Random Facts #2

Read the following questions and select an answer from the answer choices provided. The answer key will be provided after the quiz is scored. Streeeetch that mind!

1.

Who composed Canada's National anthem 'O Canada'?

Calixa Lavallée
John Stafford Smith
Peter Dodds McCormick
I don't know
2.

The world's top three wine producers in descending order are:

France, Spain, Italy
Spain, Italy, France
Italy, France, Spain
I don't know
3.

Order the following cheeses from the cheese that contains the most grams of protein (per 100g of food) to the least.

Brie Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Edam Cheese, Cottage Cheese
Edam Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Brie Cheese, Cottage Cheese
Cheddar Cheese, Brie Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Edam Cheese
I don't know
4.

Order the following vegetables from the vegetable that contains the most grams of carbohydrates (per 100g of food) to the least.

Brussel sprouts (cooked); Chick peas (dry); Corn on the cob
Corn on the cob; Chick peas (dry); Brussel sprouts (cooked)
Chick peas (dry); Corn on the cob; Brussel sprouts (cooked)
I don't know
5.

The greatest depth in the Pacific ocean is ________ feet.

28 372
36 220
25 344
I don't know
6.

Which of the following is the most recent technological invention?

Ball-point pen
Parking meter
Neon light
I don't know
7.

What are the most common elements of the planet's crust, in descending order?

Oxygen, Iron, Calcium, Silicon, Magnesium, Sodium, Aluminium, Potassium,
Oxygen, Silicon, Iron, Calcium, Aluminium, Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium
Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminium, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium
I don't know
8.

Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon are the four elements that make up life's building blocks.

True
False
I don't know
9.

Wounds infested with maggots heal quickly and without spread of gangrene or other infection.

True
False
I don't know
10.

Around the world there are at most 50 to 70 lightning flashes every second.

True
False
I don't know
11.

The furthest a fully grown kangaroo can jump is 8 yards.

True
False
I don't know
12.

Without insulin, a person can have excess sugar in his blood.

True
False
I don't know
13.

In nine months, a housefly could lay enough eggs to produce a layer of flies that would cover all of Germany.

True
False
I don't know
14.

A hippopotamus can open its jaws to an angle of 220 degrees.

True
False
I don't know
15.

Hailstones can kill.

True
False
I don't know
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