Venus is larger than the Earth. True or false?
False. It's smaller. The diameter of the Earth is 12,756 km. That of Venus is 12,104 km.
Robert Wadlow was the tallest man who ever lived. His height was 2.72 metres. True or false?
It's absolutely true!
Blue is 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 longer than a period of 100 weeks. True or false?
False. They're both exactly the same.
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.
Which of these has the most users?
Youtube
Instagram
Tiktok
Facebook
Instagram has more users than the Chinese app WeChat. True or false?
True. WeChat (1,213 million) has slightly fewer than Instagram (1,221 million).
The Batman character is older than the Superman character? True of false?
False. Batman first appeared in 1939, Superman in 1938.
Which is the highest capital city above sea level in Europe?
Prague, Czech Replublic
Bern, Switzerland
Madrid, Spain
Sofia, Bulgaria
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).
The most expensive superhero movie of all time was Spider-Man 3. True or false?
True. It cost $258 million
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?
One World Trade Centre (USA)
Burj Khalifa (Dubai)
Shanghai Tower (China)
The Shard (UK)
Which of these elements is the most common on Earth?
silicon
iron
oxygen
hydrogen
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