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Gross Out Quiz

Bored in class? There's no need to be--especially when there are so many weird and amazing discoveries to be made right in your own school. So take this quiz to find out just how gross and cool your student life really is . . .

  1. This famous American, who has lit up the lives of countless people around the world, called himself an underachiever in the classroom. "I was never ever to get along at school," he said. "I was always at the foot of my class." Name this person.
    a: Thomas Edison
    b: Albert Einstein
    c: Henry Ford
  2. The tomatoes used to make your cafeteria pizza sauce and BLT sandwich are actually:
    a: vegetables
    b: fruits
    c: flowers
  3. The sugar used to sweeten most cakes, cookies and other favorite schooltime snacks comes from:
    a: flowers
    b: wood
    c: grass
  4. Wanna look your best this fall? Then you may need to face this question: Comedones are another name for:
    a: blackheads
    b: warts
    c: goose pimples
  5. Back in 1980, 17-year-old Troy Roberts, a South Carolina high school senior, wanted to promote interest in his high school's:
    a: raw earthworms
    b: live goldfish
    c: uncooked hot dogs
  6. Waking up early for school may give you puffy, baggy eyes. To avoid that tired, saggy look, you should:
    a: put slices of chili peppers on your eyes.
    b: eat salty foods.
    c: avoid salty foods.
  7. Hey scaredy cat! Are you terrified by the sight of those cute little mice caged up in your science lab? Then chances are you have a bad case of:
    a: arachnophobia
    b: musophobia
    c: pyrophobia
  8. Time for a quick Halloween science quiz question: Bats are most similar to which animal?
    a: people
    b: mice
    c: fish
  9. Standardized tests and special exams can measure aspects of your personality and schooling. A long time ago, however, people:
    a: measured bumps on your head.
    b: ran electricity through your body.
    c: carefully studied samples of your body hair.
  10. Feeling well-rested for school? Most kids should. By the time you're 12, you've probably slept a total of about:
    a: 1 year.
    b: 4 years.
    c: 6 years.

Well, let's see how ya did.



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