True-or-False Spectacular II

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. College Basketball: The 1983 NCAA Men's Final Four was the last to feature a third-place, or consolation, game. True False

2. American Cars: Despite its popularity, the Ford Taurus was never made available as a police vehicle. True False

3. Before They Were Stars: Before starring on the UPN sitcom "Girlfriends", Jill Marie Jones was a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. True False

4. NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty, under which NATO was formed, was signed at Brussels, Belgium, on April 4, 1949. True False

5. Trigonometry: The tangent of an angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse. True False

6. What Were They Thinking?: Angry residents of Quito, Ecuador burned down a radio station after it presented its own version of "The War of the Worlds" in 1949. True False

7. Business and Industry: TriStar Pictures was originally a joint motion-picture company created by Columbia Pictures, HBO and NBC. True False

8. Medals and Decorations: The very first Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to aviator Charles Lindbergh, for his non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. True False

9. Real Names of the Stars: Actor Billy Dee Williams's real name is William December Williams, Jr. True False

10. The Bible: In the New Testament, the book of Romans immediately follows the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). True False

11. Historic Structures: Opened in 1994, Kansai International Airport sits on a man-made island in Osaka Bay. True False

12. Game Show Hosts: Before becoming the King of Late Night TV, Johnny Carson served a stint as host of the classic game show "Beat the Clock". True False

13. The Solar System: One day on the planet Venus is actually longer than one year. True False

14. Fictional Characters: Lord Miles Vorkosigan, the hero of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga series of books, had a rare genetic defect that made his bones brittle and stunted his growth. True False

15. NFL Europe League: A field goal attempted from 50 yards or beyond is worth four points. True False