True or False? "America's unmanned drone strikes in Pakistan are legal."
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False
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True
When was the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees?
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7 million years ago
Does "dark matter" exist?
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No
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Yes
How many species of mammals are there?
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About 5000 species
How old is the Sphinx in Egypt?
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4500 years old
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7000 years old
Does exercise help with weight loss?
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No, exercise has no significant effect on weight loss.
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Yes, exercise helps with weight loss.
True or False? "Saturated fat is bad for your health."
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False
Does sleeping more hours per night help with weight loss?
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No.
Will Muammar Gadhafi remain in power in Libya?
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Yes
What is the best place to live in the United States?
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Charlotte, NC
Was Sarah Palin invited to the 2011 Rolling Thunder rally in Washington DC?
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No
Is the Great Wall of China visible from space?
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Yes, the Great Wall of China is visible from space.
Is eating fresh red meat bad for your heart?
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No, eating fresh red meat is not bad for your heart.
Will Apophis Asteroid collide with Earth on April 13, 2036?
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Yes
Does stevia pose a risk of genetic damage?
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No
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Yes
Will Michael Bloomberg run for president in 2012?
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No
In the clash between Israeli and Lebanese forces on Aug 3, 2010, which side of the border were the Israeli forces on?
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The Lebanese side.
How much did Bernie Madoff steal from his investors?
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$17 billion
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$20 billion
Is smoking sexy?
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Yes
How many megatons was the Tunguska asteroid impact explosion in 1908?
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4 megatons
True or False? "Polygamy is good for men and bad for women."
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True
True or False? "Marijuana slows the effects of Alzheimer's disease."
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True
What percentage of newborn American boys are circumcised?
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65%
True or False? "Osama Bin Laden's burial at sea was a proper Muslim burial."
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False
What caused the smoke trail off the coast of California on November 8, 2010?
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A missile
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An airplane
Who was the worst president in American history?
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James Buchanan
Does diet soda increase risk for stroke and heart attack?
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Yes
How many people did the Nazis kill at Auschwitz?
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1.1 million
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1.5 million
What will the world population be in 2050?
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9.3 billion
Why did the dinosaurs die out?
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The dinosaurs died out because of a single meteorite or asteroid impact.
What was the magnitude of the earthquake off the coast of Japan on 3/11/2011?
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8.9
Is whole milk or skim milk better for your health?
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Whole milk is better for your health.
What is the fifth largest earthquake in the world since 1900?
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Japan 3/11/2011
Is stevia better for your health than other sugar substitutes?
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No
What is the mass of the Milky Way?
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0.8 trillion solar masses
How many boys are born in China for every 100 girls?
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About 120
How old are the oldest rocks geologists have been able to find?
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4.3 billion years
What is the greatest single threat to America's national security?
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The global economic crisis.
Does the fossil record contain intermediate (transitional) forms?
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Yes.
What percentage of American children are born out of wedlock?
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40%
Is George W. Bush stupid?
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Yes
Do women have better hearing than men?
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Yes, women hear better than men.
How big was the asteroid that caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908?
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It wasn't an asteroid at all, but a volcano.
How many states are less than 50% white?
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4
Does the "Loch Ness Monster" exist?
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Yes
How many people have been killed in Syria's recent uprising against Bashar al-Assad?
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i. 5,000-8,000
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n. 30,000-50,000
Is Pluto a planet?
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No.
What percentage of scientists believe in god?
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About 40% of scientists believe in god.
How many species of bats are there?
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About 1100
True or False? "Pope Benedict XVI has justified the use of condoms in limited circumstances. "
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True
Does extraterrestrial life (aliens) exist somewhere in the universe?
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Yes
How many people were killed in the Japanese earthquake of 3/11/2011?
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10,000 or more
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100-999
True or False? "Stretching before a run reduces the chance of injury."
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False
Is the Hottel UFO memorandum of 1950 classified secret?
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No -- it is an ordinary, unclassified memo
Is global warming occurring?
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Yes.
Is parenthood emotionally rewarding?
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No
What percentage of African-American children are born out of wedlock?
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70%
Is there evidence that supports Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
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Yes
What is the smallest fish?
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Paedocypris progenetica
Can animals be homosexual?
How much salt does the average American consume each day?
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3,500 mg/day
Is Barack Obama a Muslim?
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No, Barack Obama is not a Muslim.
True or False? "Sarah Palin requested earmarks as governor of Alaska"
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True
Do vaccines cause autism?
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No
Did humans and dinosaurs live at the same time?
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No
When did the I-35 bridge in Minnesota collapse?
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2007
How many Jews died in the Holocaust?
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5 to 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivor gives bullying lesson - Local News - Cleveland, OH - msnbc.com
Edelman reminded the students that more than six million Jews were murdered in the holocaust.
Is Barack Obama a natural born citizen of the United States?
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Yes, Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States
How old is the Earth?
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4.5 billion years old.
How many species exist on earth?
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5 million to 100 million
Is stevia natural?
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Yes
Did George Washington have wooden teeth?
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No, his dentures were not made of wood.
Is stevia safe for your health?
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Yes
Are bats blind?
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No, bats are not blind.
True or False? "Creationism, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design are scientific."
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False
Do men or women have more white matter in their brains?
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Women have more white matter.
Do women or men have more gray matter in their brains?
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Men have 6.5 times as much gray matter as women.
True or False? "The Theory of Evolution is a scientific fact."
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True
Should clergy be permitted to endorse political candidates from the pulpit?
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No
Do black people and white people belong to the same species?
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Yes
What was the world population in 1 AD?
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150 million
True or False? "President Obama's trip to India cost taxpayers $200 million a day."
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False
True or False? "Public schooling is a socialist institution."
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True
Is the Great Wall of China the only man-made object visible from space?
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No, Great Wall is not the only man-made object visible from space.
Was John Wayne from Waterloo, Iowa?
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No
What animal is the closest relative of humans?
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Chimpanzee
Debate rages on humans’ closest relative - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience - msnbc.com
Everybody knows that humans' closest animal relatives are chimpanzees.
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Orangutan
Debate rages on humans’ closest relative - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience - msnbc.com
But now two biologists are arguing that orangutans, not chimps, are our closest cousins.
True or False? "The HPV vaccine can cause mental retardation."
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False
Has Michele Bachmann received money from a farm that receives federal subsidies?
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Yes
How old is life on earth?
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3.8 billion years old
What percentage of American children are white?
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52%
True or False? "Polygamy exacerbates such sexual selection."
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True
True or False? "Prairie voles mate for life."
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True
True or False? "Dikdiks are sexually monogamous."
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True
Is it true that men think more with their gray matter and women think more with their white matter?
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Yes, men think more with their gray matter.