Are you smarter than a 4th grader???
Shocking and Unbelievable Factoids
Daylily Contest
Factoid: Hot water freezes more quickly than cold water.

Roll your cursor over the book characters for some interesting factoids!

We have a winner!

Congratulations to

ED KIMBALL!

You are the winner of

AEGEAN WIND

Please email me for details!

Thank you to all those who participated!

Questions

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1. A group of owls is know as a:

a. murder
b. skein
c. gaggle
d. parliament

7. The smallest type of tree is a dwarf willow that grows in Greenland. It is only about _____ tall.

a. 2 inches
b. 6 inches
c. 1 foot
d. 2 feet

2. The tarantula hawk is actually:

a. an eagle
b. a wasp
c. a vulture
d. a moth

8. A pumpkin can grow roots with a total length of:

a. 4 feet
b. 10 feet
c. 1 mile
d. 15 miles

3. A mushroom from Africa, called 'the Lady in the Veil', grows faster than any other organism in the world. It grows up to 8 inches in ____, and can be heard cracking as it grows!

a. 20 minutes
b. 2 hours
c. 1 day
d. 1 week

9. Over ____% of all the species in the world that have ever lived are already extinct.

a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 99

4. The 'stinking lily' is the smelliest flower in the world. Its stench is disgusting - it smells like a rotting corpse. This attracts insects that feed on dead matter, and they pollinate the flower. Another name for the 'stinking lily' is:

a. stinking wattle
b. black arum
c. corpse flower
d. bugwort

10. The _________ is an area in the Atlantic Ocean that is completely still. Seaweed has grown over the surface, stopping the water from moving.

a. Labrador Sea
b. Greenland Sea
c. Sargasso Sea
d. Weddell Sea

5. The phenomenon of St. Elmo's fire is:

a. the glow from a burning object
b. a type of Northern Lights
c. a glow caused by the build-up of static electricity before a thunderstorm
d. is a disproved myth

11. The most dangerous animal to humans is the ______. it carries more diseases than any other creature.

a. house fly
b. mosquito
c. rat
d. shark

6. The most poisonous plant in the world is the _____. Just 2 millionths of an ounce (70 micrograms) is enough to kill an adult human. It's 12,000 times more poisonous than rattlesnake venom.

a. death camus
b. caster bean
c. foxglove
d. destroying angel

12. Mosquitoes are strongly attracted to people who have recently eaten:

a. garlic
b. bananas
c. chocolate
d. beef

*BONUS* Question 1: What is the coldest Place on earth? Vostok, Antarctica
*BONUS* Question 2: True or False: when the moon is directly overhead you weigh slightly less than at all other times, because of the effect of its gravity. True
These are wild card questions you can use to up your score!

Done? Email us your answers by April Fool's Day!
Results will be posted after Easter

Good Luck!

The Fine Print: please note, this contest is open to residents of Canada and the US. A shipping charge of $10 will apply to Canadians, and a $30 shipping/phyto charge will apply to Americans.

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