**Q**
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Sally Ride walked on the surface of Mars."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
no
No astronauts have walked on the surface of Mars yet.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"The Confederacy won the Battle of Gettysburg."
no
The Confederate Army lost the Battle of Gettysburg.
**Q**
"The creator of the original Sherlock Holmes books was Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the first several dozen Sherlock Holmes myteries.
Claim: "Pottery has to be fired or heated to qualify as Pottery."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
The heating is what hardens the material so it is not longer pliable.
**Q**
"E. O. Wilson often goes to space."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
no
E. O Wilson has not ever been known to travel to space.
**Q**
Is the following a factual statement?
"Flint, Michigan declined after the departure of the automobile industry."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
While not the only cause of the decline, the automobile industry is a major reason why Flint is now a shadow of it's former self.