50/50 Quiz
Speed quiz
January 3, 2022
Odd One Out
August 3, 2022
The concept of this one is pretty simple.
These are 50/50 questions. Educated guesses galore!
Results
#1. Is the fruit orange named after the color orange or is the color orange named after the fruit orange?
The color is named after the fruit.
#2. Are metatarsals in your feet or your hands?
Feet. Metacarpals are in the hand.
#3. Is a paediatrician a doctor specialising in feet or children?
Children, a podiatrist specializes in feet.
#4. What is further away from sea level, the top of Mount Everest or the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana trench?
Mariana Trench is 7,044 feet (2,147 m) lower than Everest is high.
#5. What is bigger, the biggest blue whale or the biggest dinosaur who ever lived?
The blue whale
#6. Which came first, beer or wine?
Beer
#7. Is uncle Sam based on a real person or completely made up?
Uncle Sam is based on Samuel Wilson, a man who sold meat to soldiers during WWI.
#8. Which came first, the paper plane or the airplane?
Paper plane
#9. Does won’t mean will not or would not?
Will not
#10. Can Emu's fly?
Emus flat breastbones lack the keel that anchors the strong pectoral muscles required for flight. Their small wings can’t possibly lift their heavy bodies for flight.
#11. In terms of percentage, is there more wilderness in Africa or North America?
North America
#12. Is the national language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Swahili or Zulu?
Swahili
#13. Which came first, sound on TV or color TV?
Sound
#14. Does Canada have a President or a Prime Minister as a leader?
Prime Minister
#15. Was Plato Socrates’ teacher or was Socrates Platos’ teacher?
Socrates was Platos’ teacher
#16. If you were to peruse something, how would you be reading it?
Thoughtfully and carefully
#17. Is the ability to roll your tongue genetic or learnt?
Genetic
#18. Is the on-court official in a tennis match called an umpire or a referee?
Umpire
#19. Is there more air pressure in a car tyre or in a champagne bottle?
Champagne bottle
#20. Which is colder; the North Pole or South Pole?
South Pole
FULL QUESTION AND ANSWER LIST
1.Is the fruit orange named after the color orange or is the color orange named after the fruit orange?
The color is named after the fruit. 2. Are metatarsals in your feet or your hands?
Feet. Metacarpals are in the hand. 3.Is a pediatrician a doctor specialising in feet or children?
Children, a podiatrist specializes in feet. 4.What is further away from the sea level, the top of Mount Everest or the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana trench?
Mariana trench. 5.What is bigger, the biggest blue whale or the biggest dinosaur who ever lived?
The blue whale. 6.Which came first, beer or wine? Beer. 7. Is uncle Sam based on a real person or completely made up? Real person. Based on Samuel Wilson, a man who sold meat to soldiers during WWI. 8. Which came first, the paper plane or the airplane? Paper plane. 9. Does won’t mean will not or would not? Will not. 10. Do the Chinese breed cockroaches for food or for medicine? Medicine. 11.In terms of percentage is there more wilderness in Africa or North America? North America. 12. Is the national language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Swahili or Zulu? Swahili. 13. Which came first, sound on TV or color TV? Sound. 14. Does Canada have a President or a Prime Minister as a leader? Prime Minister. 15. Was Plato Socrates’ teacher or was Socrates Platos’ teacher? Socrates was Platos’ teacher. 16.If you were to peruse something would you be reading it thoroughly and carefully or skimming through it? Thoughtfully and carefully. 17.Is the ability to roll your tongue genetic or not? It is genetic. 18. Is the on-court official in a tennis match called an umpire or a referee? Umpire. 19.Is there more air pressure in a car tyre or in a champagne bottle? Champagne bottle. 20. Which is colder; the north pole or south pole? South pole.
