Can You Guess What’s True or False? Test Yourself Now!
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Welcome to our Quiz of the Day!
Test your brain with today’s fun and tricky True or False General Knowledge Quiz. Perfect for trivia lovers and curious minds, this quick challenge covers surprising facts from history, science, and more.
Ready to see how many you get right?
Question 1:
The capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro.
False! The capital of Brazil is Brasília, which became the capital in 1960. Rio de Janeiro was the capital until 1960.
Question 2:
The human body has more bacterial cells than human cells.
True! The human microbiome contains about 39 trillion bacterial cells compared to about 30 trillion human cells.
Question 3:
The Great Barrier Reef is visible from space.
True! The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest living structure and can indeed be seen from space.
Question 4:
The inventor of the modern telephone was Thomas Edison.
False! Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone in 1876.
Question 5:
The currency of Sweden is the Euro.
False! Sweden uses the Swedish Krona (SEK), not the Euro, despite being an EU member.
Question 6:
A group of flamingos is called a 'flamboyance'.
True! This colorful term perfectly describes these bright pink birds when they gather together.
Question 7:
The first animal in space was a dog named Laika.
True! Laika, a Soviet space dog, became the first living creature to orbit Earth in 1957.
Question 8:
The human skeleton regenerates completely every 10 years.
True! Through a process called bone remodeling, your entire skeleton replaces itself about every 10 years.
Question 9:
The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.
False! The Pacific Ocean is the largest, covering about 63 million square miles (165 million square kilometers).
Question 10:
The chemical symbol for silver is Si.
False! The symbol for silver is Ag (from Latin 'argentum'). Si is the symbol for silicon.
Question 11:
The first website is still online today.
True! The first website (info.cern.ch) created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 is still accessible in its original form.
Question 12:
The capital of South Africa is Johannesburg.
False! South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
Question 13:
The human liver can regenerate itself.
True! The liver can regenerate up to 75% of its mass, the only human internal organ with this capability.
Question 14:
The first Olympic Games included a marathon race.
False! The marathon wasn't introduced until the 1896 Athens Olympics, inspired by the ancient Greek legend.
Question 15:
The capital of Canada is Toronto.
False! Ottawa is the capital of Canada, chosen as a compromise between Toronto and Montreal.
Question 16:
The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.
True! Despite being only 2% of body weight, the brain consumes a disproportionate amount of energy.
Question 17:
The first email was sent in 1971.
True! Ray Tomlinson sent the first network email in 1971, including the first use of the @ symbol in email addresses.
Question 18:
The capital of Australia is Melbourne.
False! Canberra is the capital of Australia, deliberately located between Sydney and Melbourne.
Question 19:
The human heart has four chambers.
True! The heart consists of two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers).
Question 20:
The first computer virus was created in 1982.
True! The Elk Cloner virus, created by a 15-year-old, infected Apple II computers in 1982.
