What percentage of your brain is wasted on useless knowledge?

How useless is the junk floating around in your head? Take this quiz and find out. You might be surprised! Did you know that according to the 1900 U.S. Census, there were: 596,000 carpenters 280,000 laundresses 220,000 blacksmiths 134,000 tailors 102,000 shoemakers 42,000 porters 37,000 stonecutters 25,000 millers 8,000 bootblacks 7,000 furriers. More importantly, what is a furrier?

Did you know that 123456787654321 is 11,111,111 multiplied by itself? Or that There are 24 known "perfect" numbers. These are numbers that equal the sum of all its divisors except itself. For instance, six - the lowest of these numbers - is divisible by 1, 2, or 3 and 1+2+3=6. The largest of the known "perfect" numbers has 12,003 digits? Didn't think so. Read on.

Created by: Lisa
  1. What is your age?
  2. What is your gender?
  1. Who played the Green Fairy in Moulin Rouge?
  2. Do cats breathe out of their mouths?
  3. What is the dog's name from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas?"
  4. What is the strongest proof a liquor can be?
  5. What was the original filling in a twinkie?
  6. Who invented the French Tickler?
  7. What is the medical term for the fear of losing an erection?
  8. In ancient Japan public contests were held to see who in a town could break wind the loudest and longest. Winners were awarded prizes and received great acclaim.
  9. In 1649, Massachusetts's Puritan government ruled the following: "Any childe over 16 who shall CURSE or SMITE their natural FATHER or MOTHER, or act in a STUBBORNE or REBELLIOUS manner shall be put to death."
  10. What do the words 'hors d'oeuvre' literally mean?

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