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True or False Quiz: 12 Surprising Statements
True or false questions look easy, since you have a 50/50 chance, but the best ones are built around facts that sound wrong. This true or false quiz has 12 statements. Decide whether each one is fact or fiction, then read the explanation.
The format also appears among Microsoft Rewards activities, so it is good practice for the real thing.
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Pick A, B or C for each question. The right answer turns green and a short fact explains it.
True or False Quiz Questions and Answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 True or false: The Great Wall of China is easily visible from the Moon with the naked eye.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: B. False
Did you know? Astronauts report it is not visible from the Moon; it is hard to spot even from low Earth orbit.
2 True or false: An octopus has three hearts.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: A. True
Did you know? Two hearts pump blood through the gills and one pumps it around the body.
3 True or false: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: B. False
Did you know? Tall structures such as the Empire State Building are struck many times a year.
4 True or false: Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: A. True
Did you know? Botanically, a banana is a berry; a strawberry is an 'aggregate accessory fruit'.
5 True or false: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: A. True
Did you know? Venus takes about 243 Earth days to spin once but about 225 days to orbit the Sun.
6 True or false: Humans use only 10% of their brains.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: B. False
Did you know? Brain scans show activity across virtually the whole brain over the course of a day.
7 True or false: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain from base to peak.
- A False
- B True
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✓ Answer: A. False
Did you know? Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller from its base on the ocean floor, though Everest is highest above sea level.
8 True or false: Honey can stay edible for thousands of years if sealed.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: A. True
Did you know? Its low water content and acidity stop bacteria from growing.
9 True or false: Goldfish have a memory of only three seconds.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: B. False
Did you know? Experiments show goldfish can remember things for months.
10 True or false: Sound travels faster in water than in air.
- A True
- B False
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✓ Answer: A. True
Did you know? It moves about four times faster in water.
11 True or false: Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short.
- A False
- B True
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✓ Answer: A. False
Did you know? He was about 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in), average for his time; confusion between French and English inches fed the myth.
12 True or false: The Pacific Ocean is larger than all of Earth's land combined.
- A False
- B True
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✓ Answer: B. True
Did you know? It covers about 165 million km², more than the roughly 149 million km² of land.
How to beat true or false quizzes
Watch for absolute words such as always, never, all and only: statements that use them are often false, because most rules have exceptions. On the other hand, a statement that sounds too strange to be true is often in the quiz precisely because it is true.
If you are unsure, think about where you learned the idea. Many popular 'facts', such as goldfish having three-second memories or lightning never striking twice, are myths that quizzes love to test.
True or False Quiz FAQ
Is the True or False quiz a Microsoft Rewards quiz?
True or false questions appear from time to time among Microsoft Rewards activities. Our version is free practice and does not award Rewards points.
What is the best strategy for true or false questions?
Be suspicious of absolute words like 'always' and 'never', and remember that surprising statements are often true.