Michael Issurovitch Demsky is also known as Michael Douglas
  • Answer: True
Samuel Morse invented the Morse code in the 20th century
  • Answer: False
The song “Eye of the Tiger” was sung by the band Survivor
  • Answer: True
Mary I of England was known as The Virgin Queen.
  • Answer: False
Cherilyn Sarkisian is the real name of British singer Cheryl Cole
  • Answer: True
Seahorses are one of the only species where the male becomes pregnant
  • Answer: True
Caylon is the former name of Barbados
  • Answer: True
A curve is the shortes distance between the two points
  • Answer: False

 

A fathometer is used to measure the depth of water
  • Answer: True
Glass conducts electricity
  • Answer: False
The movie character Captain Jack Sparrow is on the hunt for a whale called Willy
  • Answer: False
The Tower Bridge can be found in San Francisco
  • Answer: False
Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of the Incredible Hulk
  • Answer: True
The politics of racial segregation is known as “apartheid”
  • Answer: True
Peter the Great once ruled Russia
  • Answer: True

 

Charles Darwin made important contributions to the theory of evolution
  • Answer: True
Snakes lay eggs
  • Answer: True
The indentations in a golf ball are called “dimples”
  • Answer: True
The spice curry is extracted from a root
  • Answer: False
The painting “The Scream” is by Rembrandt
  • Answer: False
David Beckham player soccer for LA Galaxy
  • Answer: True
In the USA, Thanksgiving is celebrated in August
  • Answer: False

 

The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon
  • Answer: True
“Mac OS” is an operating system developed by Microsoft
  • Answer: False
“Moves like Jagger” is by Maroon 5 feat. Lana Del Rey
  • Answer: False
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the letter D is represented by the word Donut
  • Answer: False
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was in 2009
  • Answer: False
Chemistry is the scientific study of explosions
  • Answer: True
Colonel Sanders was defeated by the Native Americans at Little Big Horn
  • Answer: True
In Greek Mythology, the Centaur was part human and part horse
  • Answer: True

 

“Interception” is a term used in American football
  • Answer: True
Princess Diana died in a car crash in New York
  • Answer: False
Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes lived at 221b Barber Street
  • Answer: False
Jasmine, Green, Oolong and Black are all varieties of tea.
  • Answer: True
“Fingerboarding” involves moving miniature skateboards around with your finger
  • Answer: True
The Super Bowl trophy is also known as the “Michael Jackson Trophy.”
  • Answer: False
Aladdin’s genie lives in a lamp
  • Answer: True
The USA is the only country to have taken part in every Summer Olympic Games
  • Answer: False
The first automobile was invented in the 20th century
  • Answer: False
Andres Iniesta is a professional soccer player from Spain
  • Answer: True

 

Water is denser than air
  • Answer: True
Cerumen is the medical term for toe nails
  • Answer: False
Harry Roger Webb is Snoop Dogg’s birth name.
  • Answer: False
Lance Armstrong is still recognized as a Tour de France winner
  • Answer: False
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ trainer is a rat
  • Answer: True
Knocking all the pins down with your first throw in a game of bowling is a called a “wipeout.”
  • Answer: False
“Animal Farm” is a novel by Isaac Asimov
  • Answer: False
Logan International Airport serves the US city of Boston
  • Answer: True
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a baseball team
  • Answer: True
Julius Ceaser was a Roman general and statesman
  • Answer: True
H20 is the chemical formula for water
  • Answer: True
Audrey Hepburn plays the lead in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
  • Answer: True
Cobalt, Cyan and Cerulean are shades of blue
  • Answer: True

 

The continents cover over 50% of the Earth’s surface
  • Answer: False
In the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast,” Beauty’s name is Ellie
  • Answer: False
According to the legend of Lady Godiva rode through the streets of Edinburgh naked.
  • Answer: False
The son of your father’s brother is your nephew.
  • Answer: False
A manometer is used to measure the pressure of gases
  • Answer: True
The Soviet Union was dissolved in 2012
  • Answer: False
Iceland has the internet domain .is.
  • Answer: False
Mongolia is a country between Russia and China
  • Answer: True
There are five lines in a limerick
  • Answer: True
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are brothers
  • Answer: False

 

Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher
  • Answer: True
“Grey’s Anatomy” is set in a school
  • Answer: False
A negatively charged ion is called a cation
  • Answer: False
The highest mountain in the world is located in North America
  • Answer: False
The French national flag is red and white
  • Answer: False
In Greek mythology the Minotaur had the head of a bird and the body of a horse
  • Answer: False
Coldplay’s Chris Martin is married to Cameron Diaz
  • Answer: False
Humans make use of the pig’s heightened sense of smell to find truffles, a highly valuable type of fungi.
  • Answer: True

 

A green jersey is worn by the leading cyclist in the Tour de France
  • Answer: False
Bill Murray and Penelope Cruz both star in “Lost in Translation.”
  • Answer: False
The collarbone is the more common name for the clavicle
  • Answer: True
Marilyn Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jeane Baker
  • Answer: True
Christopher Columbus discovered the Victoria Falls
  • Answer: False
Che Guevara became the leader of Cuba after the Cuban revolution
  • Answer: False
A chandler makes or sells chandeliers
  • Answer: False

 

iTunes is a program used to purchase and play music
  • Answer: True
The Trachea is the medical term for the windpipe
  • Answer: True
Buzz Light-year, Sheriff Woody and Slinky Dog are characters in the Toy Story series of movies.
  • Answer: True
Cottage pie is the favourite food of cartoon cat Garfield
  • Answer: False
The clothing brand Hollister belongs to Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Answer: True
The capital of Chile is Santiago de Chile
  • Answer: True
The 1998 comedy movie Dr. Dolittle stars the US actor Wesley Snipes
  • Answer: False
Bodies of water always freeze from the bottom up
  • Answer: False
“Drat and double drat” is the catchphrase of the cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants
  • Answer: False
William the Conqueror became King of England in 1066
  • Answer: True

 

The First World War began in 1914
  • Answer: True
A male zebra is called a stallion
  • Answer: False
Tony Blair was head of government in Australia
  • Answer: False
Winston Churchill was prime minister of the UK for most of the Second World War
  • Answer: True
The car models the Prius, RAV 4 and Yaris are manufactured by Toyota
  • Answer: True
Female sea horses carry the eggs until they hatch.
  • Answer: False

 

Boxers do not usually wear gloves during matches
  • Answer: False
Italians eat their meals with chopsticks
  • Answer: False
A browser is a program that allows users to surf the net.
  • Answer: True
The video game character “Mario” has a brother called “Yoshi.”
  • Answer: False
The Capital of Spain is Madrid
  • Answer: True
Jeudi is French for Thursday.
  • Answer: True
Shakira was born in Cuba.
  • Answer: False
Enid Blyton wrote “The Famous Fifteen” novels.
  • Answer: False

 

Skiing, cycling and running are the sports included in the triathlon
  • Answer: False
A “straight” is a hand in poker
  • Answer: True
The word “senate” originates from Latin and means “council of elders.”
  • Answer: True
“Air Force 1” is the title of the aircraft of the President of the USA
  • Answer: True
Greenland is larger than the Antarctica
  • Answer: False

 

Elvis Presley dies in 199
  • Answer: False
A guitar has six strings
  • Answer: True
The system of writing an printing for the blind is called “braille.”
  • Answer: True
The cartoon figure Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth
  • Answer: True
The month of July is named after Roman emperor Julia
  • Answer: False
A unicorn was given to Queen Elizabeth I by Sir Francis Drake
  • Answer: False

 

The OK Corral is in the US town of Tombstone
  • Answer: True
Watermelon is a legume
  • Answer: False
Water contains more calories than beer
  • Answer: False
Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of Soda
  • Answer: False
“A Christmas Carol” was written by Charles Dickens
  • Answer: True
Herbivores do not eat meat
  • Answer: True

 

The guillotine was invented in England
  • Answer: False
In the “Where’s Wally?” books, Wally wears a yellow and blue striped jumper.
  • Answer: False
The heart is the largest internal human organ
  • Answer: False
The Vikings also settled in Iceland
  • Answer: True

 

The Olympic games have never been cancelled.
  • Answer: False
The “Black Widow” is a dangerous species of spider
  • Answer: True
Rihanna & Mikky Ekko sing the song “Stay.”
  • Answer: True

 

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Johnson
  • Answer: True
Penguins can’t fly
  • Answer: True
Hollandaise is a European country
  • Answer: True
Casanova was Venetian writer and famous for his love affairs
  • Answer: False