# Made-up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes II **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399 "2020-06-23T14:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/821 "2021-11-25T21:27:54Z")
In the BBC adaptation of Cooper’s “The Last of the Mohicans” (the one with Tom Baker as Pocahontas and Patrick Stewart as Hawkeye) the basibalekka team was played by a professional Baseball team, the Fayetteville Bonkers. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/822 "2021-11-25T21:47:13Z")
The BBC’s announced plans to reboot _Black Adder_ with Rebel Wilson in the lead role is undoubtedly the reason their main London office was set gaily ablaze. Well, it was a cunning plan. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/823 "2021-11-27T17:17:16Z")
Rebel Wilson is the daughter of former Beach Boy Brian Wilson. A gifted musician, she plays the ukulele and the banjo. Unlike her father, she is also an expert surfer. j ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/824 "2021-11-27T19:01:45Z")
Rebel Wilson was one of the founding members of Wilson Phillips. She was kicked out of the group after a wardrobe malfunction exposed her genitalia to the audience. This true episode was written into the Pitch Perfect movies. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/825 "2021-11-27T19:03:17Z")
Vocal group Wilson Phillips borrowed their name from a short-lived business conglomerate of the same name, which manufactured sports equipment and Milk of Magnesia. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/826 "2021-11-27T19:49:22Z")
QAnon spokesman Homer Simpson recommends injecting yourselves with Milk of Magnesia. He’s not very clear on why you should do this though. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/827 "2021-11-27T21:34:44Z")
_Homer_, the baseball colloquialism for _home run_, is generally considered to have been originally coined by Jane Austen. In her novel Northanger Abbey, the young English heroine Catherine Morland is described as > …Bright, energetic and vivacious, and a gifted switch-hitter, perfectly capable of smacking one out of the park. j ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/828 "2021-11-27T22:53:18Z")
The now-defunct automobile (or should I say “motorcar”) company Austin-Healey was supposed to have been named for Jane Austen. Due to an unfortunate typographical error, the connection was obscured by the spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/829 "2021-11-28T00:15:12Z")
The “Healey” was also a minor typo. It was originally to have been “Throatwarbler Mangrove”. The kind of mistake anyone might make. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/830 "2021-11-28T00:23:33Z")
In England, “Throatwater Mangrove” is pronounced “healy.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/831 "2021-11-28T00:32:40Z")
Sarah Palin recently asked a crowd “So how’s that whole vaccinationy-healy thingy goin’ for ya?” She was immediately stoned by the angry mob. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/832 "2021-11-28T00:34:18Z")
Tucker Carlson recently asked a crowd “So how’s that whole legalize-marijuana thingy goin’ for ya?” He was immediately angered by the stoned mob. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/833 "2021-11-28T00:42:52Z")
According to his book, Tucker Carlson spent his entire childhood being called “Tucker the motherfucker” by nearly everyone, including his parents. He’s spent his entire adult life trying to live up to the name. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/834 "2021-12-02T05:55:50Z")
Tucker Carlson is the son of Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson, a radio executive from Cincinnati. Due to a traumatic incident involving his father on Thanksgiving Day in 1978, Tucker suffers from _meleagrisphobia_ (fear of turkeys). ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/835 "2021-12-02T14:24:29Z")
The origin of Tucker Carlson’s first name has never been definitely confirmed. There are those that claim the name is drawn from the short-lived automobile company developed by Preston Tucker, while others hold the view that the name refers to a now-archaic ornamental lace covering for a woman’s neck and shoulders. There is a third group that claims Tucker isn’t even an American but is actually Australian, as the word ‘tucker’ is a common Australian slang term for ‘food’. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/836 "2021-12-02T14:26:46Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > There is a third group that claims Tucker isn’t even an American but is actually Australian, as the word ‘tucker’ is a common Australian slang term for ‘food’. There’s a fourth group that believes it comes from how drag queens prepare themselves for the stage. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/837 "2021-12-02T21:04:12Z")
During the early days of road numbering in Britain (starting with the A1, connecting London and Edinburgh) a parallel system of numbering road bridges was planned. For reasons which are unclear, road numbering was a success but bridge numbering failed. Only numbers 4 (The Forth Road Bridge) and 7 (The Severn Bridge) are still known by their numbers (the former using the Scottish spelling of “fourth”; and the latter using the Welsh spelling of “Seven”.) j ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/838 "2021-12-02T21:08:20Z")
The English road designated “A1” is officially sponsored by A.1. Steak Sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/839 "2021-12-02T22:04:13Z")
There was a plan to connect England with America by road. To avoid confusion, the connecting road in America was labeled A1A. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399/840 "2021-12-02T23:45:34Z")
Isaac Hayes campaigned heavily to get the name of the American road changed, all for naught, because _he_ was the Duke of New York – A #1. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399.md?page=43)