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Fact or Fiction 1
Fact or Fiction 2
Fiction to Fact
"MATH"
100
We call it Spring. The Romans called it Vernal.

What does Vernal mean?

Equal Night

100

THIS MAN-MADE STRUCTURE IS SUPPOSEDLY VISIBLE FROM SPACE.

What is the Great Wall of China. Actually, it cannot be seen from space since it is composed

of materials that do not stand out from its surroundings.

100

This gemstone supposedly is forever.

What is a Diamond. Actually, diamonds will degrade to graphite but over the course of  BILLION YEARS.

100

This TV Show from the 60's introduced 3d-Printers, the mobile phone, and universal translators.

What is Star Trek.

100

Define Polymath.

What is a person already in possession of great knowledge.

200

This American polymath proposed Daylight Savings in 1784.

Who was Benjamin Franklin.

200

Supposedly, if you swalow this substance it will stay in your stomach for 7 years.

What is gum. Actually, it does not. However, on occasion at piece mightget stuck in the intestinal tract and calcify creating a BEZOAR.

200
A SHARK HAS THIS MANY BONES

ACTUALLY, NONE. SHARKS ARE COMPRISED OF CARTILAGE.

200

This TV Show from the early 60's introduced video calls-before Zoom and Skype.

What is The Jetson's.

200

Define Pantomath

What is a person who knows everything, or "know it all".

300

The idea of the Easter Bunny began in this European country in the 16th Century.

What is GERMANY.

300

Supposedly, the sky can turn this color during thunderstorms.

What is the color GREEN.  This is a fact due to the scattering of light rays by water.

300

AT 11,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, EARTH'S CORE IS A HOT AS THE SURFACE OF THIS.

WHAT IS OUR SUN.
300

This movie from the late 70's introduced Hover Bikes.

What is Star Wars.

300

Define Monomath

What is a person with extensive knowledge about one subject, but little knowledge of others.

400

Early Christians in Mesopotamia began dyeing eggs to signify what?

The memory of the blood of Christ.

400

LASER is an acronym that stands for this.

What is LIGHT AMPLIFICATION by STIMULATED EMISSION of RADIATION.

400

WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS NAME:

SAHARA DESERT?

SAHARA, IN ARABIC, MEANS DESERT.

400

This movie introduced electronic tablets 40 years before the iPad was invented.

What is 2001: A Space Odyssey.

400

Define Philomath

What is a seeker of knowledge

500

Known for their tulips, these folk brought the Easter Bunny to America.

Who are the Dutch.

500

This play, written in 1920, introduced the word "Robot" to the world.

What is R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots by Karel Capek).

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