A game of fact or fiction is all you need for a fun game night with your friends. Check out our list of fact or fiction questions and answers to get started.
We all love a good game of Fact or Fiction questions, don’t we?
Fact or fiction is a simple and effective icebreaker game that can be played as a 2-player game or even as a large group game. It is often played similarly to Two Truths and a Lie game or a True or False Trivia game.
The game doesn’t require you to do any extensive preparation or research — you just need a bunch of statements to use for the True or False style game and none, if you are playing it in the Two Truths and a Lie format. Nevertheless, it is a great virtual game to help teams bond with each other. Scroll down to get a list of Fact or fiction questions and answers (we’ve included explanations too).
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Time to get started!
Fiction. Penguins are flightless birds. Their wings are adapted for swimming, not flying.
Fact. A banana qualifies as a berry, but a strawberry does not because its seeds are on the outside.
Fact. Walter Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee, was cremated, and his ashes were molded into a Frisbee.
Fiction. The nerves responsible for the sneeze reflex are also resting.
Fact. It symbolizes purity and strength in Scottish heraldry.
Fact. Cats typically have about 230 bones, while humans have 206.
Fact. Swiss law prohibits owning just one guinea pig to prevent loneliness.
Fiction. Sharks do not have eyelids as humans do, so they cannot blink.
Fact. Two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
Fact. The metal on the Eiffel Tower expands in the summer heat by 15 cm.
Fact. If you put enough rubber bands, the pressure can cause it to explode.
Fact. Beefalo is indeed the name for a cow (bovine) and bison hybrid.
Fact. Bubble wrap was indeed first invented as a type of wallpaper.
Fact. Bananas contain radioactive potassium-40, but the levels are not harmful.
Fact. Oxford dates back to at least 1096, predating the founding of Tenochtitlán in 1325.
Fiction. Working from bed often decreases productivity and disrupts sleep patterns.
Fact. A significant portion of life is indeed spent working.
Fiction. Coffee breaks are modern, with no ties to ancient Egypt.
Fiction. Tuesday often ranks as the most productive day, not Monday.
Fiction. There are records of longer work stretches, but they're unhealthy.
Fact. Office desks can harbor more bacteria due to eating and infrequent cleaning.
Fact. Many remote workers choose comfort with pajamas or casual wear.
Fact. Yawning is triggered by seeing or hearing another person yawn, even if it's through a video call.
Fact. The first prototype of a computer mouse, created in the 1960s, was indeed made of wood.
Fiction. The speed of typing a word depends on the typist's familiarity and practice.
Fact. Lower atmospheric pressure means water boils at a lower temperature, making it boil faster.
Fiction. Brain imaging studies show we use every part of the brain, and most of the brain is active all the time.
Fiction. Lightning can strike the same place more than once
Fiction. Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years before humans appeared.
Fiction. Goldfish can remember things for months, not just a few seconds.
Fact. Sharks have an extremely sensitive sense of smell, allowing them to detect blood at very low concentrations.
Fiction. Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand; this is a myth.
Fact. Venus has a retrograde rotation, making it one of the few planets in the solar system that rotates clockwise.
Fact. Snowflakes crystallize in a hexagonal pattern, resulting in six-sided symmetry.
Fact. The stomach cells renew rapidly to prevent digestion of the stomach lining by stomach acid.
Fact. Norse explorer Leif Erikson is believed to have reached North America around the year 1000, almost 500 years before Columbus's voyage in 1492.
Fact. The Aztec Empire was at the height of its power when the Spanish, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in 1519.
Fiction. While rats were involved, it was the fleas on rats that transmitted the bubonic plague to humans in 1665.
Fact. The Terracotta Army, created for the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, was discovered by local farmers in Xi'an, China, in 1974.
Fiction. The concept of zero as a number was developed by ancient Indian mathematicians.
Fact. It was indeed fashionable for women during that era in Florence to pluck their eyebrows.
Fact. Ancient Chinese texts describe the use of cannabis and other herbs as anesthetics during surgery.
Fact. It was saved due to its usefulness as a radiotelegraph station.
Fact. Caesar was indeed kidnapped by Cilician pirates and held for ransom. He even joked that he would return to crucify them, which he later did after his release.
Fiction. According to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were raised by a she-wolf, but this is a legend rather than a historical fact.
Fact. Australia's width of 4,000 km is greater than the moon's diameter of about 3,474 km.
Fact. Canada is home to over 2 million lakes, accounting for about 60% of the world's total.
Fact. Vatican City, with an area of about 44 hectares is the smallest independent state.
Fact. Due to tectonic activity, Mount Everest grows about 4 mm each year.
Fiction. While the Amazon is crucial for producing oxygen, it consumes nearly as much as it produces.
Fact. The surface and shores of the Dead Sea are over 430 meters below sea level
Fact. They were once joined in the supercontinent Gondwana.
Fact. The Nile is one of the few rivers in the world that flows predominantly northward.
Fact. It reaches depths of 1,642 meters and is estimated to be 25 million years old.
Fact. The Mid-Ocean Ridge is the longest mountain range, stretching about 65,000 km.
Fact. The first cultivated carrots were indeed purple, along with yellow and white.
Fact. The ancient Maya and Aztec people used cocoa beans as a form of currency.
Fiction. Pineapples actually grow on the ground from a leafy plant.
Fiction. Peanuts are legumes, not nuts. They grow underground, unlike tree nuts like almonds and walnuts.
Fiction. Chewing gum is mostly indigestible but passes through the digestive system.
Fact. Saffron is the most expensive spice by weight.
Fiction. White chocolate contains cocoa butter but lacks cocoa solids.
Fiction. It was named after Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who invented the dish in Mexico in the 1920s.
Fiction. Coffee is made from pits inside the coffee fruit.
Fact. Carolina Reaper holds the title for the world's hottest chili pepper.
Fact. Walt Disney won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations, making him the record holder for both.
Fact. The Beatles were indeed a skiffle band, blending jazz, blues, and folk influences.
Fiction. James Bond was created by British author Ian Fleming.
Fact. MTV launched on August 1, 1981, with Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles.
Fiction. Casablanca was based on an unproduced stage play called Everybody Comes to Rick's.
Fact. She appeared on the cover of the first issue of Playboy in December 1953.
Fact. Twitter was originally named Twttr, a name inspired by Flickr.
Fiction. It was for The Revenant in 2016.
Fiction. Game of Thrones was conceived as a TV series for HBO.
Fact. The first product scanned using a UPC barcode was a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum in 1974.
Fact. Dolphins are conscious breathers and keep one-half of their brain awake to breathe.
Fact. Koala fingerprints are remarkably similar to human ones.
Fact. Male penguins often present pebbles to females as part of their courtship behavior.
Fact. Studies have shown that cows form close bonds with others in their herd.
Fiction. Even rhinos and hippos also can't.
Fact. It reflects the traditional association of these birds with wisdom.
76. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
Fiction. There's no evidence to support that they always turn left.
Fact. Despite their long necks, giraffes only have seven cervical vertebrae like humans.
Fact. Platypuses have biofluorescent fur, which means they can absorb ultraviolet light.
Fact. The tongue of a blue whale can weigh up to 2.7 tonnes (3 tons).
Fact. Ice crystals form in their body cavity, but high glucose concentrations in their vital organs prevent freezing, allowing them to revive after thawing.
We’re happy to announce that Fact or Fiction can be played on the Ricotta app. To play, you simply need to install the Ricotta app on your Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.
To play a game of Fact or Fiction, you simply need to post the game on your channel of choice. Once it is posted, everyone from your team on that channel can participate in the game.
Simply click on either “Fact” or “Fiction” button to enter your answer. You will see a prompt telling you if you are right or wrong. You will also be able to see who answered the question correctly.
Fact or fiction questions allow us to broaden our knowledge and understanding of the things around us. They also help us play together and bond in a group setting. From animals to history and pop culture, we've uncovered some amazing realities and debunked common myths.
Play more such games like Hot Takes, Unpopular Opinions and Most Likely To.
Here are some best fact or fiction questions:
Fact. They store it in their underarm pouch.
Fiction. Color change is for communication and temperature regulation.
Fact. Reflects the blue whale's massive size.
Fiction. They likely made more bird-like sounds.
Fact. They detect electric fields from prey movements.
To play Fact or Fiction with a group of friends, you need a list of fact or fiction statements to begin with. Each player can take turns reading out the statement and the other players guess if they are true or false. The results are then announced. The person with the most correct guesses wins. This game can be themed around various topics like science, history and pop culture.
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