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Would I Lie to You? Part 3 Trivia Quiz

Given a whole heap of trivial information - can you sort the fibs from the facts?

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,628

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2264

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Question 1 of 10

1. Here are four statements about the average human body.
Three are true - but which one is a LIE? Hint

The body contains around twenty gallons of water

It has enough carbon to make nine hundred pencils

It contains enough iron to make a three inch nail

The body has enough phosphorous to make more than two thousand match heads

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Question 2 of 10

2. I say, the brighter the colour of a chilli the hotter it is.
Am I being honest?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. It's the guys versus the girls on this selection of facts.
But, which one is a LIE? Hint

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's

Men can hear better than women

Men tend to get hiccups more often than women

Women burn body fat more slowly than men

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why are there no Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs in the Spanish army?
Can you select the TRUTHFUL answer? Hint

They could not pass the medical

They fail to salute the commanding officer

They look silly in the uniforms

They are not clever enough

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Question 5 of 10

5. How much do you know about animals?
Which of these statements is a LIE? Hint

Owl's eyes are bigger than their brain

Giraffes' tongues are yellow in colour

Cats have thirty-two muscles in each ear

Dogs perspire (sweat) through their tongues and paws

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Question 6 of 10

6. I say that - if a person was not allowed to eat or sleep they would die of starvation before lack of sleep killed them - am I telling the truth?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these animal statements is NOT correct? Hint

The eye of a Giant squid can be as big as a basketball

The fiddler crab can grow a replacement for a lost claw

Birds fly in a "V" formation because only the lead bird knows the way

Cows produce more milk if they can hear music

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Question 8 of 10

8. I say that - on average women say more words than men each day!
Am I telling the truth?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these methods was used to open the Chicago World Fair in 1933?
Three of these answers are red herrings, which one is TRUE? Hint

a golden key

the light of a star

a pair of scissors

a demolition truck

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, can you select the fib in this selection of human facts? Hint

The female ovum, or egg cell, is the largest cell in the human body

We shed about one-and-a-half pound of skin particles each year

The human brain is about 85% water

An adult manual worker produces seven gallons of sweat each day

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Here are four statements about the average human body. Three are true - but which one is a LIE?

Answer: The body contains around twenty gallons of water

The average human body has around ten gallons of water.
It does have enough; iron to make a three inch nail, carbon to make nine hundred pencils and enough phosphorous to make more than two thousand match heads.

2. I say, the brighter the colour of a chilli the hotter it is. Am I being honest?

Answer: False

A chilli's colour is not a good indicator of how hot it is, but as a general rule the smaller peppers are hotter.
The habanero is the hottest chilli in the world.

3. It's the guys versus the girls on this selection of facts. But, which one is a LIE?

Answer: Men can hear better than women

Women can actually hear better than men, but men can generally read smaller print!
Women burn fat at a rate of about fifty calories a day more slowly than men.

4. Why are there no Alsatian (German Shepherd) dogs in the Spanish army? Can you select the TRUTHFUL answer?

Answer: They are not clever enough

Was you barking up the wrong tree with this one?
To enter the Spanish army you must have an IQ (Intelligence Quotient) over 70 and the average Alsatian's IQ is only 60.

5. How much do you know about animals? Which of these statements is a LIE?

Answer: Giraffes' tongues are yellow in colour

A giraffe's tongue is actually black! Their long legs cover fifteen feet with each stride.
Giraffes get their name from the word giraffa which means "one who walks swiftly".

6. I say that - if a person was not allowed to eat or sleep they would die of starvation before lack of sleep killed them - am I telling the truth?

Answer: No

A human can survive for several weeks with no food, but will die from lack of sleep in around ten days.

7. Which one of these animal statements is NOT correct?

Answer: Birds fly in a "V" formation because only the lead bird knows the way

Birds fly in a "V" formation to save energy.

8. I say that - on average women say more words than men each day! Am I telling the truth?

Answer: True

Each day women manage to say around three times as many words as men do.
On average men say around two to three thousand words each day, while women generally say more than seven thousand.
(Is this proof that ladies are the better communicators?)

9. Which of these methods was used to open the Chicago World Fair in 1933? Three of these answers are red herrings, which one is TRUE?

Answer: the light of a star

The light from Arcturus was focused onto a light sensitive switch to open the 1933 Chicago World Fair.
Arcturus was thought to be 40 light years from earth.
The previous Chicago World Fair was held in 1893, the same year the light had left the star.
(It is now thought that Arcturus is around thirty-four light years away.)

10. Finally, can you select the fib in this selection of human facts?

Answer: An adult manual worker produces seven gallons of sweat each day

An adult manual worker produces around two to four gallons of sweat.
Most sweat evaporates, this has a cooling effect.
While the female ovum is the largest cell in the human body, the male sperm is the smallest.
We humans shed and re-grow our outer skin cells about every twenty-seven days
[This quiz is based on information from "strangefacts.com", "funology.com" and "BBC.QI"]

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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