Venus is slightly larger than the Earth. True or false?
False. It's slightly smaller. The diameter of the Earth is 12,756 km. That of Venus is 12,104 km.
Robert Wadlow was by far the tallest man who ever lived. His height was 2.72 metres. True or false?
It's absolutely true!
Blue is by far the most common eye colour. True or false.
False. It's brown. Around 79% of the world's population have brown eyes.
A period of 16,800 hours is much longer than a period of 100 weeks. True or false?
False. They're both exactly the same.
By far the oldest metro system in the world is the Paris metro system, which opened in 1900. True or false?
False. By far the oldest metro system is the one in London, the first part of which opened in 1863.
Canada and China are more or less the same size as each other. True or false?
True. Canada is 9,984,670 km2. China is 9,596,961 km2.
Which of these has the most users?
Instagram
Facebook
Youtube
Tiktok
Instagram has almost as many users as the Chinese app WeChat. True or false?
False. WeChat (1,213 million) has slightly fewer than Instagram (1,221 million).
The Batman character is almost as old as the Superman character? True of false?
True. Batman first appeared in 1939, Superman in 1938.
Which is the highest capital city above sea level in Europe?
Bern, Switzerland
Sofia, Bulgaria
Prague, Czech Replublic
Madrid, Spain
By far the longest train station name in the world is in Wales. True or false?
True. It's Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Station (although the name was created largely as a publicity stunt).
By far the most expensive superhero movie of all time was Spider-Man 3. True or false?
True. It cost $258 million
By far the least populated country in Europe is San Marino, with around 34,000 inhabitants. True or false?
False. It's Vatican City - with less than 900 people in total.
Which of these is the SECOND tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa (Dubai)
One World Trade Centre (USA)
The Shard (UK)
Shanghai Tower (China)
Which of these elements is by far the most common on Earth?
hydrogen
iron
oxygen
silicon
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