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2 Truths And A Lie: This 25-Question Challenge Will Expose Your Lie-Detecting Skills

2 Truths And A Lie: This 25-Question Challenge Will Expose Your Lie-Detecting Skills

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Have you ever heard of the game ‘two truths and one lie’? Perhaps you have played the game yourself with your friends and family? We hear facts all the time. Some facts are so weird that they sound fake. Others seem totally normal and they’re not even true.

In this quiz, you’ll be shown 25 sets of statements. Some contain two truths and one lie, and others, vice versa. Your task is simple: figure out which statement is the real (or the fake) one.

Don’t be fooled – some of them are trickier than they seem!

Are you ready to test your lie-detecting skills? Let’s play! 🔍

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    Trivia Can Your Lie (Or Truth) Detector Handle This?

    "Colorful 'Lie' text on green background, highlighting lie detector theme."

    1. Which one of these is not true?

    Honey never spoils

    The Great Wall of China is visible from space

    Octopuses have three hearts

    "Collage-style letters spelling 'Truth' on a green background."

    2. Which of these statements is true?

    Bananas are technically berries

    Strawberries are berries

    Watermelons grow on trees

    Colorful letters spelling "Lie" on a green background.

    3. Which of these statements is a lie?

    Lightning never strikes the same place twice

    The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in summer

    Your blood is always red

    Colorful "Lie" text on a green background, emphasizing the lie detection challenge.

    4. Which of these statements is a lie?

    A group of crows is called a murder

    Bats are blind

    Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins

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    "Truth spelled in colorful, playful letters on a green background."

    5. Which of these statements is true?

    Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe

    The tongue has specific taste zones

    Owls can turn their heads all the way around

    Colorful collage-style text spelling "Lie" on a green background.

    6. Which of these statements is a lie?

    Snails can sleep for three years

    The human nose can detect over a trillion smells

    Humans only use 10% of their brains

    "Colorful text 'Lie' on a green background, highlighting lie detection challenge."

    7. Which of these statements is a lie?

    Butterflies taste with their feet

    The Sun is yellow

    Cows have best friends

    "Truth in colorful vintage letters on green background, emphasizing truth detector theme."

    8. Which one is true?

    Camels store water in their humps

    The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France

    The Moon produces its own light

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    Colorful letters spelling "Lie" on a green background, related to lie detector challenge.

    9. Which of these statements is a lie?

    Goldfish have no memory

    A bolt of lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun

    A jiffy is a real unit of time

    The word "Truth" in a collage style on a green background.

    10. Which one is true?

    Peanuts are nuts

    Spiders have six legs

    Humans glow in the dark

    The word "Truth" in a collage of colorful, varied fonts on a green background.

    11. Which of these statements is true?

    Humans can survive in space without a suit for 5 minutes

    A day on Mercury is longer than its year

    You can hear sounds in space

    Colorful letters spelling "Lie" on a green background, related to truth detector challenges.

    12. Which one is false?

    Hot water freezes faster than lukewarm water

    A sneeze can travel up to 100 mph

    Penguins can fly short distances

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    Colorful collage letters spelling "Truth" on a green background.

    13. Which of these statements is true?

    Humans have 100 ribs

    Some jellyfish can live forever

    Elvis Presley won an Oscar

    Colorful, cut-out letters spell "Lie" on a green background.

    14. Which one is false?

    Saturn is the only planet with rings

    A single spaghetti noodle is called a "spaghetto"

    The fingerprints of identical twins are different

    The word "Lie" displayed in colorful, cut-out letters on a green background.

    15. Which one is false?

    Frogs drink through their skin

    Venus spins in the opposite direction of most planets

    The brain feels pain

    The word "Truth" displayed in colorful, eclectic letters on a green background.

    16. Which of these statements is true?

    Fish sleep with their eyes closed

    A single cloud can weigh over a million pounds

    The movie Titanic was released in 2000

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    "Collage-style letters spelling Truth on a green background."

    17. Which one is true?

    All stars are the same color

    Humans can survive weeks without water

    The longest hiccup lasted over 60 years

    Colorful text spelling "Lie" on a green background, emphasizing the word "Lie" for SEO.

    18. Which one is false?

    The color red makes bulls angry

    The first oranges were green

    Male seahorses get pregnant

    Stylized "Truth" text on a green background, each letter in a different font and color.

    19. Which of these statements is true?

    The Harry Potter movies were filmed in New Zealand

    Rainbows can appear at night

    Kangaroos can walk backward

    Text "Lie" on a green background, in a playful, colorful font.

    20. Which one is false?

    Leonardo DiCaprio was named after Leonardo da Vinci

    Mars has no seasons

    Water expands when it freezes

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    The word "Lie" in colorful, cut-out letters on a green background.

    21. Which of these statements is a lie?

    The Pacific Ocean is the smallest ocean

    The moon landing was in 1969

    The color 'orange' was named after the fruit

    The word "Truth" in colorful, eclectic letters on a green background.

    22. Which of these statements is true?

    Tom Hanks starred in The Shawshank Redemption

    Beethoven composed music after going blind

    Bananas are radioactive

    "Colorful cutout letters spelling 'Lie' on a green background, related to lie detector concepts."

    23. Which one is false?

    You can smell rain

    The word “alphabet” comes from Latin

    Antarctica is the driest continent

    "Collage-style letters spelling 'Truth' on a green background, showcasing variations in font and color."

    24. Which one is true?

    The human eye can see infrared light

    There’s no gravity at the top of Mount Everest

    A day on Earth is getting longer over time

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    "Colorful letters spell 'Lie' on a green background, adding mystery to truth detection."

    25. Which of these statements is a lie?

    The human brain stops growing after age 10

    The Sun rises in the east

    Kiwis contain more vitamin C than oranges

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    Trillian
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else so confused by the switch of positive and negative statements in combination with checking what is true and what is not?

    Mike F
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll die on that damned seahorse hill. He receives the eggs from the female he doesn't supply them. If we used the same logic on frogs, then grasses and pond scum become pregnant. In before "surrogacy", that's a mammalian thing.

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    UKGrandad
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "24/25 So close! Just a few slipped by." Well, one slipped by, and only because I was trying to close yet another full-screen pop-up ad. Also: "Try again and go for perfection." No. That would be cheating.

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else so confused by the switch of positive and negative statements in combination with checking what is true and what is not?

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll die on that damned seahorse hill. He receives the eggs from the female he doesn't supply them. If we used the same logic on frogs, then grasses and pond scum become pregnant. In before "surrogacy", that's a mammalian thing.

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "24/25 So close! Just a few slipped by." Well, one slipped by, and only because I was trying to close yet another full-screen pop-up ad. Also: "Try again and go for perfection." No. That would be cheating.

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