**Q**
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"The Mediterranean Sea touches European countries."
**A**
yes
The Mediterranean Sea touches Spain, France, Italy, etc.
Is the following a factual statement?
"The acronym ROY G BIV will help one to remember the colors of the Rainbow."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
ROY G BIV stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, which are the colors of the rainbow.
**Q**
Claim: "A Pancake cooks in less than 10 minutes."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Since pancakes are flat, they cook rather quickly.
"Montesquieu played third base for the New York Yankees during the same time that Babe Ruth played catcher."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
Babe Ruth did not play catcher and never played on a baseball team with Montesquieu as third baseman.
**Q**
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"As of this year, the President of the Philippines and their government have decided to no longer do virginity tests on female soldiers."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
There was a recent agreement between the government, military and president of the Philippines to no longer do virginity tests on newly recruited female soldiers.
**Q**
Is the following a factual statement?
"The Disney movie Aladdin was based on a One Thousand and One Nights story."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
The movie Aladdin was based on the story of the same name from the One thousand and one nights.