In this post, we’ve gathered 20 fun and tricky True or False questions to test your general knowledge. Whether you’re a quiz lover or just looking for a quick brain challenge, this set of True False questions will keep you entertained.
Let’s get started and see if you can ace them all!
Question 1:
The capital of The Gambia is Banjul.
True! Banjul is located on St. Mary's Island where the Gambia River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Question 2:
Human bones are stronger than steel, pound for pound.
True! Bone has a tensile strength comparable to steel but is much lighter - a cubic inch can bear 19,000 lbs.
Question 3:
The currency of Mongolia is the Tugrik.
True! The Mongolian tögrög (MNT) has been used since 1925 and features Chinggis Khaan on some denominations.
Question 4:
A day on Pluto lasts longer than a week on Earth.
True! Pluto takes 6.4 Earth days to complete one rotation - longer than an Earth week (7 days).
Question 5:
The first photograph of the Moon was taken in 1840.
True! John Draper took a daguerreotype of the Moon from his NYU rooftop using a 5-inch telescope.
Question 6:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located in Egypt.
False! They were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World located in Babylon (modern-day Iraq).
Question 7:
The inventor of the stethoscope was inspired by children playing.
True! In 1816, René Laennec rolled paper into a cylinder after observing kids sending signals through a wooden beam.
Question 8:
The human body contains enough iron to make a 3-inch nail.
True! An average adult's 3-4 grams of iron could forge a small nail - most is in hemoglobin.
Question 9:
The capital of São Tomé and Príncipe is São Tomé.
True! This island nation's capital sits just north of the equator in the Gulf of Guinea.
Question 10:
The first computer virus was called 'Creeper'.
True! Created in 1971, it displayed 'I'M THE CREEPER: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN' on infected mainframes.
Question 11:
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is deeper than the Mariana Trench.
False! At 40,230 ft, the borehole is deep, but the Mariana Trench reaches 36,070 ft (10,984 m) below sea level.
Question 12:
The human ear can distinguish between sounds just 1 millisecond apart.
True! Our auditory system can detect time differences as small as 10 microseconds for locating sound sources.
Question 13:
The first SMS message was 'Merry Christmas'.
True! Neil Papworth sent this holiday greeting on December 3, 1992 via Vodafone's GSM network.
Question 14:
The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's.
True! This Caribbean capital has a famous cricket stadium that hosted the 2007 World Cup.
Question 15:
The human skeleton is completely replaced every 5 years.
False! Bone remodeling takes about 10 years - slower for weight-bearing bones like femurs.
Question 16:
The first digital camera weighed 8 pounds.
True! Kodak's 1975 prototype captured 0.01MP images on cassette tape and was the size of a toaster.
Question 17:
The capital of Seychelles is Victoria.
True! One of the smallest capitals (8.1 sq mi), it's home to a miniature Big Ben clock tower.
Question 18:
Stomach acid can dissolve stainless steel.
False! While powerful (pH 1.5-3.5), gastric acid can't dissolve stainless steel - it can etch it over weeks.
Question 19:
The first computer animation was of a bouncing ball.
False! The 1960 Bell Labs animation showed a satellite's orbital mechanics, not a bouncing ball.
Question 20:
The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown.
True! This Caribbean capital has 19th-century botanical gardens cultivating breadfruit since 1793.
