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fun facts!

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.
Every year, over 8,800 people injure themselves with what apparently harmless, tiny object?
a)
pencil
b)
eraser
c)
toothpick
d)
paper clip
5.
How many pounds of pressure do you need to rip off your ear (who tested this???)
a)
7
b)
11
c)
15
d)
25
6.
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
7.
What is the fear of houses?
a)
neophobia
b)
oikophobia
c)
housephobia
d)
dwellaphobia
8.
When glass breaks, the cracks move up to how many mph?
a)
1,000
b)
2,000
c)
3,000
d)
4,000
9.
The most common adjective used in English is________
a)
good
b)
bad
c)
bed
d)
goodly
10.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
11.
The oldest English word that is still in use is ______________
a)
town
b)
city
c)
park
d)
dog
12.
The two most common words in English are _____________________
a)
you and me.
b)
I and you.
c)
home and  school.
d)
love and fun
13.
"The apple of sombody’s eye" means ________
a)
apple in the eye
b)
favourite person
c)
favourite fruit
d)
problem with the eyes
14.
"Go bananas" means _________
a)
go and buy some bananas
b)
eat this banana
c)
become crazy
d)
become angry
15.
"Out of the blue" means ____________
a)
suddenly
b)
slowly
c)
happily
d)
awfully 
16.
Gollum loves the golden ring
a)
True
b)
False
17.

What was the first college in the colonies?

a)

Harvard University

b)

Yale

c)

Clemson

d)

South Carolina University

18.

How many moons does Saturn have?

a)

1

b)

62

c)

none

d)

347

19.

When was the chocolate chip invented?

a)

1738

b)

1956

c)

1821

d)

1937

20.

Kangaroos can't walk backwards.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

You can smell in your sleep.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Cows can walk up stairs but not down them.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Ostriches can run faster than horses.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Pineapples take how many years to grow?

a)

2 years

b)

2 months

c)

2 weeks

d)

2 days

26.

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

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Cucumbers are actually a vegetable and not a fruit.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A slug has how many noses?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

29.

A Dragonfly can fly how fast?

a)

20 mph

b)

50 mph

c)

30 mph

d)

40 mph

30.

A snail can sleep straight through for how long?

a)

3 years

b)

3 weeks

c)

3 days

31.

A shrimp's heart is in its:

a)

belly

b)

head

c)

tail

d)

foot