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1 | % Right | Questions? Send an email to acarlson2@isd622.org |
2 | 25.5% | Eating carrots improves your night vision |
3 | 27.3% | George Washington Carver invented Peanut Butter |
4 | 28.7% | SPAM stands for “Shoulder of Pork and Ham” |
5 | 29.1% | The majority of the damage done to Japan during WWII came from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs |
6 | 30.1% | The first animals in space were fruit flies |
7 | 31.9% | Brown eggs come from brown chickens, who have more melanin in their feathers |
8 | 33.3% | “Ring around the Rosie” was about the Black Death |
9 | 34.2% | People suffering liver failure can protect themselves from toxins with blueberries |
10 | 39.8% | Paralyzed people’s fingers and toes do not “prune up” in water |
11 | 40.7% | Barack Obama has won more Grammy Awards than Katy Perry |
12 | 41.2% | Benjamin Franklin proposed the wild turkey be the symbol of the United States instead of the bald eagle |
13 | 42.0% | Rusty nails are more likely to cause tetanus infections |
14 | 46.5% | A Komodo dragon bite is dangerous because of the bacteria that live in its mouth |
15 | 46.9% | There has never been a confirmed shark attack on the coast of Arizona |
16 | 49.5% | Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California |
17 | 51.5% | During the Apollo program, approximately half of the federal budget was spent on the moon missions |
18 | 52.0% | Navy uniforms turn bright orange when coming in contact with salt water so a sailor can be spotted after falling overboard |
19 | 54.8% | Albert Einstein’s brain was sliced up after his death and now is in many pieces around the country |
20 | 54.9% | Albert Einstein was a poor student of math and even flunked his earliest entrance exams |
21 | 55.9% | Microwaving your kitchen sponge kills off the dangerous bacteria |
22 | 58.0% | Police officers must identify themselves if working undercover |
23 | 59.1% | Steel is no longer magnetic above 800° C |
24 | 59.1% | NASA spent millions to develop a pen to work in space, the Soviet Union just used pencils instead |
25 | 59.3% | Harry S. Truman’s middle name is “S.” |
26 | 59.6% | Women found guilty of witchcraft at the Salem Witch Trials were burned at the stake |
27 | 60.3% | Glass is a slow-moving liquid |
28 | 60.5% | St. Bernards carry barrels of brandy to people stranded in avalanches to help keep them warm |
29 | 60.6% | Ancient Romans used the vomitorium in order to throw up so they could eat more food |
30 | 60.7% | There are no venomous birds |
31 | 61.1% | Rabies only kills mammals |
32 | 61.1% | Large quantities of Vitamin C can reduce your risk of contracting the common cold |
33 | 61.2% | The Stegosaurus was around before grass |
34 | 61.5% | An ostrich will hide from a predator by placing its head in the sand |
35 | 61.5% | The amount of water flowing over Niagara Falls is reduced at night to generate more electricity |
36 | 62.9% | Peppers with 4 bumps are female and peppers with 3 bumps are male. Female peppers are full of seeds, but sweeter and better for eating. Male peppers are better for cooking |
37 | 63.9% | Baby carrots were invented in 1986 |
38 | 64.0% | The side of the moon that cannot be seen from earth is dark |
39 | 64.2% | Identical twins have identical DNA but different fingerprints |
40 | 65.2% | “420” is the LAPD police code for marijuana use |
41 | 65.6% | The Mona Lisa painting has no eyebrows |
42 | 65.8% | Napoleon Bonaparte was shorter than the average French soldier |
43 | 65.8% | Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt steel |
44 | 66.1% | Sweet foods can only be tasted by the tip of your tongue |
45 | 66.7% | Walt Disney has won more Academy Awards (“Oscars”) than anyone else |
46 | 66.7% | Opossums hang by their tails when sleeping to hide from predators |
47 | 67.8% | Paul Bunyan was a real person |
48 | 68.5% | The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space |
49 | 68.8% | Tom Hanks is married to a woman with the name "Wilson" |
50 | 69.0% | Bats are blind and must use sound to navigate instead |
51 | 69.3% | The bumps on toads are caused by papilloma viruses, which also cause warts on people |
52 | 69.4% | The first American in space played golf on the moon |
53 | 69.5% | “Wiki” means “What I Know Is” |
54 | 69.7% | When given a kidney transplant, doctors leave the diseased kidneys in the patient |
55 | 69.9% | Ingesting (eating/drinking) silver will turn your skin permanently blue |
56 | 70.2% | As tigers age, their stripes become further apart |
57 | 70.5% | The Bill of Rights was written when Beethoven was a teenager |
58 | 70.9% | Adding salt to water causes it to boil faster |
59 | 71.1% | Lemmings engage in mass suicide when their population numbers become too great |
60 | 72.1% | A pony is a breed of horse, not a baby horse |
61 | 72.6% | You can balance an egg on one end only on the spring and fall equinoxes |
62 | 72.7% | Early Americans deliberately gave smallpox-infected blankets to Native Americans |
63 | 72.8% | Finland and North Korea are separated by only one country |
64 | 73.6% | The daddy longlegs spider is the most venomous spider in the world, but its fangs cannot penetrate human skin |
65 | 74.3% | The video game Donkey Kong is based on a true story |
66 | 75.0% | The first Egyptian chariots were powered by sails |
67 | 75.0% | The USSR had the first man in space, but the US had the first woman in space |
68 | 76.1% | Platypuses are the only venomous mammals |
69 | 76.3% | After an appendectomy, doctors disconnect the appendix, but leave it in the body to let the immune system break it down |
70 | 76.6% | Mammoths were still alive when the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built |
71 | 76.9% | Swallowed chewing gum accumulates in your large intestine takes years to completely be pooped out |
72 | 77.2% | Adding oil to pasta prevents the noodles from sticking together |
73 | 77.2% | When donating a kidney, doctors prefer to take the left kidney |
74 | 77.3% | In South Korea, a common urban legend is that sleeping in a room with an electric fan running will result in death |
75 | 77.4% | Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, and Amy Winehouse (musicians) all died at the age of 27 |
76 | 77.9% | Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing |
77 | 78.5% | Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party ordered the creation of the VW Beetle |
78 | 78.5% | Corgis do not have knees |
79 | 78.6% | Woodrow Wilson was the only US President to have a PhD |
80 | 78.7% | Whoopi Goldberg is the only person to have won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) |
81 | 78.8% | More people died of diarrhea (dysentery) in the Civil War than gunshots |
82 | 78.9% | The Irish potato is actually native to South America |
83 | 79.1% | Someone with schizophrenia has multiple and different personalities |
84 | 79.1% | Mike Tyson collects and breeds pigeons |
85 | 79.2% | Sex advice columnist Dr. Ruth was a sniper in the Israeli military |
86 | 79.2% | The Washington Monument has a tip made out of platinum, the most valuable metal in the world at the time |
87 | 79.3% | Tic-Tacs are sugar-free |
88 | 79.3% | Penguins do not have knees |
89 | 79.5% | There are no bridges over the Amazon river |
90 | 79.6% | The Boston Marathon did not voluntarily allow women until 1972 |
91 | 79.8% | Eating within 30 minutes of swimming results in cramps and an increased risk of drowning |
92 | 80.0% | Beyonce has won more Grammy awards than any other female artist |
93 | 80.0% | Hippos are an invasive species in Colombia because of a drug kingpin |
94 | 80.2% | “Ford” stands for “First On Race Day” |
95 | 80.3% | Great Horned Owls eat skunks because they have no sense of smell |
96 | 80.3% | Saudi Arabia imports sand and camels from Australia |
97 | 80.5% | Mr. Rogers served as a sniper in Vietnam |
98 | 80.6% | Lightning never strikes the same place on Earth twice |
99 | 80.7% | The leotard was named after an acrobat |
100 | 80.7% | A housecat can outsprint Usain Bolt |