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1
Australia is wider than the moon.
True
False
28% got this right
The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km
2
There are three rivers in Saudi Arabia.
False
True
51% got this right
Saudi Arabia is one of 17 countries in the world with no rivers flowing through them.
3
Bananas are curved because they grow upwards towards the sun
True
False
44% got this right
A process called 'negative geotropism' means the fruit grows upwards to break through the canopy.
4
Madonna's real name is Madonna
True
False
37% got this right
Madonna Louise Ciccone in full
5
Marrakesh is the capital of Morocco
False
True
48% got this right
It's Rabat.
6
People may sneeze or cough while sleeping deeply.
False
True
39% got this right
We can’t sneeze or cough when in deep sleep. Our body must enter a state of wakefulness to do so.
7
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars.
True
False
57% got this right
He won 26 Academy Awards and was nominated a grand total of 59 times.
8
Electrons move faster than the speed of light.
False
True
50% got this right
Electrons are much slower than the speed of light because they have mass.
9
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.
True
False
70% got this right
It was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia who had worked at the Museum. The masterpiece was recovered two years later.
10
The Great Wall of China is visible from space.
False
True
38% got this right
This is a myth. The Wall is even difficult to see from a low search orbit without artificial magnification.
11
When the Eiffel Tower was unveiled, the Parisian art community hated it.
True
False
71% got this right
The author Guy de Maupassant hated it so much that he had his lunch in it every day, so he wouldn't see it while eating.
12
There is no snow on Minecraft.
False
True
69% got this right
Snow was added to Minecraft in 2010. It generates naturally in rare ice plains, spikes, and biomes.