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May 25, 2026

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

1.

Max Ernst was a founding member of the Dada movement in Cologne.

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In 1919, Max Ernst, along with Johannes Baargeld and Hans Arp, established the Cologne Dada group and organized provocative exhibitions.

2.

Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier while working on a geometry problem in the sand.

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According to Plutarch, Archimedes was so absorbed in a geometry problem that he ignored a Roman soldier's orders, leading to his death during the sack of Syracuse.

3.

Marina Abramović was born in 1946 in Belgrade, which was then part of Yugoslavia.

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Marina Abramović was born on November 30, 1946, in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. This is confirmed in official biographies.

4.

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

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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).

5.

The crisis lasted exactly 13 days, from October 16 to October 28, 1962.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis is widely referred to as the '13 days.' It began when President Kennedy was informed of Soviet missile sites on October 16 and ended with Khrushchev's withdrawal announcement on October 28, a span of exactly 13 days.

6.

Norman Rockwell painted the famous painting 'American Gothic'.

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

7.

Some tarantula species can live entirely underwater.

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Tarantulas are terrestrial and cannot breathe underwater. There are aquatic spiders like the diving bell spider, but no tarantula species lives submerged.

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Piranha can live for over 50 years in their natural habitat.

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Most piranha species live 5 to 10 years in the wild, with some reaching about 15 years in captivity. Lifespans of 50 years are not documented.

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Utagawa Hiroshige's work was a major influence on the European Impressionist movement.

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Artists like Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet admired and collected Hiroshige's prints, and his compositional techniques influenced their work.

10.

Saltwater crocodile has a venomous bite that can paralyze its prey.

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Saltwater crocodile has no venom glands. Its bite relies on immense crushing force, not toxins, to subdue prey.

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