Hot Shot

A few true or false posers for you today.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
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One

Gun-toting … … triggers police alert at hotel

True or false: The above 2003 headline from The Herald in Glasgow, Scotland, referenced opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa’s arrival in the city with several shotguns.

Two

True or false: On 18 June 1983, US astronaut Sally Ride became the first woman to travel in space.

Three

True or false: According to the United States Geological Survey, about 90% of the world’s earthquakes, including most of its largest, occur within the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Four

Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening

True or false: The above lyric from a 1974 song was a number one hit in multiple nations.

Five

True or false: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1878.

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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