From the rings of Saturn to The Sahara Desert, its Quiz Day at WRCO

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis (WRCO Entertainment) – It’s QUIZ day at WRCO.

1 The rings of Saturn are solid and made of ice. False. The rings are not solid. They are made of billions of small pieces of ice, rock, and dust orbiting the planet.

2 The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. False. The Antarctic Polar Desert is the largest, followed by the Arctic Polar Desert. The Sahara is the largest hot desert.

3 The average human body contains enough carbon to make 9,000 pencils. True.

4 Ancient Romans used to brush their teeth with a mixture of urine and ashes. True. The ammonia in urine was believed to whiten teeth and kill germs.

5 The Richland County fair was not held from 1861 through 1865 due to the Civil War. False

6 Tug of war was once an Olympic sport. True. It was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920.

7 The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team with their logo on only one side of their helmet. True. This is a unique and widely known piece of trivia. The right side of their helmet has the logo, while the left side is black, a nod to a steel company’s logo.

8 Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to never foul out of a game. True. In 1,205 career games, Wilt never fouled out.

9 The first baseball caps were made from straw. True. The first baseball caps were made of straw and were worn by the Brooklyn Excelsiors in the mid-1800s

10 The longest continuous professional football losing streak is held by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. False. It is held by the Chicago Cardinals, who lost 29 consecutive games from 1942 to 1945.

---