Trivia Revamped Flashcards
Lightening strikes produce what?
Ozone
Which strengthens the ozone layer
What happens to water when it freezes, which is unlike other elements subjected to freezing?
It expands
Ice cube takes up 9% more volume than the water used to make it.
What is ozone?
O3
Why do Helium balloons float?
Helium is lighter than air.
Bee stings are?
Acidic
Wasp stings are?
Alkaline (basic)
An estimated 1 million dogs in the US are?
Named primary beneficiaries in their owners wills.
Why do dogs circle before lying down?
Instinctive behavior dogs in the wild do this to check for snakes or other enemies.
Dogs sweat through?
The pads of their feet.
Dachshund
Oldest breeds in history dating back to Egypt
Dachs means badger in German the name Dachshund comes from its earliest uses as a badger hunter.
How do dogs cool themselves in the heat?
By panting.
Moisture on the dogs tongue evaporates resulting in a cooling reaction.
Why do dogs dislike the rain?
The sound is amplified and hurts their sensitive ears.
Small dogs life expectancy?
Small dogs live the longest of all breeds.
Origins of tail docking
Date back to Roman times. Belief that doing so prevented rabies.
Cats hearing
More acute than a dogs or humans.
Domestic cats tail
Domestic cat is the only species that can hold its tail vertically while walking.
A cats tongue
Has tiny barbs on it.
Cats walk
On their toes.
Cat sounds
Cats can make over 100 sounds.
Declawing
Is the same as cutting a humans fingers at the knuckle.
Steady diet of dog food or tuna can cause what?
Blindness in cats because of the lack of taurine
Cats whiskers
Used for measuring distances
Cats that expose their bellies?
Means that they trust you.
Cats respond more to women
Higher pitch voice
Cat rubs against you?
Marking you as his/hers with their scent.
Little packets in your jacket (do not eat)
Silica gel.
Absorb 40% of its weight in water
Traveling different climates.
Mouth dry.
What is a lobotomy?
Severs the paths of communication between pre-frontal lobe and the rest of the brain.
What is the function of the pre-frontal lobe?
Reasoning, emotion, personality.
Will get a lobotomy?
People with severe psychological impairments.
Any friendship exceeds 7 yrs
Likely to last a lifetime.
2% of the world
Has green eyes.
If you’re 1 and a million
There are 7234 people like you.
Champions wear blue?
Favorite color of Henry III
Royal Order of knights
Elite only symbol of high achievement.
Silent and listen
Spelt with the same letters.
Couples who spend at least 10mins a day laughing together
More likely to have a stronger relationship.
If two people are having a dispute
The angrier one tends to be wrong
Anger clouds judgement.
Two ways of being rich.
Having all you want
Satisfied with what you have.
Is beer responsible for beer bellies?
Not directly.
Alcohol slows down the body’s ability to burn fat by 30%.
Eating bad foods are way more potent.
People who are sad or depressed
More likely to spend money
Original version of little red riding hood
Wolf and girl eat the flesh of the grandmother.
Singapore has a holiday for what?
Sex
Increase the birth rate.
National night.
Cheaters tend to think?
Everyone cheats.
Liars tend to think everyone?
Lies.
Origin of the Ivey league?
Interscholastic IV league.
4 prestigious schools in US.
What is the date the Canadian penny went out of circulation?
Feb 4th 2013
Osoyoos
Is the only desert in Canada.
Oak Trees
Do Not have acorns until they are 50 years old or older.
In a double rainbow
The colors in the outer rainbow are reversed.
More monopoly a year is printed
Than real money printed throughout the world.
People who hide their feelings
Usually care the most. Psychology.
Male Lemurs
Put a plug in their mates after sex to prevent other males mating with her.
When your happy you enjoy
The music
When you are sad you
Understand the lyrics of a song.
Why do we need sodium?
Deficiency leads to a water overdose
Sodium regulates our body’s water levels. (Pg114) duct tape.
Why does it hurt when we’re cold?
Pain sensors become more sensitive body’s way of protecting ourselves.
Muscles contract when it’s cold becoming more rigid and less flexible easy to pull injure. (116 duct tape).
Men are more aggressive kissers then women why?
They want to flood their partner with their testosterone.
Playboy
There is a playboy magazine for blind people.
Cracking knuckles
Does not cause arthritis or hurt your bones.
The popping sound is gas bubbles bursting.
Sex school.
Located in Vienna Austria with coed dorms.
Students are encouraged to practice what they have learned in class.
Earlobes
Line up with your nipples.
The sloppiness of doctors handwriting…
Kills around 7000 people a year.
90% of people do this
Fake laugh when they don’t understand what someone said to them.
You can’t make the same mistake twice.
The second time you make it it’s no longer a mistake
It’s a choice.
Apple iPad’s retina display
Is manufactured by Samsung.
Why can’t I tickle myself?
Because your body does not sense any real danger.
Human yawns
Are contagious
You never know the value of a moment.
Until it is a memory.
An orgasm can burn
100 calories.
People who stay up later at night
Are more likely to have nightmares.
