# Trivial Pursuit Mistakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555 "2004-02-11T00:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/21 "2004-02-11T21:13:25Z")
I was blown away playing TP 1st edition and this question came up: Q: What does SNAFU stand for? And the answer blew me away… A: Situation Normal All Fucked Up I couldn’t believe they had the word “Fuck” in TP! MtM ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/22 "2004-02-11T21:14:03Z")
I recall one that was technically incorrect, but mostly right: Q: What Arthur C. Clarke novel was 2001: A SPACE ODYYSEY based on? A: THE SENTINEL Right title, but it was a short story, not a novel. Clarke did novelize the final film, but used the 2001 title for that work. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/23 "2004-02-11T21:19:26Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > The amount of mis-information in Trivial Pursuit (Genus Edition) is staggering. I haven’t played in a long time, but I recall numerous mistakes coming up under science, esp. One question specifically stands out in my mind. It may have been under the category of history. It asked who was the first person killed in a plane crash. It claimed, IIRC, Orville Wright. > > Recently, after visiting the National Air & Space Mueum’s website, I got curious enough to ask their staff. The answer was that Orville was in an airplane crash years later (not using their first plane), but he was not killed. And, Wilbur died of typhoid in May 1912. > > So, what mistakes have you found (in the bogus edition)? > > - Jinx IIRC, around 1908, or so, Orville was the PILOT of the first plane to crash and kill someone–his military passenger, I think. Right? Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/24 "2004-02-11T21:45:35Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > IIRC, around 1908, or so, Orville was the PILOT of the first plane to crash and kill someone–his military passenger, I think. Right? [Thomas Selfridge](http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/thomaset.htm). ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/25 "2004-02-11T23:06:32Z")
> [@TPWombat](#): > > I seem to recall hearing that some mistakes are deliberate, to catch people who rip off their questions wholesale for some other product. No idea if this is true, tho’ it does sound cunning. I have heard the same about map makers. Always add an extra road that leads nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/26 "2004-02-11T23:20:41Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > I have heard the same about map makers. Always add an extra road that leads nowhere. [You are talking about “copyright traps.” They are devious. They exist.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_165.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lplum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lplum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lplum)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/27 "2024-01-01T16:32:34Z")
I have the “Rock and Roll” edition card pack for TP and being somewhat an aficionado of music trivia, I found a mistake about one of the most well-known songs ever- Born to Run. The question asked was “The highways jammed with broken \_\_\_\_\_\_ on a last-chance power drive? in Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen?” Their answer was “BONES”!! The correct answer is HEROES. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/28 "2024-01-01T17:39:13Z")
> [@Gulo\_gulo](#): > > And I will take this moment to brag about my little black feral kitty who has a light spotted undercoat that you can see when the light hits her just right. She’s my miniature black jaguar![ She sounds really cute! As an aside, black panthers have the most serious face of any cat. They never smile.Staring one down in the wild must be terrifying. Oops - zombie. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/29 "2024-01-01T20:08:30Z")
That cat is probably dead now. Sobering thought, innit? Happy New Year! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/30 "2024-01-01T21:09:06Z")
But, were the brains intact? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/31 "2024-01-01T21:25:00Z")
What is the popular term for a dead yet animated shambling ghoul, or a long dormant message board post that is suddenly revived? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/32 "2024-01-01T21:30:31Z")
> [@Lplum](#): > > I have the “Rock and Roll” edition card pack for TP Aren’t they a bit too stiff ? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/33 "2024-01-01T21:56:48Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > …black panthers have the most serious face of any cat. They never smile. Other cats smile? I guess they can have a contented look with their eyes shut that resembles a smile, but I’m struggling with the idea that black panthers really have a smaller repertoire of facial expressions than other cats. It’s a leopard. There’s maybe a difference between solitary and social cats? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/34 "2024-01-01T22:32:52Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > > [@Lplum](#): > > > > I have the “Rock and Roll” edition card pack for TP > > Aren’t they a bit too stiff ? Should use Cards Against Humanity. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/35 "2024-01-02T00:36:29Z")
I seem to recall that Disney’s Tinker Bell was NOT modeled after Marilyn Monroe. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/36 "2024-01-02T00:53:05Z")
The Cheshire cat famously smiled. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/37 "2024-01-02T01:37:54Z")
So did The Cat In The Hat, but that wasn’t really what I had in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555/38 "2024-01-02T01:47:27Z")
The 😺 cat that ate the canary? I looked at pictures of black panthers. I don’t see why they cannot have that smile look. Seems like they have all the mouth parts. Who knows how they feel? And whether they show it in their faces. My Siamese never do that contented face look like my other cats. The one that gives them the turned up lip look. I assume they’re all pretty happy cats. Maybe it’s their eyes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555.md?page=1)