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? 1400 1000 1600 1200

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

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

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? nursery store room laundry room washroom

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? baseball basketball tennis ball golf 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? flea cockroaches mosquitoes ant

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

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? one pint teaspoon soup can gallon jug

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

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

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

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 divorce a traffic ticket a marriage a driver's license

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

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

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

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