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Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what place was Christmas once illegal?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
Italy
d)
Switzerland
2.
In California, it is illegal to eat oranges while doing what?
a)
bathing
b)
driving
c)
skateboarding
d)
walking
3.
Coulrophobia means fear of what?
a)
high places
b)
worms
c)
stairs
d)
clowns
4.
Which of the following is the longest running American animated tv show?
a)
Family Guy
b)
Simpsons
c)
Flintstones
d)
Spongebob
5.
Every year, over 8,800 people injure themselves with what apparently harmless, tiny object?
a)
pencil
b)
eraser
c)
toothpick
d)
paper clip
6.
How many pounds of pressure do you need to rip off your ear (who tested this???)
a)
7
b)
11
c)
15
d)
25
7.
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
8.
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
9.
What is the fear of houses?
a)
neophobia
b)
oikophobia
c)
housephobia
d)
dwellaphobia
10.
When glass breaks, the cracks move up to how many mph?
a)
1,000
b)
2,000
c)
3,000
d)
4,000
11.
The most common adjective used in English is________
a)
good
b)
bad
c)
bed
d)
goodly
12.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
13.
The oldest English word that is still in use is ______________
a)
town
b)
city
c)
park
d)
dog
14.

The only animal that can't jump ?

a)

ox

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Elephant

d)

Buffalo

15.

How many rings make up the Olympic Game Symbol

a)

7

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

16.

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

17.
a)

17

b)

32

c)

27

d)

22

18.

How many "S" do you see ?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

19.

What is the national animal of Scotland

a)

Elephant

b)

Monkey

c)

Unicorn

d)

Wolf

20.

How long is the longest T.V add in history?

a)

14 Hours

b)

1 Year

c)

5 minutes

d)

7 Days

21.

How many letters does the longest word have?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

36

d)

45

22.

From how much distance can you hear a whales heartbeat?

a)

1 meter

b)

4 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

1 mile

23.

How long can a camel survive without water?

a)

25 days

b)

1 week

c)

9 months

d)

7 months

24.

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

25.

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

26.

How long was the world's longest french fry?

a)

24-inches

b)

34-inches

c)

44-inches

d)

54-inches

27.

Which nut is actually a legume, not a nut?

a)

almond

b)

walnut

c)

pistachio

d)

peanut

28.

How many Earths could fit inside the sun?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

1,000,000

29.

How long is a day on Neptune?

a)

16 hours

b)

26 hours

c)

14 hours

d)

24 hours

30.

What is the largest living animal?

a)

Blue Whale

b)

Orca Whale

c)

African Elephant

d)

Rhinoceros

31.

One quarter of your bones are in your __________.

a)

ribs

b)

hands

c)

feet

d)

ears

32.

Your nose and ears never stop growing.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Who has more taste buds?

a)

Boys

b)

Girls

34.

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

a)

12

b)

32

c)

52

d)

72

35.

How fast can a chameleon change colors?

a)

10 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

40 seconds

36.

About how many times a year do kids blink?

a)

4 million

b)

5 million

c)

6 million

d)

7 million

37.

How many hearts to earthworms have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

38.

The longest paper airplane flight was more than

a)

20 feet

b)

200 feet

c)

40 feet

d)

400 feet

39.

When was the first email sent?

a)

1971

b)

1981

c)

1991

d)

2001

40.

Which of these were originally sold as medicine?

a)

mustard

b)

ketchup

c)

barbecue sauce

d)

mayonnaise

41.

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

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

42.

How much would a 100 pound person weigh on Mars?

a)

3 pounds

b)

8 pounds

c)

38 pounds

d)

380 pounds

43.

Shrimps hearts are in their heads

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Your blood is NOT as salty as the ocean

b)

Your blood is as salty as the ocean

45.

One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts

a)

False

b)

True

46.

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

a)

Hawaii

b)

The Vatican City

47.

Hippopotamus milk is pink

a)

False

b)

True

48.

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.

49.

Some fish cough

a)

False

b)

True

50.

Kangaroos can walk backward

a)

False

b)

True

51.

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

a)

False

b)

True

52.

Tomatoes and avocados are fruits.

a)

False

b)

True

53.

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

a)

False

b)

True

54.

Frogs drink water through their skin

a)

False

b)

True

55.

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

a)

False

b)

True

56.

Your nose and ears continue growing for your entire life

a)

False

b)

True

57.

When you grow up you’ll have 32 teeth

a)

False

b)

True

58.

What day is Popcorn day?

a)

August 2

b)

January 19

c)

October 30

d)

December 24

59.

What day is Batman day?

a)

April 21

b)

June 16

c)

May 1

d)

February 11

60.

What day is national Donut day?

a)

June 4

b)

November 17

c)

July 6

d)

March 12

61.

Kangaroos can't walk backwards.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The shortest war in history lasted how long?

a)

2 weeks

b)

5 days

c)

12 hours

d)

38 minutes

63.

You can smell in your sleep.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Cows can walk up stairs but not down them.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Ostriches can run faster than horses.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Pineapples take how many years to grow?

a)

2 years

b)

2 months

c)

2 weeks

d)

2 days

68.

Strawberries are the only fruit whose seeds grow on the outside.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Heat from the sun that is captured and used is called...

a)

Light Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Sun Energy

70.

Cucumbers are actually a vegetable and not a fruit.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

A slug has how many noses?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

72.

A Dragonfly can fly how fast?

a)

20 mph

b)

50 mph

c)

30 mph

d)

40 mph

73.

A snail can sleep straight through for how long?

a)

3 years

b)

3 weeks

c)

3 days

74.

Worms in Australia can be how long?

a)

4 feet

b)

6 feet

c)

2 feet

d)

1 foot

75.

A shrimp's heart is in its:

a)

belly

b)

head

c)

tail

d)

foot

76.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its heart.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

It is impossible to lick your own elbow.

a)

True

b)

False

78.
What is this image the icon for?
a)
Microsoft PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft Word
c)
Microsoft Publisher
d)
Microsoft Excel
79.
What is this ?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
GUI
80.
What does this mean?
a)
Clip
b)
Email
c)
Attachment
d)
Send
81.
What are the two main parts of the processor?
a)
Control Unit & Arithmetic Logic Unit
b)
RAM & ROM
c)
RAM & Cache
d)
Control Unit & Cache
82.
What is this image the icon for?
a)
Microsoft PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft Word
c)
Microsoft Publisher
d)
Microsoft Excel
83.
What is this?
a)
Email
b)
Inbox
c)
Post
d)
Sent
84.
What does this mean?
a)
Search
b)
Paste
c)
Delete
d)
Copy
85.
This device is used for reading barcodes
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
86.
What's this?
a)
MOUSE
b)
BARCODE READER
c)
TRACKERBALL
d)
DIGITAL CAMERA
87.
Which of these is NOT an input device?
a)
Screen
b)
Microphone
c)
Scanner
d)
Keyboard