things to quiz ppl about...gr8 to use for pub quizzes etc
Alaska:
More than half of the coastline of the entire United
States is in Alaska.
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Amazon:
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20 percent
of the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes
so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that more than
one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river,
one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume
of water in the Amazon River is greater than the next
eight largest rivers in the world combined and three
times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
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Antarctica:
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is
not owned by any country. 90% of the world's ice
covers Antarctica. This ice also represents 70%
of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it
sounds, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The
average yearly precipitation is about two inches.
Although covered with ice (all but 0.4 percent of
it), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet,
with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
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Brazil:
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way
around.
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Canada:
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world
combined.
Canada is an Indian word meaning
"Big Village."
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Chicago:
Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish
population in the world.
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Detroit:
Woodward Ave. in Detroit, Michigan, carries the
designation M - 1, because it was the first
paved road anywhere.
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Damascus:
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of
thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC,
making it the oldest continuously inhabited city
in existence.
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Istanbul:
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world
located on two continents.
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New York City:
The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz
musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression
"apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play in
New York City is to play the big time.
There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin,
Ireland. There are more Italians in New York City
than in Rome, Italy. There are more Jews in New
York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Wilderness:
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness 28%.
The percentage of North America that is wilderness 38%.
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Ohio:
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio,
every one is man-made.
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Rome:
The first city to reach a population of 1 million
people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city
called Rome on every continent.
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Siberia:
Siberia contains more than 25 percent of the world's
forests.
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SMOM:
The smallest sovereign entity in the world is the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM). It is
located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an
area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a
population of 80 - 20 less people than the Vatican.
It is a sovereign entity under international law,
as is the Vatican.
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Sahara Desert:
in the Sahara Desert, there is a town named
Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of
rain for ten years.
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St. Paul:
St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye
after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who
set up the first business there: bootlegging.
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Roads:
Chance that a road is unpaved in the USA is one
percent. Chances that a road is unpaved in Canada
is 75 percent.
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United States:
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one
mile in every five must be straight. These straight
sections are meant to be usable as airstrips in
times of war or other emergencies.
Alaska:
More than half of the coastline of the entire United
States is in Alaska.
----------------------------
Amazon:
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20 percent
of the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes
so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that more than
one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river,
one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume
of water in the Amazon River is greater than the next
eight largest rivers in the world combined and three
times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
-------------------------------------
Antarctica:
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is
not owned by any country. 90% of the world's ice
covers Antarctica. This ice also represents 70%
of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it
sounds, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The
average yearly precipitation is about two inches.
Although covered with ice (all but 0.4 percent of
it), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet,
with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
----------------------------
Brazil:
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way
around.
----------------------------
Canada:
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world
combined.
Canada is an Indian word meaning
"Big Village."
---------------------------
Chicago:
Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish
population in the world.
-----------------------------------
Detroit:
Woodward Ave. in Detroit, Michigan, carries the
designation M - 1, because it was the first
paved road anywhere.
---------------------------------
Damascus:
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of
thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC,
making it the oldest continuously inhabited city
in existence.
----------------------------------
Istanbul:
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world
located on two continents.
---------------------------------
New York City:
The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz
musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression
"apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play in
New York City is to play the big time.
There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin,
Ireland. There are more Italians in New York City
than in Rome, Italy. There are more Jews in New
York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
---------------------------------
Wilderness:
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness 28%.
The percentage of North America that is wilderness 38%.
------------------------------
Ohio:
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio,
every one is man-made.
---------------------------
Rome:
The first city to reach a population of 1 million
people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city
called Rome on every continent.
-----------------------------
Siberia:
Siberia contains more than 25 percent of the world's
forests.
---------------------------------
SMOM:
The smallest sovereign entity in the world is the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM). It is
located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an
area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a
population of 80 - 20 less people than the Vatican.
It is a sovereign entity under international law,
as is the Vatican.
----------------------------------
Sahara Desert:
in the Sahara Desert, there is a town named
Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of
rain for ten years.
--------------------------
St. Paul:
St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye
after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who
set up the first business there: bootlegging.
--------------------------------------
Roads:
Chance that a road is unpaved in the USA is one
percent. Chances that a road is unpaved in Canada
is 75 percent.
----------------------------------
United States:
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one
mile in every five must be straight. These straight
sections are meant to be usable as airstrips in
times of war or other emergencies.
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