TRUE OR FALSE?
1. Toronto is the capital of Canada.
2. Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for both an Academy Award for 'Best Actor' and a Razzie Award for 'Worst Actor' for playing the same role.
3. 'Call Me Ishmael' is the first line of the book 'Tom Sawyer'.
4. In the US version of the game 'Monopoly', the color of Vermont Avenue is dark blue.
5. In tennis, The Australian Open is one of the four tournaments making up the Grand Slam.
6. Before becoming Governor of Texas, George W. Bush was co-owner of a professional baseball team.
7. An elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away.
8. The TV Show 'All in the Family' is based on a British TV Show.
9. The doctor who tended to John Willkes Booth after he shot Abraham Lincoln was named Mudd.
10. Dennis the Menace's favorite beverage is milk.
11. “Alexander the Great” was also known as “Alexander of Macedonia”.
12. Diagonals drawn from opposing corners of a rectangle will always bisect each other.
13. Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
14. The Chinese Tiger is the only endangered tiger species.
15. There are two main types of balls in the sport of Lawn Bowls: the “bowl” and the “jack”.
16. A snapper turtle can bite harder than an African Lion.
17. The film “The Princess Bride” was released in 1984.
18. On Ernest Shackleton’s famous South Pole expedition (1914 – 1916), the ship they set out on was called the “Endurance”.
19. The “Lumbar Curve” is located in the leg on the human body
20. The painting “The Persistence of Memory” was a product of the artist Picasso.
21. Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not born in Ireland.
22. Alchemy is the science founded on the principle of trying to transform base metals into rarer metals.
23. A human has more DNA material than a green pea.
24. Traditionally, the amethyst gemstone is the birthstone for the month of August.
25. The man who is considered responsible for inventing the mouse, Douglas Engelbart, never patented his idea.
26. The capital of Michigan is Lansing.
27. The movie "The Runaway Bride" and "Pretty Woman" both star at least three of the same actors/actresses.
28. The movie "American Beauty" won the Oscar for Best Picture.
29. Peter Stuyvesant, the founder of New York which was in that time known as New Amsterdam, sold Manhattan for beads.
30. The following books are in the Old Testament of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus.
31. George Burns, the actor, lived to be 100 years old.
32. Billy Crystal's earliest prominent role on television was as a gay character.
33. Olivia Newton John played the part of Sandy Olsson in "Grease II".
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TRUE OR FALSE?
1. Toronto is the capital of Canada. False
Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. Toronto is the Capital of Ontario.
2. Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for both an Academy Award for 'Best Actor' and a Razzie Award for 'Worst Actor' for playing the same role. True
Yes, he was nominated for 'Best Actor' in Rocky and 'Worst Actor' for Rocky V, playing the same role of Rocky Balboa.
3. 'Call Me Ishmael' is the first line of the book 'Tom Sawyer'. False
It's the first line to the book 'Moby Dick'.
4. In the US version of the game 'Monopoly', the color of Vermont Avenue is dark blue.
False Its color is light blue. Boardwalk and Park Place are dark blue.
5. In tennis, The Australian Open is one of the four tournaments making up the Grand Slam. True The Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon, and The US Open comprise the Grand Slam in tennis.
6. Before becoming Governor of Texas, George W. Bush was co-owner of a professional baseball team. True He was a co-owner of the Texas Rangers.
7. An elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away. True
8. The TV Show 'All in the Family' is based on a British TV Show. False
It is based on the TV Show 'Til Death Us Do Part.'
9. The doctor who tended to John Wilkes Booth after he shot Abraham Lincoln was named Mudd. True
10. Dennis the Menace's favorite beverage is milk. False His favorite is root beer.
11. “Alexander the Great” was also known as “Alexander of Macedonia”. True
Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia. He was also known as “Alexander III” and was King of Macedonia during the period: 336-323 BC.
12. Diagonals drawn from opposing corners of a rectangle will always bisect each other. True Rectangles have opposite equal sides, and their diagonals will always bisect each other.
13. Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.” True
In 1960, Harper Lee’s novel won the Pulitzer Prize.
14. Only the Chinese Tiger is an endangered tiger species. False
The Chinese Tiger is very near extinction, whilst the Sumatran, Siberian, and Indian subspecies are also listed as endangered.
15. There are two main types of balls in the sport of Lawn Bowls: the “bowl” and the “jack”.
True Lawn Bowls is a popular outdoor game in which a ball, commonly called the “bowl”, is rolled along the ground toward a smaller ball, called a “jack”.
16. Animal: A snapper turtle can bite harder than an African Lion. True
The bite force of a snapper turtle is more than 1000 pounds whereas the king of the animals bites a little under 700 pounds.
17. The film “The Princess Bride” was released in 1984. False
The film was released in 1987. An excellent light-hearted love story about a young princess, pirates and sword-fighting!
18. On Ernest Shackleton’s famous South Pole expedition (1914 – 1916), the ship they set out on was called the “Endurance”. True The ship they set out on was the “Endurance”. Unfortunately the ship got stuck in ice and eventually was crushed under the pressure.
19. The “Lumbar Curve” is located in the leg on the human body. False
The Lumbar Curve is located in the torso region of the human body.
20. The painting “The Persistence of Memory” was a product of the artist Picasso. False
It was Salvador Dali who painted “The Persistence of Memory” in 1931. It featured his famous melting clocks.
21. Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not born in Ireland. True
St Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387, according to some sources. Others claim his birthplace to be Wales or England, but no such claim is laid by Ireland.
22.: Alchemy is the science founded on the principle of trying to transform base metals into more rarer metals. True It has been tried many times over during the ages – to try and turn base metals such as copper into silver or gold. Apparently the process was also meant to help discover a way of prolonging life and a cure for certain diseases.
23. A human has more DNA material than a green pea. False
Actually the pea has over than 5 times more DNA material than a human. An onion has even 12 times more DNA. And then to think we humans only use 5% of the storage capacity of our DNA.
24. Traditionally, the amethyst gemstone is the birthstone for the month of August.
False Amethyst is traditionally the gemstone for the month of February.
25. The man who is considered responsible for inventing the mouse, Douglas Engelbart, never patented his idea. False Douglas Engelbart patented his idea for the computer mouse in the 1950’s.
26. The capital of Michigan is Lansing. True
27. The movie "The Runaway Bride" and "Pretty Woman" both star at least three of the same actors/actresses. True Yes, both of these movies star the handsome Richard Gere, the beautiful Julia Roberts and the entertaining Hector Elizondo. Hector has been in numerous movies, including his dance scene with Julie Andrews in "The Princess Diaries".
28. The movie "American Beauty" won the Oscar for Best Picture. True
"American Beauty" wins Best Picture, beating out "The Green Mile" and "The Sixth Sense".
29. History: Peter Stuyvesant, the founder of New York which was in that time known as New Amsterdam, sold Manhattan for beads. False
It is said Peter Stuyvesant bought Manhattan with beads from the Indians but there is no historical proof for that. He certainly did not SELL it for beads because England conquered New Amsterdam in 1664 and renamed it New York
30. The following books are in the Old Testament of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus. True
31. George Burns, the actor, lived to be 100 years old. True
George Burns was born in the bright city lights of New York, New York in 1896, in January. And passed away and left us in March of 1996 in Beverly Hills, California.
32. Billy Crystal's earliest prominent role on television was as a gay character.
True He played Jodie Dallas on the sitcom "Soap", one of the first portrayed gay men on American television.
33. Olivia Newton John played the part of Sandy Olsson in "Grease II".
False Michelle Pfeiffer played the leading role in "Grease II" as Stephanie Zinone. Sandy Olsson, played by Olivia, only appeared in "Grease 1".
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