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Jessica
October 26, 2008, 04:09 PM
I own a small book full of fun questions. See if you can answer these. There will be answers but they are hidden. please do not look at the answers until you are done answering all the questions. Then, calcutate your score and vote in the poll on what you got. Good luck!! ;) :) :D :cool: :butterfly: :pizza: :clock: :pinkdaisies::earth: :present: :tree: ¡Buena suerte!:star:

*Note: if you don't know the answer, you can either leave it blank or write "Don't know". Then you can see the answer- but do not cheat! please :)

1.) What can't you do with your eyes open? Sneeze!
2.) Are pineapples native to Hawaii? No, they were first planted in 1790.
3.) What can go longer without drinking water, a giraffe or a camel? A camel.
4.) There are two bridge of sighs- the most famous one is in Venice, Italy. Where is the other? Cambridge University, England.
5.) About how many different types of cactus exist? A. 350 B. 675 C. 1000
C
6.) Which elephant have the largest ears, African or Asian? African
7.) Did Eskimos invent the igloo? No, and half of all eskimos have never seen one.
8.) Name the dwarf who could spin straw into gold. Rumplestiltskin
9.) Where do peas come from? They are native to Europe and Asia.
10.) Is the cucumber a fruit or vegetable? A fruit
11.) Which is older, England's Stonehenge or Rome's Colosseum? Stonehenge is 1500 years older.
12.) What is a 300th Anniversary called? Tercentenary
13.) In Greek mythology, who were the god Zeus' parents? Cronos and Rhea
14.) What natural color is the flamingo? White- they turn pink from the food they eat.
15.) Name the only 2 nuts mentioned in the Bible. Almonds and pistachios
16.) Who invented the dumbwaiter? Thomas Jefferson
17.) Why were all the roles in Shakespeare's plays originally acted by men and boys? At that time it wasn't proper for women and girls to appear on stage.
18.) It requires 34 muscles to frown. How many does it take to smile? 13
19.) Money isn't made out of paper. What is it made out of? Linen
20.) The blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. How many feet long can one grow to be? As long as 100 feet
21.) Which has more protein, a banana or an apple? A banana.

Tomisimo
October 27, 2008, 12:32 PM
I scanned them and got about 10 right. :) I'd like to know what a "bridge of sighs" is, and who actually invented the igloo.

Jessica
October 27, 2008, 05:29 PM
I don't really know what a bridge of sighs is either but that's what it said in the book. One of them is in Venice.

Tomisimo
October 27, 2008, 10:58 PM
Wikipedia is our friend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Sighs). :)

Jessica
October 28, 2008, 05:16 AM
of course

sosia
November 03, 2008, 03:13 AM
15. I failed the eskimos. I don't know what a dumbwaiter is, and some others....

Planet hopper
November 03, 2008, 04:03 AM
I got 8, the one on the bridges of sighs is so very very relative...Hart Crane and Lorca wrote about brooklyn bridge, too:confused::confused::confused::(

I can also think of he bridges in Lisbon and Rio, and many more.:approx::approx:

I don't agree on 17) either, it was actually illegal.:thinking::thinking:

To number one I would argue...Can you sleep with your eyes open? Not me:grumble::grumble::grumble:

sosia
November 03, 2008, 04:32 AM
I also sayed "to sleep" in the one!
proper or illegal, both must be good. I sayed ilegal but counted it as good. :D