April 2011
Answers to the Fun Facts:
1. What burns more calories – sleeping or watching TV?
a. Sleeping
2. Which famous document contains the sentence: “We hold these truths to be selfevident: that all men are created equal.”
a. Declaration of Independence
3. Which U.S. presidents were assassinated?
a. Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield, Lincoln
4. What color does acid turn when applied to litmus paper?
a. Red
5. Where were orange trees first grown?
a. China
6. The letters “WD” in WD-40 stand for what?
a. WD40 was the 40th attempt at creating a “water displacement” formula, hence the
name
7. What is the largest freshwater lake in the whole world?
a. Lake Superior in the US
8. What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
a. Mortimer Mouse
9. How long does it take the average person to fall asleep?
a. about 7 minutes
10. How many months have 28 days?
a. All of them, but only February has only 28 days, or 29 on a leap year