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Quizzing – whether at a dinner party, in the pub, or on a hen do – is a peak British activity, and we're not afraid to admit that we're pretty damn good at it, too!
For those in the know, there are so many different variations of quizzes, from multiple choice, to picture quizzing, and of course, the good old true or false option, which we're about to take a deep dive into for your next game night.
OK, so here is how it works: You'll be given a statement in the 'question' section, that can be answered with either true or false. The 'answer' will then simply state if the fact is true or false. Nominate one quiz master to read out the statements, and then get your participants to jot down whether they think it's true or false.
There are no bonus points for extra information, but that doesn't mean you can't give your bestie an affectionate tap on the back, eh?
And when you're done here, why not try out some of our other quiz options? We're particularly fond of our Kardashian Kuesitions round because honestly, there's so much to learn about Kim, Kourtney, Khloé and co. Like, who even knew Kris Jenner uses black toilet paper?!
But first, here are some of the best true or false quiz questions for your next night in...
The best general knowledge true or false quiz questions
- The star sign Aquarius is represented by a tiger
False
- 'A' is the most common letter used in the English language
False - it's 'E'
- ASOS stands for As Seen On Screen
True
- The Battle Of Hastings took place in 1066
True
- H&M stands for Hennes & Mauritz
True
- K is worth four points in Scrabble
True
- In a deck of cards, the king has a moustache
False
- When the two numbers on opposite sides of a dice are added together it always equals 7
True
- In the English language there is no word that rhymes with orange
True - English is the most spoken language in the world
False, its Mandarin Chinese
The best animal true or false quiz questions
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland
True
- A cross between a horse and a zebra is called a 'Hobra'
False - A male zebra and a female horse is called a 'zorse', and a female zebra and a male horse is called a 'zonkey'
- A lion's roar can be heard up to eight kilometres away
True
- Canis lupur is the scientific name for a wolf
False - It's Canis lupus
- An octopus has three hearts
True - an octopus has one main, systemic heart to pumps blood around its body. The two additional hearts are responsible for pumping blood over each of its gills.
- Fish cannot blink
True
- Goldfish have a two second memory
False - Their memories can actually last for months
- In Finding Nemo the protagonist is a pufferfish
False - He's a clownfish
- Hippos sweat a red substance
True
- The first animal sent into space was a monkey
False - Fruit flies were sent into space on a V-2 rocket in 1947
The best film true or false quiz questions
- Meryl Streep has won two Academy Awards
False - she's won three! She won Best Actress for The Iron Lady in 2012, Best Actress for Sophie's Choice in 1983, Best Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980.
- Idina Menzel sings 'let it go' 20 times in 'Let It Go' from Frozen
False - she sings it 21 times!
- In Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy has no siblings
True
- Cinderella was the first Disney princess
False - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released first in December 1937
- Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars
True - he won 26 Academy Awards (four of which were honorary) and was nominated a grand total of 59 times throughout his career
- Emma Roberts is the daughter of Julia Roberts
False - Julia Roberts is her aunt: her father is fellow actor Eric Roberts - Timothée Chalamet went to the same school as Nicki Minaj
True
- Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci are related
True, he's married to her sister - Titanic was released in 1999
False - it was released in 1997 - Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time
True
The best TV true or false quiz questions
- Gillian Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois
True
- There are 219 episodes of Friends
False - there are 236 episodes
- Drag Race's Michelle Visage is older than RuPaul
False - RuPaul is 62 years old, and Michelle is 55
- Jordan North won I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2020
False - he came runner up to Giovanna Fletcher
- Friends star Lisa Kudrow was originally cast in Frasier
True - She was cast to play Roz but was sacked after just one episode
- There have been seven million pound winners on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
False - There are actually six, since one - Charles Ingram - was ruled to have cheated.
- Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito all star in the US sitcom, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
True
- Lucas Bravo, the character who plays the role of 'Gabriel' in Emily in Paris was a chef in real life
True - Phyllis Smith, who played Phyllis Vance in The Office, was originally a casting director for the show
True - Mila Kunis lied about her age at her That '70s Show audition
True
The best Royal Family true or false quiz questions
- Prince Harry is taller than Prince William
False - Prince William is 1.91m, Prince Harry is 1.86m
- Queen Elizabeth II was the second-longest-reigning British monarch
False - Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Victoria
- Meghan Markle's first name is Rachel
True
- Before becoming queen, Queen Elizabeth II trained as a mechanic
True
- Buckingham Palace is where King Charles and Queen Camilla live
False - They live in Clarence House, which stands beside St. James's Palace and is walking distance of Buckingham Palace
- Prince Phillip was born in Corfu, Greece
True
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married in 2017
False - they tied the knot on 19 May 2018
- Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi's wedding was postponed due to the pandemic
True
- Prince William plays the guitar, piano and cello
False - his father King Charles can
- Prince William and Kate Middleton are big fans of Game of Thrones
True
The best music true or false quiz questions
- Louis Walsh is older than Simon Cowell
True - Louis Walsh is 71 while Simon Cowell is 63
- Howard Donald is the oldest member of Take That
True - he was born in 1968, while Jason Orange was born in 1970, Gary Barlow was born in 1971, Mark Owen in 1972 and Robbie Williams in 1974
- Ariana Grande is 25 or under
False - she is 30
- Madonna's real name is Madonna
True - Madonna Louise Ciccone in full
- Harry Styles' middle name is Edward
True
- 50 Cent and Charlie Chaplin were alive at the same time
True - Chaplin died when 50 Cent was about two and a half years old
- Singer Billie Eilish’s full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell
True
- Rihanna was born in the Bahamas
False - she's actually from Barbados
- The first music video to be played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by The Buggles in 1981.
True
- Hillary Clinton and Celine Dion are related
True
The best science true or false quiz questions
- The atomic number for lithium is 17
False - it's 3
- The black box in a plane is black
False - it's orange
- There are two parts of the body that can't heal themselves
False - there's only one: the teeth
- There are five different blood groups
False - there are four: A, B, AB, and O
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
True
- Your 'radius' bone is in your leg
False - it's one of the biggest bones in your forearm
- The only letter not in the periodic table is the letter J
True
- The small intestine is about three-and-a-half times the length of your body
True - it's the longest section of your digestive tube, measuring about 22 feet (or seven meters) on average, or three-and-a-half times the length of your body
- Thomas Edison discovered gravity
False - Isaac Newton discovered Gravity when he saw a falling apple while thinking about the forces of nature. Thomas Edison is thought to have invented the lightbulb.
- Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system
True - Venus has an average surface temperature of around 450° C. Mercury is closer to the sun, but has no atmosphere to regulate temperature, so it has a very large temperature fluctuation.
The best geography true or false quiz questions
- Marrakesh is the capital of Morocco
False - it's Rabat
- Waterloo has the greatest number of tube platforms in London
True
- The Great Wall of China is longer than the distance between London and Beijing
True - London to Beijing is only 8,136 km, The Great Wall of China is 21,196.18 km
- Monaco is the smallest country in the world
False - Vatican City is, with only 0.44 sq.km.
- The river Seine in Paris is longer than the river Thames in London
True - The Seine is 777km, while the Thames is 346km
- Alaska is the biggest American state in square miles
True - it spans a total area of 665,384 square miles. Texas comes in next with a total area of 268,596 square miles
- Australia is wider than the moon
True - the moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km
- The United States has the longest coastline in the world
False - Canada has the longest at over 200,000km
- Peru shares a border with Venezuela
False - India is the most populated country in the world
True
The best food and drink true or false quiz questions
- Alliumphobia is a fear of garlic
True
- M&M stands for Mars and Moordale
False - M&M stands for Mars and Murrie
- A cara cara navel is a type of orange
True
- Coffee is made from berries
True - when coffee berries turn from green to bright red in colour, this indicates ripeness and they are picked, processed, and dried, before being roasted and turned into coffee
- Spaghetto is the singular word for a piece of spaghetti
True - generally, Italian words ending in "o" are singular and words ending in "i" are plural. Lots of spaghetto makes spaghetti.
- Bananas are curved because they grow upwards towards the sun
True - a process called 'negative geotropism' means the fruit grows upwards to break through the canopy
- Ketchup was once used to cure diseases like diarrhoea and colds
True
- Honey will usually never go bad
True
- The Caesar salad was invented in France
False - it was invented in Tijuana, Mexico in the early 1920s by Caesar Cardini, an Italian chef
- Pizza was invented in Rome, Italy
False - it was invented in Naples, Italy
The best sports true or false quiz questions
- Serena Williams has more singles tennis Grand Slam titles than sister Venus
True - as of September, Venus has won 7 singles titles, and Serena has won 23
- The five rings on the Olympic flag are interlaced
True
- A golf ball is the fastest-recorded object in sports
False - the fastest is the shuttlecock
- Gary Lineker never got a yellow card in his entire senior career
True
- Spain beat England 2-0 during the Women's World Cup final 2023
False - Spain beat England 1-0
- The Olympics are held every five years
False - they're held every four years
- China won 100 medals at the Beijing Olympics
True
- NBA stands for National Basketball Association
True
- A full round of golf includes 19 holes
False - it's 18 - England last won the World Cup in 1969
False - it was 1966
The best human body true or false quiz questions
- If you sneeze with your eyes open, then your eyes will pop out
False - Eating too many carrots can make your skin turn orange
True
- Peeing on a jellyfish sting helps with the pain
False - You can swallow and breathe at the same time
False - You’re shorter at night than you are in the morning
True - Our blood contains gold
True - There are 14 bones in a human foot
False - There are 28 bones in each foot - Humans lose an average of 75 hairs from their head each month
False - We can actually lose up to 75 strands of hair each DAY
You can sneeze during your sleep - False
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