The True or False Quiz – II

Typical Lennon irony, but true. When returning the MBE, John Lennon spelled out his reasons in a letter to the Queen: Your Majesty, I am returning this in protest against Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. With Love, John Lennon of Bag.

This is false. During his 50 years in the film industry, John Wayne got three Oscar nominations for his roles in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). The Alamo (1960), and True Grit (1970). He won his only acting Academy Award for his role in True Grit.

True. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, winning 28 Olympic medals, including a record of 23 gold medals.

Sam Walton originally bought a branch of the Ben Franklin stores from the Butler Brothers. When he opened his store, it was named Walton's Five and Dime. The Golden Rule store" was opened by James Cash Penney, the founder of what was to become JCPenney."

Currently, 4,600 species of cockroaches and over 460 genera are described worldwide.

Different units are used depending on what aspect of radiation is being measured. The amount of radiation emitted is calculated using the SI unit becquerel (Bq). The radiation dose absorbed by a person is measured using the SI unit gray (Gy). The biological risk of radiation exposure is measured using sievert (Sv). The conventional units curie (Ci), rad, and rem are still in use in the United States.

False. On average, elephants are pregnant for 624 days (the gestation period between conception and birth).

Three national flags among UN member states feature a firearm: Mozambique, Guatemala, and Haiti. The flag of Honduras features a horizontal triband of Cerulean Blue (top and bottom) and a white band with five blue five-pointed stars.

The Yellow River (Huang He) is considered the 6th river by length (5,464 km). While there is some disagreement about whether the Nile or the Amazon is the world's longest river, the Nile is more commonly mentioned as the longest.

True! Travolta was offered the title role in Robert Zemeckis's film Forrest Gump, which won 6 Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Tom Hanks. John Travolta turned down the offer and ended up making Pulp Fiction instead. Pulp Fiction was nominated for seven Awards and won Best Original Screenplay (Tarantino).