Is the following a factual statement?
"People celebrate Thanksgiving on the eve of the new year in thanks for surviving another year."
Options:
- yes
- no
no
New Year's is celebrated for the new year. Birthdays are the celebration of making it another year.
**Q**
Is the following a factual statement?
"Axl Rose sang in Guns and Roses, a rock ban from the 80s."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Axl Rose is a lead singer of many different bands.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Herman Melville wrote a book in which Captain Ahab sought revenge against a white whale."
yes
Herman Melville authored Moby Dick, which features Ahab seeking revenge on the titular whale.
**Q**
"Chicago Public Schools accept students from all over the United States who pay tuition fees."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
no
Chicago Public Schools is actually a school district in Cook County, Illinois and get funded by the district government and not a generic name given to schools in Chicago.
"An Infant requires a great deal of care and attention."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
It's generally known that an infant is helpless and thus requires close attention.
Is the following statement true?
"James Blunt defeated Mike Tyson in thumb wars."
no
I made this up off the top of my head and there is no records indicating this ever happened.