Common Misconceptions - Statistics

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Misconception	Answer	% Correct
The image of Santa Claus as a jolly large man in red garments was not created by the ____-____ company as an advertising tool. Santa Claus had already taken this form in American popular culture by the late 19th century.	Coca-Cola	92%
The 1930 painting American Gothic depicts a ______ and ________, not a husband and wife.	father and daughter	62%
_______ _______ are not found in Chinese cuisine, despite their presence in Chinese restaurants in the United States and other Western countries. They originated in Japan and were introduced to the US by the Japanese.	Fortune cookies	59%
Members of the _____ __ _____ ______ __ ______-___ ______ no longer practice polygamy. Any members who practice polygamy within the organization are excommunicated.	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints	51%
It is permissible to end a sentence with a ___________. The supposed rule against it originated in an attempt to imitate Latin, but modern linguists agree that it is a natural and organic part of the English language.	preposition	51%
Bourbon whiskey does not have to be distilled in ________. Bourbon is also distilled in states such as New York, California, Wyoming and Washington, as the legal requirement is only that it be made in the US.	Kentucky	49%
______ _____ were not invented by a frustrated George Speck in response to a customer complaining that his French fries were too thick and not salty enough.	Potato chips	43%
The 1939 film ___ ______ __ __ was not the first film in color. Kinemacolor was used starting in 1902, and the first Technicolor process debuted in 1917.	The Wizard of Oz	43%
Undocumented immigrants in the US have substantially lower _____ _____ than US-born citizens.	crime rates	41%
Microwaving food does not significantly reduce its ___________ _____ more than other ways of heating.	nutritional value	38%
The expression "____ __ _____" did not originate from an English law allowing a man to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb, and there is no evidence that such a law ever existed.	rule of thumb	35%
Twinkies have a shelf life of around __ days, despite the common claim that they remain edible for decades.	25	27%
Neither the Mafia nor other criminal organizations regularly use or have used ______ _____ to drown their victims. There are only two documented cases of this method being used in murders: one in 1964 and one in 2016.	cement shoes	27%
The glitch in which peaceful leader _______ ______ would become unusually aggressive if democracy was adopted did not exist in either the original Civilization game or Civilization II.	Mahatma Gandhi	27%
___ _______ did not outsell the Beatles' and the Rolling Stones' combined record sales in 1967. Michael Nesmith originated the claim in a 1977 interview as a prank.	The Monkees	27%

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