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Fact or Fiction?
Can you identify which of these statements are facts and which are fiction?
Some of these are because of a technicality so read the questions carefully
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Last updated: April 7, 2024
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| First submitted | July 6, 2023 |
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1. The Great Wall of China can be seen from outer space
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2. Tomatos are a fruit
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3. The avarage person consumes eight spiders a year while asleep
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4. Vending machines kill more humans anually than sharks
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5. Pong was the first ever video game
The first videa game was actually Tennis for Two.
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6. MSG has significant health repercussions in most cases
While there are allergic reactions in rare cases, MSG is safe for the vast majority of people.
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7. French Fries were not actually invented in France
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8. The official capital of Switzerland is Bern
While Bern is the de facto capital, there is no official capital of Switzerland.
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9. The entirety of modern day Russia was conquered by the Mongols
While a large portion of Russia was conquered, it was not entirely.
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10. The Pyramids of Giza were not actually built by slaves
New research shows that the builders were volunteers.
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11. Noodles were invented in China not Italy
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12. Mexican independence day is on May 5th
Cinco de Mayo celebrates a victory in a battle with the french, not indpendence day.
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13. Sunflowers generally face towards the sun
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14. The Black Plague was carried by rats
The fleas on the rats were the actual hosts of the virus, not the rats themselves.
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15. You can safely consume most foods past their expiration date
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16. It is illegal to be homosexual in Russia
While there are limitations on political expression, there are no laws against being homosexual.
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17. Panda bears are bears
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18. Africa is the only continent in all four hemispheres
Oceania is also
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19. Chocolate was once used a currency
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20. The People's Republic of China originaly controlled the island of Taiwan before it was taken over by the Republic of China
Originally, the Republic of China controlled all of both modern day China and Taiwan. The People's Republic of China later gained control of the entirety of mainland China but has never controlled Taiwan.
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A simple quiz, but devilishly difficult. We give you two things - you tell us which one is bigger.
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16 Comments
serpentiner
+5
Level 45
Apr 7, 2024
How come you don't count Oceania as in all four hemispheres, seeing as even Kiribati by itself checks that box? And if you're only counting mainland and not islands, then Africa does not reach all four hemispheres either if I'm not mistaken. Great quiz nonetheless :)
Gumbledalf
+2
Level 77
Apr 7, 2024
You're mistaken on the second statement, mainland Africa is in all four hemispheres (north, south, east, west). But Oceania clearly is too, so the question is wrong.
StoneSummitNGS
+1
Level 68
Apr 7, 2024
My bad, I didn’t do a good enough job fact checking. I’ll change that now.
Deuteronomius
+1
Level 69
Apr 7, 2024
Its just a bad question or at least poorly stated. Clarify it please. There are many ways to count the continents and many of them dont count Oceanian islands as a continent
StoneSummitNGS
+1
Level 68
Apr 8, 2024
This quiz is based on Jetpunk's defenition of the continents which counts the Oceanic islands as part of the continent.
toowise
+1
Level 81
Apr 7, 2024
Good quiz, would be better, in my opinion for what it's worth, with some explanations. Oh and just to nit-pick, you spelt fiction wrong on the Black Plague question. Sorry.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Apr 7, 2024
Also Pryamids
StoneSummitNGS
+1
Level 68
Apr 7, 2024
Thanks for the feedback, I will work on fixing those mistakes.
Geominous
+1
Level 58
Sep 23, 2024
video misspelled on question 5, amazing quiz though!!!!
carkey
+2
Level 77
Apr 7, 2024
I'm confused by the Switzerland answer, it is the administrative capital and it's the answer Jetpunk accepts as the capital. Am I missing something?
StoneSummitNGS
+4
Level 68
Apr 7, 2024
Switzerland does not have an official capital Bern is only the de facto capital.
Woodybobs
+2
Level 80
Apr 7, 2024
Today I've consumed expired chicken and mik, and I still got 15 wrong. Smh
Nirven
+1
Level 79
Apr 11, 2024
Cool quiz, but there's one thing you should change - black death isn't caused by a virus, but by bacteria called Yersinia pestis.
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Jun 21, 2024
Great quiz @NGS! One thing- in the explanation for #5, video is spelt videa. Might want to fix that. Otherwise, nice work!
Eutychus
+3
Level 94
Sep 11, 2025
Rats certainly carry the plague, as do several other rodents. The main transmission method from rats to humans was through fleas, but the rats carried the plague.
AlmostAGenius
+2
Level 89
Sep 11, 2025
Yeah. I think quite a few of these questions are kind of dubious. There are some iffy options here that need more clarification.
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