From the archive · Oct 24, 2026
The 42 statements of Oct 24, 2026, in the order they sat on the board, with the verdict on each: 10 were false. The board above plays this case and never touches your streak.
Topeka is the capital of Kansas
True
Peaky Blinders is set in Birmingham, England
True
Tom Hanks plays a giant floor piano in Splash
False · The truth: Tom Hanks plays a giant floor piano in Big
Sun Records, where Elvis began, is in Detroit
False · The truth: Sun Records, where Elvis began, is in Memphis
Zn is the symbol for zirconium
False · The truth: Zn is the symbol for zinc
Ice hockey is played with a puck
True
Taylor Swift sang “Shake It Off”
True
UFO means “unidentified flying object”
True
A full adult set of teeth is 32
True
“Careless Whisper” is by George Michael
True
The Tetris theme is a Russian folk song
True
Sarah Michelle Gellar played Buffy the Vampire Slayer
True
Shōgun won a record 18 Emmys for one season in 2024
True
“Dancing Queen” is by ABBA
True
Joan of Arc led French forces in the Hundred Years’ War
True
Africa is the second-largest continent
True
A bald eagle has a featherless head
False · The truth: A bald eagle has a white-feathered head
Ducks quack
True
The Great Wall is in Japan
False · The truth: The Great Wall is in China
You can borrow books from a library
True
Google bought Wordle
False · The truth: The New York Times bought Wordle
The Sound of Music is set in Switzerland
False · The truth: The Sound of Music is set in Austria
David Corenswet played Superman in the 2025 film
True
Google’s name comes from googol, a 1 followed by 100 zeros
True
Christian Bale played Batman in The Dark Knight
True
In tennis an ace is a double fault
False · The truth: In tennis an ace is a serve that is untouched
Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa
True
Plants give off helium
False · The truth: Plants give off oxygen
Lasagna is made with layers of flat pasta
True
The Tour de France is a cycling race
True
Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940
True
Stonehenge is in England
True
Canada produces most of the world’s maple syrup
True
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang “Shallow”
True
Peppa Pig’s little brother is George
True
The United Kingdom uses the euro as its currency
False · The truth: The United Kingdom uses the pound sterling as its currency
The plural of sheep is sheep
True
A zebra crossing has black and white stripes
True
Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March
True
French is the official language of Quebec
True
Accra is the capital of Ghana
True
Dwight Schrute in The Office runs a beet farm
True
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