Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. A group of flamingos is called a 'flamboyance'.
   True
2. The holes in Swiss cheese are officially called 'cheese craters'.
   False
3. You lose a stupid trivia bet about cartoons and have to answer: which character famously lives in a pineapple under the sea?
   SpongeBob SquarePants
4. At a dumb trivia night about snack foods, which of these was actually released as a limited flavor of Oreo cookies?
   Watermelon
5. Bananas are slightly radioactive because they contain potassium.
   True
6. During a round of weird animal trivia, you are asked which animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators. Which do you choose?
   Koala
7. Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds.
   False
8. In the original 'Star Wars' film, the exact line 'Luke, I am your father' is never actually spoken.
   True
9. At a stupid trivia contest about space oddities, you are asked which planet has a day that is longer than its year. What should you answer?
   Venus
10. Honey stored in a sealed jar can spoil after a few decades at room temperature.
    False
11. Your quiz team hits a round of dark and useless animal trivia: what is a group of crows traditionally called?
    A murder
12. In a round of bizarre animal facts, you are asked how many hearts an octopus has. What is the right answer?
    Three
13. There is a town in the United States that officially changed its name to 'Truth or Consequences'.
    True
14. During a useless trivia round on fast-food experiments, which of these was a real burger bun variation sold by a major chain in some countries?
    Black hamburger buns
15. At a stupid trivia music round, you are asked what Prince famously changed his name to in the 1990s. Which option best describes that name?
    Unpronounceable love symbol
16. A friend hears the trivia fact that humans share about half their DNA with bananas and concludes we are 'half banana.' What is the most accurate way to explain that fact?
    Many of our genes have similar sequences to genes in bananas
17. On a round about ridiculous old laws, you get asked why some places historically banned carrying an ice cream cone in your back pocket. What was the actual concern?
    To stop people from luring someone else's horse away without technically stealing it
18. During a nature round in a stupid trivia quiz, you are asked which animal can detach its tail, leaving it wriggling as a distraction, and later grow a new one. Which answer is best?
    Lizard
19. Arrange these methods of sending short messages in order from earliest to most recent common use:
    Correct order: Using trained pigeons to carry written messages → Sending messages by telegraph → Making a phone call → Sending a text message
20. For a truly useless movie trivia question, which film is generally credited as the first to feature the 'Wilhelm scream' sound effect that later became a running in-joke in many movies?
    The Charge at Feather River
21. Competitive players study rock, paper, scissors like a serious game. According to analyses of human play, which opening move is most commonly chosen, making it the most predictable option?
    Rock
22. In classic useless trivia, which animal is famously (but incorrectly) said to stick its head in the sand when scared?
    Ostrich