So Ya Thought Ya Knowed It All!

This is just a collection of fun facts which can be done verbally or handed out at an activity.

  1. The average parrot lives to be how old?

a. 40 years               b. 80 years                    c. 120 years                 d. 160 years

  1. How much mail does the average person receive in a year?

a. 150 pieces               b. 300 pieces               c. 450 pieces               d. 600 pieces

  1. How fast does a sneeze zoom out of your mouth?

a. 300 mph               b. 600 mph               c. 800 mph               d. 1,000 mph

  1. (True or False) Your fingernails grow twice as fast as your toenails.
  2. Approximately how many flowers does it take to make one pound of honey?

a. 1,000,000               b. 1,700,000               c. 2,000,000               d. 3,200,000

  1. With one pencil, how long of a line can you draw?

a. 3 miles               b. 10 miles               c. 13 miles               d. 35 miles

  1. What animal has the largest eyes?

a. Giant squid               b. Octopus               c. Blue whale               d. Charman

  1. When was the first shopping center built?

a. 1832               b. 1896               c. 1907               d. 1928

  1. What was the biggest recorded bubble blown with bubble gum?

a. 12 inches               b. 18 inches               c. 22 inches               d. 33 inches

  1. In 1985, how much did the largest watermelon grown weigh?

a. 260 lbs.               b. 310 lbs.               c. 405 lbs.               d. 2 tons

  1. The TV dinner was introduced in what year?

a. 1954               b. 1961               c. 1964               d. 1972

  1. What percentage of the American male population weighs over 200 pounds?

a. 11%               b. 17%                 c. 26%                 d. 32%

  1. Ants can live up to how many years?

a. 2 years               b. 4 years               c. 8 years               d. 16 years

  1. How much saliva does the average person produce every day?

a. 1 cup               b. 1 pint               c. 2 quarts               d. 1 gallon

  1. How many times does the average person laugh each day?

a. 5 times               b. 10 times               c. 15 times               d. 25 times

Bonus:  What is the only animal with 4 knees?

Answers:  1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-false (four times as fast), 5-c, 6-d, 7-a  (size of pie tins), 8-b (in Baltimore), 9-c, 10-a (from Arkansas), 11-a, 12-b, 13-d, 14-c, 15-c, Bonus-elephant