Popular misconceptions - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
This usually red fruit is the most famous fruit mistaken for a vegetable Tomato
97%
This Asian landmark is not actually visible with the naked eye from the moon Great Wall of China
96%
Deoxygenated blood is red, but commonly thought to be this colour Blue
95%
Many people erroneously think this city is the capital of Australia Sydney
95%
This Mary Shelley character who created a monster is frequently misnamed as the monster itself Frankenstein
92%
This medieval group of people wore helmets with horns in (not) Vikings
91%
This Frenchman famously thought to have been short, was actually taller than average Napoleon Bonaparte
88%
This bird buries its head in the sand when frightened Ostrich
88%
Queen Elizabeth is often wrongly called the Queen of _______ England
87%
This region of the Netherlands is often misnamed as the whole country Holland
86%
These animals are not actually blind despite the popular saying Bats
83%
These fish actually have a much longer memory span than a few seconds Goldfish
78%
This food item does not actually take seven years to digest Chewing gum
77%
This woman didn't actually say "Let them eat cake" Marie Antoinette
74%
These animals have highly erratic population numbers, but that's not because they jump off cliffs Lemmings
57%
In South Korea, it is believed that leaving one of these on in a closed room is lethal Electric Fan
33%
This man did not 'make the trains run on time' Benito Mussolini
27%
This song is not actually the national anthem of Austria or even an Austrian folk song Edelweiss
21%
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