# 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:** 437
**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 21, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8722 "2017-09-21T13:08:48Z")
Blawnox University’s Fighting Chuckhounds are named after its two most illustrious alumni, Chuck Pumpkins and Hounddog Elvish Preshley. ---
**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 21, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8723 "2017-09-21T18:57:02Z")
Peter Jackson was threatened with a lawsuit if he didn’t excise the Elvish Presley character from the _Lord of the Rings_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8724 "2017-09-22T00:09:33Z")
Elvish Presley is known for such hits as _Return to Sindar, Burning Orcs_, and _Heartbreak Tir Na Nog._ ---
**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 22, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8725 "2017-09-22T14:07:41Z")
Elvish Preshley’s grandfather, former President Harry Thruman, has been known to file lawsuits over people who misspell Elvish’s last name. Harry gives them Hell for forgetting the H. ---
**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 23, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8726 "2017-09-23T04:08:19Z")
When Sean Connery turned down the role of Elvish Preshley in _The Hobbit, Part Twelve: The Shaving of the Feet_, it was offered to Celine Dion, Tom Hanks, George Michael, Keanu Reeves, Paul Simon, Lucille Ball, Robin Williams and Tina Turner. All of them turned it down due to reluctance to wear the requisite pointed ears. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8727 "2017-09-23T06:03:05Z")
Little known fact. Zachery Quinto, who plays Mr. Spock, was born with pointed ears, never had them corrected, and wears ear prosthetics for other movie parts. ---
**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 23, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8728 "2017-09-23T13:33:53Z")
Zachery Quinto is one of five identical sextruplets: Zachery Uno (who has pointed fingers), Zachery Twino (who has pointed teeth), Zachery Tripo (who has pointed toes), Zachery Quadro (who has pointed nipples) and Zachery Sexo (who has pointed testicles). ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8729 "2017-09-24T01:28:36Z")
Zachary Quinto is the highest scoring celebrity name in Scrabble. ---
**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 24, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8730 "2017-09-24T02:08:06Z")
Zachary Quinto is the highest scoring celebrity in Hollywood, now that Nimoy’s gone. ---
**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 24, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8731 "2017-09-24T03:12:07Z")
Zachary Quinto’s scores are higher than anyone else’s in Hollywood in Scrabble, basketball, Trivial Pursuit, mah jongg and Quidditch. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8732 "2017-09-24T16:36:24Z")
Zachary Quinto’s chin hairs can scrub barnacles from ship hulls. ---
**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 24, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8733 "2017-09-24T22:10:13Z")
The title character in _Barnacle Bill the Sailor_ was patterned largely after Pres. William Taft. One of the earliest stanzas ran “Who’s that eating all our food? Who’s that eating all our food? Who’s that eating all our food? Cried the fair maid’s papa! Shut yer trap, I’m president, sez Barnacle Bill the Sailor, Oh, shut yer trap, I’m president, sez Barnacle Bill the Sailor.” ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8734 "2017-09-25T04:04:20Z")
William Howard “Big Guy” Taft had three brothers, named William Horace “Hor-baby” Taft, William Harvey “Harvey” Taft, William Harold “Harry” Taft and William Hortense “Hornet” Taft. None of them served either as President of the United States or Chief Justice of the United States, although “Hornet” ran eight times for dogcatcher in Cincinnati and was defeated every time. ---
**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 25, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8735 "2017-09-25T10:59:57Z")
Cincinnati’s current head dogcatcher, Donald A. Trump, is a democrat. He’s black, Jewish, stands tall at 5’ 5", and is known for his impersonations of Sammy Davis Jr., which he stinks at. He cast a write-in vote in last year’s election for: Orson Bean. ---
**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 25, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8736 "2017-09-25T13:18:53Z")
In addition to being a 5’5" tall, black Jewish and a bad Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator, Donald A. Trump kneels whenever he hears “Hail to the Chief.” ---
**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 25, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8737 "2017-09-25T13:57:38Z")
“Hail to the Chief” was originally a derogatory song wishing that a hailstorm would pummel the president. It was only later rewritten into today’s version. ---
**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 25, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8738 "2017-09-25T14:00:22Z")
Hailstorms occur when the sky fairies tickle Magajojoji, the Ice Cloud. Snowstorms occur when they kick the shit out of Magajojoji’s sister, Bernice. Sky fairies are not very nice. ---
**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 25, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8739 "2017-09-25T14:02:38Z")
The first time Hail to the Chief was sung into today’s rewritten version was at President William Howard Taft’s inauguration, where he was plummeted with hailstones, which made him swell up from a trim, good looking 200 pound man to the 350 pound President history remembers. ETA: The sky fairies who did this were not very nice. ---
**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 25, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8740 "2017-09-25T15:13:28Z")
The only way to appease the sky fairies is to seed a cloud with tasty silver iodide particles. Once satiated, the sky fairies will open up the cloud and let it rain upon the thirsty earth. ---
**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 25, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/8741 "2017-09-25T16:15:39Z")
Kurt Vonnegut wrote a great book called “Appeasing the Sky Fairies” centering around this very idea. His Big Brother Bernard stole the idea and made it plausible, turning it into reality. Kurt was so angry he deleted the book and never spoke to Bernard again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=436) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=438)