# 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://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 28, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12263 "2019-12-28T23:18:29Z")

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No idea what’s inside them, but, in Panama, your transistor radio is powered by a ni-pad battery.

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**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:** [December 29, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12264 "2019-12-29T01:31:29Z")

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While Spanish is spoken in much of Panama, in the Canal Zone they speak Canalzonian. The region is known for its Italian food.

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**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 29, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12265 "2019-12-29T15:17:11Z")

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The canals of Mars are filled with frozen fruit punch, left over from a truly epoch party.

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12266 "2019-12-29T16:24:19Z")

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One warm summer day in 2013, when some of the punch had begun to melt, the Curiosity rover got stuck in the fruity slush and had to dig itself out with the scoop on its robotic arm. It then analyzed the sample, concluded that it needed some rum (which the designers had thoughtfully put onboard for those cold Martian nights) and made the first interplanetary cocktail.

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**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 29, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12267 "2019-12-29T17:45:54Z")

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Jimmy Buffet originally wrote “Frozen Martian Punch,” but later changed it to something more earthly.

Wasting away again drinking Frozen Martian Punch.  
Searching for some more frozen slush.  
Some people claim  
Not enough oxygen’s to blame  
But I know I love drinking this mush.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12268 "2019-12-29T20:32:17Z")

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Jimmy Buffet changed his name from James Casual Dining.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12269 "2019-12-29T20:33:25Z")

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Fuck these double posts.

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**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:** [December 30, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12270 "2019-12-30T03:20:10Z")

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There are no buffets anywhere in the Solar System except Earth, due to the lack of extraterrestrial Sterno.

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12271 "2019-12-30T14:22:40Z")

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The Solar System Buffet was opened in Blawnox PA in 1964. Menu items include Onion Rings of Saturn, Martian Mashed Potatoes, Neptune Noodles and Jupiter Jello (featuring giant red spots).

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**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 30, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12272 "2019-12-30T14:33:54Z")

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Martin Lewis opened The Beatles Buffet Diner after conducting a survey to determine the foods mentioned in all their songs. Results of this survey are published [here](https://www.martinlewis.com/beatles/pressrelease.html)

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**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 30, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12273 "2019-12-30T15:59:18Z")

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The Beatles Buffet Diner has long and winding rhododendron growing out front.

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**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 30, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12274 "2019-12-30T16:24:44Z")

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And their wait staff of Jojo Lennon, Gideon Harrison, McCartney My Dear, and Ringo Raccoon all provide excellent service.

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**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 30, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12275 "2019-12-30T18:58:27Z")

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Jojo’s daughter Lulu runs a very successful Internet site that sells yoga pants and other athletic gear.

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**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:** [December 31, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12276 "2019-12-31T13:13:05Z")

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She tried expanding the line to muu muus and tutus, but they were just too too, so that was a no-no. Which proves that when life gives you lemons, make yoga pants.

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**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 31, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12277 "2019-12-31T16:11:35Z")

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Life gave nothing but lemons to Larry Drop until he started the Lemon Drop Weight Loss Clinics, which led to the Lemon Drop Diet Book, the Lemon Drop Diet Cookbook, the Lemon Drop Diet Holiday Menu Cookbook, Lemon Drop Diet Stretch and Shrink Wardrobe Chain, The Lemon Drop Gym Business, and various other Lemon Drop items.

What the Larry Lemon Drop Diet is has never really been clearly stated.

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**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:** [December 31, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12278 "2019-12-31T17:38:27Z")

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Larry Lemon Drop sued Meadowlark Lemon for copyright infringement, but it never went to court.

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12279 "2019-12-31T17:48:58Z")

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Meadowlark Lemon invented the Harlem Globetrotters as a joke. He kicked Jerry Lewis and Jerry Seinfeld off the team when people started to take them seriously.

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12280 "2019-12-31T17:52:36Z")

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Jerry Lewis and Jerry Seinfeld formed their own team along with Jerry Springer, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jerry Maguire. They called it Jerry’s Jubilee.

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**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:** [December 31, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12281 "2019-12-31T21:26:18Z")

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Jewbilly music is a genre that fuses hillbilly (country) music and klezmer. So far, it consists of one number written for clarinet and banjo. When asked to comment on it, both Jerry Lewis and Jerry Lee Lewis said, “meh.”

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**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:** [January 1, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/12282 "2020-01-01T03:45:55Z")

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Jerry Lee Lewis and Jerry Lewis have a lot in common. Each married their 13 year old cousin. Each acted like they were mentally disabled. Each had Dean Martin flummoxed. Each could play piano with the heels of their shoes. Each had the same father and mother and were born on the same day, yet in different states.

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