Ice hockey pucks are frozen before professional games to reduce bouncing. True or false? | |||||
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True - Ice hockey pucks are frozen to reduce bouncing during the game. | |||||
Formula 1 cars can reach a top speed of over 500 km/h. True or false? | |||||
False - Formula 1 cars reach top speeds around 370 km/h, not 600 km/h. | |||||
Chess is recognized as a sport by the International Olympic Committee. True or false? | |||||
True - Chess is recognized as a sport by the International Olympic Committee due to its mental demands. | |||||
The FIFA World Cup is held every 2 years. True or false? | |||||
False - The FIFA World Cup is held every 4 years, not every 2. | |||||
The Tour de France leader's jersey is yellow. True or false? | |||||
True | |||||
The Super Bowl is played in July every year. True or false? | |||||
False - The Super Bowl is always played in February, not July. | |||||
Golf was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2016 after more than 100 years. True or false? | |||||
True - Golf was reintroduced to the Olympics in 2016 after being absent since 1904. | |||||
Table tennis is also known as ping pong. True or false? | |||||
True - Table tennis is popularly known as ping pong, named after the sound of the ball. | |||||
Lionel Messi has never played for a European football club. True or false? | |||||
False - Lionel Messi played for FC Barcelona for most of his career before moving to PSG. | |||||
Olympic gold medals are made entirely of solid gold. True or false? | |||||
False - Olympic gold medals are mostly made of silver and only plated with about 6 grams of gold. | |||||
The official marathon distance is 42.195 kilometers. True or false? | |||||
True - The official marathon distance was standardized to 42.195 km at the 1908 London Olympics. | |||||
The Olympic flame is always lit in Olympia, Greece, before each Games. True or false? | |||||
True - The Olympic flame is lit in Olympia, Greece, and transported to the host city. | |||||
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Paris. True or false? | |||||
False - The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, not Paris. | |||||
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. True or false? | |||||
True - Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, dating back to 1877. | |||||
Sumo wrestling originated in China. True or false? | |||||
False - Sumo wrestling originated in Japan, not China. |
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