Exercise of the Week – Übung der Woche – Strategic Learning Online

In science and research, a distinction is made between facts and opinions. This test is an enjoyable way to determine if you can already confidently determine the distinction in English.

1. The bird on the Twitter logo is named "Larry." He was named after the basketball player Larry Bird, who played for the Boston Celtics.

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Question 1 of 20

2. Bart Simpson is indeed a "brat", and his name is in fact an anagram of BRAT. His full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson.

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Question 2 of 20

3. Job Searching Can Be Fun.

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Question 3 of 20

4. “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting in the world, valued at $450.3M.

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Question 4 of 20

5. A tiger’s roar can be heard up to two miles away.

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Question 5 of 20

6. Marylin Monroe (real name: Norma Jeane Mortenson) was one of the 100 most beautiful women of the 20th century.

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Question 6 of 20

7. It would be surprising if there really was no life in the universe except on Earth.

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Question 7 of 20

8. People will live longer on average in 2100 than in 2020.

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Question 8 of 20

9. Research shows that people who laugh at dark jokes have higher IQs and report less aggressive tendencies.

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Question 9 of 20

10. Ancient Romans left graffiti on Egyptian pyramids that says, "I didn't like anything but the sarcophagus," and "I can't read the hieroglyphs."

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Question 10 of 20

11. Which of the following two statements describes an opinion?

In the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to bookcases.

Books have a good influence on people. People who read are less prone to violence and often healthier.

Question 11 of 20

12. Which of the following two statements describes an opinion?

The two highest IQ scores in recorded history belong to women.

Women are more intelligent than men.

Question 12 of 20

13. Which of the following two statements describes an opinion?

If AI development continues like this, machines will have taken over the world by 2150 at the latest.

Computers have the ability to outperform humans in certain fields.

Question 13 of 20

14. Which of the following two statements describes an opinion?

The difference between jelly and jam is that jelly is made with fruit juice, and jam is made with mashed fruit.

The difference between jelly and jam is that jam tastes better because the fruit content in jam is higher.

Question 14 of 20

15. Which of the following two statements describes an opinion?

Bulls get angry when they see the color red.

The myth that lobsters are theoretically "biologically immortal" is based on the fact that they produce an enzyme that repairs their cells and helps their DNA replicate indefinitely.

Question 15 of 20

16. Which of the following two statements describes a fact?

The name “sandwich” comes from an 18th-century aristocrat called the 4th Earl of Sandwich.

It is only a matter of time before Mars will be colonized by humans. Although it may still take quite some time.

Question 16 of 20

17. Which of the following two statements describes a fact?

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, actually planned to kidnap Lincoln, but changed his mind after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.

John F. Kennedy is believed to have been assassinated by a conspiracy of FBI and CIA agents.

Question 17 of 20

18. Which of the following two statements describes a fact?

When it was completed on March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower became the tallest man-made structure in the world. It inspired the people of America to step up the pace to win the race for the world's tallest building.

The Empire State Building was constructed during a race to create the world’s tallest building.

Question 18 of 20

19. Which of the following two statements describes a fact?

The moon sometimes appears to be larger and sometimes smaller.

The moon is sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller.

Question 19 of 20

20. Which of the following two statements describes a fact?

If you snooze, you lose. (English proverb)

A broken clock is right twice a day. (English proverb)

Question 20 of 20

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