Which One Is the Lie?

Two of these facts are true. One is totally made up. Can you spot the fake?

Welcome to the “Which One Is the Lie?” trivia challenge! Each round gives you three facts — but only two are true. One is a sneaky lie. Can you tell fact from fiction?

Scroll down at the end to see the answers — no peeking!

 

Round 1: Animal Instincts

Which of these is the lie?

A) Koalas have fingerprints nearly identical to humans

B) A group of porcupines is called a “prickle”

C) Snails have four hearts

 

Round 2: Invention Surprises

Which one of these is totally made up?

A) Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper

B) Post-it Notes were created to hold dental floss

C) The microwave oven was invented by accident

 

Round 3: Historical Head-Scratchers

Which one isn’t true?

A) Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of bunnies

B) President Jimmy Carter filed a UFO sighting

C) Albert Einstein taught himself to read at age 3 months

 

Round 4: Food & Drink

Which one of these is totally false?

A) Carrots were originally blue

B) Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica

C) Bananas are technically berries

 

Round 5: Oddball Objects

Which one is made up?

A) There’s a museum in Sweden dedicated to failed inventions

B) A man once turned a microwave into a functional record player

C) The world’s smallest book is the size of a grain of sand

ANSWERS

Round 1 – The Lie: C) Snails have four hearts
Truth: Snails only have one heart — but some species have a second "heart-like" structure. Not four.

And yes, koalas really do have fingerprints so similar to ours they can confuse crime scenes!

 

Round 2 – The Lie: B) Post-it Notes were created to hold dental floss

Truth: They were actually created by accident when a weak adhesive turned out to be useful for sticking notes.

Post-it Notes are sold in over 150 countries and have a global market valued at more than $2.5 billion in 2024. 

 

Round 3 – The Lie: C) Einstein taught himself to read at 3 months

Truth: Einstein actually spoke late as a child and didn’t start talking fluently until around age 4.

But yes — Napoleon’s bunny attack and Carter’s UFO report really happened.

 

Round 4 – The Lie: A) Carrots were originally blue

Truth: Carrots were originally purple, not blue!

And yes, bananas are berries — and chocolate milk’s roots go back to Jamaica in the 1600s.

 

Round 5 – The Lie: B) Microwave record player

Truth: That one’s totally made up (but I kind of wish it were real).

Sweden’s Museum of Failure is real — and the tiniest book on Earth is microscopic.

 

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