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True or False: Myths and Misconceptions
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General Knowledge
MediumTrue or False

True or False: Myths and Misconceptions

No, you don't swallow 8 spiders a year, Einstein never failed math, and water doesn't swirl backward in the south. Twenty myths to dismantle, with the real story behind each one.

3 min90%
Black Friday: The History of This Day
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Business & Economics
Hard

Black Friday: The History of This Day

The phrase Black Friday was born in 1950s Philadelphia, coined by police to describe pre-game chaos. Retailers recycled it in the 1980s. Green Friday now pushes back in France.

2 min58%
The Star Wars Universe: Galactic Saga Basics
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Movies
EasyStar Wars

The Star Wars Universe: Galactic Saga Basics

Luke Skywalker farming on Tatooine before meeting Obi-Wan, the lightsaber whose color depends on the crystal, Darth Vader revealed as father in The Empire Strikes Back, and the Force binding every living being. The basics, no Dark Side (for now).

1 min90%
True or False: Science
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Science
EasyTrue or False

True or False: Science

The Mpemba effect (hot water freezing before cold) exists, the Sun isn't burning but undergoing nuclear fusion, a teaspoon of neutron star weighs 6 billion tons. 20 counter-intuitive claims to sort as TRUE or FALSE.

2 min
The 80s: Unforgettable Hits
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Music
Medium

The 80s: Unforgettable Hits

Every Breath You Take by The Police in 1983, Envole-moi by Goldman in 1984, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood banned by the BBC: test your knowledge of the hits of the 80s.

2 min98%
Brigitte Bardot: The Eternal French Icon
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Celebrities
Easy

Brigitte Bardot: The Eternal French Icon

Born in Paris on 28 September 1934, Brigitte Bardot started as a model at 15 before becoming B.B. Saint-Tropez erected a bust of her on the harbour. 10 questions on her journey.

2 min80%
Mysteries of Quantum Physics
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Science
Expert

Mysteries of Quantum Physics

Einstein won the 1921 Nobel for the photoelectric effect, not relativity. Heisenberg stated his principle in 1927, and Planck's constant equals 6.626 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s. Test your quantum basics.

4 min
Famous Self-Portraits: Artists Facing the Mirror
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Art
Easy

Famous Self-Portraits: Artists Facing the Mirror

Van Gogh painted 30 self-portraits in three years, Rembrandt nearly 90 between ages 22 and 63, Dürer cast himself as Christ at 28 in 1500. Find who painted themselves and how.

1 min75%
True or False: Gastronomy
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Food & Cuisine
EasyTrue or False

True or False: Gastronomy

The croissant descends from the Austrian kipferl, not a Parisian bakery. Wasabi served in restaurants is almost always colored horseradish, and the tomato is botanically a fruit. 20 statements to settle, true or false.

2 min
True or False: Video Games
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Video Games
MediumTrue or False

True or False: Video Games

Mario was a carpenter in Donkey Kong before becoming a plumber, Notch sold Mojang for 2.5 billion to Microsoft, and Pokémon Red/Green came out in Japan in 1996, 2 years before the US. True or false?

3 min75%
What Art Movement Do These Works Belong To?
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Art
Medium

What Art Movement Do These Works Belong To?

Spot the movement behind Monet's Water Lilies, Kandinsky's Composition VIII or Matisse's Woman with a Hat, which sparked Fauvism at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. Ten works, ten movements.

2 min30%
Flags of Europe - The Classics
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Geography
EasyFlags of the World

Flags of Europe - The Classics

The French tricolour dates from 1794, the Spanish Rojigualda from Charles III in 1785, the Union Jack took its current form in 1801. 15 European flags and their real adoption dates.

2 min