2 truths and a lie

By Yamila Santos

Multiple Select

Which of the following about Jesse Owens is a lie?

• A. He set three world records and tied a fourth in under one hour.

• B. He competed in the Olympics during a time of racial segregation.

• C. He became the first African-American athlete to win eight Olympic medals.

The truth is:

• Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, not eight.

Multiple Choice

Which is false about Marie Curie?

• A. She coined the term “radioactivity.”

• B. She won the Nobel Prize in both Chemistry and Physics.

• C. She discovered the element uranium.

The truth is:

• Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth.

• Curie discovered radium and polonium, and won two Nobel Prizes (Physics & Chemistry).

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT true about Van Gogh?

• A. He cut off part of his ear

• B. He sold hundreds of paintings during his life

• C. A. He developed his artistic style while hospitalized for mental illness.

The truth is:

• Van Gogh only sold one painting while alive.

• He painted over 800 works, including Starry Night, but lived in poverty.

Multiple Choice

What’s false about Paulina Luisi?

• A. She refused to participate in political causes or movements.

• B. She was the first Uruguayan woman to get a medical degree

• C. She was a feminist and activist

The truth is:

• She was the leader of the country’s first organized campaign for women’s suffrage in the early 20th century.

Multiple Choice

Which fact is NOT true about Einstein?

• A. He developed the theory of relativity.

• B. He won the Nobel Prize for his work on relativity.

• C. He was known for questioning traditional physics ideas.

The truth is:

• Einstein did not win the Nobel for relativity — he won it for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Still, his theory of relativity revolutionized modern science and earned him global fame.