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Two Truths & One Lie

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Instructions: Can you spot the false statement? Two of these facts are true and one is a lie — use your knowledge and reasoning to find the fib!

  1. 1.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Honey never spoils — edible honey has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs
    B
    Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside
    C
    Bananas are technically classified as berries
    D
    Peanuts are not true nuts — they are legumes
  2. 2.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Octopuses have three hearts
    B
    A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance
    C
    Dolphins sleep with one eye open
    D
    Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump
  3. 3.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system
    B
    Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and also the hottest
    C
    Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that could float in water
    D
    A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus
  4. 4.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Brazil borders every other country in South America
    B
    Africa is larger than the combined area of the United States, China, and India
    C
    Australia is wider than the Moon's diameter
    D
    Russia spans 11 time zones
  5. 5.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    A snail can sleep for up to three years
    B
    Cats have fewer toes on their back paws than their front paws
    C
    Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated
    D
    Goldfish have a memory span of only about three seconds
  6. 6.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
    B
    Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid
    C
    The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye
    D
    The Ottoman Empire still existed when Harvard University was founded
  7. 7.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short for his time
    B
    Scotland's national animal is the unicorn
    C
    The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes
    D
    In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig
  8. 8.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Glass is actually a slow-moving liquid, not a solid
    B
    Sharks existed before trees evolved on Earth
    C
    Sound travels faster through steel than through air
    D
    Lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times per second
  9. 9.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Wombat droppings are cube-shaped
    B
    A jiffy is an actual unit of time used in science
    C
    The dot over the letters 'i' and 'j' is called a tittle
    D
    The word 'alphabet' comes from the first and last Greek letters: alpha and omega
  10. 10.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Your stomach lining replaces itself roughly every few days
    B
    Fingernails grow faster than toenails
    C
    Humans are born with 206 bones, the same number as adults
    D
    Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas
  11. 11.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Alaska is simultaneously the most northern, most western, and most eastern US state
    B
    There are more public libraries in the US than McDonald's restaurants
    C
    Maine is the closest US state to Africa
    D
    The state of Wyoming has only two escalators
  12. 12.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    A blue whale's heart is roughly the size of a small car
    B
    Honey bees can recognize and remember human faces
    C
    Koalas have fingerprints nearly identical to human fingerprints
    D
    Crows can remember individual human faces and hold grudges for years
  13. 13.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s
    B
    White chocolate contains no actual cocoa solids
    C
    Wasabi served in most restaurants outside Japan is actually dyed horseradish
    D
    Sushi means 'raw fish' in Japanese
  14. 14.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    Oxford English Dictionary once included a fake word with no meaning for over 70 years
    B
    Vikings wore horned helmets in battle
    C
    A group of porcupines is called a prickle
    D
    The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one
  15. 15.

    Which of these statements is FALSE?

    A
    The human nose can detect over one trillion different scents
    B
    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain ever measured on Earth
    C
    Vending machines statistically cause more deaths per year in the US than sharks do
    D
    If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would reach the Moon

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