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Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old was Walt Disney when he started sketching regularly?

a)

6 years old

b)

5 years old

c)

4 years old

d)

3 years old

2.

Abraham Lincoln had another job long before becoming President. What was it?

a)

Professional Wrestler

b)

Professional Baseball Player

c)

Professional Football Player

d)

Professional Bowler

3.

How long was the world's longest french fry?

a)

24-inches

b)

34-inches

c)

44-inches

d)

54-inches

4.

Which nut is actually a legume, not a nut?

a)

almond

b)

walnut

c)

pistachio

d)

peanut

5.

How many Earths could fit inside the sun?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

1,000,000

6.

How long is a day on Neptune?

a)

16 hours

b)

26 hours

c)

14 hours

d)

24 hours

7.

Which animal's eye is bigger than its brain?

a)

owl

b)

ostrich

c)

bald eagle

d)

falcon

8.

What is the largest living animal?

a)

Blue Whale

b)

Orca Whale

c)

African Elephant

d)

Rhinoceros

9.

One quarter of your bones are in your __________.

a)

ribs

b)

hands

c)

feet

d)

ears

10.

Your nose and ears never stop growing.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who has more taste buds?

a)

Boys

b)

Girls

12.

How many different muscles do you use every time you talk?

a)

12

b)

32

c)

52

d)

72

13.

How fast can a chameleon change colors?

a)

10 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

40 seconds

14.

About how many times a year do kids blink?

a)

4 million

b)

5 million

c)

6 million

d)

7 million

15.

How many hearts to earthworms have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

16.

The longest paper airplane flight was more than

a)

20 feet

b)

200 feet

c)

40 feet

d)

400 feet

17.

When was the first email sent?

a)

1971

b)

1981

c)

1991

d)

2001

18.

Which of these were originally sold as medicine?

a)

mustard

b)

ketchup

c)

barbecue sauce

d)

mayonnaise

19.

Humans have 5 senses. How many senses do sharks have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

20.

How much would a 100 pound person weigh on Mars?

a)

3 pounds

b)

8 pounds

c)

38 pounds

d)

380 pounds

21.
In what place was Christmas once illegal?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
Italy
d)
Switzerland
22.
In California, it is illegal to eat oranges while doing what?
a)
bathing
b)
driving
c)
skateboarding
d)
walking
23.
Coulrophobia means fear of what?
a)
high places
b)
worms
c)
stairs
d)
clowns
24.
Which of the following is the longest running American animated tv show?
a)
Family Guy
b)
Simpsons
c)
Flintstones
d)
Spongebob
25.
Every year, over 8,800 people injure themselves with what apparently harmless, tiny object?
a)
pencil
b)
eraser
c)
toothpick
d)
paper clip
26.
How many pounds of pressure do you need to rip off your ear (who tested this???)
a)
7
b)
11
c)
15
d)
25
27.
What are the odds of being killed by space debris?
a)
1 in 5 million
b)
1 in 5 billion
c)
1 in 5 trillion
d)
it's impossible
28.
The NY phone book had 22 Hitlers before WW2. How many did it have at the end of the 20th century?
a)
0
b)
3
c)
10
d)
22
29.
What is the fear of houses?
a)
neophobia
b)
oikophobia
c)
housephobia
d)
dwellaphobia
30.
When glass breaks, the cracks move up to how many mph?
a)
1,000
b)
2,000
c)
3,000
d)
4,000
31.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
32.
The oldest English word that is still in use is ______________
a)
town
b)
city
c)
park
d)
dog
33.

The only animal that can't jump ?

a)

ox

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Elephant

d)

Buffalo

34.

How many rings make up the Olympic Game Symbol

a)

7

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

35.

How many times does a person blink in 1 minute ?

a)

5 - 10 times

b)

20 - 30 times

c)

15 - 20 times

d)

10 - 15 times

36.
a)

17

b)

32

c)

27

d)

22

37.

How many "S" do you see ?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

38.

How many "S" do you see ?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

39.

What is the national animal of Scotland

a)

Elephant

b)

Monkey

c)

Unicorn

d)

Wolf

40.

How many letters does the longest word have?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

36

d)

45

41.

From how much distance can you hear a whales heartbeat?

a)

1 meter

b)

4 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

1 mile

42.

Shrimps hearts are in their heads

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Your blood is NOT as salty as the ocean

b)

Your blood is as salty as the ocean

44.

One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts

a)

False

b)

True

45.

What is the smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles?

a)

Hawaii

b)

The Vatican City

46.

Hippopotamus milk is pink

a)

False

b)

True

47.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Snails take the longest naps, some lasting as long as three years.

b)

Bears take the longest naps, some lasting as long as three years.

48.

Some fish cough

a)

False

b)

True

49.

It is illegal to stand within 90 metres of the Queen without socks on

a)

False

b)

True

50.

Tomatoes and avocados are fruits.

a)

False

b)

True

51.

Pigs can’t look up into the sky – it’s physically impossible.

a)

False

b)

True

52.

Frogs drink water through their skin

a)

False

b)

True

53.

There is a tree called the Idiot Fruit, it grows in Australia’s Daintree rainforest

a)

False

b)

True

54.

When you grow up you’ll have 32 teeth

a)

False

b)

True

55.

Your nose and ears continue growing for your entire life

a)

False

b)

True

56.

There is a town in Nebraska with a population of 1.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Lobsters bladders are located where?

a)

bottom

b)

claws

c)

head

d)

tail

58.

Lobsters communicate by:

a)

antlers

b)

clicking their claws

c)

wagging their tails

d)

urinating on each other

59.

Carrots can turn your skin orange.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

High heels were originally made for men.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which character does not belong on sesame street?

a)

cookie monster

b)

the count

c)

big bird

d)

tyranorsaurus

62.

Which fictional city is home of Batman?

a)

Gotham

b)

ybor city

c)

New York

d)

Brooklyn

63.

Which crime fighting cartoon dog has the initials S.D.?

a)

Sotheby and Diamond

b)

Sand dollar

c)

Starsky and Dutch

d)

Scooby Doo

64.

Which planet is closest to the Earth?

a)

Pluto

b)

Sun

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

65.

Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the ram?

a)

Aries

b)

Capricorn

c)

Gemini

d)

Taurus

66.

What is the fairy's name in Peter Pan?

a)

Talia

b)

Tausha

c)

Tina

d)

Tinkerbell

67.

What's the hunchback of Notre Dame's name?

a)

Bob

b)

Quintaurus

c)

Quentin

d)

Quasimodo

68.

How many sides does an Octagon have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

69.

In Greek mythology, who turned all that he touched to gold?

a)

Heat Mizer

b)

Herod

c)

Midas

d)

Nero

70.

What is the chemical symbol for Hydrogen?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

Hy

d)

H20

71.

What are the total number of dots on a pair of dice?

a)

24

b)

36

c)

42

d)

50

72.

The vegetable spinach is high in which mineral?

a)

iron

b)

calcium

c)

salt

d)

fat

73.
What is this image the icon for?
a)
Microsoft PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft Word
c)
Microsoft Publisher
d)
Microsoft Excel
74.
What is this ?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
GUI
75.
What does this mean?
a)
Clip
b)
Email
c)
Attachment
d)
Send
76.
What is this image the icon for?
a)
Microsoft PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft Word
c)
Microsoft Publisher
d)
Microsoft Excel
77.
What is this?
a)
Email
b)
Inbox
c)
Post
d)
Sent
78.
What does this mean?
a)
Search
b)
Paste
c)
Delete
d)
Copy
79.
This device is used for reading barcodes
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
80.
What's this?
a)
MOUSE
b)
BARCODE READER
c)
TRACKERBALL
d)
DIGITAL CAMERA
81.
Which of these is NOT an input device?
a)
Screen
b)
Microphone
c)
Scanner
d)
Keyboard
82.

On a standard traffic light, is green on the top or the bottom?

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

83.

In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

She isn't holding one

84.

What two numbers on a phone dial or keypad do not have letters by them?

a)

0

b)

9

c)

2

d)

1

85.

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

a)

Left

b)

Right

86.

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

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

87.

How many sides does a stop sign have?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

none, it is a circle

d)

8

88.

How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

89.

How many curves are there on a standard paper clip?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

90.
The most common adjective used in English is________
a)
good
b)
bad
c)
bed
d)
goodly
91.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
92.
The oldest English word that is still in use is ______________
a)
town
b)
city
c)
park
d)
dog
93.
________________ of the world’s population speaks at least some English.
a)
1/2
b)
1/8
c)
1/10
d)
1/4
94.
"The apple of sombody’s eye" means ________
a)
apple in the eye
b)
favourite person
c)
favourite fruit
d)
problem with the eyes
95.
"Go bananas" means _________
a)
go and buy some bananas
b)
eat this banana
c)
become crazy
d)
become angry
96.
"Put your best foot forward" means ___________
a)
don't rush
b)
put your shooes on
c)
rest a bit
d)
as fast as you can
97.
"Out of the blue" means ____________
a)
suddenly
b)
slowly
c)
happily
d)
awfully 
98.
"From day one" means ____________ 
a)
from the end
b)
Monday
c)
from the beginning
d)
1st of January
99.
He is (not very good) when he tries to repair something in his house.
a)
all thumbs 
b)
an arm and a leg 
c)
all ears 
d)
about time
100.

_______ have two different air passages, one for breathing and another for smelling. This allows them to store scents in their nose, even while they are exhaling!

a)

Cats

b)

Dogs

c)

Humans

d)

Spiders