# Made-Up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580 "2014-04-21T03:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 173
**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:** [November 28, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3441 "2014-11-28T03:42:51Z")
Governor Rick Perry’s younger sister is also benefiting from the Aztec “curse.” She founded the Texas town of Katy in 1896 before embarking on a long singing career, culminating, for the moment, in her persona of Lady Gaga. ---
**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, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3442 "2014-11-28T03:56:49Z")
Rick Perry’s grandfather, Buckleberry Perry, was at the Alamo with Davy Crockett. Unfortunately he had to leave for a dental appointment in Missouri that he really couldn’t miss, and so missed out on martyrdom. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3443 "2014-11-28T20:30:16Z")
By one of those weird twists of fate, Buckleberry Perry’s dentist was on his way to the Alamo to handle a dental emergency for Jim Bowie. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3444 "2014-11-29T05:38:05Z")
Buckleberry Perry’s half-brother Huckleberry moved to Arkansas in 1857, eventually changed his last name, and started the political dynasty that eventually gave us Mike Huckabee. ---
**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 29, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3445 "2014-11-29T13:30:18Z")
Huckleberry Hound was put to sleep in 2013. Hanna-Barbara kept it quiet, and there were only a few in attendance at the funeral: Yogi, Boo Boo, Quickdraw and Snagglepuss. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3446 "2014-11-29T14:01:28Z")
Huckleberry Hound was originally named Mortimer, but there was a mix-up with the notes for the sketch and a note from Hanna’s wife asking him to bring home a pie for dinner. At the very private erasure ceremony, Hanna broke down sobbing “Mortimer, oh Mortimer”, which confused the heck out of the other attendees. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3447 "2014-11-29T14:14:00Z")
Huckleberry is sadly underappreciated for his stunning work in the 1959 British adaptation of _The Hound of the Baskervilles_. He was uncredited in the movie as Hanna thought it might disturb children to see their favorite dog in this dramatic and frankly disturbing role. But Huckleberry always said this was the best work he ever did. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3448 "2014-11-30T09:26:09Z")
Friends of Huckleberry Finn’s father hated the book and called it a pack of one-sided lies and nothing but a Pap smear. ---
**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 30, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3449 "2014-11-30T15:13:03Z")
Gynecologist Ernst Laszlo Pap invented the Pap Smudge to induce hysterical orgasms in women. It didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3450 "2014-11-30T15:29:01Z")
Grampa “Pap” Jovialus was famous for his _Pap Fudge_, which was known to induce hysterical orgasms in both men and women. His secret ingredients were cinnamon and a dash of cayenne pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3451 "2014-11-30T17:46:25Z")
Grandpa Jones was forced to don the garb of an old man because in his preferred skinny jeans and sideburns his vocals and gyrations caused hysterical orgasms in women (and a few men) of all ages during the first season of HeeHaw; in fact the show was named for the sounds women made watching him. His recording of Time Warp is considered the definitive version, but unfortunately only two copies exist, both on 8 track. ---
**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 30, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3452 "2014-11-30T20:06:29Z")
The original name for Hee-Haw - The Corn Hole - was thought up by ad man Harry Perry, shortly before his banishment from the industry. He moved to rural Texas soon after. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3453 "2014-12-01T14:34:03Z")
Harry Perry had a brief fling with J.K. Rowling, giving her the inspiration for the name Harry Potter. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3454 "2014-12-01T14:55:45Z")
J. K. Rowling’s pet owl was named Snape, after the village drunk in her home town of Dobby. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3455 "2014-12-01T15:00:03Z")
Owls are the only animal that can rotate their heads 359 degrees. This is possible because their spines are coiled like springs, which evolutionists theorize occurred over thousands of years from owl chicks being too big for their eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3456 "2014-12-01T15:28:20Z")
A second theory is that female owls went nuts trying to lay those eggs, as they are too big for their bodies. The owls started twisting and turning their heads in an effort to alleviate some of the pain cause by trying to pass a too big egg. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3457 "2014-12-01T16:57:21Z")
The Emerald City Café in Seattle, Washington is now serving owl egg omelets. Owl eggs contain more protein than their chicken egg counterparts, as well as 2% fiber and 6% Vitamin A. By all accounts, owl eggs are delicious as well. ---
**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 1, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3458 "2014-12-01T18:27:53Z")
Two weeks ago, Seattle sank into Puget Sound. Knowing it was coming, Bill Gates moved Microsoft HQ to a flotilla of reconditioned aircraft carriers just outside the territorial limits of the US (and consequently, ever other country as well) where he can now do whatever he wants. Think monkey knife fights. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3459 "2014-12-01T18:41:39Z")
Bill Gates spent $82 million to purchase and import the last remaining barrel of the rare, endangered Azure Blue Capuchin monkeys (sp. Chinnychinchinus) from a zoo-rescue farm in Vincennes, Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/3460 "2014-12-02T07:07:43Z")
It is estimated that there were over 82 million turtle doves in existence when _The Twelve Days of Christmas_ was written. Alas there are believed to be less than 100 today. Scientists are at a loss to explain the rapid demise of this slow-flying shelled bird as it has no natural predators. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=174)