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Another fact quiz!!! All right same rules as last time. No looking up the answers. I will try to get back to you as soon as possible to grade you're answers! Here we go!
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale?
2. What is a truffle hog used for?
3. If an enormous amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg?
4. What is the longest river in the world?
5. Who was president during the great depression?
6. Are all snowflakes different?
7. What is a guillotine?
8. Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address starts with these six words:
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height of this rectangle is 12 feet. What is the area?
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
11. Can a puffin fly?
12. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
13. How do zebras use their stripes as camouflage?
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live (besides those in the Bible?):
15. How many miles is a 5K?
Robyn~D~
submitted by R~D~, age 14
(March 4, 2011 - 12:32 pm)
(March 4, 2011 - 12:32 pm)
R~D~: :) I know what you mean, if CB died it would be just awful! I
don't think it ever will though, since new buggies come one and great
"old-timer" buggies (like you ;)) keep things going. It's great!
I
am actually surprised I got that many right, I was so tired when I
answered them! I feel really dumb that I got that answer for the area
question, I totally read it wrong. :[ Ha, ha, Admin, I actually
remembered that Annie song and that's why I thought it was Hoover!
Musicals are awesome. :) Hee, hee, great to "see" you again too R~D~.
:) *hugs*
(March 6, 2011 - 7:46 pm)
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale? Carbon dioxide.
2. What is a truffle hog used for? They're used to dig up these little balls of dirt in the ground called truffles... in France. Right?
3. If an enormous amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg? No.
4. What is the longest river in the world? The Nile or Amazon. Some scientists disagree on which one it is.
5. Who was president during the great depression? Hoover and Roosevelt.
6. Are all snowflakes different? Yes.
7. What is a guillotine? I have no clue. It sounds French.
8. Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address starts with these six words: "Four score and seven years ago..."
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height of this rectangle is 12 feet. What is the area? 192. I had to do it on paper. I stink at mental math.
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world? Mt. Kilamanjaro! I saw that in Imax at a museum in St. Louis. It was awesomeness!!!
11. Can a puffin fly? No. It's a type of penguin, right?
12. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide? Co. Don't ask me what it's atomic number is, though.
13. How do zebras use their stripes as camouflage? Blending in with the blades of grass in the sahara?
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live (besides those in the Bible?): That lady from Canada, 112 or something.
15. How many miles is a 5K? I have no idea.
Peacing out for now,
-Hannah☺☻
(March 6, 2011 - 5:53 pm)
@Kimmie: :) Trust me, I don't know what I wrote! I probably should have just stayed away from that question if I can't get the correct terms. :) Thank you hehe! I hope it never dies!!!
@Hannah: All righty, you got questions number 2 (truffles are actually mushrooms... not little balls of dirt hehehehhehehehe :D but I'll give that to you because you've got the right idea) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. You were on the right track with a couple others, but just not close enough. Super great job.
I honestly don't think I could get barely any of these right! I looked up all the answers. :):)
(March 6, 2011 - 10:42 pm)
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale?
oxygen
2. What is a truffle hog used for?
idk
3. If an enormous amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg?
no
4. What is the longest river in the world?
I have no idea XD
5. Who was president during the great depression?
Herbert Hoover and then Franklin Rosevelt
6. Are all snowflakes different?
yes
7. What is a guillotine?
They had it in France a loooong time ago, it is a stand with a blade that falls down and cuts off a person's head XP gross
8. Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address starts with these six words:
"Four score and seven years ago",
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height of this rectangle is 12 feet. What is the area?
*does the multiplication on a post-it* 192 feet squared.
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
11. Can a puffin fly?
yes
12. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
Co2
13. How do zebras use their stripes as camouflage?
kind of...
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live (besides those in the Bible?):
hmm. I know that the oldest person ever was Methuselah from the Bible, but unfortunately I don't know the one not in the Bible.
15. How many miles is a 5K?
idk
(March 6, 2011 - 7:33 pm)
EMILY J, you got questions number 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 correct! Wonderful job!!!!
(March 6, 2011 - 10:44 pm)
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale? Co2 also known as oxegyn... I think
2. What is a truffle hog used for? A truffle hog??
3. If an enormous amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg? Yes, I think so.
4. What is the longest river in the world? The nile.
5. Who was president during the great depression? Theodore Rosevelt
6. Are all snowflakes different? Yes.
7. What is a guillotine?
8. Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address starts with these six words: Ummm...
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height of this rectangle is 12 feet. What is the area? 192 feet
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world? Mount Everest
11. Can a puffin fly? Yes, I believe so.
12. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide? I don't know.. Sorry.
13. How do zebras use their stripes as camouflage? _____
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live (besides those in the Bible?): 111 or 117...
15. How many miles is a 5K? I know... forgot.
(March 7, 2011 - 11:53 am)
Elizabeth M: You got questions number 4, 6, (you skipped question 7. Did you do that on purpose?) 9, 10, and 11 right. It's funny, for the first question you answered CO2 (but the correct answer is nitrogen) but CO2 is the answer to question number 12! You were so close. :) Oh and for number five, it was FDR, not Theodore. Wait, which one was first? (admins???) Good job!!!!!
Teddy was first. He was the 26th president and FDR was the 32nd. -Admin
(March 7, 2011 - 2:35 pm)
I just pick up random facts, so this should be ea-sy!
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale? Nitrogen
2. What is a truffle hog used for? It's used to find the mushroom truffles (hence truffle oil). They can smell it.
3. If an enormous amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg? I think not, but that one's a stumper.
4. What is the longest river in the world? Amazon River
5. Who was president during the great depression? I think there were actually two. Hoover and... the next guy. Umm... This is embarassing
6. Are all snowflakes different? Yup
7. What is a guillotine? It is this thing with a frame, and then there's a blade on a string. Then it goes down and executes someone by chopping their head off. It was invented by... you guessed it! Guillotine.
8. Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address starts with these six words: Umm... I am reading the Gettysburg address?
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height of this rectangle is 12 feet. What is the area? 282 square feet
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world? Mt. Everest. It's called Sagarmatha in a language local to Everest.
11. Can a puffin fly? Yes.
12. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide? CO2
13. How do zebras use their stripes as camouflage? They all group together, so it is hard for a predator to pick one out.
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live (besides those in the Bible?): 120?
15. How many miles is a 5K? about 10 miles
(March 7, 2011 - 6:09 pm)
Analesia (by the way, great to see you posting again!!), you got questions number 1,2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and a half point fot 14 because you are the closest. (It's 122!!)
(March 7, 2011 - 10:28 pm)
1. What gas makes up the majority of the air we inhale? I don't know.
2. What is a truffle hog used for? To find truffles.
3. When an enormus amount of ocean water freezes, does it form an iceberg? Nope.
4. What is the longest river in the world? The Nile
5. Who was the president during the great depression? FDR
6. Are all snow different? Maybe...
7.What is a guillotine? Somthing to chop a person's head off.
8. What were the first six word in the Gettysburg adress? Four score and seven years ago...
9. The length of a rectangle is 16 feet and the height is 12 feet. What is the area? 192.
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world? Mt. Everest.
11. Can a puffen fly? Yes
12. What is the chemical formula for Carbon Dioxide? CO2
13. How do zebras use they're stripes as camouflage? I don't know?
14. How old was the oldest person ever to live? 120 (it was a French woman)
15. How many miles is 5K? I don't know.
I didn't look up any of these!
(March 7, 2011 - 11:00 pm)
@Ima: Well, sure, full point! Obviously, I'm not really keeping track of who's got the most right... you guys can do that part. :)
@ALD: you got questions number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, (I think that's a good answer) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and half point for 14 because you were close. Now I may not be keeping count, but I think you just got the high score, ALD! Nice!
(March 8, 2011 - 10:46 pm)
Wohoo! *does victory dance* thanks.
(March 7, 2011 - 7:38 pm)
@RD-- *headdesk x 10000000000* I mixed up Teddy and Franklin!!! NNNNNNOOOOOO!! And how could I be so stupid Oxygen is our air!!!!! Sorry, I'm raving mad right now. *goes and hides under a rock* And yes, I skipped 7 on purpose.
(March 8, 2011 - 6:15 am)
Can the people who said Amazon get at least half a point for it? There is a lot of disagreement on that area. To quote Wikipedia, "Scientists debate whether the Amazon or the Nile is the longest river in the world. Traditionally, the Nile is considered longer, but recent information suggests that the Amazon may be longer."
Aetc says kawd. Maybe a cod cawed?
(March 8, 2011 - 11:22 am)
Could the people who said Amazon for the longest river please get the point for that question, or at least half of it? Like Leaf said, scientists disagree on the subject, and some really believe it is the Amazon; it just depends on your point of view.
(March 8, 2011 - 4:44 pm)