia

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

United Kingdom

18.

What was the first toy advertised on television ever?

a)

Slinky dog

b)

Mr Potato Head

c)

Connect 4

d)

Hot wheelz

19.

Dog ownership is banned where?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Antarctica

c)

San Marino

d)

Bermuda

20.

Tyromancy is the art of predicting the future using what?

a)

Tyre marks

b)

Goat clusters

c)

Cloud formations

d)

Cheese curdling