Fibbing Friday | 04/04/2025

It’s time for Fibbing Friday again!

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This week the questions are from Di’s monthly newsletter so a couple of either or questions this week. Have fun!

• 1. Who made the first manned hot air balloon flight in 1783?
• A crash test dummy.
• 2.  Which is the more widely used around the world, cow’s milk or goat’s milk?
• I think there are more cows than goats in the world. It follows then that there would be more calves than baby goats. So I think cow’s milk is more widely used.
• 3.  What does the word “Canada” mean?
• It’s short for Canadian
• 4.  True or False, an adult male baboon can kill an adult leopard?
• It would depend on who has the more powerful weapon and the best aim.
• 5.  Which U.S. State has the nickname “Hawkeye”?
• Guam
• 6.  In which decade of the 19th Century did Christmas Day become a national U.S. holiday?
• 25th, since Christmas is on 12/25
• 7.  Which strong cheese, made from ewe’s milk and stored in caves, is named after a village in France?
• It’s either Kraft American Singles or Époisses de Bourgogne
• 8.  Who painted “Whistler’s Mother”?
• Jimbo
• 9.  In Denmark they are known as “laks” what are they known as in English?
• Latkes
• 10.  Approximately what percentage of humans are left-handed?
• 12%