True or False Pot Pourri

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. True or False: Joshua Slocum was the first person to sail around the world single-handed. True False

2. True or False: A baby cannot blush. True False

3. True or False: The blue whale, the world's largest creature, has the biggest eye in the animal kingdom, roughly the size of a large dinner plate. True False

4. True or False: The first major motor race run in the British Isles was the Gordon Bennett Trophy of 1903. True False

5. True or False: A teaspoon of ground coffee contains more caffeine than a teaspoon of tea leaves. True False

6. True or False: Sudd is a name given to a swampy area in Sudan. True False

7. True or False: British actor Stewart Granger's real name was James Stewart. True False

8. True or False: The Queen normally faces right on British postage stamps. True False

9. True or False: The 'Laughing Cavalier' was painted by Rembrandt. True False

10. True or False: The martial art of tae kwon do originates from Japan. True False

11. True or False: The first living creatures to fly in a hot air balloon were a duck, a sheep and a rooster. True False

12. True or False: In 1968, Graham Hill became the first British racing driver to win the World Championship. True False

13. True or False: Spinach, Popeye's favourite food, contains roughly 10 times the iron content of any other vegetable. True False

14. True or False: William Shakespeare was the first Poet Laureate. True False

15. True or False: The Trans-Siberian railway line is the longest in the world. True False