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General Knowledge True False #3

Try to guess whether these random statements are true or false.
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1. 4 is a prime number
True
False
2. Japan has hosted the Winter Olympics
They have hosted twice. Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998.
True
False
3. There are aircraft carriers powered by nuclear reactors
True
False
4. Elephants have a prehensile trunk
"Prehensile" refers to an appendage that is adapted for grasping or holding
True
False
5. Only male horses compete in major horse racing events
About 1/3rd of winning horses are female
True
False
6. There is a temperature which is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit
-40 is the same in both
True
False
7. The tallest building in the world is in New York City
It is in Dubai
True
False
8. Hindi is the most commonly-spoken language in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata
Delhi speaks Hindi, but Mumbai speaks Marathi, and Kolkata speaks Bengali
True
False
9. There are wild tigers living in Africa
True
False
10. There is a prominent heavyweight boxer named Tyson Fury
True
False
11. Kale and broccoli are the same species
Brassica oleracea
True
False
12. Chances are, there is someone within 1 kilometer of the South Pole right now
There is a continuously inhabited research station at the South Pole
True
False
13. Sharks don't get cancer
True
False
14. Hercules killed Medusa
Medusa was killed by Perseus
True
False
15. In the United Kingdom, an earl outranks a baron
True
False
16. Stephen King has only written a few books, averaging less than one every five years
To date, King has published 68 books
True
False
17. Gelatin is usually vegan
Gelatin is typically made from animal bones and skin
True
False
18. At one time, the tallest building in the world was a church
From the 13th century until 1894, seven different churches held the honor of world's tallest building
True
False
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34 Comments
Zildjinn
+10
Level 85
Oct 25, 2021
I think you should qualify the Hercules / Medusa better since they are fictional while the rest of the quiz is based in current and historical fact. i.e. "In classical mythology, Hercules killed Medusa."
CardinalSin
+2
Level 79
Oct 26, 2021
I agree. I got it right because I knew it was fictional, not because I knew the stated reason.
cornflakesfu
+17
Level 88
Oct 26, 2021
Are you suggesting there is a chance that some quiz takers don't know that question is fictional? That they believe that Medusa was real?
sumguy
+20
Level 86
Oct 26, 2021
Medusa wasn't real???
Dimby
+5
Level 79
Nov 4, 2021
So if I were to ask you if Robin Hood murdered King Arthur, you'd say it's unanswerable without more information?
Baalhammon
+1
Level 69
Jan 29, 2025
Even switching the order of the words would help:

"Hercules killed Medusa" sounds like the question is whether it actually happened or not. "Medusa was killed by Hercules" would at least focus the attention on who did the killing

sumguy
+4
Level 86
Oct 26, 2021
How do 6% not know what a prime number is?
sprig3
+6
Level 79
Oct 27, 2021
Might be a wrong conclusion. 6% of people may have:

started test, but then left the computer, getting all answers wrong.

Fat fingered it

or

don't know what a prime number is

:D

barmanitan
+1
Level 82
Dec 17, 2022
afaik at least one answer has to be put in for the stats to count? something like that anyway
Fianchetto
+1
Level 77
Dec 15, 2023
It's at 91% now, 6% more people know that the tallest building in the world isn't in New York than what a prime number is.
zimny
+2
Level 70
Oct 26, 2021
"Chances are, there is someone within 1 kilometer of the South Pole right now". I think this one should be rephrased since there is always non-zero chance that there will be someone there, regardless of station existence.
zaba2048
+13
Level 72
Oct 27, 2021
The phrase "chances are" does not just mean that there is a chance of the event occurring; it means that it is likely that the event occurs.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 65
Oct 26, 2021
“True False”
Tramp
+5
Level 77
Oct 27, 2021
"Hindi is the most commonly-spoken language in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata"

Kinda nitpicking here, but I'm not sure about this being false. Yes, Marathi and Bengali are the main native languages of the states both cities are in, but both cities do have large populations of people from other states, and Hindi is used as a lingua franca in both cities. I would bet that almost all Marathi and Bengali speakers in Mumbai/Kolkata can speak pretty good Hindi, and there are probably also several million people (especially in Mumbai) who have to use it because they were born somewhere else.

mrputter
+1
Level 84
Nov 13, 2021
I understand what you're getting at here, but by the same logic I imagine English is probably significantly more widely spoken than Hindi; at least in, say, Mumbai.

(Admittedly, I haven't actually looked it up in any detail. I did a cursory search which turned up nothing definitive. But I'd still be willing to stake money on English being more widely spoken in Mumbai as a lingua franca, than Hindi.)

twisty
+3
Level 77
Jan 7, 2022
Just back from living for three years in Mumbai. Hindi is definitely the lingua franca. Massively more spoken than English, which is actually pretty rare outside hospitality and middle/upper class households. Marathi is less spoken in everyday life than Hindi.
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 75
Dec 15, 2023
It is now time to reword this particular item, which is factually dubious, if not outright wrong. I had the same objection (without the experience to back it up) which is why I got the wrong answer to this poorly worded statement.
PantsLobbyist
+1
Level 97
Oct 27, 2021
I thought all US aircraft carriers were nuclear. Surely at least one is?
PantsLobbyist
+1
Level 97
Oct 27, 2021
"All US aircraft carriers and submarines are nuclear-powered."

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/non-power-nuclear-applications/transport/nuclear-powered-ships.aspx

RobNobody
+3
Level 79
Nov 13, 2021
Right, that's why the answer to that one is "true."
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Nov 13, 2021
Knowing how gelatin is traditionally made makes those old happy Jell-O commercials celebrating how it jiggles seem much more morbid.
stylus
+2
Level 78
Nov 13, 2021
i think the title should say 'true OR false'?
Fianchetto
+1
Level 77
Dec 15, 2023
They all say "True False" I guess.
Eliomerguez
+1
Level 50
Nov 13, 2021
the last question is "until 1889" and not 1894. because the Eiffel Tower was achieved in 1889
JanBu
+1
Level 67
Nov 14, 2021
and Japan hosted the Olympics three times now. + Tokyo 2020, but held in 2021
Quizfalcon
+2
Level 66
Nov 14, 2021
2020 is a Summer Olympics, not Winter
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 70
Aug 17, 2022
Also, if you were counting Summer Olympics, it would be four times, because Tokyo also hosted in 1964.
fortoj
+1
Level 68
Jan 8, 2023
which south pole?
RobNobody
+1
Level 79
Jul 7, 2023
Much like with the North Pole, when people say just "the South Pole," they're speaking geographically. You have to specify if you mean the magnetic poles.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Aug 14, 2023
South Pole of Uranus.
RuthlessCosmo
+1
Level 75
Dec 15, 2023
Stick to your day job.
Orcapizza194
+1
Level 20
Jan 29, 2023
Being an Indian the language question wasn't that hard.
AFDparsons
+1
Level 66
Dec 15, 2023
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world until the Eiffel Tower was built. One could argue that the pyramid is a building.
Deathranger999
+2
Level 64
Dec 15, 2023
Not true. The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure for a while, but it was dethroned by various cathedrals throughout the second millennium. Even if one ignores those whose spires later fell and are no longer taller, there are still other cathedrals (notably the St Nicholas Church, Rouen Cathedral, and Cologne Cathedral) and the Washington Monument, which were built taller than the Pyramid before the Eiffel Tower.
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