# Made-Up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580
**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
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5401 "2015-11-23T19:31:16Z")
Liam Neeson has two scars from his role as Arthur’s adoptive brother in _Excalibur_: his right hand along the “[head line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmistry#Lines)” where Arthur (Nigel Terry) handed him the sword and Neeson grabbed it by the blade, and his right foot between the 2nd and 3rd toes where he dropped it through his boot. Shooting was delayed an hour while the sword was inspected for damage.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5402 "2015-11-23T20:38:09Z")
Several scenes were dropped from _Excalibur_ after negative audience reaction at test screenings: a sex scene between Sir Gawaine and his horse; an extended speech by Merlin about the difficulties of finding a really good wizard’s robe; and a fight scene in which the Knights of the Round Table use extreme sarcasm against their foes.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5403 "2015-11-23T20:49:31Z")
Meryl Streep won her first Oscar for her role of Morgan le Fay in _Excalibur_. She said she found the sex scenes terribly boring, but did like getting to set Nicol Williamson on fire in repeated scenes.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5404 "2015-11-23T21:09:57Z")
Helen Mirren has long been considered a “good sport” in Hollywood; she loves nothing better than a good practical joke–especially one played on her. During the filming of _Excalibur_, director John Boorman called for a last minute “script change” and instructed Mirren to read from cue cards with the “charm of making” written thereon; slowly at first, as if learning the chant, then faster. Nicol Williamson tumbled immediately on the first reading, barely hiding his hysterics as Helen read aloud The Charm Of Making: Oh-wah Tah-goo Fiam.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5405 "2015-11-24T04:08:38Z")
John Boorman is, by all accounts, not at all boring. He is well-known as a witty and engrossing storyteller in Hollywood social settings, and beautiful actresses have been known to get into fights with each other for the privilege of sitting next to him at gala dinners. He has been married 17 times.
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### Author:  [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5406 "2015-11-24T04:56:29Z")
Charley Boorman, director John’s son and star of _The Emerald Forest_–as well as young Mordred in _Excalibur_–is not really sure who his mother is. His father is not 100% positive, either.
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### Author:  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5407 "2015-11-24T13:52:04Z")
The original screenplay of _Excalibur_ has two additional characters, Lessdred, who would have been played by Peter Dinklage, and Evildred, a role especially written for Bruce Campbell.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5408 "2015-11-24T13:56:09Z")
Bruce Campbell’s chin, by itself, tore down the Berlin Wall.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5409 "2015-11-24T14:13:51Z")
The Berlin Wall was a popular brand of condoms during the Nazi regime, made with ribbed swastikas for added pleasure.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5410 "2015-11-24T15:26:49Z")
The Berlin Wall was, in part, made of balsa wood, cardboard and spongecake, but the East German regime kept pesky Western reporters well away from those isolated sections.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5411 "2015-11-24T15:39:26Z")
When Robert Berliner was at the taking down of the Berlin Wall, a piece of spongecake fall right on the crotch of his too big jeans. A friend taunted him “Hey, Sponge Bob! Square Pants.”
Stephen Hillenburg was at the event and overheard this. And a cartoon character was created.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5412 "2015-11-24T20:14:15Z")
The German word for “Berlin Wall” is “Deutschlanderberlinerengigantischebrickenstonehengenkeepenzeoutenstein”. Some dialects add “mit schlagsahne” to the word, but it’s frowned upon.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5413 "2015-11-24T20:25:21Z")
A German penchant for frowning is actually an American misconception, born partly out of their adversarial position in two world wars (agreed by most to be major downers), but mostly due to emigration from Germany of the most frowny segment of their population (to places such as Pennsylvania).
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5414 "2015-11-25T15:10:24Z")
There are no such medications as uppers and downers. They are merely sugar pills, and the effect is purely psychological. Despite this, companies are making megabucks off of them.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5415 "2015-11-25T16:24:11Z")
“Megabucks” are the proposed currency of the United States of Trump, according to an economic and monetary policy paper recently released by the Trump for President campaign.
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### Author:  [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5416 "2015-11-25T16:29:13Z")
“Did you Trump my face?” is a common bridge term used by Republicans.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5417 "2015-11-25T17:16:50Z")
Republican wives often ask their hairdressers “Will you frump my face?” i.e., make me look older.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5418 "2015-11-25T18:51:43Z")
The ‘frump face’ debeautifying salons call this makeover the Suck This, Democraps!, or STD! look.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5419 "2015-11-25T19:48:52Z")
The first-known debeautifying salon, An Uglier You, opened in North Blawnox, Pa. on June 3, 1977. It closed at noon the next day, having cleared a profit for owner/entrepreneur Phyllis Phartuccio of -$4,372.03.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/5420 "2015-11-25T21:59:23Z")
The First Thanksgiving Dinner, with prices adjusted for inflation, would have cost $4,372.03. The Second one was almost twice that, because turkeys were so prohibitively expensive and everyone was running out of cranberry sauce.
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