Common Misconceptions

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.

The 1930 painting American Gothic depicts a ______ and ________, not a husband and wife.

Twinkies have a shelf life of around __ days, despite the common claim that they remain edible for decades.

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.

______ _____ 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.

_______ _______ 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.

Microwaving food does not significantly reduce its ___________ _____ more than other ways of heating.

The 1939 film ___ ______ __ __ was not the first film in color. Kinemacolor was used starting in 1902, and the first Technicolor process debuted in 1917.

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.

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.

Undocumented immigrants in the US have substantially lower _____ _____ than US-born citizens.

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.

___ _______ 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.

Members of the _____ __ _____ ______ __ ______-___ ______ no longer practice polygamy. Any members who practice polygamy within the organization are excommunicated.

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.