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Skepquiz 2 - with answers

by:Pox

2009/07/13

The quiz about not being a total idiot and also about random facts no one gives a shit about. PART 2. Enjoy.

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ANSWERS

1. The main property of metals is that they can't be bent.

-True
-False

Source

2. Sometimes, in some parts of the world, dozens of fish and frogs fall from the skies with the rain.

-True
-False

Source

3. This is the 12 foot tall Cardiff giant. What is he?

-A mummified giant
-A fossilised giant
-A statue built by Jesuites to prove the existance of giants in the 17th century
-A statue carved by a hoaxer in the 1800s.

Source

4. Some blind humans can use echolocation ( like bats and dolphins).

-True
-False

Source

5. Scientists have recently found a skeleton from a recently deceased humanoid great ape in Nepal.

-true
-false

I made this up

6. The Nazca lines, unlike the crop circles, are genuine.

-True
-False

Source

7. Lightning bolts can get hotter than the surface of the sun

-True
-False

Source

8. In the Paluxy river bed, there are fossilized human footprints alongside dinosaur footprints.

-True
-False

Source

9. This is one of many "deformed Inca skulls". What are they in reality?

-Deformed skulls of Inca people
-Skulls of people with huge brain tumors
-Probably aliens or super-advanced humans
-Hoaxes

Source

10. Pharaos in ancient egypt invented the concept of monogamy.

-True
-False

Source

11. When did life first appear on earth?

-6000 years ago ( this is not the answer, dumbass )
-2 million years ago
-500 million years ago
-Over 3.6 billion years ago

Source

12. There's a man with 4 functional arms.

-True
-False

I made this up'

13. If I say E-Meter and thetan levels, what am I talking about?

-Amish
-Mormons
-Scientologists
-Cult of Thetanos

Source

14. According to Islam, you shouldn't drink boob milk.

-True
-False

I made this up

15. Where are these "Easter Island Heads" actually located?

-On Easter Island
-On the Galapagos Islands
-In New Zealand
-In Madagascar

Source

16. The Church of Mormon promoted racism until...

-1900
-1950
-1978
-they still do...

Source

17. The stuff under your nails is actually a kind of yeast close to the one used for making bread.

-True
-False

I made that up

18. Amish people have websites.

-True
-False

Source

19. How many gods are there in Hinduism?

-Dozens
-Hundreds
-Thousands
-Billions

Source

20. Recent finds make scientists think that certain spiders such as tarantulas could be a class of primitive mammals.

-True
-False

I made that up

21. Lie detector tests ( polygraphs ) can't fail.

-True
-False

Source

22. Archaeologists have found an ancient African village where the average height was over 9 feet tall.

-True
-False

I made this one up

23. This picture was taken by the Mars rover in 2008. What is it?

-An alien sculpture
-Some little weird alien animal
-A rock
-A hoax

Source

24. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in the world die from diarrhea.

-True
-False

Source

25. Chickens can live days without their heads.

-True
-False

Source

26. Depression is a real disease

-True
-False

Source

27. Coke will dissolve nails within a week.

-True
-False

Source

28. Plants grow faster if you play classical music to them.

-True
-False

Source

29. Which of these is not part of the 10 commandments?

-You shall not covet your neighbor's animals
-Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
-Honor your father and mother
-You shall not commit adultery

Source

30. What did this turn out to be?

-A dog
-A monster
-No one knows!
-Plain old bullshit.

Source

31. When was the Internet created ( known at first as the ARPANET )?

-In the 50s
-In the 60s
-In the 70s
-In the 80s

Source

32. Al Gore created the internet in the 60's.

-True
-False

Source

33. Global warming is real.

-True
-False

Source

34. Dogs can smell fear.

-It's impossible to prove
-No
-Sort of
-Only like half the time

Source

35. There is a company that makes fully 3D holograms.

-True
-False

Source

36. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.

-True
-False

Source

37. Which of these 4 groups has the lowest divorce rate in the USA?

-Jews
-Born-Again Christians
-Other Christians
-Atheists/Agnostics

Source

38. The Arabic numerals ( 0,1,2,3 etc. ) Were actually invented by Hindus.

-True
-False

Source

39. The Bermuda triangle, in which many ships have sunk, is explained by:

-Pirates
-Methane pockets
-Magnetic fields
-There's nothing to explain, it's not special.

Source

40. Graphology ( guessing specific anything and everything about people based on their handwritting) is:

-Reliable
-Something I made up
-Complete crap
-Highly valued by psychologists

Source

41. Phrenology (study of the structure of the skull to determine a person's character and mental capacity) is total crap.

-True
-False

Source

42. In 2006, the largest and best study on the effects of prayer was concluded. Scientists were surprised to find that:

-Prayer works quite well!
-Prayer doesn't always work
-Prayer cures only lung and throat cancers
-They weren't surprised: prayer doesn't work.

Source

43. This is the shroud of Turin that was wrapped around Jesus when he was dead.

-It's really Jesus.
-It's from 30 AD but it's not Jesus
-It was made in the 1200-1300s
-It was made in the 1800s

Source

44. Magnet therapy (healing with magnets ) has been proven to work for most things.

-True
-False

Source

45. You can actually see the Great Wall of China from space. ( Space = 80 km / 50 miles in altitude )

-True
-False

Source

46. What was the most famous goal of alchemy?

-Turn water into wine
-Turn metals into gold
-Call forth aliens
-Bring ghosts back to life

Source

47. Water, necessary for human life, is quite a rare chemical in our universe.

-True
-False

Source

48. This works, but it calls demons, not ghosts.

-True
-False

Source

49. Near-Death experiences are caused by...

-Hallucinations
-Your soul trying to enter Heaven
-Waking up in the matrix
-Something to do with the soul...not sure what

Source

50. Drinking a glass of wine every day is good for you.

-True
-False

Source

51. You need milk for strong bones.

-Not at all.
-Only kids and babies
-All your life
-Only works for women

Source

52. The earth isn't actually a perfect sphere, it's more shaped like a banana.

-True
-False

I made it up.

53. The Spartans ( from the movie 300 ) didn't actually exist.

-True
-False

Source

54. How old is our closest common ancestor? ( i.e. the ancestor to all humans )

-20 000 years old
-Around 140 000
-Millions of years
-3.6 billion years

Source

55. Dinosaurs are awesome

-True
-False

Source

56. There's actually homeopathic hospitals.

-True
-False

Source

57. Where was the moon landing filmed?

-Hollywood
-Nevada
-Houston
-The moon

Source

58. What was actually recovered in Roswell in the 40s?

-An Air Force high altitude balloon
-A special type of stealth fighter plane
-That's classified
-An alien. ( of course )

Source

59. What's area 51?

-It doesn't exist
-A military facility for testing new technologies
-A lab to store alien artifacts
-A nuclear silo

Source

60. When and where was the first human cloned?

-2002, USA
-2005, USA
-2007, China
-Didn't happen

Source

61. What would the potential use of human embryonic stem cells?

-Drug tests
-Healing spinal cord injuries
-Healing severe burns
-All of the above

Source

62. Which of these places never had slavery? ( a person owned by another )

-Africa
-Greece
-Egypt
-Rome

Source

63. That's real

-True
-False

Source

64. Even if weeping statues ( religious statues that cry tears of blood) are probably false, there still is no way to explain most of them.

-True
-False

Source

65. Subliminal messages ( flashing an image on screen for a few milliseconds ) have no effect.

-True
-False

Source

66. Police forces sometime employ psychics to solve crimes.

-True
-False

Source

67. The famous Alien Autopsy was admitted as a hoax.

-True
-False

Source

68. Organic food ( grown without use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers) is safer for you.

-True
-False

Source

69. People in general should eat vitamins. They are an important supplement to a balanced diet.

-True
-False

Source

70. Which of these methods is best for solving crimes?

-Dousing
-Psychic Reading
-Tarot cards
-Dressing your dog in a cape/ none of the above

Source

71. How many calories are there in one pound of fat?

-1500
-3500
-7500
-Over 9000

Source

72. Eating a lot of charred food ( the black part of grilled food ) causes cancer.

-Yes
-No
-Yes if you eat it more than 4 times per week
-There's not enough evidence yet

Source

73. What does Acupuncture treat?

-Back pains
-Cancer
-Heavy wallet syndrome
-Chakras

Source

74. Chiropractors are full of it and make shit up to sell your their treatments.

-True
-False

Source

75. This is the most amazing thing ever created.

-True
-True
-True
-True

Source

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