Socratic Methods/questions to classify

Read over this list of questions and classify each as being: 1) matters of fact, 2) matters of preference, or 3) matters of controversy, suitable for study using the Socratic Method.
 * 1) Are alien abductions real?
 * 2) Are bats mammals?
 * 3) Are corporations people?
 * 4) Are tomatoes fruits?
 * 5) Are we alone in the universe?
 * 6) Did Oswald act alone?
 * 7) Do copyright laws increase creativity?
 * 8) Do events happen in groups of three?
 * 9) Do patent laws increase innovation?
 * 10) Does contraception prevent abortion?
 * 11) Does vaccination improve public health?
 * 12) From what country does the US import most of its oil?
 * 13) Ginger or Marianne?
 * 14) How does a fact differ, if at all, from an opinion?
 * 15) How many days are in a week?
 * 16) How many died in automobile accidents last year in this country?
 * 17) How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
 * 18) How many people were killed in shark attacks last year?
 * 19) How many people, worldwide, are Christians?
 * 20) How many pints are in a quart?
 * 21) How many seconds are in an hour?
 * 22) How many times does the word “Freedom” appear in the US constitution?
 * 23) How many units are in a dozen?
 * 24) How old is the earth?
 * 25) How old is the universe?
 * 26) In what year did the earth’s population reach seven billion people?
 * 27) In what year did the earth’s population reach six billion people?
 * 28) In what year did the world population first reach one billion people?
 * 29) Is astrology accurate?
 * 30) Is generosity a virtue?
 * 31) Is homeopathy effective?
 * 32) Is homosexuality a sinful choice?
 * 33) Is mercy a virtue?
 * 34) Is Santa Claus real?
 * 35) Is the Easter Bunny real?
 * 36) Is the government hiding information on UFOs?
 * 37) Is the number thirteen unlucky?
 * 38) Many years after an acorn is planted it grows to become a huge oak tree. Where does most of the dry mass of that tree come from?
 * 39) Shaken or stirred?
 * 40) What are the five most important issues facing the American people?
 * 41) What are the top five causes of death in the United States?
 * 42) What are the top five causes of death worldwide?
 * 43) What caused the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?
 * 44) What city is the capital of France?
 * 45) What establishes the basis for private ownership of land?
 * 46) What fraction of the US federal budget is the defense budget?
 * 47) What is civility?
 * 48) What is compassion?
 * 49) What is courage?
 * 50) What is fairness?
 * 51) What is fidelity?
 * 52) What is generosity?
 * 53) What is justice?
 * 54) What is mercy?
 * 55) What is temperance?
 * 56) What is the best book ever?
 * 57) What is the best movie ever?
 * 58) What is the best song ever?
 * 59) What is the combat history of the F-22 Raptor?
 * 60) What is the cost of the F-22 Raptor program?
 * 61) What is the military role of the F-22 Raptor?
 * 62) What is virtue?
 * 63) What is wisdom?
 * 64) What is your favorite color?
 * 65) What is your favorite flavor of ice-cream?
 * 66) What, if anything, establishes a fact?
 * 67) What, if anything, happens after death?
 * 68) When did life begin on earth?
 * 69) When did the first humans begin life on earth?
 * 70) Where did the first humans begin life on earth?
 * 71) Where does the US education system rank among countries in the developing world?
 * 72) Which of the ten amendments in the bill of rights is the most important?
 * 73) Who is the best artist?
 * 74) Who is the best composer?
 * 75) Who is the best musician?
 * 76) Who is the one true prophet?
 * 77) Who is the wisest person who ever lived?
 * 78) Why is generosity a virtue?