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'Paul' is Paul McCartney's second name. His first name is 'James'
True
The study of insects is called 'etymology'
False. It is called 'entomology' 'Etimology is the study of word origins.
Chimney's used to be cleaned by dropping live chickens down them
True. People would throw geese or chickens, or pull big bunches of holly tied to scrap the walls.
The game of tennis originated in the grounds of Wimbledon House, home of the Earl of Wessex, in the 15th century
False. It originated in French monasteries in the year 1050.
The very first bomb dropped by the British and Americans on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo
True
The first living creatures that the United States ever sent into space were two mice, named Mickey and Minnie after Walt Disney characters
False. They were two mice but they were named Benjy and Laska.
In America, tomato ketchup was patented as a medicine in 1830.
True.In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine that could cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice.
Most satellites of Uranus are named after Shakespearean characters
True. The seventh planet of the Solar System, has at least 27 moons, most of which are named after Shakespearean characters
The word 'news' did not come about because it was the plural of 'new' It came from the first letters of the words North, East, West and South. This was because information was gathered from all different directions.
False. It is a noun traced back to old English which draws from the Middle French 'nouvelles' and classical Latin 'nova'
The area known as 'Yucatan' is so-called because when explorers first landed there and asked what it was called they received the reply 'Yucatan'- 'I don't understand you'
True.Before the arrival of Spaniards in the Yucatán Peninsula, the name of this region was Mayab. In the Yucatec Maya language, mayab means "flat"
In Sweden in 1994, a man who was deaf in one ear, made a complete recovery after doctors removed a 47-year-old bus ticket from his ear
True.
The natives of Hawai call their longest fish by the name of 'homomomonukunukuaguk'
False. This is the name given to one of their smallest fish. Their longest fish is called 'O'
William Shakespeare rewrote the ending of Romeo and Juliet no less than forty times before he was finally satisfied with it
False. But Ernest Hemingway rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty one times
King George I of England could not speak English. He was born and raised in Germany and never learnt to speak English even though he was king from 1714-1727
True
