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  1. 101.

    The name Cleopatra is of Greek origin and means Father's glory".

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  2. 102.

    Do all Jeep Patriots have four-wheel drive?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    In the U.S. the Patriot uses either the 2.0 L or 2.4 L World gasoline I4 engine.

  3. 103.

    Did the captain of the Titanic go down with the ship?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    In 1904, Smith became the commodore of the White Star Line, and was responsible for controlling its flagships. He successfully commanded the Baltic, Adriatic and the Olympic.

  4. 104.

    Can I have multiple foreign keys in a table?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    A table may have multiple foreign keys, and each foreign key can have a different parent table. Each foreign key is enforced independently by the database system.

  5. 105.

    Do penalty shoot-out goals count for the Golden Boot?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    A shoot-out is usually considered for statistical purposes to be separate from the match which preceded it. In the case of a two-legged fixture, the two matches are still considered either as two draws or as one win and one loss; in the case of a single match, it is still considered as a draw.

  6. 106.

    Has Italy ever won the Eurovision Song Contest?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 44 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956. It was one of only seven countries that competed at the very first contest.

  7. 107.

    Can you get tested to see if you're a virgin?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Another form of virginity testing involves testing for laxity of vaginal muscles with fingers (the ``two-finger test''). A doctor performs the test by inserting a finger into the female's vagina to check the level of vaginal laxity, which is used to determine if she is ``habituated to sexual intercourse''.

  8. 108.

    Can you jump at the free-throw line?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Leaving their designated places before the ball leaves the shooter's hands, or interfering with the ball, are violations. In addition, the shooter must release the ball within five seconds (ten seconds in the United States) and must not step on or over the free throw line until the ball touches the hoop.

  9. 109.

    Is the US the only country to change time?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Most areas in North America and Europe, and some areas in the Middle East, observe daylight saving time (DST), while most areas of Africa and Asia do not. In South America, most countries in the north of the continent near the equator do not observe DST, while Paraguay and southern parts of Brazil do.

  10. 110.

    Does the jury vote have to be unanimous?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    In the United States, the result is a mistrial, and the case may be retried (United States v. Perez, 1824).

  11. 111.

    Are there instruments made of wood or metal?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the more general category of wind instruments. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed instruments (otherwise called reed pipes).

  12. 112.

    Does the National League play the American League in the World Series?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Interleague play in Major League Baseball refers to regular-season baseball games played between an American League (AL) team and a National League (NL) team. Interleague play was first introduced in the 1997 Major League Baseball season.

  13. 113.

    In the movie Radio Flyer, does Bobby die?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Because the film in fact ends with Bobby successfully evading his stepfather forever, viewers (including Ebert himself) have taken to speculating on the ``true'' ending, assuming that the one presented was a case of an unreliable narrator.

  14. 114.

    Are a cougar and a mountain lion the same?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the puma, mountain lion, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the widest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.

  15. 115.

    Do you need a visa for North Cyprus?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Most of the visitors to Northern Cyprus do not need to obtain a visa in advance for short visits.

  16. 116.

    Is the hippocampus located in the limbic system?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The limbic system is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the cerebrum. It has also been referred to as the paleomammalian cortex.

  17. 117.

    Was the movie Chicago based on a true story?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The plot of the film is drawn from the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins which was in turn based on the true story of Beulah Annan, fictionalized as Roxie Hart (Phyllis Haver), and her spectacular murder of her boyfriend.

  18. 118.

    Is baking soda the same as bicarbonate of soda?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogen carbonate), commonly known as baking soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO. It is a salt composed of sodium ions and bicarbonate ions.

  19. 119.

    Is it safe to sleep with a kerosene heater?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Because kerosene heaters are usually unvented, all combustion products are released into the indoor air. Among these are low levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide.

  20. 120.

    Can you drink in a car in Germany?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    It is however legal to consume alcohol while driving, provided the driver remains under the legal blood alcohol limits.

  21. 121.

    Audie Murphy starred as Henry Fleming in the The Red Badge of Courage.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  22. 122.

    Was Everything Everything based on a true story?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Everything, Everything is a 2017 American romantic drama film directed by Stella Meghie and written by J. Mills Goodloe, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon.

  23. 123.

    Can a US president have more than 2 terms?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

  24. 124.

    Does Michael Jordan's son play in the NBA?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Marcus James Jordan (born December 24, 1990) is an American former college basketball player who played for the UCF Knights men's basketball team of Conference USA. He is the son of retired Hall of Fame basketball player Michael Jordan.

  25. 125.

    Botophobia is the term used for the fear of crowds.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  26. 126.

    Is the song 'In the Jungle' in The Lion King?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    In July 2004, as a result of the publicity generated by Malan's article and the subsequent documentary, the song became the subject of a lawsuit between Linda's estate and Disney, claiming that Disney owed $1.6 million in royalties for the use of ``The Lion Sleeps Tonight'' in the film and musical stage productions of The Lion King. At the same time, the Richmond Organization began to pay $3,000 a

  27. 127.

    Was the movie Gangs of New York based on fact?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. The screenplay is by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan.

  28. 128.

    Can you eat the leaves of a rhubarb plant?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial growing from short, thick rhizomes.

  29. 129.

    Do you use your vocal cords when you whisper?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are abducted so that they do not vibrate; air passes between the arytenoid cartilages to create audible turbulence during speech. Supralaryngeal articulation remains the same as in normal speech.

  30. 130.

    Are TJ Maxx and Marshalls the same company?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

  31. 131.

    Is lateral rotation the same as external rotation?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    External rotation (or lateral rotation) refers to rotation away from the center of the body.

  32. 132.

    Can you still go to the NBA straight out of high school?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) straight out of high school without playing basketball at the collegiate level. The process of jumping directly from high school to the professional level is also known as going prep-to-pro.

  33. 133.

    Is there a train station at Burnham-on-Sea?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    After station's closure, the platform and goods shed were demolished. The former trackbed eastwards was developed into Marine Drive, a road which has helped ease traffic flow into the town.

  34. 134.

    Have any teams played each other twice in the World Cup?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Among the national teams, Germany and Brazil have played the most World Cup matches (109), Germany appeared in the most finals (8), semi-finals (13), quarter-finals (16), while Brazil has appeared in the most World Cups (21), has the most wins (73) and has scored the most goals (229). The two teams have played each other twice in the World Cup, in the 2002 final and in the 2014 semi-final.

  35. 135.

    Are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in the same state?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 6th-most populous state according to the last official U.S. Census count in 2010.

  36. 136.

    Can you make an electromagnet with AC current?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The energy loss per cycle of the AC current is constant for each of these processes, so the power loss increases linearly with frequency.

  37. 137.

    Is the fundus of the gallbladder located near the cystic duct?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    The gallbladder is shaped like a pear, with its tip opening into the cystic duct. The gallbladder is divided into three sections: the fundus, body, and neck.

  38. 138.

    Do all rhombuses have 2 pairs of parallel sides?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Every rhombus is a parallelogram and a kite. A rhombus with right angles is a square.

  39. 139.

    Is Hong Kong inside the Great Firewall of China?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    Although the censorship affects the whole nation, it does not affect China's special administrative regions such as Hong Kong and Macau. This is because these regions enjoys a high degree of autonomy, as specified in local laws and the ``One country, two systems'' principle.

  40. 140.

    Can you travel in the EU with an ID card?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    National identity cards are issued to their citizens by the governments of all European Union member states except Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and also by Liechtenstein and Switzerland (the latter not formally part of the EEA). Citizens holding a national identity card, which states EEA or Swiss citizenship, can not only use it as an identity document within their home country, but a

  41. 141.

    Has the USA ever won the FIFA World Cup?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    The United States men's national soccer team has played in several World Cup finals, with their best result occurring during their first appearance at the 1930 World Cup, when the United States finished in third place. After the 1950 World Cup, in which the United States upset England in group play 1--0, the U.S.

  42. 142.

    Is Alex Vause Donna from That '70s Show?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, director, and author. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998--2006).

  43. 143.

    Is American Sign Language the only sign language?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    There are perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through creolization and de novo (and occasionally through language planning).

  44. 144.

    Can looking into the sun make you sneeze?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The photic sneeze reflex (also known as, Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst (ACHOO) and colloquially sun sneezing) is a condition that causes sneezing in response to numerous stimuli, such as looking at bright lights or periocular (surrounding the eyeball) injection. The condition affects 18-35% of the population in the United States, but its exact mechanism of action is not well under

  45. 145.

    Are the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen the same person?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    The Red Queen is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel Through the Looking-Glass. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although the two are very different.

  46. 146.

    Can you change a pawn to a queen in chess?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    Promotion is a chess rule that requires a pawn that reaches its eighth rank to be immediately replaced by the player's choice of a queen, knight, rook, or bishop of the same color . The new piece replaces the pawn on the same square, as part of the same move.

  47. 147.

    The 747 was the second airplane designed with a cockpit above the deck.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False
  48. 148.

    The sewing machine was invented in a dream.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True
  49. 149.

    Does the National Labor Relations Act still exist?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent US government agency with responsibilities for enforcing US labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 it supervises elections for labor union representation and can investigate and remedy unfair labor practices.

  50. 150.

    Was Gone with the Wind made in black and white?

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: False

    At the 12th Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind set a record for Academy Award wins and nominations, winning in eight of the competitive categories it was nominated in, from a total of thirteen nominations. It won for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing, and received two further honorary award

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