Believe it or Not! Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

According to Rumor Mill and the Mayo Clinic, insect repellents block the receptors on the mosquitoes' antennae! How cool is that?

Answer: moose

The moose's antler tissue only takes an average of four months to grow to its desirable length! Another interesting fact about Alaska, home to many moose, is that it is the largest per capita consumer of ice cream! Even in the cold, ice cream is still desirable!

Answer: About 30 minutes

A porcupine's quills are actually soft when born and only take a half an hour to harden. Alaskan natives are actually known to eat porcupines as a treat!

Answer: Blood Plasma

This tidbit of news was actually used during World War II when blood supplies were low. The fluid from young coconuts actually comes from the liquid endosperm which eventually becomes absorbed into the flesh of mature coconuts.

Answer: Venus

The following is from Bill Arnett's "Nine Planets":

"Venus' rotation is somewhat unusual in that it is both very slow (243 Earth days per Venus day, slightly longer than Venus' year) and retrograde. In addition, the periods of Venus' rotation and of its orbit are synchronized such that it always presents the same face toward Earth when the two planets are at their closest approach. Whether this is a resonance effect or merely a coincidence is not known."

Answer: Vaseline

This is to ensure that the models' teeth won't stick when smiling!

Answer: Mice

In Steven Watts' book, Watts claimed that Walt Disney was in fact scared of mice but thought of them as "sympathetic." There doesn't seem to be much corroboration of this, though.

Answer: True

Many stores such as J.C. Penny offer on their websites, warnings against exposing pearls to vinegar. This disintegration is possible because the acetic acid present in vinegar is neutralized by the calcium carbonate found in pearls.

Answer: False

A 1998 book called "The Complete Cow" was quoted on saying that "It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cow's knees cannot bend properly to walk back down." Some cows can if necessary go down a short flight of stairs, but it is much harder than going up.

Answer: High Blood Pressure

Stroking a cat can actually help to relieve stress and lower your blood pressure. The feeling of a purring cat on your lap also helps creates a sense of comfort and security.

Answer: False

It was actually Richard Millhouse Nixon. William Jefferson Clinton was the second.

Answer: true

Turtles have a single rear vent that is called a cloaca which can allow a turtle, such as the Fitzroy River turtle, to receive as much as 2/3 of its oxygen from this route.

Answer: He is related to all of the following.

George W. Bush and John Kerry are ninth cousins twice removed while both men are related through lineage, to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Both Kerry and Bush are ninth cousins of Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy.

Answer: Barbara Millicent Roberts

Barbara Millicent Roberts was named after Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler's daughter. The name is also a registered trademark.

Answer: Peppermint

The German word for Peppermint is actually 'pfefferminz' with PEZ coming from the first, middle, and last letters. (PfeffErminZ) PEZ dispensers include the likes of Hello Kitty, Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa ("The Lion King") and characters from new movies such as "Cars" and "Meet the Robinsons".