1. The first zoo in America was opened in Boston in 1884?
False
It was Philadelphia in 1874
2. Are George W. Bush and John Kerry related
True
George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry are related. Well, sort of. They're ninth cousins, twice removed. So what's a little competition between family? The two presidential contenders also share a widely known common relative: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who is the ninth cousin of both men (the number nine is a coincidence). Twice removed from Mr. Bush, Hefner is a slightly closer relation to Kerry, only once removed.
3. It's only called Air Force one when the US president is aboard the aircraft?
True
4. New York City has 642 miles of subway track?
False
It has 722 miles
5. Tennessee is the birthplace of miniature golf?
True
6. Americans file about 70000 lawsuits every single day?
True
7. The average clothing size for women in America is size 12?
False
Size 14
8. The Florida Keys is home to 282 islands?
False
882 Islands
9. Canadians consume more ice cream than any other nation in the world?
False
Americans
10. The former vice-president Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were roommates at Harvard?
True
11. Americans are making roughly three times more trips to casinos than trips to ballparks?
True
12. Massachusetts was the first State in the U.S?
False
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