True or False Questions about the World
648 true or false questions with answers, all ages. Quick statements to judge true or false — great for fast rounds. Reveal the answers below, pick one at random, or present them full-screen.
- 1.
In Italy children receive gifts from an old woman named La Befana.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 2.
Queenstown, a resort town in Otago, New Zealand was the base for filming E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 3.
Father Flannigan started Boys Town, a home for wayward and orphaned boys in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 4.
The Kaiten was one of the deadliest midget submarines used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 5.
The capital of Arizona is Phoenix.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 6.
The Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961 was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 7.
The Cathedral of Toledo is an example of Gothic architecture.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 8.
The traditional Jack-O-Lantern got its name from a man named Jack.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 9.
Paul Martin served as President of Canada.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 10.
In Italy, kids celebrating their birthday get tapped on the arm.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 11.
Rutgers Stadium is located in New Brunswick.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 12.
The Baychimo, which turned into a notable ghost ship along the Alaska coast, was built in Sweden.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 13.
Ashtabula is home to a large number of people of Finnish, Italian, and Swedish descent.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 14.
There is no word for no in the Japanese language.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 15.
Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink created in Missouri.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 16.
Actress Cybill Shepard was born February 18, 1950 in Memphis, TN.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 17.
The White Star Line's managing director, who also came up with the idea of building the ship, was on board the Titanic (this is true). However, the ship's builder didn't board the ship, because he was afraid of sailing.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 18.
The topographic profile of Jerusalem is characterized by a number of valleys, surrounding all sides of the city.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 19.
Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 20.
A commercial radio station's first job is to educate its audience.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 21.
Sewn-in creases on all military shirts are optional according to US Navy regulations.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 22.
The Desert of Maine is located beside a stretch of green pine trees and flowing streams.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 23.
There are living creatures beneath and inside the ice of glaciers in Alaska.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 24.
All of these great athletes declared bankruptcy: Billy Sims, Leon Spinks, Lawrence Taylor, Johnny Unitas, Sheryl Swoopes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 25.
Rutgers University is known for its fat sandwiches.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 26.
Palawan is the largest province of the Philippines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 27.
Memorial Day is observed on the 3rd Monday of May.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 28.
On 12 October in 1945, PFC Desmond T. Doss won the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman and became the first conscientious objector in American history to receive the nations highest military award.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 29.
The Tenth Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights states that any powers not given to the Federal Government are given to the state or the people.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 30.
The Titanic had one steam turbine engine and two conventional steam engines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 31.
Manuel L. Quezon is the first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 32.
The letter R was found in the middle of the old Rwanda flag.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 33.
The first US Open golf tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island on October 4, 1914.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 34.
Towel Day is celebrated in May in tribute to Kurt Vonnegut.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 35.
There is a French federation of course camarguaise.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 36.
One of Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories is called 'The Old Manse' (Mosses from an Old Manse). The Old Manse was Nathaniel and his wife Sophia's first home and is located in Concord, Massachusetts.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 37.
Trick-or-Treating is a strictly modern custom on Halloween.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 38.
In Japan Fathers Day falls on the first Sunday of September.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 39.
Hee Haw star Archie Campbell was born in Bulls Gap, TN.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 40.
The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 41.
The Pantanal is a tropical wetland with a number of different ecosystems.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 42.
Enlisted US Navy women are only permitted to wear 4mm-6mm gold ball earrings.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 43.
Oklahoma City was founded during the Land Run of 1891.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 44.
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish scientist.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 45.
The Nymphenburg Palace is a baroque palace situated in the center of Berlin.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 46.
Us Navy Airmen and Airmen Apprenctices wear red stripes on the blue and white uniforms.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False - 47.
An alternative to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is featured in Stamford, Ct. This parade contains balloons that have been retired from the Macys Parade.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 48.
Romania is slightly smaller than the state of Oregon in terms of area.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 49.
The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: True - 50.
The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- ATrue
- BFalse
Answer: False
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