Quiz 8 gifted the world one of the best collective nouns going, and busted a water myth while it was at it.
What is a group of pandas called?
An embarrassment. Genuinely. A group of giant pandas is commonly called an embarrassment, though a cupboard or a bamboo of pandas also get a run.
Whoever names collective nouns clearly met a panda trying to climb a tree and called it as they saw it.
How much of the world's water is in rivers?
Less than 1%. It sounds impossible when you picture the Amazon or the Murray, but almost all of Earth's water sits in the oceans, with most of the fresh water locked up in ice and underground. Rivers are a rounding error.
What nut is marzipan made from?
Almonds. Marzipan is ground almonds and sugar, which is why it turns up moulded into little fruits on European cakes. Love it or hate it, at least now you know what you are eating.
That was Quiz 8, home of the embarrassment of pandas. Some facts you learn for the points; that one you learn for life.
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