Wacky True/False Test
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Introduction
This was a 1998 Listening Skills Test by Kate Davis.
It is a true/false test and the answers are posted.
1
Ingrown toenails are inherited.
True.
The tendency to have ingrown toenails is genetic.
The tendency to have ingrown toenails is genetic.
2
Tigers have striped skin.
True.
Their striped beauty is skin deep.
Their striped beauty is skin deep.
3
Donald Duck's middle name is Dilbert.
False.
His middle name is Fauntleroy.
His middle name is Fauntleroy.
4
The flag flying on a Canadian $2 bill is American.
True.
It is flying over the Canadian Parliament Building.
It is flying over the Canadian Parliament Building.
5
THe symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called a vertotrip.
False.
It is an octothorp.
It is an octothorp.
6
Almonds are members of the peach family.
True.
The seed inside a peach pit resembles an almond.
The seed inside a peach pit resembles an almond.
7
A crocodile's eye is bigger than its brain.
False.
But, it is true for ostriches.
But, it is true for ostriches.
8
Alfred Hitchcock, the well-known director of horror movies, did not have a belly button.
True.
It was eliminated by surgery sutures.
It was eliminated by surgery sutures.
9
Murder is legal in Venezuela, as long as the victim is a registered blood donar.
False.
But, that law makes dueling legal in Paraguay.
But, that law makes dueling legal in Paraguay.
10
When a frog vomits, its whole stomach comes up and dangles out of its mouth.
True.
It uses its forearms to scrap it clean of its contents before swallowing again.
It uses its forearms to scrap it clean of its contents before swallowing again.
11
Cracker Jack is the name of the dog pictured on the well-known snack box.
False.
His name is Bingo.
His name is Bingo.
12
For the title of the Wizard of Oz, Frank Baum got the word Oz from a dream.
False.
He looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z.
He looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z.
13
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and his chocolate bar melted.
True!
It was a mess!
It was a mess!
14
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
True.
:-)
:-)
15
Author Virginia Woolf wrote all of her books while standing up.
True.
Standing improves circulation, so maybe it increased her creativity.
Standing improves circulation, so maybe it increased her creativity.
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