True or False
General Knowledge - 77 questions
1. True or False: The Great Wall of China is visible from space.
Answer: False. While it is an impressive structure, it is not visible from outer space.
2. True or False: The human body has 206 bones.
Answer: True.
3. True or False: The capital of Canada is Toronto.
Answer: False. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
4. True or False: The Earth is the only planet in our solar system with liquid water on its surface.
Answer: True.
5. True or False: The United States declared independence in 1776.
Answer: True.
6. True or False: Bananas grow on trees.
Answer: False. Bananas grow on herbaceous plants, not trees.
7. True or False: The longest river in the world is the Nile.
Answer: True.
8. True or False: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to America.
Answer: True.
9. True or False: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
Answer: True.
10. True or False: Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth.
Answer: True.
11. True or False: The largest ocean in the world is the Atlantic Ocean.
Answer: False. The Pacific Ocean is the largest.
12. True or False: The tallest mammal is the giraffe.
Answer: True.
13. True or False: The largest mammal is the blue whale.
Answer: True.
14. True or False: The word 'karate' means 'empty hand' in Japanese.
Answer: True.
15. True or False: Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
Answer: True.
16. True or False: The Beatles never had a #1 hit on the Billboard charts.
Answer: False. The Beatles had 20 number one hits.
17. True or False: The Taj Mahal is located in India.
Answer: True.
18. True or False: Chocolate comes from a plant.
Answer: True.
19. True or False: The world's largest desert is the Sahara.
Answer: True.
20. True or False: Hurricanes only occur in the northern hemisphere.
Answer: False. They can also occur in the southern hemisphere.
21. True or False: The longest bone in the human body is the femur.
Answer: True.
22. True or False: The sun is a star.
Answer: True.
23. True or False: The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world.
Answer: True.
24. True or False: The currency of Japan is the yen.
Answer: True.
25. True or False: The capital of Brazil is Buenos Aires.
Answer: False. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
26. True or False: The human body has four lungs.
Answer: False. The human body has two lungs.
27. True or False: The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
Answer: True.
28. True or False: The Eiffel Tower is taller during the summer due to heat expansion.
Answer: True.
29. True or False: The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
Answer: True
30. True or False: The study of insects is called entomology.
Answer: True.
31. True or False: Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Answer: True.
32. True or False: A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Answer: True.
33. True or False: The highest mountain in the world is Mount Kilimanjaro.
Answer: False. The highest mountain is Mount Everest.
34. True or False: The inventor of the World Wide Web is Tim Berners-Lee.
Answer: True.
35. True or False: Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Answer: True.
36. True or False: J.K. Rowling wrote the 'Harry Potter' series.
Answer: True.
37. True or False: The first man on the moon was Buzz Aldrin.
Answer: False. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
38. True or False: The largest species of penguin is the Emperor Penguin.
Answer: True.
39. True or False: The currency of South Korea is the won.
Answer: True.
40. True or False: The first movie with sound was 'The Jazz Singer.'
Answer: True.
41. True or False: The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear.
Answer: True.
42. True or False: The largest country in the world by land area is Russia.
Answer: True.
43. True or False: The longest river in Europe is the Danube.
Answer: True.
44. True or False: The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
Answer: True.
45. True or False: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Norway.
Answer: True.
46. True or False: Christopher Columbus discovered America.
Answer: False. Indigenous peoples lived in America long before Columbus arrived.
47. True or False: The largest flower in the world is the Rafflesia arnoldii.
Answer: True.
48. True or False: Dolphins sleep with only half of their brain at a time.
Answer: True.
49. True or False: The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Answer: True.
50. True or False: Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body.
Answer: True.
51. True or False: Whales can communicate with each other using song.
Answer: True.
52. True or False: The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes.
Answer: True.
53. True or False: The nickname for the bell of Big Ben in London is 'Oliver.'
Answer: False. The nickname is 'Big Ben.'
54. True or False: The shortest street in the world is Ebenezer Place in Scotland.
Answer: True.
55. True or False: The first person to walk on the moon was a woman.
Answer: False. The first person to walk on the moon was a man.
56. True or False: The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
Answer: True.
57. True or False: The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Thomas Crapper.
Answer: False. The invention of the flush toilet is credited to Sir John Harington.
58. True or False: The Appalachian Trail spans from Georgia to Maine.
Answer: True.
59. True or False: Corn is the most-consumed vegetable in the world.
Answer: True.
60. True or False: Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.
Answer: True.
61. True or False: The United States has more tornadoes per year than any other country.
Answer: True.
62. True or False: The Nile River flows south to north.
Answer: False. It flows north to south.
63. True or False: The European Union has more member countries than the United Nations.
Answer: False. The United Nations has more member countries.
64. True or False: The Great Barrier Reef is home to 1,500 different species of fish.
Answer: True.
65. True or False: The longest tennis match in history lasted over 11 hours.
Answer: True.
66. True or False: Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone.
Answer: True.
67. True or False: The first professional basketball game was played in 1896.
Answer: True.
68. True or False: The human brain is approximately 60% water.
Answer: True.
69. True or False: The longest recorded flight of a bumblebee is 21 seconds.
Answer: True.
70. True or False: The United States has more time zones than any other country.
Answer: True.
71. True or False: The fastest land animal is the cheetah.
Answer: True.
72. True or False: The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
Answer: True.
73. True or False: The deepest point in the ocean is the Mariana Trench.
Answer: True.
74. True or False: The study of plants is called zoology.
Answer: False. The study of plants is called botany.
75. True or False: The Appalachian Mountains are older than the Rockies.
Answer: True.
76. True or False: The Titanic sank in the Pacific Ocean.
Answer: False. The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.
77. True or False: A cockroach can survive for up to a week without its head.
Answer: True.