Bizarre Fact Spot-Check: Real or Fake?

Question 1 of 10

Botanically speaking, bananas are classified as berries, but strawberries are not.

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The questions

All 10 questions in this quiz. Correct answers stay hidden until you finish.

1. 1

   Botanically speaking, bananas are classified as berries, but strawberries are not.

   • Real — that's the actual botanical classification
   • Fake — strawberries are obviously berries
2. 2

   The average person swallows 8 spiders per year while sleeping.

   • Real — spiders are drawn to warm, moist places
   • Fake — this is a well-known myth
3. 3

   Vikings wore horned helmets into battle.

   • Real — historical paintings show them with horns
   • Fake — the horns were added by 19th-century costume designers
4. 4

   There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal — it can revert to its juvenile form.

   • Real — the Turritopsis dohrnii can do this
   • Fake — all living things eventually die
5. 5

   Walt Disney had his body cryogenically frozen after death.

   • Real — his body is stored in a cryogenic chamber
   • Fake — he was cremated, the freezing story is a myth

Score bands

Your final score places you in one of these bands.

Myth MagnetYou believed almost everything

You fell for a lot of classic urban legends — but honestly, these myths spread because they sound so convincing. Next time someone says 'apparently…' maybe double-check first!

Half ConvincedBelieved some, doubted others

You spotted a few fakes but some of those myths got you. The most repeated stories are the hardest to shake — after all, you've heard them your whole life. One step away from full skeptic!

Skeptical Side-EyeNot much gets past you

Your myth radar is sharp. Most urban legends set off alarm bells for you — probably from watching too many debunking videos. Only the sneakiest myths slip through.

Myth BusterWalking fact-check encyclopedia

Nearly perfect. You know your trivia inside out. When someone shares a questionable 'fun fact' in the group chat, you're the first to reply with a link. Keep spreading the truth!

How this quiz works

Each question has one correct answer. When you finish, you get your score and can review every question with the correct answer and, where we have one, a short explanation.