Um... Actually...
Columbus discovered America.
Um... Actually... the Indigenous people/Vikings were there first.
A famous author wrote a short story about tricking a man into getting sealed into a wall with a bottle of rare wine. What is the name of the rare wine?
What is Amontillado?
This mathematical property allows you to swap numbers when adding or multiplying, but not when subtracting or dividing.
What is the Commutative Property?
A thick baseball stick.
What is A Fat Bat
The largest dam in the world.
What is the Three Gorges Dam
I would of won the Olympic medal if it weren't for my bad knee.
Um... Actually... Its , not would of, its would have.
Which ancient poet wrote a famous epic about a hero’s long and dangerous journey home, where he encounters gods, monsters, and kings?
Who is Homer?
The name scientists use to compare the power of Earthquakes.
Almost every 365 days
What is Nearly Yearly?
What are the dates of Lunar New Year Eve & Lunar New Year Day
What are 2/16 and 2/17
The American Revolution happened because people didn’t want to pay taxes.
Um... Actually... The Americans revolted because they were taxed without representation.
This dystopian novel imagines a totalitarian society where “Big Brother is watching you.”
What is 1984
The name of the sequence where the next number is the sum of the two prior numbers.
What is The Fibonacci Sequence
A yearly instruction book
What is an Annual Manual
Those in power in ancient China often cited this concept to explain their right to control the empire/kingdom.
What is Mandate of Heaven or 天命 Tiānmìng
Students think that teachers know everything, so they have to answer every question absolutely correctly.
Um... Actually... "Insert rant here"
This ancient Greek storyteller is credited for their collection of brief moral tales in which clever creatures often outwit others, and many are still told today.
Who is Aesop?
This branch of mathematics studies rates of change and slopes of curves.
What is Calculus.
A Large mold or mushroom
What is Humongous Fungus?
What is the largest company based in China in terms of total net worth?
What is Tencent Holdings or 腾讯 Téngxùn
My favorite berries are Cucumbers, Strawberries, Watermelons, Pumpkin, Blueberries, Grapes and Tomatoes.
Um... Actually... Strawberries are not berries.
This 1759 satirical novella features a character whose tutor insists that ‘all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds,’ while he travels through war, natural disasters, and corrupt governments.
What is Candide
In Fukushima's nuclear disaster, most of the radioactive material issues have been resolved except one. Hint, it has to do with the contaminated water.
What is Tritium, or Radioactive Hydrogen
The kidnapping of builders and their tools from their work site
What is Construction Abduction
One of these Chinese Dynasties do not belong. Which one is it?
Shāng (商), Qín (秦), Shùn (舜), Míng (明), Yuán (元), Hàn (汉), Táng (唐), Sòng (宋), Zhōu (周), Xià (夏), Qīng (清)
What is the Shùn (舜) Dynasty?