| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo can grow faster than most trees | Bamboo can grow up to 35 inches (91 cm) in a single day. | True | 91%
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| Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world | True | 88%
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| The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be a temporary structure | True | 88%
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| The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes | The Anglo-Zanzibar War in 1896. | True | 86%
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| Kraków was the capital of Poland before Warsaw. | True | 85%
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| Honey never spoils | True | 85%
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| The oldest known civilization is the Egyptians | The Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia is older than the Egyptian one. | False | 83%
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| Octopuses have three hearts | True | 79%
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| The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland | True | 77%
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| Coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia | True | 76%
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| There are no native venomous snakes in Ireland | True | 74%
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| All penguins live in Antarctica | Penguins also live in places like Australia and the Galápagos Islands. | False | 73%
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| There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches | True | 73%
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| Kangaroos can walk backwards | Kangaroos cannot walk backwards. | False | 71%
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| There is no wind on the Moon because there is no atmosphere | True | 71%
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| Water in seas and oceans is salty because it contains salt | True | 71%
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| Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952. | True | 71%
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| Sharks are the only fish that can blink | Some fish can blink, but sharks do not blink. | False | 65%
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| A rhinoceros’s horn is made of bone | A rhino’s horn is made of keratin, the same substance as human hair and nails. | False | 64%
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| A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus | True | 64%
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| Napoleon Bonaparte was extremely short | Napoleon was actually of average height for his time. | False | 56%
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| The Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon | It's a common myth, but the Great Wall of China is not visible from the Moon with the naked eye. | False | 55%
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| Flying fish can fly up to 100 meters | Flying fish can glide over long distances, but their "flight" isn't exactly flying; it’s more of a leap or glide. | False | 53%
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| The human body has 206 bones at birth | False | 44%
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| Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump | True | 44%
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