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True or false quiz questions and answers
20 true or false questions with answers, from triangles and tea to Neptune and the Suez Canal, each with a short fact to read out.
Easy 20 questions 30 s each · about 15 min Checked against two sources
A quick-fire round where every question is a statement and the room decides if it is true or false, so anyone can have a go. It suits a meeting warm-up, a class starter or the first round of a quiz night. Every answer is checked against two sources, and twenty questions take about 15 minutes.
How to run it
- Tell the room before question 1 that about half the statements are true, so a run of False answers is no reason to switch.
- Read the fact under each answer aloud. It turns a lucky guess into something people remember.
- Questions 16 to 20 are app only, and the last one, on Roman numerals, is a hard one to close the game.
Questions and answers
1The angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
In any flat triangle, the three inside angles always add up to 180 degrees. Triangles drawn on a curved surface, like a globe, can add up to more.
2Rome is the capital of Spain.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
Madrid is the capital of Spain. Rome is the capital of Italy.
3The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe and North America.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
The Atlantic separates Europe and Africa on its east side from North and South America on its west side.
4A water molecule is made of hydrogen and oxygen.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
Water is H2O. Each molecule has two hydrogen atoms joined to one oxygen atom.
5Bamboo is a type of tree.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
Bamboo is a grass, not a tree. It belongs to the grass family, even though some kinds grow as tall as trees and have woody stems.
6The pyramids of Giza are in Mexico.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
The pyramids of Giza are in Egypt, on a plateau about 15 miles southwest of central Cairo.
7Ostriches lay the largest eggs of any living bird.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
The ostrich lays the biggest eggs of any bird alive today. Only extinct birds, such as the elephant bird of Madagascar, laid larger ones.
8Neptune was the first planet found through mathematical prediction.Hard
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
Astronomers used odd wobbles in Uranus's orbit to work out where an unseen planet should be, and Neptune was found there in 1846. Galileo had spotted it earlier but thought it was a star.
9There are 60 seconds in an hour.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
An hour has 60 minutes, and each minute has 60 seconds, so one hour is 3,600 seconds. It is a minute that has 60 seconds.
10Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Vienna.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756. He moved to Vienna as an adult and wrote much of his best-known music there.
11Lemons are a type of citrus fruit.Easy
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
Lemons belong to Citrus, the same group of plants as oranges, limes and grapefruits. The lemon tree is a small evergreen in the rue family.
12The kiwi is a bird that cannot fly.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
The kiwi is a flightless bird found only in New Zealand. It has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail.
13The saxophone is a brass instrument.Hard
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
The saxophone counts as a woodwind. Its body is usually made of brass, but it makes its sound with a reed on the mouthpiece, like a clarinet.
14The Mississippi is the longest river in the world.Medium
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
B. False
The Mississippi is not even the longest river in the US, because the Missouri is a little longer. The Nile and the Amazon compete for the world title.
15The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.Hard
- ATrue
- BFalse
Reveal answer
A. True
The Suez Canal runs north to south across Egypt, joining the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and saving ships the long trip around Africa.
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What is on this true or false quiz?
Twenty statements on science, geography, history, music, food and the natural world. Half are true and half are false, so nobody wins by giving the same answer every time, and each answer comes with a short fact to read out.
How do I run it live?
Press Go live and put the PIN or QR code on the screen. Players tap True or False on their phones, faster right answers earn a speed bonus, and the leaderboard shows who is ahead. The free plan covers 100 players.
Do players need an app or an account?
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Can I add my own statements?
Yes. Use this template to make a copy, then edit any statement, swap in facts from your own subject or add more. Our free list of true or false questions on rilifi.com has more, each with two sources.
Sources
Every answer shown here was checked against two sources, listed below. Links last checked 6 November 2026.
- Sum of angles of a triangle - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Triangles Contain 180 Degreesmathsisfun.com
- Madrid - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Spain - EU country | European Unioneuropean-union.europa.eu
- Atlantic Ocean - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- How big is the Atlantic Ocean?oceanservice.noaa.gov
- Properties of water - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- 2.1: Water - Biology LibreTextsbio.libretexts.org
- Bamboo - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- What is Bamboo? - American Bamboo Societybamboo.org
- Giza pyramid complex - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Digital Giza | Introduction to Gizagiza.fas.harvard.edu
- Common ostrich - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Ostrich | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plantsanimals.sandiegozoo.org
- Discovery of Neptune - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Neptune: Facts - NASA Sciencescience.nasa.gov
- Hour - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- NIST Guide to the SI, Chapter 5: Units Outside the SI | NISTnist.gov
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Mozart's birthplace | Museum in Salzburg | open to visit | International Mozarteum Foundation | Mozart birthhouse | W...mozarteum.at
- Citrus - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Citrus x limon (Lemon) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolboxplants.ces.ncsu.edu
- Kiwi (bird) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Kiwi: New Zealand native land birdsdoc.govt.nz
- Saxophone - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Saxophone - Instruments - Discover Music - Classic FMclassicfm.com
- List of river systems by length - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Mississippi River Facts - Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)nps.gov
- Suez Canal - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- SCA - About Suez Canalsuezcanal.gov.eg
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