Interesting Facts Quiz 1


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  1. What is different about a cow's teeth compared to a person's teeth?
a. cows' teeth never stop growing
b. cow's teeth get replaced about every two years
c. only the bottom jaw has front teeth

  1. Why is the west coast of the United States better for surfing than the east coast?
a. the sea bottom rises more quickly along the west coast; that makes bigger waves
b. there are more violent storms over the Pacific Ocean; that makes the waves bigger
c. the wind direction is more often toward the shore along the west coast; that makes the waves bigger

  1. Scientists believe that the center of the earth now is about 7700 degress Farenheit. Why is the earth's center so hot?
a. the weight of the overlying rock causes pressure that makes heat
b. radioactive minerals heat the earth's center
c. the heat is from when the earth was formed
d. chemical reactions produce the heat
e. a, b and c

  1. What creature can jump 100 times its own height?
a. grasshopper
b. kangeroo
c. rabbit
d. flea


  1. What unusual method does the cuttlefish use to travel?
a. hitches a ride on larger fish
b. squirts water to jet propel itself
c. shoots out its tongue and the cuttlefish is pulled forward as the tongue is brought back in
d. uses a sail-like membrane to let the current drag it along


  1. Which number cannot be represented in Roman numerals?
a. zero
b. one million
c. 1/4
d. a and b
e. a and c

  1. What animal always gives birth to identical twins?
a. armadillo
b. llama
c. sheep
d. hedgehog

  1. Which product was originally advertized as "Esteemed brain tonic and intellectual beverage"?
a. coffee
b. rootbeer
c. Coca cola
d. tomato juice

  1. Which rock can float?
a. soapstone
b. coral
c. slag
d. pumice


  1. As trees grow...
a. the entire trunk increases in size
b. only a very thin layer just under the bark expands to increase the size of the tree's trunk



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