Can you name the true/false answers about these statements related to history?

Hint	True/False	Info
Mexico achieved independence before USA
Henry VIII wife Anne Boleyn was executed
Alexander the Great became Pharaoh of Egypt
The Parthenon was built before the Colossus of Rhodes
The Magna Carta was signed in Rome
Nero was the first Roman Emperor
Marie Antoinette was married to Louis XVI
Cleopatra had a child with Julius Caesar
No US Presidents have been born in Missouri
Sir Winston Churchill was a Labour Prime Minister
Lieutenant Colonel Custer was defeated at Little Bighorn
The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age		The Iron age follows the Bronze Age,
Joan of Arc fought at the Battle of Agincourt
Schuyler Colfax was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President
The Ming Dynasty was the final Chinese Dynasty

Hint	True/False	Info
Stephenson's Rocket was the first steam locomotive
Blackbeard had a wooden leg
Socrates was sentenced to death
VJ Day occurred prior to VE Day
Norway separated from Sweden in the 20th Century
The White House was built before Big Ben
The Crimean War was fought before the Boer Wars
Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered flight
The Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany
Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife was a widow
Genghis Khan's real name was Temujin
William Wallace lived before King Macbeth
Columbus crossed the Atlantic in the Mary Rose
Billy the Kid never actually shot anyone dead
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole
Henry VIII wife Anne Boleyn was executed	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Socrates was sentenced to death	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife was a widow	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Genghis Khan's real name was Temujin	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Marie Antoinette was married to Louis XVI	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Cleopatra had a child with Julius Caesar	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Lieutenant Colonel Custer was defeated at Little Bighorn	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Norway separated from Sweden in the 20th Century	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The White House was built before Big Ben	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Parthenon was built before the Colossus of Rhodes	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Alexander the Great became Pharaoh of Egypt	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Crimean War was fought before the Boer Wars	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
VJ Day occurred prior to VE Day	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
No US Presidents have been born in Missouri	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Columbus crossed the Atlantic in the Mary Rose	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Blackbeard had a wooden leg	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Billy the Kid never actually shot anyone dead	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Joan of Arc fought at the Battle of Agincourt	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Nero was the first Roman Emperor	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Magna Carta was signed in Rome	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Stephenson's Rocket was the first steam locomotive	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Schuyler Colfax was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
The Ming Dynasty was the final Chinese Dynasty	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Mexico achieved independence before USA	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Sir Winston Churchill was a Labour Prime Minister	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered flight	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.
William Wallace lived before King Macbeth	Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1912.

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True or False: History Quiz

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	Azrael:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 04:24 GMT		6 points
	@carbon_rod:in today's China, the Manchurians are considered to be Chinese, which makes sense, as they all speak Chinese now, and live in the territory of China. That interpretation gets as bit more controversial when applied to the ethnically Korean people living in China, who are also referred to by the Chinese government as "Chinese."

	und88nyy4027:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 04:25 GMT		7 points
	Socrates wasn't executed by being forced to drink poison. He was sentenced to death and chose to drink poison to avoid giving the state the satisfaction of executing him.

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	tommyfbutler:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 04:39 GMT		1 point
	There is no period after the S in Harry S Truman. It doesn't stand for anything.

	guide:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 04:49 GMT		19 points
	Tommy: Truman's middle name is indeed simply "S" but it's near-universal to put the period after his middle name regardless. He even wrote it in his own signature.

	bostonbeliever:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 05:31 GMT		3 points
	actually re: Socrates, he was given the choice of exile or death, but chose death. He committed suicide. In truth, they didn't sentence him to death because they thought he would choose exile. But he preferred death to living outside of Athens.

	ari18:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 05:33 GMT		9 points
	@Barbaloot: Socrates was charged with and convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens. That was a crime back then.

	TimeAndTide:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 05:33 GMT		10 points
	Good mix of eras and difficulty levels.

	JustANiceGuy:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 05:59 GMT		6 points
	Interesting history lesson. I always thought the Berlin Wall was built by the Soviet Union ...or they forced East Berlin to construct it. Perhaps that's because of Reagan's "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech. And, I've never heard of Schuyler Colfax no matter whose VP he was. Either I wasn't paying attention in school or that's how inconsequential the VP is ...probably both.

	Atario:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 06:21 GMT		5 points
	Let this stand as a monument to people who think True/False questions are inherently easy.

	WeaselKing1000:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 06:44 GMT		11 points
	I tried to put 'f' for the Socrates one, for the reasons mentioned above, but the game wouldn't let me! So I had to put 't' instead. Thanks to that glitch I have one more correct answer than I should have, I think.

	bendan:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 07:16 GMT		12 points
	"seperate" is a typo in the Norway/Sweden question. I also got the Socrates freebie...

	anfield5:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 08:07 GMT		3 points
	Neither Wright brother had the first powered flight. They first flew on December 17 1903. Richard pPearce first flew on March 31 1903. The Wright Brothers are credited with the first powered flight simply because they could get to a pattent office before Pearce, who had to travel from his farm near Nelosn on Nz's South Island, by ship to Wellington, then wait for another ship to take him to Sydney Australiabefore he could lodge his claim.

	Golden:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 09:00 GMT		0 points
	Thanks anfield, for beating me to the Richard Pearse comment, who had several witnessed powered flights prior to the Wright brothers.

	Maniacbob:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 09:43 GMT		2 points
	Socrates question is broken, you cant answer false. Which just goes to show, 19% of players gave up before they got to that question. Good fact to know i suppose.

	bazmerelda:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 12:58 GMT		5 points
	@anfield5 & @Golden: I must admit that when I was making this I'd never heard of Richard Pearse and he was never mentioned in any of the places I researched who made the first flight. It's an interesting story now I've read a little about it but do you know if there is any verifiable evidence which could make him officially first? The answer is still false either way so it doesn't affect the quiz as it is. Pearse himself wrote letters to newspapers saying the Wright brothers had made the first successful, controlled flights. I've found an interesting old BBC article which gives some information on various pre-Wright flight claimants but none of them are particularly convincing for various reasons (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3307743.stm). I think for the sake of the quiz, sticking with the official convention of the Wright brothers being first is going to be simpler for everyone as they are just choosing between Wilbur and Orville.

	Isstvan:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 13:22 GMT		8 points
	Big Ben (which is a bell, not the clock tower) was cast on 6 August 1856. The clock tower which houses Big Ben was completed on 10 April 1858.

	DrGrammar:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 13:46 GMT		12 points
	Separate not seperate in the Norway question.

	Ulkomaalainen:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 14:00 GMT		11 points
	To add two more minor mistakes to the ones mentioned (separate instead of seperate, "f" not triggering on the Socrates question): Temujin was "regrettably" played by John Wayne - double "t" here. And Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette may have been marred, but I think "married" would be the more correct spelling in that question.

	marpocky:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 14:17 GMT		13 points
	Obviously Custer was killed at Little Bighorn, but I said "false" because of the misleading (though true) rank. He may have formally been a Lt. Col. of the Army, but he's almost universally known as General due to his brevet rank in the Volunteer Army.

	Cecispanda:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 15:42 GMT		5 points
	Just wanted to let you know that I also agonized over whether to count the Qing as a "Chinese" dynasty, though I won't go so far as saying your question is wrong. It would just be more straightforward if the clue was "the Ming was the last dynasty of Imperial China." Anybody with knowledge would get that one.

	bazmerelda:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 15:46 GMT		10 points
	It seems that with pleasing Sporcle commenters, I'm damned if I use the "correct" terminology as it is misleading and damned if I use the well known terminology as it is incorrect. Yes, Big Ben is the nickname given by builders to the Great Bell (it isn't even the real name of the bell) but just about the entire population of the UK applies the nickname to the whole structure of the clock. Does anyone ever really call it the 'Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster'? How many people wouldn't know what the question was referring to with that wording? Given that Big Ben is just a nickname anyway and one which millions of people recognise I think it is just as valid to use it in reference to the tower. If you check the archived comments you'll see I had originally given the name 'General Custer' in the quiz as that is how he is generally known. However I changed it to his correct rank after complaints from other users. I guess you can't please all of the people all of the time but hopefully this is close to a good compromise. Also, I think I'm only responsible for the 'separate' typo. The extra information was added by admins after being published. I'm sure it will be fixed at some point so there is no need to spam the comments to say there is a typo which has already been mentioned.

	MasterNachosII:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 16:19 GMT		6 points
	Hmm, I wonder how Cleopatra's son was delivered...

	magister:	Nov 16th, 2011 at 16:54 GMT		4 points
	@MasterNachosII: Through the seven-mouthed delta of the Nile, I'd imagine. If you know what I mean...