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Amazing Beach-Trivia Quiz (Image credit: Sascha/VISUM/The Image Works)
Amazing Beach-Trivia Quiz
As you head off for your highly anticipated beach vacation, have a little prebeach fun! Take this breezy trivia quiz to discover some amazing--and little-known--facts of life about America's sandy shores.

Provided by Discovery Health Channel.
1
Falling vending machines kill this many people at the beach in a typical year:
2
Last year, the number of kids reported missing at the beach was:
3
In water that is 50ºF, a person is likely to survive for:
4
The state with the most shark attacks each year is:
5
A group of jellyfish is called a:
6
The proportion of beachgoers who can't swim is:
7
It takes a child this long to drown, on average:
8
It takes an adult this long to drown, on average:
9
The number of pollution-related closings and advisories in the United States in 2005 was approximately:
10
During heavy exercise in hot weather, you should drink at least this many cool beverages each hour:
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