Week 29 - Quiz1

The little dog ponders some very important questions of life...

Q1. Where do Polar Bears and Penguins live?
A) Polar Bears = North pole, Penguins South Pole
B) Polar Bears = South pole, Penguins North Pole
C) They both live at both poles

Q2. Every year what % of boys and girls are born in the UK?
A) More % boys are born
B) More % girls are born
C) Equal proportions boys and girls

Q3. How many types of Oak tree are native to the UK?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4

Q4. How many months were in the Roman Calender?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12

Q5. Wine gums are made mostly of?
A) Gelatin from boiled bovine skin
B) Gelatin from corn extract
C) Re-hydrated fruit extract?

Q6. Who has more accidents, Left or Right handed people?
A) Left
B) Right
C) The same

Q7. To last fresh longer where is the best place to keep Bananas and Tomatoes?
A) In a rack in the kitchen
B) In the fridge
C) Both the same, makes no difference

Q8. Did the Portuguese introduce chillies to India?
A) Yes, chillies came from the Caribbean to India, India only had peppercorns
B) No, chillies were introduced to the Caribbean from Indian in 1500
C) No, chillies came from the north pole with the travelling Penguins!






Well, I'll give you a little thinking time... the amazing answer is Q1.B Q2.C Q3.B Q5.A Q6.C. Q7.B Q8.B - Explanation: please ignore this last list of answers they are all wrong. I put them there for those who scan to the bottom to cheat. The correct (and very true) answer to all the questions is A (all of them) tomatoes and bananas go off faster in the fridge, left handed people use right handed tools and get hurt a lot. 0.2% more boys are born each year. Wine gums are mostly boiled cow with 5% fruit juice. Polar bears only live in the north pole and penguins only in the south. There were only 10 months in the Roman calender, Sept 7, Oct 8, Dec 10 the last two months January and February did not exist as you could not work the fields and yes the Portuguese introduced Vindaloo into the Goan region of India 500 years ago - Chillies, tomatoes, pepper, potatoes and corn are New World foods. Two types of Oak tree silly, it's in an earlier fat dog blog. So now you can amaze your friends and family down the pub with fat dog questions. woof woof!