Round-1 - Ask 31

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ROUND 1 – BUILD YOUR INITIAL BANK 16 True or False questions. 2 questions from each category. All four contestants are given 10 seconds to lock-in their answers. Correct = +£200 Wrong = £0

PLAYERS SCORES AT THE END OF THIS ROUND WILL BE ENTERED TO THE NEXT ROUND

Science

1. The speed of light in a vacuum is affected by gravitational fields.

2. Electrons in an atom occupy fixed circular orbits around the nucleus.

3. Water reaches its maximum density at 4°C.

4. The human body contains more bacterial cells than human cells.

5. Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

6. The element mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

7. DNA replication occurs in the cytoplasm in human cells.

8. Neutrinos have no mass.

9. The pH scale is logarithmic.

10. Black holes can emit radiation.

History

1. The Roman Empire fell before the birth of Islam.

2. The Great Wall of China was built entirely during the Ming Dynasty.

3. The Cold War involved direct military conflict between the USA and USSR.

4. Cleopatra was ethnically Egyptian.

5. The printing press was invented in the 15th century.

6. The French Revolution began before the American Revolution ended.

7. The Ottoman Empire existed during World War I.

8. The Magna Carta was originally intended to benefit common people.

9. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

10. Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome.

Animals

1. Octopuses have three hearts.

2. All mammals give live birth.

3. A group of crows is called a murder.

4. Sharks are older than trees in evolutionary history.

5. Bats are blind.

6. Penguins are found in the Arctic.

7. Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

8. Some species of frogs can freeze and survive.

9. Dolphins are fish.

10. Komodo dragons can reproduce without mating.

Sports

1. All Oscar-winning actors receive a monetary prize along with the award.

2. Beyoncé started her career in a group before going solo.

3. Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar before 2010.

4. Taylor Swift has re-recorded some of her albums.

5. The Grammy Awards are voted entirely by the public.

6. Dwayne Johnson was a professional wrestler before acting.

7. The Hollywood Walk of Fame stars are free to receive.

8. Rihanna has won an Academy Award.

9. Some actors have won Oscars for playing the same role more than once.

10. K-pop artists have topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Celebrity

1. The Olympic Games were cancelled during World War II.

2. A standard marathon is 26.2 miles long.

3. In football (soccer), a match can end without any shots on target.

4. The NBA has always used a three-point line.

5. Tennis tiebreaks are always played to 7 points.

6. The FIFA World Cup is held every 4 years.

7. A cricket match can last up to 5 days.

8. Golf was included in every modern Olympic Games.

9. The Tour de France always starts in France.

10. In boxing, a knockout automatically ends the match.

Geography

1. Africa is the largest continent by land area.

2. The Amazon River is the longest river in the world.

3. Russia spans more than one continent.

4. The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.

5. Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and China.

6. Australia is both a country and a continent.

7. Iceland is located on a tectonic plate boundary.

8. The Nile flows south to north.

9. Greenland is an independent country.

10. There are more countries in Africa than in Asia.

Pop Culture

1. The Marvel Cinematic Universe began with Iron Man.

2. Anime originates from South Korea.

3. The Beatles were originally a trio. Answer: False They were a four-member band.

4. Netflix started as a DVD rental service.

5. The character Mario was originally named Jumpman.

6. Star Wars was released before Star Trek.

7. Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time.

8. The Simpsons is the longest-running animated TV show.

9. TikTok was originally launched outside China first.

10. Harry Potter books were published after the movies.

Technology

1. The first computer virus was created before the internet became widespread.

2. Quantum computers use bits instead of qubits.

3. Blockchain technology was first used for Bitcoin.

4. Moore’s Law predicts that computing power doubles roughly every two years.

5. Artificial intelligence can exist without machine learning.

6. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus.

7. The first iPhone supported 4G connectivity.

8. Cloud computing always requires an internet connection.

9. HTML is a programming language.

10. Open-source software must always be free of charge.

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