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Quiz about A Diversity of Truth or Falseness
Quiz about A Diversity of Truth or Falseness

A Diversity of Truth (or Falseness) Quiz


Ten true/false questions covering ten trivial categories. Can you distinguish the truths from the falsehoods?

A photo quiz by timence. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
timence
Time
3 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
363,773
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3165
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 66 (5/10), Guest 120 (7/10), Guest 1 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. There are no marsupials native to North America; they can only be found in zoos in that part of the world.


Question 2 of 10
2. Sir Paul McCartney was once deported from Germany on the grounds of suspected arson.


Question 3 of 10
3. The French Open is the oldest of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments, and was first played in 1877.


Question 4 of 10
4. When the USSR disbanded in late 1991, Canada officially became the world's largest country by size.


Question 5 of 10
5. According to his official autopsy, Napoleon Bonaparte died of stomach cancer.


Question 6 of 10
6. The origin of the omelette (or omelet) dates back to ancient times.


Question 7 of 10
7. The musical "Evita" is based on the life of a real person.


Question 8 of 10
8. Despite many Oscar nominations, no Alfred Hitchcock film ever won the Best Picture Oscar.


Question 9 of 10
9. The Rolling Stones' first three album names (UK releases) contained the name of the band in them.


Question 10 of 10
10. According to New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting".



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1. There are no marsupials native to North America; they can only be found in zoos in that part of the world.

Answer: False

The opossum is native to North America, and it is its only native marsupial. As the picture shows, a Californian zoo has an opossum that walks a tightrope. Opossums (commonly called possums in Australia) are the largest order of marsupials, with over 100 species.
2. Sir Paul McCartney was once deported from Germany on the grounds of suspected arson.

Answer: True

This event happened in November 1960, early in the career of the talented musician. In later interviews, McCartney explained that he and Pete Best were attempting to provide extra lighting but it drew the attention of the German police, who apparently thought they were trying to set fire to their van.

The duo's lack of German did not help and they were taken to the police station before being sent on a plane home to Britain.
3. The French Open is the oldest of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments, and was first played in 1877.

Answer: False

Wimbledon is the oldest of the slams, debuting in 1877. The US Open is actually the second (first contested in 1881). While France is generally considered to be the birthplace of tennis, the French Open did not debut until 1891. It was originally known as Roland Garros, and is sometimes still referred by that name, particularly among French tennis enthusiasts.
4. When the USSR disbanded in late 1991, Canada officially became the world's largest country by size.

Answer: False

Russia, part of the former USSR, remained the largest country after 1991. Russia comes in at a bit over 17,000,000 square km; it's quite a long way ahead of Canada at about 9,980,000 square km. Russia's relative size is huge: USA and Canada's combined size is only about 2.8 million square km larger than Russia.
5. According to his official autopsy, Napoleon Bonaparte died of stomach cancer.

Answer: True

Napoleon died on May 5, 1821. While his autopsy suggested cancer was the culprit, large traces of arsenic found in his hair samples in 1961 suggested that he may have been poisoned. It was subsequently discovered that his father also died of stomach cancer, establishing a genetic predisposition. Given this and the fact that there was no other obvious evidence of poisoning symptoms, it has been concluded that the initial autopsy was probably correct.
6. The origin of the omelette (or omelet) dates back to ancient times.

Answer: True

Like many food dishes, the precise origin of the omelette is debatable. However, most food historians agree that it first appeared in the ancient era, probably somewhere in what is now known as the Middle East.
7. The musical "Evita" is based on the life of a real person.

Answer: True

The musical, probably most famous for its song "Don't Cry for me Argentina", is based on the life of Eva Perón (nicknamed Evita). Perón was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón, and was one of Argentina's most famous people. Tim Rice became fascinated with her story and took the idea of making a musical about her to his musical partner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, in the mid 1970s.

It debuted in 1978 in London's West End.
8. Despite many Oscar nominations, no Alfred Hitchcock film ever won the Best Picture Oscar.

Answer: False

Hitchcock is quite famous for never winning Best Director (despite being nominated on five separate occasions). One of his films did win Best Picture, however. "Rebecca" took out the 1940 Best Picture Academy Award.
9. The Rolling Stones' first three album names (UK releases) contained the name of the band in them.

Answer: False

The Rolling Stones' debut album was self-titled (although the American release had the subtitle: "England's Newest Hit Makers"). Their second was somewhat uncreatively named "The Rolling Stones No. 2"; their third album changed the trend and was named "Out of Their Heads".
10. According to New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford, "All science is either physics or stamp collecting".

Answer: True

This famous quotation has been attributed to Rutherford (a physicist, obviously) in Manchester in 1962. Rutherford also has been quoted as saying "An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid" and "When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up we shall have found the greatest secret of all - except life".
Source: Author timence

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