Did Americans really visit the Moon, or did NASA fake the moon landings?
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Americans really went to the moon.
-
No, the moon landings were a hoax.
Are boys or girls better on average at spatial reasoning?
-
Boys and girls have the same spatial reasoning ability.
Is fusion power viable?
-
It is unclear.
How long did the shortest war in history (United Kingdom vs. Zanzibar, 1896) last?
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40 minutes.
Are men better than women at reading maps?
-
No
How long ago did Neanderthals die out?
How many verses does the Greek national anthem have?
-
3
What date did composer Johann Pachelbel die?
-
March 7, 1706
Was Hurricane Katrina a result of global warming?
-
It is unclear.
Does pornography promote sexism?
-
Yes
Was the American Civil War primarily about taxes and tariffs?
-
Yes
How many states are less than 50% white?
-
1
-
4
How many people did the Nazis kill at Auschwitz?
-
4.0 million
Was the American Civil War primarily about slavery?
-
No.
-
Yes.
Did Mormon prophet Joseph Smith fabricate the Book of Abraham?
-
No, the Book of Abraham is not a fabrication.
-
Yes, the Book of Abraham is a fabrication.
True or False? "Calculus originated in India."
-
False
When were the earliest coins produced?
-
6th Century BC
-
7th Century BC
Where was the decimal system invented?
-
China
How fast could Tyrannosaurus Rex run?
-
10-25 miles/hr
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30-45 miles/hr
How much did the 1972 porn film "Deep Throat" earn?
-
$40 million
What causes meteors to glow as they fall?
-
Ram pressure causes meteors to glow.
How many Soviet citizens (soldiers and civilians) died in the Second World War?
-
20 million
What is the economic output of the United States?
-
$14.1 trillion
-
$14.6 trillion
-
$14.7 trillion
When did early humans (hominids) reach South-East Asia?
-
1.7 million years ago
What is the mass of the Milky Way?
-
0.6 trillion solar masses
-
0.7 trillion solar masses
-
1.3 trillion solar masses
When did the word 'dude' first appear in print?
-
1870
How many Japanese citizens (soldiers and civilians) died in the Second World War?
-
2.9 million
Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned?
-
No
What is the best cure for a hangover?
-
Drinking a lot of water.
If a Barbie Doll were life-size, what would her measurements be?
-
36-18-33
Does pornography promote rape and sexual violence?
-
Yes
How old are the 'Peking Man' fossils?
-
400,000 years old
-
500,000 years old
Are most human societies now monogamous or polygamous?
-
Polygamous
True or False? "The embryos of tiger sharks fight each other while in their mother's womb, the survivor being the baby shark that is born."
-
False
Who are better at multitasking: men or women?
-
Men and women are the same at multitasking.
What was the heaviest dinosaur?
-
Amphicoelias
Is it a violation of federal law for an offshore Internet gambling business to take bets from Americans?
-
No, there are some exceptions.
True or False? "The word 'dude' was coined by Oscar Wilde and his friends, as a combination of the words 'duds' and 'attitude'."
-
False
Are lefties better than right handed people?
-
No.
-
Yes.
Is Islam a violent religion?
-
Yes, Islam is violent.
Why did the Neanderthals die out?
-
They interbred with modern humans and were absorbed.
-
They were killed or outcompeted by early modern humans.
What percentage of Americans are atheists?
-
2%
-
6%
True or False? "Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy."
-
False
Is there such a thing as "life force energy" (qi, ki, chi, aura)?
-
No
How much did the Stegosaurus weigh?
-
5 tons
Did Queen Isabella sell her jewels to pay for Columbus's first voyage?
-
Yes, Queen Isabella sold her jewels.
Who were Baby Ruth candy bars named after?
-
Babe Ruth, the baseball player
-
Ruth Cleveland, daughter of President Grover Cleveland
How many people died in the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918 to 1919?
-
75 million
What is the average life expectancy in North Korea?
-
64 years
When was the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees?
-
5 million years ago
-
6 million years ago
-
7 million years ago
-
8 million years ago
Does depleted uranium (DU) cause cancer?
-
Yes
Did the Roosevelt Administration have advance knowledge of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?
-
Yes
How many Muslims are there in the world?
-
1.4 billion
-
1.6 billion
True or False? "Robert Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe had an affair."
-
True
Was Ann Dunham single or married when she gave birth to Barack Obama?
-
Married
True or False? "Antimatter has the same gravitational charge as matter."
-
True
True or False? "Large flightless birds – ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas and kiwis – share a common flightless ancestor."
When was the flush toilet invented?
-
The 1500s.
What is the greatest single threat to America's national security?
-
Anchor babies.
How long ago did humans first arrive in the Americas?
-
15,000 to 17,000 years ago.
How many nuclear warheads does Israel have?
-
200
Has evolution ever been observed?
-
No, evolution has never been observed.
How many species of mushrooms are there?
-
14,000
What percentage of the United States population is Hispanic (Latino)?
-
10%
How many members does Alcoholics Anonymous have?
-
About 2 million.
Does God exist?
-
No, God does not exist.
Are San Francisco's cable cars the only mobile national monument?
-
No, they are not.
How many people have more than two nipples?
-
1 in 34
How many times a day do lions mate?
-
20 to 40 times a day.
How old was the youngest Pope?
-
The youngest Pope was Benedict IX, whose age is thought to be between 11 and 20.
-
The youngest Pope was John XII, who was 18.
How many people are in the North Korean army?
-
1.1 million
How many Americans are members of the Ku Klux Klan?
-
About 4,000
Was the Plague of Justinian caused by the same pathhogen as the Bubonic Plague?
-
No
-
Yes
How many Christians are there in China?
-
67 million
True or False? "Getting an epidural during childbirth prolongs labor."
-
It is unclear.
Who wrote the works attributed to William Shakespeare?
-
Christopher Marlowe
-
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
-
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
-
Queen Elizabeth
-
Shakespeare's plays and poems were the work of a group rather than one individual.
-
Sir Francis Bacon
-
William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon
-
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
Is it true that 2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey?
-
No, far fewer than 2/3 are grown in New Jersey.
In England, is the Speaker of the House permitted to speak?
-
Yes, the Speaker may speak.
What is the biological purpose of the earlobe?
-
It has no purpose.
-
Keeping our ears warm.
When did horses become extinct in the Americas?
-
10,000 years ago.
-
11,000 years ago.
Did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?
-
Yes, Gutenberg invented the printing press.
What is the origin of the phrase "the whole 9 yards"?
-
It is unknown.
What is the date of the John Rylands manuscript (the oldest surviving fragment of the Bible)?
-
125 AD
-
150 AD
Was there ever a state named Franklin in the United States?
-
No, the "state" of Franklin was never recognized or admitted to the Union.
How many Hindus are there in the world?
-
950 million
Does exercise help with weight loss?
-
No, exercise has no significant effect on weight loss.
How many Armenians died in the Turkish atrocities during the First World War?
-
1.5 million
-
850,000
Is it true that in Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation?
-
No, the penalty is not decapitation.
Is Scientology a cult?
-
No, Scientology is not a cult.
-
Yes, Scientology is a cult.
True or False? "The destruction of the New Orleans levee after Hurricane Katrina was deliberate."
-
False
-
True
True or False? "Israeli Arabs have equal rights with Israeli Jews."
-
False
-
True
In the Bible, was the city of Sodom destroyed because of the sin of homosexuality?
-
Yes
Is technical analysis of a stock chart a good way to invest?
-
No, technical analysis is not a valid way to predict stock prices.
-
Yes, technical analysis is a valid tool to predict stock prices.
What percentage of newborn American boys are circumcised?
-
56%
What was Motorola's first product?
-
A battery eliminator.
How many Soviet civilians died in the Second World War?
-
13 million.
How many megatons was the Tunguska asteroid impact explosion in 1908?
-
15 megatons
How many Buddhists are there in the United States?
-
6 million
Do guns prevent crime?
-
It is unclear whether guns increase or decrease the crime rate.
-
No, guns increase the crime rate.
-
Yes, guns decrease the crime rate.
Was Archeopteryx the first bird?
-
Yes
Is dueling legal in Paraguay?
-
Yes, dueling is legal in Paraguay.
Who first said, "There's a sucker born every minute"?
-
David Hannum
-
Michael Cassius McDonald
-
P. T. Barnum
Why do cats purr?
-
As a signal between mothers and nursing kittens
-
To show love
-
To show pain when they are sick
-
To show strong emotion
What percentage of the United States population is Christian?
-
68%
Are communists against religion?
-
No, communists do not oppose religion.
-
Yes, communists oppose religion.
True or False? "The world was warmer in medieval times than now."
-
False
Did Martin Luther nail his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church?
-
No
-
Yes
True or False? "The Bible's David and Jonathan had a homosexual relationship."
-
False
-
True
In western societies, what percentage of children are fathered by someone other than their mother's partner?
-
20%
-
5%
How many species of flowering plants are there?
-
250,000 to 400,000.
What is the origin of the military hand salute?
-
Taking off a hat as a sign of respect.
Was Jimmy Carter a good president?
-
Jimmy Carter was a bad president
-
Jimmy Carter was a good President
How much did the Space Shuttle program cost over its 30 years of operation, in 2010 dollars?
-
$196 billion
How many Christadelphians are there in the world?
-
50,000
-
60,000
Were dinosaurs warm-blooded (like modern birds and mammals) or cold-blooded (like modern reptiles)?
-
Neither.
-
Warm-blooded.
True or False? "Methuselah lived to be 969 years old."
-
False
-
True
Who wrote the Bible's Gospel of Mark?
-
It is unknown.
-
Mark the Evangelist (a.k.a. John Mark), a companion of Peter
What is the origin of the word "Samba"?
-
"Sam-Ba": A Kimbundu word meaning "give-receive".
-
"Umbigada": A Portuguese word meaning "blow struck with the navel".
-
"Zambra": A Moorish word.
True or False? "Performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture uses real cannon fire."
-
False
-
True
How long ago did pre-modern humans reach Europe?
Did legalizing abortion reduce crime?
-
Yes.
How many people died in the Black Death outbreak of the 14th Century?
How much more dangerous is it to ride on a motorcycle than to ride in a car, per mile traveled?
-
25-29 times as dangerous
How many Japanese soldiers died in the Second World War?
-
2.12 million
How many American soldiers died in the Second World War?
-
About 417,000
When did humans learn to make fire?
-
400,000 years ago
How many Chinese soldiers died in the Second World War?
-
3-4 million
Who was the leader of France during the Hatian revolution?
-
Napoleon I
-
Napoleon III
Did Stalin die of natural causes, or was he murdered?
-
Murdered
-
Natural causes
How many women did early Mormon leader Brigham Young marry?
-
55
True or False? "1% of the U.S. population experiences homelessness each year."
-
True
What is the population of North Korea?
-
23 million
How many exoplanets (planets beyond our solar system) are known?
-
506
-
About 550
How many times its body weight can an ant lift?
-
Merged Viewpoint: True
What percentage of Europe's population died in the Black Death?
-
45%
Does "reverse racism" exist?
-
Yes
What is the fuel efficiency of the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship?
-
49 feet per gallon.
When was the Bible's Book of Acts written?
-
100 AD
-
62 AD
-
64 AD
Did Thomas Jefferson write "When governments fear the people, there is liberty"?
-
No.
True or False? "The word "earnest" was a Victorian slang code word for "homosexual", making the title of the Oscar Wilde play a deliberate triple pun."
-
False
-
True
Did Luke write the Bible's Book of Acts?
-
No
-
Yes
Was Jesus Christ white or black?
-
Jesus was black
-
Jesus was of middle eastern descent
-
Jesus was white
True or False? "Greenland is losing ice."
-
False
Was the Declaration of Independence written on hemp paper?
-
No, it was not written on hemp.
True or False? "The first observance of Father's Day was in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908."
-
False
-
True
Who was the father of Amminadab in the Bible?
-
Aram
-
Ram
How many abortions occur in the United States each year?
-
0.8 million
Was the United States right to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
-
No, the United States was wrong to drop the bomb.
-
Yes, the United States was right to drop the bomb.
Did Betsy Ross actually live in Philadelphia's Betsy Ross House?
-
It is unclear.
How many continents are there?
-
5
-
6
-
7
Should the United States remain a member of the United Nations?
-
No
-
Yes
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
-
A whole lot of wood, really...
-
Woodchucks chuck very little wood.
What percentage of people in the United States have naturally red hair?
-
4%
How many Freemasons are there in the world?
-
6 million
Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute?
-
There is no support for the idea that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.
-
Yes, Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.
How much US government debt does China hold?
-
$1,100 billion
How many people were killed in China's Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 1989?
-
10,000
-
3,000-6,000
-
300-600
What was the first book ever printed?
-
The Diamond Sutra (Wang Chieh, 868 AD)
How long ago did spiders evolve?
-
300 million years ago
What is the origin of the word "Spain"?
-
"Ezpanna", the Basque word for "border" or "edge".
-
"Heliopolis", Greek for "city of the sun".
-
"Hesperia", Latin for "the western land".
-
"Hispalis", the pre-Roman name of the city of Seville.
-
"I-shfania", a Canaanite Hebrew word for "Island of the rabbit".
Did John Calvin attack heliocentricity by asking, "Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the Holy Spirit?"
How many signs of the zodiac are there?
-
12
Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
-
Fruit in one sense, vegetable in another.
Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
-
No
What was the inscription written on Christ's cross?
-
"Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" (abbr: "INRI")
-
"The King of the Jews"
-
"This is Jesus, the King of the Jews"
-
"This is the King of the Jews"
True or False? "At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces."
-
False
How did Attila the Hun die?
-
Choked to death on blood from a nosebleed.
-
Hemorrhage related to excessive drinking.
-
Murdered by his wife.
When will the world end?
-
The world will end in about 5 billion years.
-
The world will end in about 7.6 billion years.
What did Elvis Presley die of?
-
Elvis died of a drug overdose.
-
Elvis died of a heart attack.
Did Vincent Van Gogh commit suicide?
-
Yes
What countries do not use the Metric System?
-
United States and Burma (Myanmar)
-
United States, Burma (Myanmar), and Liberia
Are our eyes fully grown at birth?
-
No, our eyes grow after we are born.
How many Native Americans are there in the United States?
-
2.9 million
-
5.2 million
At the beginning of the Aug 3, 2010 border skirmish, did Lebanese forces first fire warning shots?
-
Yes, Lebanese forces first fired warning shots in the air.
Was Ray Bradbury's book "Fahrenheit 451" about censorship, or about television?
-
Television
Is the Bible inerrant -- completely free of error and contradition?
-
No
-
Yes
What was the largest dinosaur?
-
Argentinosaurus
How long is a goldfish's memory?
-
More than 5 seconds.
How many degrees Fahrenheit is 1/2 degree Celsius?
-
0.9 degrees Fahrenheit
Is there liquid water on the surface of Mars?
-
No
How far away is the closest star to our sun?
-
4.2 light-years
What is the net worth of the Mormon Church?
-
$30 billion
What has greater volume, the Moon, or the Pacific Ocean?
-
The moon is far larger.
True or False? "The Jewish people is favored or chosen by God."
-
True
Are children under 12 capable of abstract reasoning?
-
No, children are not capable of abstract reasoning.
How big is the largest cockroach?
-
3.5 inches long
True or False? "Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth."
-
False
How many people were killed in Egypt's revolution of 2011?
-
846
How old is the Sphinx in Egypt?
-
4500 years old
When was email invented?
How big is the vocabulary of the average person?
-
10,000 words
Was Jesus Christ a real, historical person?
-
Yes
True or False? "90% of bird species are monogamous."
-
False
-
True
What was the first city to reach a population of one million?
-
Baghdad
Was Edith Wilson actually acting as President during Woodrow Wilson's post-stroke convalescence?
Was there ever a female pope (Pope Joan)?
-
No, Pope Joan is a myth.
How big is the average human penis?
-
About 5.5 inches long.
-
About 6 inches long.
What is the longest one-syllable word in the English language?
-
Squirreled
Does a minimum wage increase unemployment?
-
It is unclear whether the minimum wage increases unemployment.
-
Yes, the minimum wage increases unemployment.
Minimum wage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Until the 1990s, economists generally agreed that raising the minimum wage reduced employment.
Minimum wage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Until the 1990s, economists generally agreed that raising the minimum wage reduced employment.
Did composer Tomaso Albinoni write the "Adagio for Strings in G minor" for which he is famous?
-
No
-
Yes
What is the strongest muscle in the body?
-
The eye muscles
-
The gluteus maximus
-
The masseter
-
The muscles of the uterus
What percentage of our DNA do humans and chimpanzees share?
-
98%
Was Muhammad literate or illiterate?
-
Illiterate
-
Literate
Did Barack Obama write both "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams of My Father"?
-
Yes
Did an extraterrestrial vehicle -- a UFO -- crash land in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947?
-
No
How many volts can an electric eel produce?
-
500 volts
What is the oldest city still in existence?
-
Byblos
-
Jericho
-
Varanasi
Is coffee the second most traded commodity in the world (after oil)?
-
No, coffee is not the second most traded commodity in the world.
True or False? "In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be executed by firing squad."
-
False
Was Winston Churchill born in a public ladies' room during a dance?
-
No, Churchill was not born in a bathroom during a dance.
Did Leonardo Da Vinci invent the scissors?
-
No, Leonardo did not invent scissors.
Scissors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is most likely that scissors were invented in 1500 BC in ancient Egypt.[1]
The earliest known scissors appeared in Mesopotamia 3, 000 or 4, 000 years ago.
Scissors from the Chinese Tang dynasty (618–907 AD)
Cross-bladed scissors were invented by the Romans around AD 100.
How much does the blue whale weigh at birth?
-
3 tons
True or False? "An adulterous Greek male was sometimes punished by the removal of his pubic hair and the insertion of a large radish into his rectum."
-
False
True or False? "Redheads are going extinct."
-
False
What percentage of the United States population is Asian-American?
-
4%
-
5%
What is the origin of "420" as a code for marijuana?
-
420 is a reference to 4:20, when a group of high school students in California smoked.
Who composed the Missa Salisburgensis?
-
Andreas Hofer
-
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
How old are the oldest rocks geologists have been able to find?
-
4 billion years
True or False? "Urine is sterile."
-
True
Should we implement a cap-and-trade system to deal with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions?
-
No
-
Yes
Do penile suction devices work?
-
No
-
Yes
What percentage of the earth's oxygen comes from rainforests?
-
10% or less
-
28%
What is the motto of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA)?
-
"La Unión Hace La Fuerza" ("Unity Creates Strength")
Are coelacanths "living fossils"?
-
Yes
How many spaces should you use between sentences?
-
Both one space and two spaces are correct.
-
One.
Does NPR have a liberal bias?
-
Yes
When was the decimal system invented?
-
1300 BC
True or False? "Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller."
-
False
What is the average lifespan of a mosquito?
-
Ten days
When was the Gospel of John written: before or after 90 AD?
True or False? "Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world."
True or False? "A 51-star American flag would be irregular."
-
False
True or False? "Feathers evolved from reptile scales."
-
False
What percentage of the United States population is caucasian (white)?
-
66%
-
72%
-
75%
What is the increase in the power of an earthquake for each unit in the Richter Scale?
-
10
Did Adolf Hitler drink alcohol?
-
No
When was the last common ancestor of all humans?
-
6000 BC
True or False? "Anne Boleyn (mother of Queen Elizabeth I) had six fingers on one hand."
-
False
What is the population of China?
-
1.34 billion
Is Homo erectus the same species as modern Homo sapiens?
-
Yes
Do Eskimos have a very large number of words for "snow"?
-
No, Eskimos have about the same number of words for snow as any other language.
True or False? "The name "Kangaroo" comes from the aboriginal word for "I don't know"."
-
False
Did the village of Nazareth exist at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ?
-
No
Is Sean Parker the co-founder of Napster?
-
No
True or False? "Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women."
-
False
Is the rhinoceros in the same family as the horse?
-
No, they are not in the same family, but are in the same order.
Who is more intelligent, on average: men or women?
-
Men and women are equally intelligent.
When did slavery start in North America?
-
1619 -- at Jamestown.
How old was the Biblical king Ahaziah when he began to reign?
-
Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign.
True or False? "The only thing that can destroy a diamond is intense heat."
-
True
Who should win the 1992 Presidential election: George H. W. Bush or Bill Clinton?
-
Bill Clinton
True or False? "President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe had an affair."
-
True
Does widespread vaccination lead to herd immunity?
-
Yes
How many people died in China's Cultural Revolution?
-
1 million.
-
10 million.
-
35,000
Why did the dinosaurs die out?
-
The dinosaurs died out because of a single meteorite or asteroid impact.
True or False? "People with bigger brains are, on average, smarter."
-
True
How old was Pope Benedict IX when he was elected?
-
It is unknown -- he was between 11 and 20 years old.
Was Neanderthal Man the same species as modern Homo sapiens?
-
It is unclear.
What percentage of mammal species are monogamous?
-
3%
True or False? "There are coffee flavored PEZ."
-
False -- Coffee pez are no longer made.
True or False? "Anne Boleyn had three breasts."
-
False
How many soldiers died in the American Civil War?
-
620,000
Where is the deepest hole on earth?
-
Russia
Does depleted uranium (DU) cause birth defects?
-
Yes
Was there a genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915?
-
Yes, there was an Armenian genocide.
When was the Bible's Book of Job written?
-
700 BC to 500 BC
On 9/11, what caused the World Trade Center's Twin Towers to collapse?
-
Structural damage from the airplane impact and subsequent fires.
What is the longest animal in the world?
-
The Bootlace Worm
What is the temperature at the center of the Sun?
-
16 million degrees Celsius
How tall is the average American man?
-
5 feet 10 inches
-
5 feet 7 inches
Was Isaac Newton an ordained priest of the Church of England?
-
No, Newton was not ordained.
Who invented the laser printer?
-
Gary Starkweather.
True or False? "Roger Ebert is the only film critic to have ever won the Pulitzer prize."
-
False
True or False? "Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes."
-
False
Are cell phones safe for your health?
-
It is unclear whether cell phones are safe.
-
No, cell phones are not safe.
Mobile phone radiation and health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cell phone users had an increased risk of malignant gliomas.
Link between cell phone use and a higher rate of acoustic neuromas.
Tumors are more likely to occur on the side of the head that the cell handset is used.
One hour of cell phone use per day significantly increases tumor risk after ten years or more.
Mobile phone radiation and health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cell phone users had an increased risk of malignant gliomas.
Link between cell phone use and a higher rate of acoustic neuromas.
Tumors are more likely to occur on the side of the head that the cell handset is used.
One hour of cell phone use per day significantly increases tumor risk after ten years or more.
-
Yes, cell phones are safe.
Mobile phone radiation and health - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It followed over 420, 000 Danish citizens for 20 years and showed no increased risk of cancer.[16]
A Danish study (2004) that took place over 10 years found no evidence to support a link.
True or False? "God is a trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."
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True
True or False? "President James Buchanan was homosexual."
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It is unclear.
Should a dog's dewclaws be removed?
How many copies did Moby Dick sell within Herman Melville's lifetime?
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Fewer than 3000 copies.
Does giving a "toast" before drinking come from an old Roman custom of putting toasted bread in the wine?
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No
True or False? "Shining light of a certain color on a patient can help cure his disease."
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False
How do flamingos get their pink color?
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From the algae they eat.
What did Francis Bacon die of?
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Suffocation brought on by a cold.
Who designed the flag of Italy?
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Giuseppe Compagnoni
True or False? "Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's dying words were: 'Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.'"
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False
Who invented Zero?
-
The Babylonians
What is the mass of a teaspoon of the material making up a neutron star?
-
6,000 million tons (5.5 x 10^12 kg)
How many different species of felines exist today (including wild cats and domestic cats)?
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41 species
How much of the world's diamond industry does DeBeers control?
-
DeBeers controls 45% of the diamond industry.
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
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Catalonia, Spain
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Chios, Greece
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Corsica
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Danzig, Poland
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Genoa, Italy
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Portugal
What percentage of people are left-handed?
-
11%
When did humans first domesticate donkeys?
-
3000 BC
True or False? "At least one public bra-burning is documented in feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s."
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True
True or False? "Certain people can see auras around other people."
-
True
What is the closest relative to the manatee?
-
Elephant and hyrax.
Did Abner Doubleday invent baseball?
-
No, it is a myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball.
True or False? "Swans are the only birds with penises."
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False
What percentage of the human body is water?
-
55% to 60%
Do bananas grow on rhizomes?
-
No -- the rhizome is the root of the banana plant.
Was the Roman Emperor Caligula insane?
-
It is unclear.
When was the Bible's Book of James written?
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100 AD
Is Qigong effective for pain management?
-
No
How many people are imprisoned in the United States?
How many different species of carnivorous plant are there?
-
630
What is the longest word in the English language?
-
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification.
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanicosis.
Where did the Moon come from?
-
A planet-sized object crashed into the the earth and the debris formed the Moon.
Did Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert have the penile piercing now known as a 'Prince Albert'?
True or False? "All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930."
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False
Who has better health care: Americans or Canadians?
-
Americans have better health care.
-
Canadians have better health care.
What animal has the largest brain in proportion to its size?
-
Shrew
Do dust mites make up a significant portion of the weight of old pillows?
-
No
How many fought on the Greek side at the Battle of Thermopylae?
-
7,000
True or False? "The Roman emperor Caligula made his horse a senator."
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It is unclear.
What is the average brain size of a modern human?
-
1200 cc
What is the origin of the name "Jeep"?
-
"G.P." being an industry code for a particular type of truck
-
"G.P." meaning "general purpose"
What was the name of the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party?
-
Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung)
Was the American Civil War primarily about states' rights?
-
No
Where did the Felidae family (cats, lions, leopards, etc.) originate?
-
Asia
True or False? "In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured."
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False
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
-
The chicken came first.
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The egg came first.
How much does the average adult beaver weigh?
-
45 lbs
Is the pineapple a berry?
-
No, botanically the pineapple is a multiple fruit.
Fruit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Examples are the pineapple, fig, mulberry, osage-orange, and breadfruit.
Do suicides increase over the Christmas/New Years holidays?
-
No, there are no more suicides during the holidays.
Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb?
-
No, Thomas Edison was not the first to develop the lightbulb.
Is the tongue divided into different areas that perceive different tastes?
-
No, every part of the tongue perceives each of the different tastes.
Is a male praying mantis capable of mating with its head still on?
-
Yes, a male mantis can mate with its head on.
In Christianity, is man saved through good works or through faith?
-
Salvation comes through faith alone.
Was Charles Lindbergh the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
-
No, Lindbergh was not the first (but he was the first to fly solo).
How long ago did bonobos separate from chimpanzees?
-
1.0 million years ago
Was Napoleon Bonaparte short?
-
No, Napoleon was about average for the time.
What was the longest dinosaur?
-
Amphicoelias
-
Supersaurus
What is the average age for men to marry for the first time?
-
27
Was the United States the first industrialized nation to outlaw slavery?
-
No
True or False? "The only nation who's name begins with an "A", but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanistan."
-
False -- Azerbaijan doesn't end in "A"
Did Thomas Jefferson father a child with his slave, Sally Hemings?
-
Yes
What is the average age for women to marry for the first time?
-
25
In 1492, how many Native Americans lived in what is now the United States?
-
10 million
True or False? "King Herod had all the male children under two years old put to death in Bethlehem."
-
False
What year was Jesus Christ born?
-
2 BC
-
6 AD
-
Between 7 and 4 BC.
True or False? "Queen Victoria used marijuana."
-
True
Do Epsom Salt baths have any health benefits?
-
Yes
What is the maximum that a beaver can weigh?
-
100 lbs
What is the speed of a sneeze?
-
100 miles/hr
Is oil a fossil fuel?
-
Yes
How long ago did humans first arrive in Australia?
-
50,000 years ago
What is the smartest breed of dog?
-
Border Collie
Did Betsy Ross sew the first American flag?
How high is Mount Everest?
-
8848 meters
Where was President Chester A. Arthur born?
-
Vermont
True or False? "'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is a forgery."
-
True
True or False? "Horses died out in North America before humans arrived."
-
False
True or False? "The oldest dog died at the age of 29."
-
False
What is the largest living rodent species?
-
Capybara
How many people have been killed in Syria's recent uprising against Bashar al-Assad?
-
i. 5,000-8,000
Casualties of the Iraq War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The total killed so far is certainly well over 7,500 people."
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j. 8,000-12,000
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n. 30,000-50,000
When was the Iroquois League formed?
-
1500's
Is Heroin the same as Morphine?
-
No
How long did it take to film the movie "Wayne's World"?
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34 days
How long did the Viking settlement in Greenland last?
How many times its body length can a flea jump?
-
200 times the length of its body.
What is the most densely populated country in the world?
-
Monaco
How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?
-
5 feet 6 inches.
Did birds evolve from dinosaurs?
-
Yes
Is Archaeopteryx an intermediate form between reptiles and birds?
-
Yes
True or False? "Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper."
-
True
Are cetaceans (whales and dolphins) descended from Mesonychids?
-
No
When was the Gospel of John written?
What is the root that flavors root beer?
-
Sassafras
When did the first apes appear?
-
29 to 34 million years ago
How long can a person live without water?
-
4 days
True or False? "Apatosaurus liked to live in swamps and shallow water."
-
False
How many species of birds are there?
-
10,000
Is the eye in the pyramid a Masonic symbol?
-
Yes
What is average sentence served for rape in the United States?
-
5.4 years
What was the first country to recognize the United States?
-
France.
-
Morocco.
Do ostriches stick their heads in the sand?
-
No, ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand.
True or False? "The Vikings discovered America long before Columbus."
-
True
Proportional to its size, what mammal species has the largest eyes?
-
Philippine Tarsiers
How long ago did modern humans evolve?
-
200,000 years ago.
What caused the extinction of large North American mammals about 40,000 years ago?
-
A meteor impact.
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Climate change.
-
Disease.
-
They were hunted to extinction by the Native Americans.
How many people did Hurricane Katrina kill?
-
1800 people
Did Abraham Lincoln have syphilis?
-
Yes
What percent of the weight of water is oxygen?
-
89%
Who has more ribs, men or women?
-
They have the same number.
Who invented the fire escape?
-
Anna Connelly in 1887.
Does mental telepathy exist?
-
No
True or False? "Gemstones have healing properties."
-
False
Is Pluto a planet?
-
No.
Was Lindy Chamberlain guilty or innocent in the death of her daughter in 1980?
-
Innocent
Is mathematics art?
-
Yes
True or False? "One year for a human is like seven years for a dog."
-
False
How many nuclear weapons are there in the world?
-
22,000
True or False? "The Shroud of Turin is a forgery."
-
True
Are diamonds rare?
-
No, diamonds are not rare.
Did Freemasons place some of their symbols in the Great Seal of the United States?
-
No
Did Moses write the Bible's Book of Job?
-
Yes
How many hearts does an earthworm have?
-
It depends on the species.
Did Daniel Boone wear coonskin hats?
-
No
How old is the Universe?
-
14 billion years
How many species of bats are there?
-
About 1100
Who is the best chess player ever?
-
Kasparov is the best player ever
Do Booster Drugs Improve Sports Performance?
-
Yes
Is global warming caused by humans?
-
Yes, humans are primarily responsible for global warming.
Did Dolly Madison invent ice cream?
-
No, ice cream predated Dolly Madison.
Is the Ku Klux Klan a hate group?
-
Yes
How many Roman Catholics are there in the United States?
-
68 million
True or False? "The very first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787."
-
False
Is waterboarding torture?
-
It depends on the context.
-
Yes
Waterboarding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's a clear-cut case: Waterboarding can without any reservation be labeled as torture.
Human rights in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It’s a clear-cut case: Waterboarding can without any reservation be labeled as torture.
Who was Barack Obama's father?
-
Barack Obama Sr.
How fast can dragonflies fly?
-
36 miles/hr (60 km/hr)
Do lemmings really commit suicide by diving off cliffs en masse?
-
No, lemmings do not dive off cliffs.
What percentage of the United States population is African American?
-
11%
-
12%
-
13%
Are humans naturally monogamous?
-
No
Was Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda involved in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01?
-
Yes
What is the best movie of all time?
-
Casablanca (1942)
-
Citizen Kane (1941)
Does the platypus have teeth?
-
Yes
Did Paul write the Bible's Letter to the Ephesians?
-
No
Was President John Adams a deist?
-
No
How many people do dogs kill each year in the United States?
-
26 people per year
What does "Pinocchio" mean in Italian?
-
"Pine cone"
How many people showed up for the 1969 Woodstock concert?
-
500,000
Did modern humans arise in Africa, or in many different places all over the Old World?
-
Africa
Were Barack Obama's parents (Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham) ever married?
-
Yes
How many cows are there in the world?
-
1.5 billion cows
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
-
Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens, 1859)
What percentage of the population of Uganda is Muslim?
-
12%
Which vegetables are flowers?
-
Broccoli, cauliflower, and artichokes.
How fast can a cheetah run?
-
121 km/hr (75 miles/hour)
Who was the first person to propose that the Earth revolved around the sun?
-
Aristarchus (ancient Greek astronomer)
True or False? "Each taste bud in our mouths has the capacity to taste six tastes."
-
False
True or False? "The universe was created through the big bang."
-
True
When was the Gospel of Mark written: before or after 70 AD?
-
After 70 AD
Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?
-
Aishwarya Rai
Is marijuana (cannabis) addictive?
-
Yes
Was the Titanic the first ship to use the SOS signal?
-
No, the Titanic was not the first to signal SOS.
Should Intelligent Design be taught in science classes?
-
No
Was there an increase in cancer as a result of the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?
-
No
Who is the greatest basketball player of all time?
-
Michael Jordan
What does "alma mater" mean?
-
Nourishing mother.
Is all life on Earth descended from a single common ancestor?
-
Yes
Is hydrogen peroxide a good disinfectant for small wounds?
-
No, hydrogen peroxide is ineffective for small wounds.
What is the gestation period of an elephant?
-
22 months
What percentage of the Egyptian population is Coptic Christian?
-
10%
-
11%
When did humans first domesticate dogs?
-
15,000 years ago
How many people attended the 1995 “Million Man March” organized by the Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan?
-
800,000 to 900,000
When did polar bears first appear?
-
150,000 years ago
How long does it take the giant sequoia to reproduce?
-
12 years.
True or False? "Television and radio stations are legitimate military targets."
-
True
How many liters in a barrel of oil?
-
158.987 Liters
True or False? "Dartboards are made out of horsehair."
How many people were killed in the Hiroshima nuclear bomb (including eventual radiation deaths)?
-
130,000
How many nuclear warheads does the United States have?
-
5,000
Did God create humans?
-
Yes
True or False? "Vaccines eradicated polio."
-
True
True or False? "Water takes on a different molecular structure when it is prayed over."
-
False
Was Archaeopteryx capable of powered flight, or just gliding?
-
It is unclear
Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, it is unclear whether Archaeopteryx was simply a glider or capable of flapping flight.
Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, it is unclear whether Archaeopteryx was simply a glider or capable of flapping flight.
Is global warming occurring?
-
Yes.
True or False? "The photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle are forgeries."
-
False
Did Pope Gregory IX declare that cats were diabolical?
-
No
Was Pterodactyl a dinosaur?
True or False? "Pope Paul II (1467-71) died while being sodomized by a page boy."
-
False
True or False? "The 'Caesarean Section' was named after Julius Caesar."
-
False
Did Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" accurately predict the distances and orbital periods of Mars's moons long before they were discovered?
-
No, Swift's numbers for the orbital distances and periods were not correct.
Is there any truth to astrological predictions?
-
No, there is no truth to astrology.
When did modern humans arrive in Europe?
What is the population of the United States?
-
310 million
True or False? "The divorce rate is rising in the United States."
-
True
When was HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) identified?
-
1983
When did humans first domesticate horses?
-
3000 BC
-
3500 BC
How old was Pope John XII when he was elected?
-
Between 11 and 20 years old.
True or False? "No gun control law has ever been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on Second Amendment grounds."
-
False
How fast was the fastest ball ever served in tennis?
-
166 mph (267 km/h)
When did domesticated chickens reach Europe?
-
3000 BC.
True or False? "Uthman complied the Qur'an."
-
True
Does archaeology confirm the account of the Book of Mormon?
-
No
How big is the drug trafficking industry?
-
$322 billion
Does higher testosterone lead to higher levels of violent behavior?
-
No
Who started the Korean War?
-
North Korea started the Korean War by invading South Korea.
How many different smells can a human distinguish?
-
About 10,000.
How long was the ministry of Jesus Christ?
-
1-3 years
Does meditation make people healthier?
-
It is unclear.
What was the cause of Alexander the Great's death?
-
Acute pancreatitis
-
Hellebore overdose
-
Malaria
-
Poison
-
Typhoid fever
Does preventive care save money in the long run?
-
No
In what state were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
-
Massachusetts
Is Europe a continent?
-
Yes
Is Pitcairn Island a country?
-
No, Pitcairn Island is not a country.
How long is the Dingo Fence in Australia?
-
5,614 km (3,488 mi)
How old was Mary, the mother of Jesus, when she gave birth to Jesus?
-
13
How old is the "Lucy" (Australopithecus afarensis) fossilized skeleton?
-
3.2 million years
Who was the father of modern science?
-
Galileo Galilei
How many people died in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01?
-
2996 people
Do first-cousin marriages lead to more birth defects?
-
Yes
How much does a Blue Whale's tongue weigh?
-
3 tons
When did modern humans first leave Africa?
-
125,000 years ago
-
60,000 years ago
-
70,000 years ago
What was the tallest dinosaur?
-
Sauroposeidon
How many Christians are there in the world?
-
2.1 billion
Did Abraham Lincoln end slavery altogether?
-
No -- slavery persisted for several years after Lincoln's death.
What year did Johannes Gutenberg invent his printing press?
-
1439
Are fungi plants?
-
No, fungi are not plants.
How many states allow gay marriage?
-
6
What is the etymology of "mummy"?
-
From "mum" meaning bitumen (tar).
Does the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violate the separation of church and state?
-
No
Does Hinduism condemn homosexuality?
-
It is unclear.
When did sabre-toothed cats go extinct?
-
10,000 years ago
True or False? "Julius Caesar was born by Caesarean section."
-
False.
Who invented the flush toilet?
-
Sir John Harrington.
How old was Ann Dunham Obama when her son Barack was born?
-
18
When did humans domesticate the camel?
-
2000 BC
When did the first modern mammals appear?
Was Eleanor Roosevelt a lesbian (or bisexual)?
-
Yes
True or False? "Nothing can live in the Dead Sea, because of its high salt concentration."
-
False -- some single-cell organisms live there.
Is homeopathic medicine a pseudoscience?
-
Yes
True or False? "Pakicetus was a primitive whale."
-
True
Do the genes affecting baldness come from your mother's side of the family or your father's side?
-
Both mother's side and father's side.
When is the earliest record of the planet Mercury?
True or false: Belgium holds the record for most beer brands at 400.
-
False.
Is Ohio the 17th state in the United States, or the 47th state?
-
The 17th state.
Does the Bible contain an error in the Book of Daniel when it says that Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar was succeeded on the throne by his son Belshazzar?
-
Yes
What is the largest religious building in the world?
-
Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Who invented fortune cookies?
-
David Jung (1918)
-
Makoto Hagiwara (between 1890 and 1914)
-
Seiichi Kito
What is the average bra size in the United States?
-
36C
Are diamonds a good investment?
-
No, diamonds are a poor investment.
Does 'auto-intoxication' (toxins seeping into the body through feces in the colon) really occur?
-
No
How much tunnel can a mole dig in a day?
-
300 feet
Is there evidence that supports Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
-
Yes
Did George Washington wear a wig?
-
No
How tall was Osama Bin Laden?
-
6 feet 5 inches
Does homeopathic medicine work?
-
No
How many people in Africa are infected with HIV?
-
23 million
What is the etymology of "mafia"?
-
From the Arabic "mahia" meaning "bold man"
Sicilian Mafia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roughly translated, it means "swagger," but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado".
However, this version is now discarded by most serious historians.
Sicilian Mafia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roughly translated, it means " swagger ," but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado ".
Have unicorns ever existed?
-
No
True or False? "The death of Michael Jackson caused the Internet to crash."
-
True
How many Bahais are there in the world?
-
6 million
-
8 million
When will whites no longer be a majority in the United States?
-
2042
True or False? "The United States spent millions developing a pen that would work in space, while the Soviets solved the same problem by using pencils."
-
False.
True or False? "The Irgun was a terrorist group."
How many people died in Libya's recent popular uprising against Muammar Gadhafi?
-
e. 2,000-4,999
-
f. 5,000-9,999
Do pigs sweat?
-
No
What is the smallest fish?
-
Paedocypris progenetica
True or False? "The game of 'golf' is an acronym for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'."
-
False
Did the Colossus of Rhodes stand astride the harbor, with one foot on each side?
-
No, the Colossus did not stand astride the harbor.
Can animals be homosexual?
-
Yes
True or False? "Louis XV of France was the first person to use an elevator."
-
False
Is antigravity technology possible?
-
No
Is the praying mantis is endangered or protected by law?
-
No
What is the number "googol"?
-
1 followed by a hundred zeros
Did European settlers ever deliberately give blankets infected with smallpox to the Indians?
-
Yes, white settlers deliberately gave smallpox blankets to the Indians.
Did cetaceans (whales and dolphins) evolve from land mammals?
-
Yes
True or False? "Nazi Germany had anti-gravity as early as 1939."
-
False
Does vaccinating a newborn increase his chances of SIDS?
-
No -- Immunizations do not increase the chance of SIDS
How many American troops are stationed in Korea?
-
28,500
When was the last common ancestor of all modern felines (domestic cats, lions, leopards, etc.)?
-
11 million years ago
True or False? "Freddie Mac's guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government."
-
False
Do angels have free will?
-
No
Does the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cause AIDS?
-
Yes
How many people died in World War One?
-
15 million
-
17 million
What is the largest animal ever to live on Earth?
-
Blue whale
How much do cats sleep per day?
-
14 hours
True or False? "Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the only magnetic moon in the solar system."
-
False
Is Reiki an effective healing method for some conditions?
-
No
Was Emperor Constantine a Christian?
-
Yes
Did al-Qaeda orchestrate the 9/11 attacks against the United States?
-
Yes
When did Princess Diana meet her lover James Hewitt?
-
1986
Did Jesus Christ have brothers and sisters?
-
Yes
Template talk:Mary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew 12:46, Luke 8:19, and Mark 3:31 say that Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him.
The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55).
The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered (Matthew 13:56).
When did the I-35 bridge in Minnesota collapse?
-
2007
What is the dollar value of the opium produced in Afghanistan each year?
-
$4 billion
Did the city of Gerar exist in the time of Abraham?
-
No
How many Jews died in the Holocaust?
-
5 to 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust.
User:Pseudo-Richard/Estimates of the number of Holocaust victims ...
The figure commonly used is the six million quoted by Adolf Eichmann , a senior SS official.
Most research confirms that the number of victims was between five and six million.
The 6 million killed in the Holocaust thus represent 60 to 75 percent of these Jews.
Talk:The Holocaust/Archive 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The figure commonly used is the six million quoted by Adolf Eichmann, a senior SS official.
Most research confirms that the number of victims was between five and six million.
User:SlimVirgin/draft2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 6 million killed in the Holocaust thus represent 60 to 75 percent of these Jews.
-
5.0 to 6.2 million Jews died in the Holocaust.
How many species of mammals are there?
-
About 5400 species
-
About 5500 species
Do children get hyper when you give them sugar?
-
No, sugar has no effect on the behavior of children.
How tall is the average NBA basketball player?
-
6 feet 7 inches
Did humans evolve from other animals?
-
Yes
True or False? "Zheng He reached Africa."
-
True
How many people in the United States are behind bars, on probation, or on parole?
-
7.2 million
Is Elvis Presley alive or dead?
-
Dead
True or False? "The teeth of Archaeopteryx are a reptilian feature."
-
True
Were dinosaurs reptiles?
-
Yes
Did French queen Marie Antoinette say, "Let them eat cake"?
-
No, she never said, "Let them eat cake."
True or False? "You can treat pain by wearing magnetite bracelets or necklaces."
-
False
Is Barack Obama a natural born citizen of the United States?
-
Yes, Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States
True or False? "The condom is named for Dr. Charles Condom (1630-1685)."
How old is the Earth?
-
4.5 billion years old.
True or False? "Walt Whitman was homosexual."
-
True
True or False? "During World War II, Hiroshima was a city of considerable military importance."
-
True
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of some industrial and military significance.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia, the free ...
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At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of some industrial and military significance.
True or False? "Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag."
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False
True or False? "Humans' sense of smell is just as good as most animals."
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True
What is the most poisonous spider?
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Brazilian wandering spider.
Did the Nazis massacre Jews at Babi Yar, in Ukraine?
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Yes
At what time of day did Abraham Lincoln die?
Did Native American civilizations have domesticated horses before 1492?
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No
How much does the Earth weigh?
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6.0 x 10^24 kg (1.3 x 10^25 pounds or 6.6 x 10^21 tons)
True or False? "Before 1863, postal service in the United States was free."
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False
True or False? "Lee Harvey Oswald owned a rifle."
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True
What was the world population in 1850?
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1.3 billion
Does the Church of Scientology advocate abortion in some circumstances?
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Yes
How many different languages are spoken in Indonesia?
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700-750
What is the origin of the word "Wednesday"?
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It was named for the Norse god Odin.
Where does the United States rank among the countries of the world in terms of life expectancy?
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38.
True or False? "Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair."
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False
Did Edward VIII ever become the King of England?
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Yes
What percentage of the sun's mass is hydrogen?
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73%
Is the speed of light constant?
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Yes
Is the Giant Panda related to the Red Panda?
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No
Do chameleon tongues extend to twice their body length?
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No, chameleon tongues extend to about the length of their bodies.
Was the Great Pyramid in Giza intended as a tomb?
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Yes
Does the chupacabra exist?
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No
Did scientists associated with the Raelian movement successfully clone a human in 2002?
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No
Has the Patterson-Gimlin bigfoot film genuine, or just a hoax?
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Hoax
During which century was Saint Patrick a missionary in Ireland?
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5th Century (400s)
True or False? "Plowshares were invented during the 7th century AD."
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False
True or False? "The kilt originated in France."
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False
True or False? "Quiet Riot was a heavy metal band."
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True
True or False? "Archaeopteryx had a sternum the same as modern birds."
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False
Do humans each carry a piece of God within them?
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Yes
What is actor Brad Pitt's middle name?
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Bradley
Which category of Nobel Prize was won by Dr. George Wald in 1967?
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Nobel Prize for Medicine
How many wise men does the Bible say visited Jesus?
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It doesn't specify the number.
Where was Marco Polo born?
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Venice, Italy
Is Buddhism a true religion or a false religion?
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True religion
True or False? "The 1970 World cup match between El Savador and Honduras was so highly charged that it resulted in the two countries embarking on a 3 day war."
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False
Is the decrease in measles since the 1960s a result of the measles vaccine?
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Yes
What is the world population of the Red-Billed Quelea?
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10 billion
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3 billion
How many people died in China's "Great Leap Forward"?
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25 million
What percentage of Roman subjects were slaves?
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30%
True or False? "Most married people have extramarital affairs."
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True
How fast is the moon receding from the earth?
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1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per year.
Does exposure to high levels of radiation increase or decrease the chance of getting cancer?
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Increase
Which of the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 (as opposed to later)?
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No one signed on July 4.
When did the Bible's Abraham live?
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1800 BC
What year was the United States constitution enacted?
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1789
Is the pumpkin native to the Americas, or to Asia?
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The Americas
What are "basic needs" for the purposes of calculating a living wage or minimum wage?
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Food, housing, and clothing.
Did Coca Cola originally include cocaine as an ingredient?
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Yes, Coke originally had cocaine in it.
What was the world population in 1800?
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1 billion
True or False? "Chess was invented in India."
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True
Does Pliny give evidence that Jesus Christ existed?
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No
What is the origin of Halloween?
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The Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrating the end of summer.
Was the author of the Bible's II Peter the same as Christ’s disciple Peter?
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No
When was the last common ancestor of humans and orangutans?
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14 million years ago
What did Mama Cass die of?
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Heart attack.
How big is the sun?
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The sun's diameter is about 1.4 million kilometers (865,000 miles).
How much harder is diamond than corundum?
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4 times harder.
How many moons does Mars have?
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2 moons
Did Martin Luther King Jr. plagiarize his doctoral dissertation?
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Yes
True or False? "The Kiwi lays only one egg per year."
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False
True or False? "Diapers were invented in 1754 by a man named Otto Soggybottom, who initially named them after himself."
How many planets are in our solar system?
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8
When did the Yellowstone volcano last erupt explosively?
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640,000 years ago
How much water does the average toilet use per flush?
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1.6 gallons per flush
What is the smallest bird in the world?
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Bee Hummingbird (Cuba)
Where did the pumpkin originate?
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North America
Is the moon over 4 billion years old?
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Yes
True or False? "The Theory of Evolution is a scientific fact."
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True
True or False? "Bulls are colourblind and will charge the matador's cape whatever colour it is."
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True
Is there significant debate among scientists about the theory of evolution?
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No -- essentially all serious scientists believe in evolution.
Is there a cure for herpes?
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No
Who were the first Old World navigators to land in the Americas?
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Africans
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The Chinese
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The Egyptians
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The Irish
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The Japanese
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The Jews
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The Moors of Spain
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The Polynesians
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The Romans
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The Vikings
What is the mass of Earth's atmosphere?
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5 x 10^18 kg
What vitamin makes polar bear livers poisonous to humans?
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Vitamin A
Is homeopathic medicine scientifically proven?
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No
When did mammoths go extinct?
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4000 years ago
Were wheeled vehicles ever used in the Americas before 1492?
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No
How many were killed and injured when the roof of the Ford's Theater collapsed in 1893?
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22 killed, 68 injured
In what country was Barack Obama born?
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United States
Did Native American civilizations use silk before 1492?
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No
Is Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko a dictator?
How many Scientologists are there in the United States?
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25,000
How many people are murdered each year in the United States?
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14,000 murders
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17,000 murders
When was the first known use of marijuana (cannabis) as a drug?
How many nuclear warheads does France have?
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300
True or False? "No inscriptions using Old World forms of writing have been shown to have occurred in any part of the Americas before 1492 except for a few Norse rune stones which have been found in Greenland."
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True
What is the closest living relative of the Cetaceans (whales and dolphins)?
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Hippopotamus
Was anyone killed on Krystallnacht?
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Yes
What year did Jesus Christ die?
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28 or 29 AD
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31 AD
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33 AD
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34 AD
True or False? "Barack Obama was born in Hawaii."
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True
What was the world population in 1 AD?
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150 million
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200 million
Is the measles vaccine effective?
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Yes
Did the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith practice polygamy?
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Yes
Did Native American civilizations use steel before 1492?
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No
Are antineoplastons an effective treatment against cancer?
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No
Is the earth flat?
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No -- the earth is a spheroid.
Do whales have tongues?
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Yes
How many polar bears are there?
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20,000 to 25,000
Was John Wayne from Waterloo, Iowa?
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No
Who is the most beautiful man in the world?
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Hugh Jackman - delete
How many genes do humans have?
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25,000
Did Marilyn Manson play Paul Pfeiffer on "The Wonder Years"?
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No
What animal is the closest relative of humans?
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Chimpanzee
Did Native Americans have domesticated pigs before 1492?
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No
Was John McCain born in the Panama Canal Zone, or in Panama itself?
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Panama Canal Zone
Does Mars have moons?
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Yes
What is the incarceration rate in the United States?
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750 per 100,000
Is the daddy long legs one of the most venomous of all spiders?
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No, it's not extremely venomous.
Who planned and executed the attacks of 9/11?
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Al Qaeda
True or False? "fluoridated water contributes to overall improved dental health."
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True
How old is life on earth?
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3.8 billion years old
Is the polio vaccine effective?
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Yes
Was Yuri Gagarin the first human in space?
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Yes
How many colors are in the rainbow?
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7
How many non-bacterial species are there in the world?
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9 million
Is methane a greenhouse gas?
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Yes
Was Perkin Warbeck really the long-lost Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York?
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No
True or False? "Queen Victoria personally intervened to omit lesbianism from the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885."
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False.
How old was Mary, the mother of Jesus, when she became engaged to Joseph?
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12 years old
What organ is responsible for the circulation of the blood?
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Heart
Who is the best-selling musician or musical group of all time?
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Elvis Presley
Do fish sleep?
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Some fish sleep, some do not.
True or False? "The date when the Declaration was signed has long been the subject of debate."
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True
True or False? "Asteroids with a 1 km diameter have impacted the Earth on average once every 500,000 years."
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True
True or False? "The US racial IQ gap is the result of bias in the content or administration of tests."
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False
True or False? "the Gospel of John was the last to be written among the four Gospels."
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True
True or False? "US government agents have been implicated in the drug trade."
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True
Does Neem work as an insecticide?
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Yes
True or False? "The CIA used waterboarding against certain suspected detained terrorists."
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True
True or False? "Prisoners in late 19th-century Alabama, and in Mississippi in the first third of the 20th century, also suffered waterboarding."
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True
True or False? "Both the French military and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) made use of torture during the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62)."
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True
True or False? The disappearance of the middle class is more statistical than real.
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True
True or False? "The Inca were not defeated by steel and horses, but by disease and civil war."
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True
True or False? "Between 1947 and 1948, nearly 800,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and lands."
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True
True or False? "In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church authorized the enslavement of non-Christians."
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True
True or False? "“Putting a child at risk of life in prison with no chance of parole is illegal under international law."
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True
True or False? "The Chinese invented pasta."
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True
True or False? "When the Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln in 1860, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be elected."
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True
True or False? "A group of geese in flight is called a 'skein'."
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True
True or False? "When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city."
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True
True or False? "The orca is the largest member of the dolphin family, and is not really a whale."
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True
True or False? "Alaska was bought from Russia for about 2 cents an acre."
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True
True or False? "The most frequently used street name in the States is Second Street."
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True
True or False? "The Southern Giant Darner dragonfly can reach speeds nearly 60 miles per hour (97 km/h)."
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True
True or False? "Turkeys can reproduce without having sex. It’s called parthenogenesis."
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True
True or False? "An Octopus has 3 hearts."
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True
True or False? "Delaware is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr."
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True
How fast can bamboo grow?
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3 feet/day
Is Barack Obama left-handed?
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Yes
True or False? "Astronomers once believed a planet named Vulcan existed between Mercury and the Sun"
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True
True or False? "There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo."
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True
True or False? "The house cat is the most popular pet in the world."
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True
True or False? "The radiological dangers of pure depleted uranium are lower (60%) than those of naturally-occurring uranium."
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True
What percentage of the United States population is Native American (Indian)?
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1%
True or False? "In Chico, California, USA, the law says that anybody who detonates a nuclear device within the city limits is liable to a fine of $500."
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Misleading wording; no monetary fine specified in ordinance
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True
True or False? "The longest fence in the world is the Dingo Fence in southeast Australia."
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True
True or False? "Vikings contributed 5% to the West Greenlanders' gene pool."
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True
True or False? "Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith."
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True
Should young children be baptized, or should they wait until they are adults?
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True
True or False? "Ants don't sleep."
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True
What is the longest that anyone has ever gone without sleep -- without stimulants?
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11 days (Randy Gardner
True or False? "It is important for humans to take care to eat a complete protein -- containing all necessary amino acids."
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False.
True or False? "Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore."
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True
True or False? "Neck ties were first worn in Croatia."
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True
True or False? "Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon."
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True
True or False? "Saturated fats cause heart disease."
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False.
True or False? "The word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian word "tattau," which means "to mark"."
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True
True or False? "The present form of the Quran text is accepted by most scholars as the original version compiled by Abu Bakr."
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True
True or False? "A penny dropped from the Empire State Building would kill a person standing below."
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False
True or False? "The Moon currently drifts away from Earth about 3.74 cm (1.5 in.) per year."
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True
Do Pluto and Charon form a binary system?
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Yes
True or False? "James Doohan, who played Scottie in Star Trek, is missing the entire middle finger on his right hand."
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True
Were elephants present in the Americas during the time of the Book of Mormon?
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No
Have big horn sheep ever been domesticated?
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No
Have peccaries ever been domesticated?
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No
True or False? "The only people who developed written languages in America were the Olmecs and Mayans."
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True
True or False? "The "Star Spangled Banner" did not become a national anthem until 1931."
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True
True or False? "Nearly 90,000 people reported being raped in the United States in 2008."
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True
True or False? "Rape prevalence among women in the U.S. (the percentage of women who experienced rape at least once in their lifetime so far) is in the range of 15%–20%, with different studies agreeing with each other."
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True
True or False? "King Charles VII was the first Swedish king with the name of Charles -- Charles I, II, III, IV, V, never existed."
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True
How many nuclear warheads does India have?
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80-100
True or False? "India tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974."
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True
True or False? "The first stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities thereafter."
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True
Should partial birth abortion be legal?
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No
Should repeat drunk drivers get harsher sentences?
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Yes
Should principals be able to fire teachers without regard for seniority?
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Yes
True or False? "Gingrich was one of the 71 co-sponsors of a bill to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine after the Federal Communications Commission stopped enforcing the rule in 1987."
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True
Were blacks better off enslaved in the southern United States, or free in Africa?
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Slaves in the United States
True or False? "Several Gallup poll studies of the general population have shown that those with higher IQs tend not to believe in God.""
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True
What percentage of the United States population is incarcerated?
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0.743%
True or False? "A 2004 TNS poll reported 15 percent of all men have paid for sex and 30 percent of single men over age 30 have paid for sex."
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True
True or False? "Dust mites survive well in mattresses, carpets, furniture and bedding, with figures around 188 animals/g dust."
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True
True or False? "The Bible's Saul was born about 1080 BC."
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True
True or False? "The earliest New Testament texts which refer to Jesus, Paul's letters, are usually dated in the 50s CE."
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True
True or False? "Consequently, Israel never captured and sold humans as did the the Phoenicians and Philistines."
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True
Does the Bible's New Testament approve of slavery?
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Yes
True or False? "No “new” characteristics appear in ANY species (it would be like trying to play keys on a piano that aren't there) except by mutation - which ALWAYS means a degradation of the offspring’s quality of life - which is opposite of the evolutio
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True
True or False? "When God created the earth, He created a world that looked billions of years old."
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True
Does the Bible forbid a man who has been castrated or had his penis cut off from entering a church?
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Yes
True or False? "We wonder whether any kind of evidence would persuade homeopathic physicians of their self-delusion and challenge them to design a methodologically sound trial, which if negative would finally persuade them to shut up shop... Homeopathy is
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True
True or False? "Dr. Richard Halvorsen, author of the book, The Truth About Vaccines, said: "Thimerosal is an extremely toxic substance and a known poison to the brain."
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True
True or False? "Vitamin D can help treat prostate cancer."
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False.
True or False? "Results for a protective or harmful effect of vitamin D supplementation in other types of cancer are inconclusive."
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True
True or False? "Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 3 and a half kilometres away."
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True
What did Secretary of War Stanton say immediately after Abraham Lincoln's death?
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It is unclear.
Are mangoes related to poison ivy?
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Yes, the two plants are closely related.
True or False? "Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time."
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True
Should abortion be legal in cases of rape?
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Yes
Should all HIV-positive people be quarantined away from the rest of society?
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Yes
True or False? "Afghanistan produces 90% of the world's heroine supply."
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True
When was the term "scientist" first used?
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1833
True or False? "The Old Testament aka the Torah contains 613 laws."
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True
True or False? "There is a high tendency in twins for one to be left-handed"
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True
True or False? "The last common ancestor of the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, and clouded leopard is believed to have occurred about 6.37 million years ago."
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True
Where did Panthera evolve?
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Asia
Did Thomas Jefferson father all six of Sally Hemings's children?
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Yes
True or False? "Thomas Jefferson freed all of Sally Hemmings' children."
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True
Who was Belshazzar's father?
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Nabonidus
True or False? "Robertson claims on his web site that through training and his "Age-Defying energy shake", he is able to leg press 2,000 lb (907 kg) while others claim he is a liar, pushing a common energy formula."
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True
True or False? "In the 1980s Jerry Falwell was critical of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa."
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True
True or False? "He applauded George W. Bush’s veto of legislation meant to loosen federal funding for embryonic stem cell research in June 2007, saying that the bill was wrong on moral grounds and based on inconclusive science."
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True
Was President Teddy Roosevelt blind in one eye?
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Yes
Did the Soviet Union attack KAL 007 in international airspace, or in Soviet airspace?
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International airspace
Do dogs sweat?
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Yes
True or False? "Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet."
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True
True or False? "Although he had supported all previous federal civil rights legislation and had supported the original senate version of the bill, Goldwater made the decision to oppose the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
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True