True or False?

[smartsez]

just a few fun fact or fiction questions... 20 tokens per correct answer

1. A hamlet is a village without a church. TRUE

2. Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 146 square miles, making it twice the size of the island of Washington DC. FALSE

3. French was the official language of England for over 600 years.TRUE

4. A shrimps heart is in its head. TRUE

5. In Indiana, it is illegal to ride public transportation and play chess.FALSE

6. The 'Happy Birthday' song is actually copyrighted. So legally and technically, if you somehow profit from the song you are entitled to pay royalities to the Time-Warner Corporation. TRUE

7. Penguins can jump as high as six feet in the air. TRUE

8. When the Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the moon, the impact caused the moon's surface to create a new crater thirteen feet across. FALSE

9. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't. TRUE

10. You cannot sell an ET doll in France. The nation has a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces. TRUE

11. Mosquitoes have teeth. TRUE

12. The highest g-force ever endured was 82.6g for 0.04 seconds on a water-braked rocket sled. The rider was Eli L. Beeding, Jr., at Holloman Air Force Base on May 16, 1958 and he was hospitalized for three days.TRUE

[Mike]

1. A hamlet is a village without a church.
False

2. Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 146 square miles, making it twice the size of the island of Washington DC.
True

3. French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
False NO WAY

4. A shrimps heart is in its head.
True

5. In Indiana, it is illegal to ride public transportation and play chess.
False

6. The 'Happy Birthday' song is actually copyrighted. So legally and technically, if you somehow profit from the song you are entitled to pay royalities to the Time-Warner Corporation.
True

7. Penguins can jump as high as six feet in the air.
True

8. When the Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the moon, the impact caused the moon's surface to create a new crater thirteen feet across.
False

9. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
True

10. You cannot sell an ET doll in France. The nation has a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.
False

11. Mosquitoes have teeth.
True

12. The highest g-force ever endured was 82.6g for 0.04 seconds on a water-braked rocket sled. The rider was Eli L. Beeding, Jr., at Holloman Air Force Base on May 16, 1958 and he was hospitalized for three days
False

They are all guesses

Mike ...
PS How about you only tell people how many they get right/wrong. Only award the Tokens to who ever gets them all correct

[JulieA]

[quote=smartsez;47220]just a few fun fact or fiction questions... 20 tokens per correct answer

2. Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 146 square miles, making it twice the size of the island of Washington DC.

FALSE
Washington DC is not an island.

[smartsez]

Originally Posted by Mike

PS How about you only tell people how many they get right/wrong. Only award the Tokens to who ever gets them all correct

ok Mike, you got 7 right, so not bad! have to keep guessing tho

JuliA, you got one right!

[smartsez]

Originally Posted by smartsez

just a few fun fact or fiction questions... 20 tokens per correct answer

1. A hamlet is a village without a church. TRUE

2. Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 146 square miles, making it twice the size of the island of Washington DC. FALSE

3. French was the official language of England for over 600 years.TRUE

4. A shrimps heart is in its head. TRUE

5. In Indiana, it is illegal to ride public transportation and play chess.FALSE

6. The 'Happy Birthday' song is actually copyrighted. So legally and technically, if you somehow profit from the song you are entitled to pay royalities to the Time-Warner Corporation. TRUE

7. Penguins can jump as high as six feet in the air. TRUE

8. When the Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the moon, the impact caused the moon's surface to create a new crater thirteen feet across. FALSE

9. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't. TRUE

10. You cannot sell an ET doll in France. The nation has a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces. TRUE

11. Mosquitoes have teeth. TRUE

12. The highest g-force ever endured was 82.6g for 0.04 seconds on a water-braked rocket sled. The rider was Eli L. Beeding, Jr., at Holloman Air Force Base on May 16, 1958 and he was hospitalized for three days.TRUE

Just thought I'd add the answers... Question 3 might suprise you Mike

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by smartsez

9. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't. TRUE

10. You cannot sell an ET doll in France. The nation has a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces. TRUE

Well I never knew that

Mind most mornings I dont I recognise myself in the mirror

[Mike]

Originally Posted by smartsez

Just thought I'd add the answers... Question 3 might suprise you Mike

French in the UK, No Way

Mike...