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May 23, 2026

10 true or false questions from this day's daily challenge. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Camille Pissarro painted the famous series of haystacks in the late 1880s.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The haystack series was painted by Claude Monet. Pissarro focused on rural landscapes and city views, not haystacks in series.

2.

Hammerhead sharks can survive in freshwater environments for extended periods.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Hammerhead sharks are strictly marine and cannot tolerate freshwater. Only a few shark species, like the bull shark, can survive in rivers and lakes.

3.

Utagawa Hiroshige produced more than 5,000 woodblock prints during his lifetime.

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✓ TRUE

Hiroshige was incredibly prolific, with estimates of his total print output ranging from 5,000 to over 10,000, including multiple famous series.

4.

Norman Rockwell painted the famous painting 'American Gothic'.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

'American Gothic' was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. Norman Rockwell is known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, not that iconic work.

5.

Meryl Streep once performed a one-woman show on Broadway that ran for over a year.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

She has never done a solo Broadway show. Her stage work includes 'The Cherry Orchard' and 'Angels in America,' but none were one-woman shows.

6.

Eugène Delacroix painted 'Liberty Leading the People' to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830.

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✓ TRUE

This iconic painting depicts the July Revolution of 1830 in France. Delacroix completed it in 1830 and exhibited it at the Salon of 1831.

7.

Wu Zetian was a devout Buddhist and promoted Buddhism over Confucianism.

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✓ TRUE

She used Buddhist prophecies to legitimize her rule and funded many temples, shifting state favor from Confucian scholars.

8.

Jordan was the first NBA player to earn a $30 million salary in a single season.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

In 1997, Jordan signed a one-year deal for $33.14 million with the Bulls, making him the first player to surpass $30 million annually.

9.

Pablo Picasso was born in the city of Málaga, Spain, in the year 1881.

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✓ TRUE

Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, to an artist father. He later moved to France.

10.

Serena Williams has been ranked world No. 1 for more total weeks than any other female player.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Steffi Graf holds the record with 377 weeks at No. 1; Serena Williams had 319 weeks, placing her third behind Graf and Martina Navratilova (332 weeks).

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