Believe It Or Not

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1. In the U.S., about how many gallons of milk does the average cow give during a year? 1600 1200 1000 1400

2. How many hummingbird eggs could fit into one ostrich egg? 1000 3000 10000 5000

3. What did the son of England's George III once display a centerpiece of? flamingo tongues live goldfish hogsheads butterfly wings

4. Which of these does the huge French book called Larousse Gastronomique tell you how to cook? hogs people dogs camels

5. What was the East Room of the White House once used for? store room laundry room washroom nursery

6. What is the biggest object ever to disappear completely in quicksand? a small building an elephant a train an airplane

7. If you saved all the skin you shed in a year, what would it weigh as much of? golf ball baseball basketball tennis ball

8. What is the most common noncontagious disease in the world? cancer gum disease heart disease lung disease

9. Thomas Edison invented a machine for getting rid of what stubborn bug? cockroaches mosquitoes flea ant

10. Which type of animals dined with the wealthy Earl of Bridgewater in 1820? dogs horses mice cats

11. The Empire State Building once had a mooring on top. What was it for? flying saucers airplanes blimps helicopters

12. All these come to a point in life that they stop growing. Which of these never stops growing as long as it lives? a parrot a palm tree a palmetto bug a porcupine

13. If you could measure all the bacteria living in and on your body, what would it fill? teaspoon one pint gallon jug soup can

14. How many times per minute does a canary's heart beat? 1000 1500 500 2000

15. What was a sign of wealth in 19th century England? mittens an umbrella beach ball big hat

16. Where would you find your philtrum? under your eye under your ears under your mouth under your nose

17. What was the first creature to travel in space? a bird a dog a monkey a man

18. In Utah in the 1870s what could a slot machine give you? a marriage a divorce a traffic ticket a driver's license

19. A nest found in Ohio weighed more then a ton! What kind of bird builds a nest that big? the bald eagle falcon hawk Canada goose

20. What do male butterflies like to lick? stones tree trunks female butterflies light bulbs

21. What did a Roman named Arpocras once eat? 4 candles 4 tablecloths 4 napkins 4 floral arrangements

22. Where does the male catfish carry its mate's eggs? on his back in his mouth under his fins on his head

23. What color wedding dress is worn by most brides in China? yellow white black red

24. Where was the tallest geyser eruption ever recorded? New Zealand Russia U.S.A Canada

25. What did Mark Twain invent? velcro bowtie elastic suspenders shoelaces