Fact or Fiction
This U.S. president had wooden teeth.
What is Fiction?
George Washington’s dentures were made of ivory, metal, and animal teeth, not wood.
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This Marvel hero played by Chris Hemsworth also swings a hammer in Norse mythology.
Who is Thor?
“May the Force be with you.”
What is Star Wars?
This country is both a continent and a nation, famous for kangaroos and the Great Barrier Reef.
What is Australia?
Google was originally called BackRub.
What is Fact?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin called it BackRub in 1996 before renaming it Google in 1997.
This U.S. state was the first to join the Union.
What is Delaware?
This singer of Shake It Off has fans who call themselves “Swifties.”
Who is Taylor Swift?
“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”
Who is Shakespeare? (from Hamlet)
This river is the longest in the world, flowing through eleven African countries.
What is the Nile?
Elvis Presley only ever performed outside the United States once, in Canada.
What is Fact?
Elvis performed five shows in Canada in 1957 (Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver). These were the only concerts he ever did outside the U.S. He never toured internationally due to his manager’s immigration issues.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to do this on July 20, 1969.
What is walk on the Moon?
This HBO fantasy series featured dragons, White Walkers, and the Iron Throne.
What is Game of Thrones?
“Elementary, my dear Watson.”
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This city is home to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Vatican City.
What is Rome?
Saturn is the only planet with rings.
What is Fiction?
Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings, though Saturn’s are the most visible.
This novel is often credited as the first modern science fiction book, published in 1818.
What is Frankenstein?
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at this 2022 awards show.
What is the Oscars?
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
What is Animal Farm?
This mountain, located on the border of France and Italy, is the highest in the Alps.
What is Mont Blanc?
Sharks are mammals.
What is Fiction?
Sharks are fish. They breathe through gills, lay eggs or give live birth (depending on species), and don’t nurse their young. Mammals breathe air with lungs, are warm-blooded, and produce milk.
This woman was the first to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win in two different sciences.
Who is Marie Curie?
This British band broke up in 1970 after members John, Paul, George, and Ringo went separate ways.
Who are The Beatles?
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This landlocked country in South America has two capital cities: La Paz and Sucre.
What is Bolivia?