Well done everyone, it was a good effort, though no-one got every correct answer.
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Q 1. An octopus has eight legs
A: False. An octopus has two legs and six arms.
Q 2. The common octopus generally lives for only two years
A: True
Q 3. The largest octopus found (so far) measured approximately
a) 3ft / 1m
b) 30ft / 10m
c) 43ft / 13m
A: Correct answer is b) The creature which was found measuring 43 ft or approximately 13 metres was a giant squid
Q 4. An octopus can open a jar with a screw-top lid
A: True
Q 5. An octopus can't survive out of water for more than 30seconds
A: False. Although the exact time is unclear (that I could find!) depending on the temperature and humidity, an octopus can survive for several minutes out of the water and in fact frequently moves across ground to get from one rock pool to another. One post quoted 30 - 60 mins but I couldn't find a scientific source for that.
Q 6. Octopuses can predict the outcome of soccer matches
A: I'll leave that one to you! I think you've all heard of Paul and his 'predictions'!
