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01 What animal kills its prey by holding on tighter every time its victim breathes out?
A boa constrictor
A tiger
A grizzly bear
02 What is an emetic?
Something that causes you to vomit
Something that causes you to sneeze
Something that causes your hair to fall out
03 Which disease, caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes, makes a person’s spleen and liver enlarge?
Malaria
Cholera
Flu
04 If for some horrible reason, you fell from the sky without a parachute what would it be best to land on if you wanted to survive?
Snow, it causes you to slow down slowly and lessens the impact
A flag pole, because the area of impact is very small
The ground, because it quickly brings you to a stop
05 Which gas in farts make them smell bad?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen sulphide
06 Oi you - is that a brain or a blancmange under your hat? How much of your brain is water?
75%
85%
95%
07 Jaundice and black vomit are symptom of which disease?
Yellow Fever
Scarlet Fever
Black Fever
08 What are an insect’s ‘mandibles’?
Its buttocks
Its antenna
Its front jaws
09 Which of the following plants does NOT catch and digest insects…?
The Pitcher Plant
The Soup Dragon
The Venus Flytrap
10 Acids can be dangerous … but ascorbic acid is essential in our diet. If you don’t get enough, which horrible disease would you get?
Mumps
Scurvy
Malaria
Answers:
1= A boa constrictor • 2= Something that causes you to vomit • 3= Malaria • 4= Snow, it causes you to slow down slowly and lessens the impact • 5= Hydrogen sulphide • 6= 75% • 7= Yellow Fever • 8= Its front jaws • 9= The Soup Dragon 10= Scurvy •
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