1. True
2. False

The sun revolves around the Earth.

1. True
2. False

Christopher Columbus proved that the Earth was round.

1. True
2. False

Chocolate is bad for dogs.

1. True
2. False

The image below shows a historically accurate depiction of a Viking.

1. True
2. False

Peanut butter was invented by George Washington Carver.

1. True
2. False

Japan has left-hand traffic.

1. True
2. False

If you have the flu, antibiotics will get rid of it.

1. True
2. False

Bananas are berries.

1. True
2. False

Diamonds aren’t rare and their worth has been artificially inflated.

1. True
2. False

Albert Einstein failed in math classes.

1. False – but he failed at German classes
2. True – he even stayed down a year
3. False – but he failed his first university entrance exam
4. True – he was generally not a very good student

A blue whale’s blood vessels are wide enough for a human to swim through.

1. True – Sometimes whole swallowed sharks end up in the bloodstream
2. False – But you could squeeze through the blowhole
3. True – And their heart is the size of a car
4. False – They’re no wider than the average human’s

Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid.

1. False – His real name is Alistair Cookie
2. False – Cookie Monster is his actual name
3. True – And his family name is Weisenheimer
4. True – And he had a purple antecedent named Arnold

Gravity is the strongest fundamental force.

1. True – that’s why black holes suck up everything around them
2. True – the universe would still work if it were only half as strong
3. False – it’s actually the weakest one
4. False – radioactivity is the strongest force

In the United States, 7000 people pass away each year because of their doctor’s sloppy handwriting.

1. False – pharmacists always confirm prescriptions
2. True – The pen lobby blocks the introduction of electronic prescriptions
3. True – and another 1.5 million are injured
4. False – the real number is about 250

At the age of five, Mozart composed the melody of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.

1. True – but the lyrics were created much, much later
2. True – the melody is also used for “The Alphabet Song”
3. False – he composed it when he was 25
4. False – the tune was around decades before Mozart was born

Queen Elizabeth II and Marilyn Monroe were born the same year.

1. True – They were even born on the same day
2. False – Marilyn was born years before the queen
3. False – The queen was born years before Marilyn
4. True – They were both born in 1926

In Old English, “the” was spelled and pronounced “ye”.

1. True – And “these” was spelled “yes”
2. False
3. True
4. False – The spelling is an invention of American carnies

Sunglasses are an invention from 12th century China to help judges hide their facial expressions.

1. True
2. False

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

1. False – He just developed the first practical one
2. False – He invented the gas light
3. True – He just couldn’t make it mass producible
4. True – He also invented X-ray photography

Sherlock Holmes was a real person.

1. False – But his brother Mycroft was based on a politician by the same name
2. True – But Dr Watson was the alter ego of author Arthur Conan Doyle
3. True – But his address, 221B Baker Street, was made up to keep fans away
4. False – But the character was inspired by Joseph Bell, a surgeon with similar skills

The officers in Rembrandt’s painting, “The Night Watch”, are bathed in sunlight.

1. True – The title is incorrect and was added later
2. True – The correct title is “The Sun Smiles at Frans Cocand His Company”
3. False – It’s moonlight, but chemical processes have tinted the highlights yellow
4. False – The scene is supposed to be illuminated by fire

Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth above sea level.

1. True – but once they pass, time runs backwards for them
2. True – they would merely appear increasingly dim
3. False – you could see them cross it, but gravity would “spaghettify” them
4. False – they would actually accelerate and cross it almost instantly
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth above sea level.

1. True – on pictexones
2. True – pharipetetuc umg si welloda
3. False – tub quelcorii is
4. False – tub blingow sebblub si

Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth above sea level.

1. False – Mauna Kea is
2. True – It’s also the highest mountain above the centre of the earth
3. False – Chimborazo is
4. True – It beats K2 by almost 240 metres

Unscramble the sentence below – is it true or false?

1. True – HITWE WOSC EMAK ALLIVAN KLIM
2. False – CLABK SCOW OD
3. False
4. True

How many words can you find that make this a TRUE factual statement: Cats are _______? 

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. 7
6. 8

Unscramble the sentence below and then choose the answer with the correct truth value.

1. 2/3 true
2. Completely false
3. 2/3 false
4. Completely true

How many words can you find that make this a TRUE statement? Shakespeare was a/an ___

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10

Unscramble the statement in the image below. Is it true or false?