# 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:** 338
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6741 "2016-09-08T13:29:04Z")
Jenny McCarthy’s latest scholarly book Computer Cell Phone Cancer Contracts. It must be valid, as she has earned a Google Ph.D. on the subject. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6742 "2016-09-08T14:04:44Z")
Sure, the government shuts down ITT Technical Institute but do they go after Google University? Of course not. And just look at the classes GU has: Rule 34 101, Internet and Sarcasm, Advanced Art of Trolling, Trukk not Munky 202. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6743 "2016-09-08T15:05:11Z")
The government, in 2014, also shut down online \*Lionel University \* because its so-called instructors did not have the proper training. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6744 "2016-09-08T17:39:55Z")
Blawnox University Online had 8,000,004 students at its height. It’s most popular majors were Veterinary Assisting Appreciation, State Quarter Collecting, Beaver Dam Repair Assisting, Medical Marijuana Appreciation, and Paradentistry (dentistry that doesn’t need a license, just a pair of pliars and medical marijuana). ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6745 "2016-09-08T19:14:49Z")
The Blawnox English Dictionary (BED) gives “pair of pliers” as the definition of “Philipine Air Force”. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6746 "2016-09-08T20:21:24Z")
According to the Bureau of Fictional Statistics, the _Blawnox English Dictionary_ is cited twice as often as the _Pittsburgh, Erie, Scranton & Philadelphia English Dictionary_ and more than five times as often as the _Oxford English Dictionary_ by people living in Nairobi, Kenya. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6747 "2016-09-08T20:35:04Z")
\*The Oxford Urdu Dictionary \*has been voted “Least Popular Beach Read” for the past twenty-seven years straight by the people who vote for these kind of things. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6748 "2016-09-08T21:39:27Z")
Marlon Brando read from \*The Oxford Urdu Dictionary \*when auditioning for the part of Stanley Kowalski in _A Streetcar Named Desire_. The director was so impressed he changed the female character’s name from Bronwynn to Stella, which means “Scream my name, big fella” in Urdu. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6749 "2016-09-08T21:44:03Z")
Stella Beer, made in Cairo Egypt (true) is the official beer of Blawnox, “Cuz it’s chunky!” Drinking said beer has been known to cause severe vomiting by bystanders as far as two blocks away. Bartenders first apply coroner’s nose balm prior to opening each bottle. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6750 "2016-09-08T22:31:16Z")
Nestlé Chunky’s ingredients label has the word “sweepings” at the very bottom. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6751 "2016-09-09T04:00:23Z")
Nestlé collects its scrupulously-labeled sweepings from steel mills, greyhound kennels and low-end vomitoria throughout the Tri-State Area. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6752 "2016-09-09T11:31:12Z")
The Tri-State Area was formerly known as the Quadri-State Area, before the removal of the State of Denial. Today, denial is simply implied. ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6753 "2016-09-09T15:15:47Z")
“Denial” _is_ actually a river in Africa. It is a short (apprx. 100 mile) tributary of the Bongo, which is a tributary of the Congo. “Denial” means “Danger: crocodiles” in the local dialect. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6754 "2016-09-09T15:40:42Z")
The Bongo River is only slightly longer than the Denial. It is certified alligator-free by the Congolese government every three months, and is surprisingly popular with the German jet-skiing tourists who patronize the many strudel bakeries along its banks. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6755 "2016-09-09T15:54:51Z")
Congo alligator meat is extremely tough and chewy. To make it edible, top chefs recommend stewing for several hours in a crock pot. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6756 "2016-09-09T16:04:12Z")
Your basic alligator and your standard crocodile have 374 matching pairs of genes/chromosomes. These are known as the cayman denominator. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6757 "2016-09-09T16:56:52Z")
:: winces :: The Ben Silver Co. of Charleston, S.C. offers Lombardy Pudding Elk (but not cayman) neckties in four different shades for the well-heeled gentleman of Blawnox and points beyond: [No Search Results - The Ben Silver Collection](http://www.bensilver.com/SearchResult.aspx?searchPhrase=w119) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6758 "2016-09-09T17:04:40Z")
Ben Silver was the first Attorney General of South Carolina. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6759 "2016-09-09T17:42:55Z")
Past Attorneys General of South Carolina have included three Phartuccios, all unrelated to each other: Philemon Phartuccio (1823-25), Philander Phartuccio (1861-67), Philip Phartuccio (1912-15) and Philbert Phartuccio-Quigley (March 3-7, 2015). ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/6760 "2016-09-09T18:08:22Z")
Formerly an English surname, by 1820 every last Quigley in the British isles had emigrated (or been transported) to Australia. It was only after WW2 that Quigleys began to live in other parts of the English-speaking world again, and even today they find it mysteriously difficult to obtain visas to enter the UK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=339)