QUIZ 652

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Hannibal had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. The human heart creates enough pressure in the bloodstream to squirt blood 30 feet.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 651

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. The volume of sea ice in the Arctic hit a new low this past winter, according to observations from the European Space Agency's (Esa) Cryosat mission.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by 2020, says the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. Levels of promiscuity and testicle size are strongly linked in animals, those with the largest pair tending to mate with more partners.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. Smaller testicles tended to have a greater response in the reward area of the brain than those with a larger size.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. France once tried to make the day have 10 hours instead of 24!

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 650

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. The loudest land animal is the Howler monkey.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. At 188 decibels, the Blue whale is the loudest mammal of all.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. The only state in the U.S that grows coffee beans is Hawaii.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. England is smaller than the state of Florida.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. USGA regulation says golf balls should have 336 dimples.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 649

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Brazil has now overpassed New Guinea as the country having the largest number of uncontacted peoples (forest tribes).

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Brazil has 67 different uncontacted tribes.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. In Brazil, many original Portuguese settlers married native women, which created a new race, called 'mestizos'.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. In Brazil, 'Mulattoes' are descendents of the Portuguese and African slaves.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. In Brazil, slavery was abolished in 1888.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

QUIZ 648

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. Yanomami tribes are the largest tribe in the Amazon today.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. In Amazon, Witoto tribe eats the meat of the people they kill and use their bones as souveniers or make things.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

           

3. The Amazon rainforest covers approximately 2,650,000 square miles of South America.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. The Amazon rainforest is home to around 400 tribes of indigenous people, each with their own culture, language and distinct territory.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. The Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve (mamiraua.org.br) is Brazil’s largest wildlife reserve.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A