Amazing Facts Quiz Answers
Question 1: In which country stands the world's largest pyramid?
Mexico. The Quetzalcóatl Pyramid at Cholula de Rivadavia is 54 m (177 ft) tall, and its base covers an area of nearly 18.2 ha (45 acres).
Question 2: What is the true meaning of the chess term "Checkmate"?
The king is dead. Checkmate come from Arabic "shāh māt", what means: the king is dead.
Question 3: What is the color of the black box in an airplane?
Orange. An orange box is easier to locate after an accident than a black one.
Question 4: Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland, because:
Donald doesn't wear pants.
Question 5: What is the most common surname in the world?
Li (Lee). More than 100 million people.
Question 6: Pearl beads dissolve in:
Vinegar. Cleopatra and Marc Antony made a bet over whether the Egyptian queen could spend a small fortune on a single meal. Cleopatra won the wager after drinking a cocktail made with a dissolved pearl (worth $10 million).
Question 7: The fur of a polar bear is:
Transparent. The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors.
Question 8: Which fingernail grows the fastest?
Middle finger. The slowest growing nail is your thumb nail.
Question 9: White weddingdresses are introduced in the Napoleonic era (1799–1815), before that time they were:
Red.
Question 10: Which animal won't sink in quicksand?
Mule. A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will.