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The The “FANTASTIC “FANTASTIC

GUESS” GUESS” ContestContest

For the Young For the Young and Old, and Old,

but young at heart.but young at heart.

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For each of the 12 Questions, guess and

write down the corresponding

numerical answers.

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# 1 A mole # 1 A mole can dig a can dig a

tunnel …..tunnel …..feet long in feet long in

just one night.just one night.

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# 2 The average person has # 2 The average person has over ….. dreams a year.over ….. dreams a year.

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# 3 What is the # 3 What is the length of a length of a giraffe’s giraffe’s tongue in tongue in inches?inches?

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# 4 Suppose # 4 Suppose you weigh 160 you weigh 160 lbs. What will lbs. What will roughly be the roughly be the weight of your weight of your

skin in pounds?skin in pounds?

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# 5 The femur is # 5 The femur is the largest bone in the largest bone in your body and the your body and the smallest is in your smallest is in your middle ear. How middle ear. How many bones are many bones are

there in your there in your body?body?

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# # 6 The 6 The Leaning Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa began to of Pisa began to

lean before it lean before it was finished. was finished. How many How many

years did it take years did it take to build?to build?

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# 7 How many c.c. of blood does a # 7 How many c.c. of blood does a grown person have in his body?grown person have in his body?

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# 8 Another name for an eel is # 8 Another name for an eel is ‘electric fish’. It can give us electric ‘electric fish’. It can give us electric

shocks of ….. Volts.shocks of ….. Volts.

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# 9 How # 9 How many times many times

bigger than a bigger than a gorilla’s brain gorilla’s brain

is a human is a human brain?brain?

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# 10 How many muscles # 10 How many muscles does a caterpillar have?does a caterpillar have?

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# 11 After the age of 18, a person may # 11 After the age of 18, a person may lose a number of brain cells a day - and lose a number of brain cells a day - and these cells are not replaced. About how these cells are not replaced. About how

many brain cells are lost in a day?many brain cells are lost in a day?

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# 12 A sneeze travels out your mouth # 12 A sneeze travels out your mouth at over …… m.p.h. at over …… m.p.h.

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Now each of you has Now each of you has 12 numerical 12 numerical

answers written answers written down. Add up all down. Add up all

these figures to get a these figures to get a final total sum.final total sum.

Get cracking!Get cracking!

You will now check your answers.You will now check your answers.

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# 1 A mole # 1 A mole can dig a can dig a

tunnel …..tunnel …..feet long in feet long in

just one night.just one night.

Answer 300 Feet

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# 2 The average person has over # 2 The average person has over ….. dreams a year.….. dreams a year.

Answer

1,460

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# 3 What is the # 3 What is the length of a length of a giraffe’s giraffe’s tongue in tongue in inches?inches?

Answer 21 inches

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# 4 Suppose # 4 Suppose you weigh 160 you weigh 160 lbs. What will lbs. What will roughly be the roughly be the weight of your weight of your

skin in pounds?skin in pounds?

Answer 10 pounds

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# 5 The femur is # 5 The femur is the largest bone in the largest bone in your body and the your body and the smallest is in your smallest is in your middle ear. How middle ear. How many bones are many bones are

there in your there in your body?body?

Answer 206

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# 6 The # 6 The Leaning Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa began to of Pisa began to

lean before it lean before it was finished. was finished. How many How many

years did it take years did it take to build?to build?

Answer 174 years

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# 7 How many c.c. of blood does a # 7 How many c.c. of blood does a grown person have in his body?grown person have in his body?

Answer

5000

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# 8 Another name for an eel is # 8 Another name for an eel is ‘electric fish’. It can give us electric ‘electric fish’. It can give us electric

shocks of ….. Volts.shocks of ….. Volts.

Answer

500 volts

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# 9 How # 9 How many times many times

bigger than a bigger than a gorilla’s brain gorilla’s brain

is a human is a human brain?brain?

Answer 10 times

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# 10 How many muscles # 10 How many muscles does a caterpillar have?does a caterpillar have?

Answer 2000

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# 11 After the age of 18, a person may # 11 After the age of 18, a person may lose a number of brain cells a day - and lose a number of brain cells a day - and these cells are not replaced. About how these cells are not replaced. About how

many brain cells are lost in a day?many brain cells are lost in a day?

Answer

1000

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# 12 A sneeze travels out your mouth # 12 A sneeze travels out your mouth at over …… m.p.h. at over …… m.p.h.

Answer 100 m.p.h.

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The Final Sum of The Final Sum of the 12 numbers isthe 12 numbers is

10 78110 781The Contestant The Contestant

with the with the nearest answer nearest answer

wins!wins!

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The EndThe End

Hope you had Hope you had some clean some clean

fun!fun!

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