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1.Rubber Bands will last much longer when they are ___.
Refrigerated
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Frozen
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Cooked
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Left as Normal
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When a rubber band is placed in the fridge, it causes the polymers to relax. This keeps the band from breaking down as fast as it normally does.
2.How many ways are there to make change for a dollar?
176
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1048
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10
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293
✓
3.Which animal's eyes are bigger than its brain?
Camel
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Donkey
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Dodo
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Ostrich
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Its eyes are around the size of a billiard ball. One eye is also smaller than the other. But the brain is about the size of a peanut.
4.A dime has ___ ridges on its edge.
159
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74
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118
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100
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The ridges allow the coin to determine if it is real or fake.
5.On average, a secretary will use their left hand for ___% of what they type on the keyboard.
56%
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32%
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85%
✓
43%
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This is because most of the most common letters in the English language are on the left side of the keyboard.
6.The Pokémon ____ was the first Pokémon to be created.
Rhydon
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Pikachu
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Bulbasaur
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Rattatta
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According to the lead video game designer, Ken Sugimori, Rhydon was the first-ever Pokémon to be created by the team.
7.Which Mario game was the most popular game on the Game Boy during its release
Super Mario Bros. 4
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Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
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Super Mario Land
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Super Mario World
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8.The dot over the small letters i and j are called ____.
Dots
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Circles
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Tittles
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None of the Above
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This dot is an integral part of the lowercase i and j.
9.Japan has __ vending machines per person.
23
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67
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10
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1
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This ratio is the same per capita. Japan has the highest number of vending machines in the world.
10.Which type of balls used to be used to play basketball?
It has always been basketballs
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Footballs
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Volleyballs
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Soccer balls
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The first basketballs were not produced until 1894.
11.Putting ___ on a cut will make it heal faster.
Salt
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Garlic Powder
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Sugar
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Flour
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The granules of the sugar crystals will absorb any moisture that bacteria thrive on.
12.X-rays can't detect real ____.
Diamonds
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Rubies
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Sapphires
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Gold
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The reason for this is because the x-ray cannot penetrate or identify the materials in the diamond.
13.There is/are ___ different types of twins.
5
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8
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2
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1
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Apart from the well known identical and fraternal types of twins, there are 6 more. These include half-identical, mirror image, mixed, chromosome, and superfecundation, and superfetation.
14.The national flag of ___ was formerly just green.
Algeria
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Libya
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Afghanistan
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Saudi Arabia
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Through the years of 1977 to 2011, its national flag was a single color.
15.The plastic tips of shoelaces are called ___.
Oglets
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Iglets
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Eglets
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Aglets
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Its purpose is to help make the lace easier to hold when running through the holes of the shoes.