Where do apples come from and which animals can’t fart? Try our kids’ quiz
Look at the curious animal pictured above. It’s called a capybara, but what noise do they make?
They are totally silent except when they are really cross
They make snuffling noises when they are sleepy and they howl at night
They make lots of noises, including clicks, barks and singing in groups
They miaow kind of like cats, only louder
Satellites are little spacecraft that fly around the Earth or other planets. How many are there in space?
More than a million
More than 10,000
Around 2,572
Around 7,389
How high can a bee fly?
As high as a helicopter
Higher than the top of Mount Everest
Higher than the top of the Eiffel Tower
To about the height of an average oak tree
What is the only mammal that is not able to fart?
A badger
A sloth
A whale
A hedgehog
Where do apples come from originally?
America
South America
Kazakhstan
China
Solutions
1:C - Capybaras make lots of noises! When they’re happy, they make “click calls” – like a woodpecker pecking on a tree. When they’re worried, they bark and make little gruff calling sounds. They also sing together when a group decides to go somewhere, a loud sound of squeaks, whistles and clicks. , 2:D - A record kept by the United Nations says there were 7,389 in April. They are used for communication, to watch Earth and for navigation or science., 3:B - B (for bee!). The highest a bumblebee has flown is 9,000 metres (29,500ft), which is higher than Everest. But most bees would rather buzz around near the ground where all the delicious flowers are., 4:B - We think all mammals can fart, except sloths. Gas inside them is reabsorbed into their bloodstreams instead, and they breathe it out., 5:C - The very first apples came from Kazakhstan. Its former capital is Almaty, which means “full of apples”. People travelling along the Silk Road ate apples and tossed the pips as they went, and that’s how apple trees spread.
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