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Simple general knowledge

This quiz is to expose any basic knowledge gaps you might have.
Quiz by Loser101
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Last updated: December 29, 2020
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First submittedDecember 29, 2020
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1. Reindeer are a real animal
False
True
They are real. Despite popular belief.
2. Igloos are built by animals
True
False
They are built by people. If they even exist.
3. Turtles can breathe underwater
False
True
They can hold their breath for a pretty long time, but they are not fish.
4. Alcohol can be soaked up by bread
True
False
It just can't. Once alcohol is absorbed by the brain, it cannot be 'soaked up'. I should know.
5. The North Pole is a real place
False
True
The very top of the world.
6. The Titanic was a real ship
False
True
It sank in 1912 (and was a real ship).
7. Nelson Mandela died in the 90's
True
False
I think he died in the 2010's.
8. Buddha was a real person
True
False
9. Islam is an actual place
False
True
Islam is a religion.
10. Montreal is located in France
True
False
Montreal lives in Canada.
11. Ireland is a part of the UK
True
False
It isn't. Northern Ireland is though.
12. Drop bears are one of the most dangerous Australian animals
True
False
Drop bears don't exist.
13. The Sun is the biggest star in the Milky Way Galaxy
True
False
It isn't.
14. There are manmade cables under the ocean
True
False
15. Giant squids are real creatures
True
False
They are real. The Kraken is yet to be proven.
16. Blinker/indicator fluid is a necessary component in a car
False
True
Blinker fluid does not exist.
17. Another name for Canada is 'North America'
True
False
Canada is Canada.
18. Greenland is an independent country
False
True
Greenland is part of Denmark.
19. The USSR was once under the leadership of Adolf Hitler
False
True
Germany was, but not the USSR
20. Taxidermists specialise in helping large businesses with their taxes
True
False
Taxidermists stuff animals.
21. A cheesecake is made of cheese
True
False
Creamcheese is still cheese.
22. Mayonnaise is made of egg
False
True
It contains a good deal of egg white.
23. Coffee grows as a bean
False
True
It actually grows as a 'coffee cherry'. The coffee bean is just the stone in the middle.
24. Peanuts grow in trees
True
False
The grow underground
25. Buffalo wings are made from water buffalos
True
False
They are chicken wings from Buffalo
26. Limes are, in fact, unripe lemons
True
False
Lemons are their own fruit
27. Tampons are a contraceptive
False
True
They are not
28. A pickle is actually a pickled cucumber
True
False
29. Olives grow on trees
True
False
30. Dragons actually existed (in some form)
False
True
Dragons are famously not real. I mean there are lizards called '______ dragons', but that obviously does not apply here.
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