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? 5000 10000 1000 3000

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? laundry room washroom store room nursery

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

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? mice cats horses dogs

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

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 porcupine a palmetto bug a palm tree

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

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? big hat mittens an umbrella beach ball

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

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

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

19. A nest found in Ohio weighed more than 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? stones tree trunks female butterflies light bulbs

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

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

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

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

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