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Weirdest number facts ever

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The longest time between two twins being born is

a)

87 seconds

b)

87 minutes

c)

87 hours

d)

87 days

2.

Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese that contains live maggots. The maggots can jump up to 12 centimetres out of cheese while you're eating it, so it's a good idea to shield it with your hand to stop them jumping into your eyes.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he

a)

tripped over his beard running away from a fire.

b)

was crushed in a garbage truck when his beard got caught in the retractor.

c)

was drowned in a pool when his beard was caught in the filter.

d)

his beard was sucked in to the engine of a light plane.

4.

The largest snowflake ever recorded reportedly measured

a)

15 cm across.

b)

37.5 cm across.

c)

24.3 cm across.

d)

52.1 cm across.

5.

Approximately how many kilometres of blood vessels are in the human body?

a)

960

b)

9 600

c)

96 000

d)

960 000

6.

A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — how many times between 1942 and 1977?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

7.

More than what percentage of all the calories consumed by humans worldwide is provided by rice alone.

a)

50%

b)

45%

c)

20%

d)

5%

8.

The television was invented only two years after the invention of

a)

the microwave.

b)

the washing machine.

c)

petrol engines.

d)

sliced bread.

9.

Two PlayStation 1 games, FIFA 2001 and Gran Turismo 2, have scratch & sniff discs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If you sneeze while traveling at 96 mph, your eyes are closed for an average of

a)

15 mm

b)

15 cm

c)

15 m

d)

15 km

11.

The world record for the longest human chain (holding hands) is

a)

10 004 cm

b)

104 384 cm

c)

110 335 cm

d)

200 123 cm

12.

The brain is our fattiest organ and is composed of nearly what percentage of fat?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

13.

How many wooden toilet seats did a guy named Kevin Shelley in September 2007, break with his head in one minute to create a world record?

a)

106

b)

86

c)

66

d)

46

14.

Tsunamis can move at speeds over

a)

800 kilometres per hour.

b)

1000 kilometres per hour.

c)

500 kilometres per hour.

d)

300 kilometres per hour.

15.

A single sneeze travels 160 kilometres per hour and shoots 100,000 germs into the air.

a)

True

b)

False