Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Archaeologists have found proof of Sorghum cultivation in ancient Sudan."
yes
Archaeological research shows that Sorghum was cultivated in Sudan thousands of years ago.


**Q**
Is the following a factual statement?
"People first began Alpine skiing in Kenya."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
no
Alpine skiing can be traced to ancient times in snowy areas like Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway.


Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Stephen King has written a large number of horror novels."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
Stephen King has been one of the most popular horror novelists in the world for decades.


**Q**
Claim: "Charlemagne governed the Franks in lieu of a king and declined to call himself king."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Charles was succeeded in 741 by his sons Carloman and Pepin the Short, the father of Charlemagne.


Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Gene Roddenberry set Star Trek after the twentieth century."
yes
Star Trek technologies like faster-than-light warp drives could not be reasonably conceived as coming out in Gene Roddenberry's twentieth century.


Claim: "The richest man in the world is currently Elon Musk."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
Elon Musk was the richest man in the world for a couple months and then dropped back down to number 3 (I think), it is now Jeff Bezos again.