Mandela Effect Quiz Historical Events & Geography Memories 3

Question 1

Which hand does the Statue of Liberty use to hold her famous torch aloft?

Accepted Answer

Her right hand

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Her left hand

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She holds the torch in both hands

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The torch is mounted on the crown, not in a hand

Question 2

A Mandela Effect myth claims Columbus set sail to prove the Earth was round. What did educated Europeans already believe in 1492?

Accepted Answer

Most educated people already knew the Earth was spherical

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Most believed the Earth was flat, and Columbus hoped to disprove them

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Only Arab scholars accepted that the Earth was spherical at the time

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The debate was about whether the Earth was round or oval-shaped

Question 3

Many Mandela Effect believers claim the continent of Australia has 'shifted' on modern maps. In which direction do they typically say it moved?

Accepted Answer

Further north and to the right (east)

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Further south, closer to Antarctica

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Further west, closer to Africa

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Rotated clockwise, with the top tilting right

Question 4

Who was present with Abraham Lincoln in the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre on the night of his assassination in April 1865?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Henry Rathbone, and Clara Harris

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Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln only

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Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and one bodyguard

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Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Secretary of State Seward

Question 5

Benjamin Franklin's famous 1752 kite experiment is often misremembered. What is the most common false belief about what he discovered?

Accepted Answer

People think he discovered electricity itself

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People think lightning directly struck the kite and electrocuted a bystander

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People think he flew the kite during a tornado

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People think he invented the battery as a direct result

Question 6

Sri Lanka's position relative to India is frequently misremembered. Where is Sri Lanka actually located?

Accepted Answer

Just off the southeastern tip of India

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Northwest of India near the Indus delta

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Northeast of India in the Bay of Bengal

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Far south in the Indian Ocean, roughly halfway to Antarctica

Question 7

Many people are surprised to learn how far east South America sits relative to North America on a world map. Which statement is geographically accurate?

Accepted Answer

South America's easternmost point extends further east than any part of North America's eastern seaboard

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South America's eastern coast aligns roughly with the center of North America

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South America sits almost directly below North America with coastlines in close alignment

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South America's western coast aligns with the eastern seaboard of North America