Tap a fact to reveal the answer. These come straight from the true-or-false squares in Snakes & Liquor — the free party board game where every square has a story. Read them out at the table and see who gets caught out by the myths.
1Octopuses have three hearts.
True. Two pump blood through the gills, one around the body.
2Honey never spoils.
True. Edible honey has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.
3Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
True. Botanically, a berry grows from one flower with one ovary — strawberries don't qualify.
4A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
True. Yes. Really.
5Butterflies taste with their feet.
True. Receptors on their feet tell them if a leaf is good to eat.
6Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
True. At 5,895 metres, in Tanzania.
7Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa by area.
True. And one of the biggest freshwater lakes in the world.
8Giraffes have the same number of neck bones as humans: seven.
True. Theirs are just enormously long.
9The Great Rift Valley runs through Kenya.
True. It stretches thousands of kilometres across East Africa.
10Gen Z is the generation that comes after Millennials.
True. Roughly those born from the late 1990s to early 2010s.
11Coffee beans are actually seeds.
True. They come from inside the coffee cherry.
12A day on Venus is longer than its year.
True. It spins once every 243 Earth days but orbits the Sun in 225.
13Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
True. The pyramid is ~2,500 years older than she was.
14Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
True. It stops it rolling away — handy for marking territory.
15The shortest war in history lasted about 38 minutes.
True. Britain vs Zanzibar, 1896.
16Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada.
True. Sam Panopoulos, 1962.
17Lightning can be hotter than the surface of the Sun.
True. Around five times hotter.
18Sharks are older than trees.
True. Sharks: 400+ million years. Trees: ~350 million.
19Cows have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
True. Studies show lower heart rates when paired with a favourite.
20A shrimp's heart is in its head.
True. Right behind its brain, in the thorax region.
21Mount Kenya is the second-highest mountain in Africa.
True. Only Kilimanjaro is taller.
22Dolphins sleep with half of their brain awake.
True. So they can keep surfacing to breathe.
23Tomatoes are botanically a fruit.
True. Because they grow from a flower and hold seeds.
24Wi-Fi stands for "Wireless Fidelity".
False. It doesn't stand for anything — it was just a catchy brand name.
25Goldfish have a three-second memory.
False. They can remember things for months.
26Nairobi is the capital of Tanzania.
False. Nairobi is Kenya's capital. Tanzania's official capital is Dodoma.
27Pineapples grow on trees.
False. They grow from the centre of a low, spiky plant.
28The Great Wall of China can be seen from space with the naked eye.
False. It's long, but far too narrow to spot from orbit.
29Mount Kilimanjaro is in Kenya.
False. It's in Tanzania — you can just see it from Kenya on a clear day.
30Humans only use 10% of their brains.
False. We use pretty much all of it.
31Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False. The Empire State Building is hit around 20 times a year.
32Bulls charge because they hate the colour red.
False. Bulls are red-green colour-blind — they react to the movement.
33The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
False. Antarctica is. The Sahara is the largest hot desert.
34Peanuts are true nuts.
False. They're legumes, like beans and lentils.
35Swahili is only spoken in Kenya.
False. Also Tanzania, Uganda, DR Congo and beyond.
36Kenya is the largest country in Africa by area.
False. Algeria is. Kenya ranks somewhere around 22nd in Africa.
37Sugar makes kids hyperactive.
False. Study after study finds no link.
38The Nile flows from south to north.
True. It flows north into the Mediterranean — which is why Upper Egypt is in the south.
39A group of owls is called a parliament.
True. Yes — and a group of crows is a murder.
40Strawberries have their seeds on the outside.
True. Each "seed" is actually a tiny fruit called an achene.
41Starfish don't have brains.
True. They have a nerve ring and nerves in their arms instead.
42Sound cannot travel through space.
True. There is no air to carry the vibrations.
43Kenya gained its independence in 1963.
True. On 12 December 1963.
44A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean.
True. It then crawls into its mother's pouch to grow.
45Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.
True. So they don't drift apart.
46The Pacific Ocean is larger than all of Earth's land put together.
True. It covers about a third of the planet.
47Octopuses have blue blood.
True. It carries copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based haemoglobin.
48Bananas are slightly radioactive.
True. They contain potassium-40 — harmlessly.
49A day on Mars is slightly longer than a day on Earth.
True. About 24 hours and 37 minutes.
50Dolphins call each other by name.
True. Each has a signature whistle that others use to address it.
51Crocodiles cannot stick their tongues out.
True. Their tongues are attached to the roof of their mouths.
52Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
True. Even though Mercury is closer to the Sun, Venus's thick atmosphere traps heat.
53An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
True. About 5 cm across.
54Elephants cannot jump.
True. Their legs just aren't built to leave the ground.
55Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit.
True. The nut hangs from the bottom of the cashew apple.
56Humans have only five senses.
False. We also sense balance, temperature, pain and more.
57Penguins live at the North Pole.
False. They live in the Southern Hemisphere.
58The capital of Australia is Sydney.
False. It's Canberra.
59Mombasa is the capital of Kenya.
False. It's Nairobi.
60Zanzibar is part of Kenya.
False. It's part of Tanzania.
61Gen Z is the generation before Millennials.
False. Gen Z comes after Millennials.
62Cats always land on their feet.
False. They usually do, but not always — it depends on height and time.
63Different parts of your tongue taste different flavours.
False. The "tongue map" is a myth — all areas detect all tastes.
64Vikings wore horned helmets.
False. There's no evidence they did.
65Fortune cookies come from China.
False. They were popularised in California, with roots in Japan.
66You lose most of your body heat through your head.
False. You lose heat evenly from any uncovered body part.
67Camels store water in their humps.
False. Humps store fat.
68Kenya's highest mountain is Kilimanjaro.
False. It's Mount Kenya — Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania.
69Einstein failed maths at school.
False. He excelled at it.
70Bananas grow on trees.
False. They grow on giant herbs — the "tree" is a stem of leaves.
71The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.
False. A famous myth — it isn't.
72Cows have best friends.
True. Cows form close bonds and get stressed apart.
73The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.
False. It's strong for its size, but the masseter and others are stronger.
74Penguins can fly short distances.
False. They can't fly — they swim.
75Ice is slippery because of pressure from your feet.
False. It's mostly a thin layer of water on the ice surface.
76A marathon is 42.195 kilometres long.
True. It is 26 miles and 385 yards, a distance set at the 1908 London Olympics.
77Eliud Kipchoge ran an official, record-eligible marathon in under two hours in Vienna in 2019.
False. He ran 1:59:40, but with rotating pacemakers, so it was not ratified as a world record.
78A kilo of muscle weighs more than a kilo of fat.
False. A kilo is a kilo. Muscle is just denser, so it takes up less space.
79Doing crunches burns fat from your belly specifically.
False. Spot reduction is a myth. Your body loses fat from all over, not just where you train.
80The Ferrari prancing-horse badge was inspired by a World War I fighter pilot.
True. Francesco Baracca painted the horse on his plane, and his family later suggested it to Enzo Ferrari.
81Henry Ford invented the first car.
False. Karl Benz built the first practical petrol car in 1885–86. Ford made cars cheap with mass production.
82Basketball was invented by a PE teacher.
True. James Naismith created it in 1891 so his students had a game to play indoors in winter.
83Bruce Lee was once the cha-cha champion of Hong Kong.
True. He won the colony's cha-cha championship in 1958.
84An African team has won the football World Cup.
False. Morocco came closest, reaching the semi-finals in 2022.
85Usain Bolt's 100 metres world record is 9.58 seconds.
True. He ran it in Berlin in 2009, and it still stands.
86Cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis.
False. Studies have found no link. The pop is just gas bubbles in the joint fluid.
87A cheetah can reach about 100 kilometres an hour.
True. It is the fastest land animal, but only over short bursts of roughly 20 seconds.
88Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
False. The Empire State Building is hit around 20 to 25 times a year.
89Shaving makes hair grow back thicker.
False. It only looks thicker because the cut tip is blunt. The hair itself does not change.
90Humans only use 10% of their brains.
False. Brain scans show activity across the whole brain, even during sleep.
91Honey never spoils.
True. Edible honey has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Its low moisture and acidity keep it safe.
92Butterflies taste with their feet.
True. They have taste sensors on their feet, which helps them find the right plants.
93High heels were first worn by men.
True. They began as riding shoes for Persian cavalry, then became fashionable in European courts.
94The bikini was named after a nuclear-test site.
True. It was named after Bikini Atoll in 1946, a few days after tests were held there.
95Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world.
True. Only saffron costs more, because vanilla is pollinated by hand.
96Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
True. About three times faster, roughly 3 mm a month against 1 mm.
97You lose most of your body heat through your head.
False. You lose heat from any uncovered part of the body, in proportion to its size.
98A day on Venus is longer than its year.
True. Venus spins so slowly that one rotation takes longer than a trip around the Sun.
99Going out with wet hair gives you a cold.
False. Colds are caused by viruses, not by cold or wet hair.
100Kenya is the world's biggest exporter of cut flowers.
False. The Netherlands is, though Kenya is one of the top suppliers to Europe.
101Chocolate is dangerous for dogs.
True. It contains theobromine, which dogs cannot process well.
102Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they do not drift apart.
True. Otters rest in groups called rafts and often link paws to stay together.
103All penguins mate for life.
False. Many penguin species pair up for a season and then choose again. Some stay together longer.
104The heart emoji shape looks like a real human heart.
False. A real heart is a fist-sized pump. The symbol is a stylised shape that dates back centuries.
105Valentine's Day is named after a saint.
True. It is named after St Valentine, a martyr remembered on 14 February.
106The story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in less than a week.
True. From the ball to the tragedy, it all happens in about four days.
107A married couple has been recorded staying together for over 80 years.
True. A few couples have celebrated more than 80 wedding anniversaries.
108Many of the roses sold for Valentine's Day in Europe are grown in Kenya.
True. Farms around Lake Naivasha ship millions of stems every Valentine's season.
109A normal football match lasts 90 minutes, plus added time.
True. Two halves of 45 minutes each, and the referee adds time for stoppages.
110The men's FIFA World Cup is held every two years.
False. It is held every four years.
111Brazil has won the men's World Cup five times.
True. In 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
112Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
True. They beat France on penalties after a 3–3 draw.
113A goalkeeper may pick up the ball when a teammate deliberately kicks it back to them.
False. That is the back-pass rule: they must play it with their feet.
114A red card means the player is sent off.
True. And their team plays on with one player fewer.
115A player can be offside from a throw-in.
False. There is no offside from a throw-in, a goal kick or a corner.
116The Premier League is the top division of English football.
True. It has 20 clubs.
117Real Madrid has won more European Cup / Champions League titles than any other club.
True. They had 15 by 2024.
118Pelé won three World Cups as a player.
True. In 1958, 1962 and 1970.
119The first men's World Cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay.
True. Uruguay won it too.
120Kenya has qualified for a men's FIFA World Cup.
False. Kenya has never qualified for the men's World Cup.
121Morocco was the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final.
True. They did it in 2022.
122The Golden Boot at the World Cup goes to the tournament's top goalscorer.
True. It is also called the Golden Shoe.
123A penalty spot is 11 metres (12 yards) from the goal line.
True. It is also 12 yards, in the old measure.
124The goalkeeper must wear the same colour as their teammates.
False. Goalkeepers wear a different colour so the referee can tell them apart.
125Arsenal play their home matches at Old Trafford.
False. Old Trafford is Manchester United's home. Arsenal play at the Emirates Stadium.
126Diego Maradona scored the "Hand of God" goal at the 1986 World Cup.
True. He later scored a brilliant solo goal in the same match against England.
127Harambee Stars is the nickname of Kenya's national football team.
True. Harambee means "let us pull together".
128Three goals by the same player in one match is called a hat-trick.
True. The name comes from cricket.
129The ball counts as a goal as soon as it touches the goal line.
False. The whole ball must cross the line.
130The Lion King is a Disney film.
True. The animated original came out in 1994.
131Titanic won 11 Academy Awards.
True. It tied the record with Ben-Hur and The Return of the King.
132The first Avengers team-up film is called Avengers: Endgame.
False. The Avengers came out in 2012. Endgame is the 2019 finale.
133Wakanda is a made-up African country in Marvel's Black Panther.
True. It is hidden and rich in a metal called vibranium.
134Shrek is a green ogre.
True. He lives in a swamp.
135Bollywood is the nickname of the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai.
True. The name mixes Bombay and Hollywood.
136Nollywood is the film industry of Nigeria.
True. It is one of the biggest in the world by number of films.
137Elsa sings "Let It Go" in the film Frozen.
True. It won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
138Lupita Nyong'o won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.
True. She won Best Supporting Actress, and she grew up in Kenya.
139The Godfather was released in 1972.
True. Marlon Brando played Vito Corleone.
140Squid Game is a Korean series.
True. It became one of Netflix's most-watched shows.
141In Toy Story, Woody is a cowboy doll and Buzz is a space ranger.
True. Buzz Lightyear.
142In Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs were brought back using DNA from mosquitoes trapped in amber.
True. That is the idea in the story.
143James Bond's secret agent number is 007.
True. The licence to kill.
144The Oscars are awards given only for music.
False. They honour films: acting, directing, writing and more.
145Dory, from Finding Nemo, has trouble remembering things.
True. She has short-term memory loss.
146Netflix started as a service that mailed DVDs to people.
True. Streaming came later.
147"Nairobi Half Life" (2012) was a Kenyan film.
True. It was Kenya's submission for the Oscars' foreign-language category.
148Black Panther was released in 2018.
True. Chadwick Boseman played the lead.
149In the Star Wars films, Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.
True. The famous twist in The Empire Strikes Back.
150A standard guitar has six strings.
True. Standard tuning is E-A-D-G-B-E.
151Michael Jackson is known as the King of Pop.
True. Thriller is one of the best-selling albums ever.
152Beyoncé was part of the group Destiny's Child.
True. Before her solo career.
153Bob Marley was from Jamaica.
True. He made reggae famous around the world.
154A piano has 88 keys.
True. 52 white and 36 black.
155Sauti Sol is a Kenyan band.
True. They are from Nairobi.
156Burna Boy is a Nigerian artist.
True. He is one of Afrobeats' biggest stars.
157The Beatles came from Liverpool.
True. In England.
158Afrobeats (with an s) grew out of West Africa, mainly Nigeria and Ghana.
True. It is different from Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, which came first.
159Benga is a popular Kenyan music style.
True. It started in western Kenya.
160"Jambo Bwana" is sung in Swahili.
True. Famously recorded by the Kenyan group Them Mushrooms.
161A trio has four members.
False. A trio has three. A quartet has four.
162Drake is Canadian.
True. From Toronto.
163Rihanna comes from Barbados.
True. In the Caribbean.
164A violin has more strings than a guitar.
False. A violin has four and a guitar usually has six.
165"A cappella" means singing without instruments.
True. It comes from the Italian for "in the style of the chapel".
166Elvis Presley was nicknamed the King of Rock and Roll.
True. He was born in Mississippi.
167Gengetone is a Kenyan music style that mixes Sheng lyrics with dancehall and hip-hop beats.
True. It took off in Nairobi.
168Nyashinski was a member of the Kenyan group Kleptomaniax.
True. Before going solo.
169Shakira is from Colombia.
True. She sang the 2010 World Cup anthem "Waka Waka".
170The United Nations headquarters is in New York.
True. On the East River in Manhattan.
171There are 54 countries in Africa recognised by the United Nations.
True. It is the continent with the most countries.
172The African Union is headquartered in Addis Ababa.
True. The capital of Ethiopia.
173The Nile flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
True. It is one of the longest rivers in the world.
174Sydney is the capital of Australia.
False. The capital is Canberra.
175Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
True. It spans eleven time zones.
176Every country in the European Union uses the euro.
False. Several members keep their own currencies.
177The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.
False. It is far too narrow to see from the Moon.
178The World Health Organization is the United Nations' health agency.
True. Its headquarters are in Geneva.
179The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
True. It covers much of North Africa.
180Brazil's capital city is Rio de Janeiro.
False. It is Brasília.
181Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
True. It lies inside Rome.
182Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.
True. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania share it.
183Antarctica has no permanent residents.
True. Only scientists and support staff live there, and many leave in winter.
184The United States has 50 states.
True. The newest, Hawaii, joined in 1959.
185The G20 is a group of major economies.
True. The African Union is a member too.
186The currency of the United Kingdom is the pound sterling.
True. Written £.
187Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963.
True. On 12 December 1963.
188The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Brazil.
True. It spans nine countries.
189The pyramids of Giza were built in ancient Egypt.
True. More than 4,000 years ago.
190World War II ended in 1945.
True. The war in Europe ended in May, and in Asia in September.
191Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994.
True. After 27 years in prison.
192Jomo Kenyatta was Kenya's first president.
True. He took office in 1964.
193The Titanic sank on its first voyage.
True. In April 1912.
194Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.
True. Sailing for Spain.
195The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
True. On 9 November.
196The Mau Mau uprising took place in colonial Kenya in the 1950s.
True. It was a key step towards independence.
197The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece.
True. At Olympia, around 776 BC.
198Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch.
True. She reigned for 70 years.
199Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon.
True. In July 1969.
200The printing press was invented in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440.
True. It spread books and ideas.
201The Kingdom of Aksum was in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
True. It was a major trading power.
202Mansa Musa, the emperor of Mali, is often called one of the richest people in history.
True. He travelled to Mecca in 1324 with enormous wealth.
203Vikings wore horned helmets in battle.
False. There is no evidence they did. The idea came from 19th-century art.
204The French Revolution began in 1789.
True. With the storming of the Bastille.
205Kenya became a republic in 1964.
True. A year after independence.
206Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
True. She was the first African woman to win it.
207Lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
True. About five times hotter.
208The shortest war in history lasted under an hour.
True. The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 lasted about 40 minutes.
209Cats can taste sweetness.
False. Cats cannot taste sweet things.
210The unicorn is Scotland's national animal.
True. It has been on the royal coat of arms for centuries.
211Peanuts are botanically nuts.
False. They are legumes, like beans and peas.
212A strawberry has its seeds on the outside.
True. About 200 of them.
213Goldfish only remember things for three seconds.
False. They can remember things for months.
214Humans have more than five senses.
True. Balance, temperature and pain are senses too.
215Mount Everest is the highest mountain measured from sea level.
True. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller from its base on the ocean floor.
216A polar bear's skin is black.
True. Its fur only looks white.
217Crows can recognise human faces.
True. And they remember who was unkind to them.
218Elephants can jump.
False. They are among the few mammals that cannot.
219Water boils at 100°C at sea level.
True. It boils at a lower temperature higher up a mountain.
220The Sun is a star.
True. The closest one to Earth.
221Adult humans have 206 bones.
True. Babies are born with about 300 that fuse together.
222The chemical symbol for gold is Au.
True. From the Latin "aurum".
223Sound travels faster than light.
False. Light is far faster, which is why you see lightning before you hear thunder.
224Plants take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide when they make food.
False. They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
225Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
True. It is also the smallest.
226A spider is an insect.
False. Spiders are arachnids and have eight legs.
227Diamonds are made of carbon.
True. The same element as pencil lead.
228Whales are fish.
False. They are mammals and breathe air.
229Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
True. About 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
230The Moon makes its own light.
False. It reflects light from the Sun.
231Adults normally have 32 teeth.
True. Including the wisdom teeth.
232Blood inside your veins is blue.
False. It is always red; veins just look blue through skin.
233The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
True. Over short distances it can reach about 100 km/h.
234Gravity on the Moon is weaker than on Earth.
True. About one sixth of Earth's.
235Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake.
True. It is nicknamed the Jade Sea.
236Swahili is a national language of Kenya.
True. English is the other official language.
237Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya.
True. It is the second-highest in Africa.
238The Maasai Mara is famous for the annual wildebeest migration.
True. The herds move between the Serengeti and the Mara.
239Mombasa is Kenya's main port city.
True. On the Indian Ocean coast.
240Kenya has 47 counties.
True. Created by the 2010 constitution.
241The Standard Gauge Railway links Mombasa and Nairobi.
True. The passenger train is called the Madaraka Express.
242The equator passes through Kenya.
True. Near Nanyuki.
243M-Pesa, the mobile money service, was launched in Kenya.
True. In 2007.
244Lake Victoria is shared by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
True. It is Africa's largest lake.
245Africa is the second-largest continent by area.
True. After Asia.
246Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.
True. Ethiopia is second.
247Harambee means "let us pull together".
True. It is also the national motto of Kenya.
248The Serengeti is in Kenya.
False. It is in Tanzania; its Kenyan continuation is the Maasai Mara.
249David Rudisha holds the men's 800 metres world record.
True. 1:40.91, set at the 2012 Olympics.
250Faith Kipyegon has broken world records over middle distances.
True. She has set records at 1500 m and the mile.
251Kenya is one of the world's biggest exporters of black tea.
True. Tea is a major export.
252Nairobi is nicknamed the Silicon Savannah.
True. For its tech start-up scene.
253The word "safari" comes from Swahili.
True. It means "journey".
254Wangari Maathai started the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
True. It has planted tens of millions of trees.
255A basketball team has five players on the court.
True. And one ball between ten players.
256Wimbledon is played on grass courts.
True. In London, every summer.
257Usain Bolt is from Jamaica.
True. He holds the 100 m and 200 m world records.
258Rugby sevens has seven players per side.
True. Fast, short matches of seven minutes each half.
259The Olympic flag has five rings.
True. They stand for five regions of the world.
260A cricket T20 match has 20 overs per side.
True. It lasts about three hours.
261A golfer who is one stroke under par on a hole has scored a "birdie".
True. Two under is an eagle.
262The summer Olympics are held every four years.
True. The winter Games are held in between.
263Nairobi hosted the All-Africa Games in 1987.
True. It was the fourth All-Africa Games.
264Table tennis is also called ping-pong.
True. Played on a table with a small net.
265A volleyball team has six players on the court.
True. Three at the net and three at the back.
266Kenya won the Singapore Sevens in 2016.
True. It was the first time they won a World Series tournament.
267Michael Phelps has won more Olympic gold medals than any other athlete.
True. Twenty-three of them.
268A boxing ring is circular.
False. It is square.
269Eliud Kipchoge won the Olympic marathon in 2016 and 2020.
True. Rio and Tokyo.
270The Tour de France is a cycling race.
True. It lasts about three weeks.
271A cricket team has 11 players on the field.
True. Plus the batters waiting.
272Serena Williams won more than 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
True. Twenty-three.
273WWW stands for World Wide Web.
True. Invented by Tim Berners-Lee around 1989.
274The first iPhone was released in 2007.
True. It changed the smartphone.
275Bluetooth is named after a Danish king.
True. Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson.
276M-Pesa lets people send money using a mobile phone.
True. It started in Kenya in 2007.
277A byte is made of eight bits.
True. A bit is a 0 or a 1.
278Emoji were first created in Japan.
True. The word means "picture character".
279The first text message was sent in 1992.
True. It said "Merry Christmas".
280USB stands for Universal Serial Bus.
True. The same plug for many devices.
281Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook.
True. It started at Harvard.
282WhatsApp was bought by Facebook in 2014.
True. It is now owned by Meta.
283The QWERTY keyboard is named after the first six letters on its top row.
True. It dates from the typewriter.
284An email address always contains the @ symbol.
True. It separates the name from the website that hosts the mailbox.
285The first computer mouse was made of wood.
True. Built by Douglas Engelbart in the 1960s.
2865G is slower than 4G.
False. 5G is designed to be much faster.
287Ushahidi, a crisis-mapping tool, began in Kenya.
True. It was created in 2008.
288Wikipedia is written and edited by volunteers.
True. Anyone can improve it.
289Instagram started out as an app called Burbn.
True. It was a check-in app before photos took over.
290Airplane mode turns off your phone's wireless signals.
True. It switches off calls, mobile data and usually Wi-Fi.
291Netflix began as a DVD-by-mail company.
True. It started streaming in 2007.
292Ugali is made from maize flour.
True. A staple across East Africa.
293Chocolate is made from cacao beans.
True. They grow inside pods.
294Botanically, a tomato is a fruit.
True. It grows from a flower and holds seeds.
295Sushi always contains raw fish.
False. Many sushi rolls use cooked fish or vegetables.
296Honey is made by bees from flower nectar.
True. They fan it with their wings to thicken it.
297The hottest part of a chilli pepper is the seeds.
False. It is mostly the white pith around them.
298"Nyama choma" means grilled meat in Swahili.
True. A favourite weekend meal.
299"Sukuma wiki" means "push the week".
True. Because kale helps stretch the budget.
300Mandazi is a fried dough snack in East Africa.
True. Often eaten with chai.
301Coffee beans are the seeds of a fruit called a coffee cherry.
True. They are roasted before we brew them.
302More than half of the world's people eat rice as a staple food.
True. It is one of the world's most important crops.
303Avocados are fruit.
True. With one large seed.
304Kenya is known for its coffee as well as its tea.
True. Kenyan coffee is prized around the world.
305Chai in Kenya is usually tea brewed with milk.
True. Often with ginger or spices.
306Spaghetti comes from Japan.
False. It is Italian, though noodles are made in many countries.
307An apple a day is a real prescription.
False. It is just a saying about healthy eating.
308Wheat flour is used to make chapati.
True. Rolled, layered and cooked on a pan.
309Spain won the 2026 men's World Cup.
True. They beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final on 19 July 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
310The 2026 World Cup final was decided by a penalty shootout.
False. Ferran Torres scored the only goal in extra time, so there was no shootout.
311Argentina won the World Cup again in 2026.
False. Spain beat them in the final. Argentina had been the defending champions.
312The 2026 World Cup was hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
True. It was the first World Cup shared by three host countries.
313The 2026 World Cup was the first with 48 teams.
True. Up from 32 teams at the 2022 tournament.
314Paris Saint-Germain won the 2026 Champions League final on penalties.
True. They beat Arsenal 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Budapest on 30 May 2026.
315Arsenal have won the Champions League.
False. They have never won it. They lost the 2026 final on penalties.
316Arsenal won the 2025–26 Premier League title.
True. It was their first league title in 22 years, and they finished on 85 points.
317Liverpool kept the Premier League title in 2025–26.
False. Arsenal won it, and Liverpool finished fifth.
318The New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals.
True. They beat the San Antonio Spurs 4–1, their first title since 1973.
319The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl LX in February 2026.
True. They beat the New England Patriots 29–13.
320Norway topped the medal table at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
True. With 18 gold medals and 41 medals in all.
321Jannik Sinner won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2026.
True. He defended his 2025 title.
322Tadej Pogačar won his fifth Tour de France in 2026.
True. That ties the record of five wins held by Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Indurain.
323Ousmane Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
True. He was named the best men's player in September 2025, after PSG's treble.
324A Kenyan runner ran a marathon in under two hours in an official race in 2026.
True. Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon on 26 April 2026 in 1:59:30.
325One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars.
True. Paul Thomas Anderson also won Best Director for it.
326Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars for Sinners.
True. Sinners also set a record with 16 nominations.
327KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature at the 2026 Oscars.
True. The film was a huge streaming hit.
328Bad Bunny won Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys.
True. He was the first artist to win it with a Spanish-language album.
329Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
True. Dara's "Bangaranga" won in Vienna in May 2026.
330The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize went to South African jurist Navi Pillay.
True. The former UN human rights chief was announced as the winner on 9 October 2026.
331Artemis II landed astronauts on the Moon in 2026.
False. It flew four astronauts around the Moon and back without landing. They splashed down on 10 April 2026.
332A Canadian astronaut flew around the Moon on Artemis II.
True. Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency was one of the four crew.
333SpaceX's stock market listing in June 2026 raised a record $75 billion.
True. It was the largest IPO in history.
334Viktor Orbán lost Hungary's April 2026 election.
True. Péter Magyar's Tisza party won, ending Orbán's 16 years in power.
335Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, published in May 2026, is about artificial intelligence.
True. It is called Magnifica Humanitas.
336Pope Leo XIV is the first pope from the United States.
True. He was elected in May 2025.
337Kenya's next general election is set for 10 August 2027.
True. The electoral commission (IEBC) confirmed the date.
338The US midterm elections are scheduled for 3 November 2026.
True. All seats in the House and about a third of the Senate are up for election.
