Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | 5:44 PM
I saw a book lying around on my sister’s study table and decided to read it because I was attracted to the title of the book “ The book of general ignorance.” I was amazed of the answers that were listed out in the book.
I will list out all some of the things which many think they know, but they are all the wrong answers. See how many u tink u can get correct at the end.
1) Where is the highest mountain?
If you think it is Mount Everest, then -10 marks. The correct answer is Olympus Mons in Latin ( the highest mountain in the solar system and the in the known universe. It is 22km high and 624km across, 3 times bigger the height of Mount Everest.
2) Where is the driest place on Earth?
Sahara Desert? WRONG! -10 marks.It is the Antartica. The average rainfall of it is only 2% of what Sahara received( 25 mm). Amazing huh? 2 questions alrd? More wrong answers are awaiting you. Haha..
3) What is the biggest thing a blue whale can swallow?
a) A very large mushroom
b) A very small family car
c) A grapefruit
d) A sailor.
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No cheating!!! The answer is ….. A grapefruit. Wrong again? -10 marks Isn’t it interesting? A blue whale’s throat is almost the same size as it’s belly button.For 8 months of the year, blue whales eat almost nothing, but during the summer, the feed almost continuously, scooping up 3 tons of food a day.
4) What’s the most dangerous animal that has ever lived?
I bet you don’t know this answer. I shall mention first. Another 10 marks deducted for the wrong answer. The answer is female mosquitoes. Half the human beings who had ever died, perhaps as many as 45 billion people, have been killed by the female mosquitoes. Even today, they kill one person every 12 seconds.
5) What man-made artefacts can be seen from the moon?
Don’t be too happy if you think you know the answer because I can tell u, u r wrong! I guess your answer is Great Wall of China? Haha, too bad .. -10 marks again. No human artefacts at all can be seen from the moon at all. The idea that the Great wall of China can be seen from the moon is all-persuasive, but it confuses “the moon” with the space. Space is quite close , only about 100 km form the Earth’s surface. Many artificial objects can be seen from there. However, the moon is 400,000 km away and even the continents can barely be seen. I guess all had -50 marks already right? Hehehe..
I guess many of you get all wrong right? Haha, I was pretty shocked of all these answers myself too. All of u can try reading this book although I did not know where it is being sold. Haha, bye!!
