Space
AU & NZ
Japanese History
South America
Nature
100
The Moon produces its own light.
False – It reflects sunlight.
100
Vegemite was originally created in New Zealand.
False – Vegemite was developed in Melbourne, Australia in 1922.
100
The atomic bomb was dropped on Tokyo during World War II.
False – The bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
100
Machu Picchu was built by the Aztecs.
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False – It was built by the Inca civilization in Peru.
100
Antarctica is the driest continent.
True - It’s technically a desert.
200
Humans have walked on Mars.
False – No human has been to Mars yet; only robotic missions have landed.
200
The Hills Hoist clothesline is an Australian invention.
True – Invented by Lance Hill in the 1940s.
200
Karaoke was invented in Japan.
True – It was created by Daisuke Inoue in the 1970s.
200
The Amazon Rainforest spans only Brazil.
False – It spans nine countries, including Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela
200
Bamboo is a type of tree.
False - Bamboo is a grass.
300
Saturn is the only planet with rings.
False – Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems.
300
The bionic ear (cochlear implant) was invented in Australia.
True – Developed by Professor Graeme Clark in the 1970s.
300
Japan was isolated from the rest of the world for over 200 years.
True – During the Edo period (1603–1868), Japan followed a policy of national seclusion called sakoku.
300
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
True – It was named one of the New Seven Wonders in 2007.
300
The Sahara is the hottest place on Earth.
False - The Lut Desert in Iran has recorded higher temperatures.
400
There is no gravity in space.
False – Gravity exists everywhere; it's just weaker in orbit.
400
The electric fence was invented in Australia.
False – It was invented by New Zealander Bill Gallagher
400
Japan has the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world.
True – The Japanese imperial line dates back to at least 660 BCE.
400
The Moai statues are located in mainland Chile.
False – They are on Easter Island, a Chilean territory in the Pacific Ocean.
400
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False - It can and often does, especially tall structures.
500
Black holes suck everything like a vacuum.
False – They exert gravity like any other mass; objects must be very close to be pulled in.
500
The flat white coffee originated in New Zealand.
True – Though contested, many credit a Wellington barista with its creation.
500
The capital of Japan has always been Tokyo.
False – The capital was Kyoto for over a thousand years before moving to Tokyo in 1868.
500
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world.
True – It drops 979 meters, making it the highest uninterrupted waterfall
500
Earth is perfectly round.
False – Earth is an oblate spheroid, slightly flattened at the poles.