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True or False Questions about the World — page 11

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.

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  1. 501.

    Conservatives in the USA believe that local problems, which are common to all states, should be solved at the national level.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  2. 502.

    Free Trade can refer to goods, services, labour and capital.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  3. 503.

    Honduras is one of the 10 richest countries in the Western Hemisphere.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  4. 504.

    Walter E. Disney was born in Florida.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  5. 505.

    No Man of the Year award was given by Time magazine in 1966.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  6. 506.

    Castle Hill is a pink granite rock in Queensland, Australia.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  7. 507.

    California is the largest state in North America.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  8. 508.

    In the 1930s, the first Greek beauty pageant contestant to win the Miss Europe titled sneaked into the Holy Mountain dressed up as a man.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  9. 509.

    Japans capital is Osaka.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  10. 510.

    The flag of the Netherlands consist of three 3 equal horizontal bands of red, white, and blue.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  11. 511.

    The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic, transferred by brown rats, hit 100 on 11 October 1793 in Philadelphia.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  12. 512.

    Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in May.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  13. 513.

    The merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered unmanned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1972.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  14. 514.

    There are 51 countries in Africa.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  15. 515.

    Indonesia comprises more than 35,000 islands.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  16. 516.

    According to a story the entire crew of Octavius was found dead, frozen, and almost perfectly preserved.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  17. 517.

    Shuri Castle is a symbol of the Japanese city of Okinawa.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  18. 518.

    Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  19. 519.

    October is one of 7 months with 31 days.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  20. 520.

    The original inhabitants of Australia are the Aborigines.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  21. 521.

    The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is held each first full week of August, originated in North Dakota.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  22. 522.

    There is a floating wedding chapel in St. Petersburg, Florida.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  23. 523.

    Saint Valentine is said to have been a priest in the time of the Roman Empire.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  24. 524.

    If I'm travelling from Placentia to Diamond Bar, I want to take the 57 (Orange) Freeway.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  25. 525.

    The US Navy issued Peacoat is authorized for wear with civilian clothing.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  26. 526.

    The old name of Phuket is Talang, which means sea nose.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  27. 527.

    In the Roman calendar, every month had a particular day called ides.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  28. 528.

    There is a vault located behind the carved faces in Mount Rushmore.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  29. 529.

    The city of Fargo is home to an alternative high school named Woodrow Wilson.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  30. 530.

    The founder and President of eBay won Time magazines Person of the Year award in 1999.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  31. 531.

    Harvard University was the most highly selective college/university in the U.S. in 2004.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  32. 532.

    India is the 17th-largest country in the world in terms of area.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  33. 533.

    The cross and the rose were symbols of Rosicrucianism.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  34. 534.

    On November 7th, 2006, Sarah Palin, became the first female governor of the State of Alaska.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  35. 535.

    The first American St. Patricks Day Parade was held in Boston, Massachusetts.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  36. 536.

    The Halloween hit Monster Mash never reached number 1 on the Billboard charts.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  37. 537.

    The steel industry used to be strongly linked to coalfield locations.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  38. 538.

    Japanese weddings are usually small family affairs.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  39. 539.

    New Zealand and Australia share a border.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  40. 540.

    The legendary island Avalon was known as the isle of cherries.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  41. 541.

    A 134-feet high thermometer is located in Mojave Desert.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  42. 542.

    Castle moats were always filled with water.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  43. 543.

    McDonalds is the worlds largest user of toys.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  44. 544.

    Detroit is north of Canada.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  45. 545.

    The Ford Mustang first debuted in 1965.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  46. 546.

    The Ferrari was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  47. 547.

    Chiemsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  48. 548.

    Hearings in camera allow for television or other news related cameras to be present in the U.S. court during the hearing.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  49. 549.

    The construction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria was initiated by Alexander the Great.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  50. 550.

    Michigan is comprised of two entirely separate land masses.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

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