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From the archive · Oct 29, 2026

Case 23

The 42 statements of Oct 29, 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.

1. Piggy bank · Everyday

   A piggy bank is for saving coins

   True

2. Pink Pony · Music

   “Pink Pony Club” is by Chappell Roan

   True

3. Dry ice · Science

   Dry ice is frozen nitrogen

   False · The truth: Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide

4. Mickey’s dog · Movies

   Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s dog

   True

5. Tetrominoes · Everyday

   Tetris pieces are each made of four squares

   True

6. Carrots · Body

   Carrots are rich in vitamin A

   True

7. Octopus arm · Animals

   An octopus has eight arms

   True

8. Goose plural · Language

   The plural of goose is geese

   True

9. Penalty spot · Sport

   A soccer penalty is taken 12 yards from goal

   True

10. Prince color · Music

    Purple is the color linked with Prince

    True

11. Ghost gang · Games

    Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are the ghosts in Pac-Man

    True

12. Judo · Sport

    Judo comes from Korea

    False · The truth: Judo comes from Japan

13. Carrot · Nature

    A carrot is a root

    True

14. Miss Piggy · TV

    Miss Piggy loves Big Bird

    False · The truth: Miss Piggy loves Kermit the Frog

15. Maputo · Capitals

    Maputo is the capital of Mozambique

    True

16. T. rex arms · Animals

    Tyrannosaurus rex had two fingers on each hand

    True

17. Bactrian · Animals

    A Bactrian camel has two humps

    True

18. Koala diet · Animals

    Koalas eat mostly eucalyptus leaves

    True

19. Inigo · Movies

    “My name is Inigo Montoya” is from The Princess Bride

    True

20. Beetle · Everyday

    The Beetle was made by Volkswagen

    True

21. Brexit · History

    The UK left the European Union in 2020

    True

22. Sahara · World

    The Sahara is a desert in Asia

    False · The truth: The Sahara is a desert in Africa

23. Wembanyama · Sport

    Victor Wembanyama is from France

    True

24. Black Widow · Movies

    Scarlett Johansson played Black Widow

    True

25. Mex. indep. · Holidays

    Mexico celebrates independence on May 5

    False · The truth: Mexico celebrates independence on September 16

26. Jamaica sea · World

    Jamaica is in the Caribbean Sea

    True

27. SA flag · Flags

    South Africa’s flag has six colors

    True

28. Jack & Jill · Stories

    Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water

    True

29. Deaf · Music

    Beethoven kept composing after he went deaf

    True

30. Triceratops · Animals

    Triceratops had three horns

    True

31. Brian · TV

    Brian in Family Guy is a talking dog

    True

32. Best hand · Sport

    A full house is the best hand in standard poker

    False · The truth: A royal flush is the best hand in standard poker

33. Desert · Nature

    Deserts get more rain than rainforests

    False · The truth: Deserts get very little rain

34. Anubis · Myths

    Anubis has the head of a falcon

    False · The truth: Anubis has the head of a jackal

35. Biggie · Music

    Biggie Smalls was from Compton

    False · The truth: Biggie Smalls was from Brooklyn

36. Dead Sea · World

    You float easily in the Dead Sea because it is so salty

    True

37. 7 × 8 · Numbers

    7 times 8 is 56

    True

38. Rock deaths · Music

    Hendrix, Joplin, Cobain and Winehouse all died at 27

    True

39. Ravioli · Food

    Ravioli are thin noodles

    False · The truth: Ravioli are stuffed pasta

40. Quidditch · Movies

    Quidditch is played on broomsticks

    True

41. Scar · Movies

    Scar is Simba’s uncle

    True

42. The buck · Presidents

    “The buck stops here” is linked with Harry Truman

    True

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