Question 1

True or false: Leonardo da Vinci invented the telescope.

Accepted Answer

False. The telescope was invented around 1608 by Hans Lippershey, a Dutch eyeglass maker. Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, long before. He did design lens-grinding tools, however.

Question 2

True or false: Gustave Courbet's painting 'The Stone Breakers' survived World War II and was later displayed at the Louvre.

Accepted Answer

False. The painting was destroyed in the 1945 bombing of Dresden; it never entered the Louvre, and only photographs of it remain.

Question 3

True or false: Charlie Chaplin was denied re-entry to the United States in 1952 and did not return until 1972, when he accepted an honorary Academy Award.

Accepted Answer

True. After leaving the US for a London premiere, his re-entry permit was revoked due to alleged communist sympathies. He lived in Switzerland until returning briefly in 1972 for an honorary Oscar.

Question 4

True or false: Scorpion later became a host for the Venom symbiote.

Accepted Answer

True. In the comics, Mac Gargan became the third person to bond with the Venom symbiote, taking on the Venom identity.

Question 5

True or false: Robots were used in the Chernobyl cleanup, but many failed due to high radiation; human 'liquidators' performed much of the work.

Accepted Answer

True. Soviet remote-controlled robots suffered electronics failures from radiation, so thousands of human 'liquidators' cleaned the reactor roof and other areas in short, intense shifts.

Question 6

True or false: The highest-grade tuna for sushi is called 'otoro' and comes from the belly.

Accepted Answer

True. Otoro is the fattiest, most prized cut of bluefin tuna, taken from the belly. Its rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture makes it the most expensive sushi ingredient.

Question 7

True or false: Camille Pissarro was a leading figure in the Cubist movement.

Accepted Answer

False. Pissarro died in 1903, before Cubism emerged around 1907. He was a key Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist, not a Cubist.

Question 8

True or false: Marina Abramović collaborated with Ulay on the performance 'The Great Wall Walk' in 1988.

Accepted Answer

True. Abramović and Ulay each walked 2,500 km from opposite ends of the Great Wall of China to meet in the middle, ending their artistic and personal partnership.

Question 9

True or false: Leonardo da Vinci was a close friend and collaborator of Michelangelo.

Accepted Answer

False. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were rivals, not friends. They had a public feud, with Michelangelo mocking da Vinci's inability to finish works. No record of collaboration exists.

Question 10

True or false: Hammerhead sharks possess the strongest bite force of any known shark.

Accepted Answer

False. The great white shark has a much stronger bite force than any hammerhead species. Hammerhead jaws are adapted for gripping, not crushing.

Daily True or FalseJune 15, 2026

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June 15, 2026