That's Wrong, Right? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Apollo 13 was the first manned spaceship to land on the moon.

The first manned spaceship to land on the moon was Apollo 11.

Apollo 13 never made it to the moon. Due to an exploding oxygen tank, the mission was aborted, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean. Fortunately, all of the crew members survived.

Answer: The pangolin is sometimes called the spiny anteater.

The echidna, not the pangolin, is known as the spiny anteater.

The pangolin is an anteater, but it is known as the scaly anteater due to the overlapping keratin scales that cover its body. Pangolins, like other anteaters, are toothless, and they are also nocturnal. Sadly, their existence is threatened by human activity, including habitat destruction and their use as meat and medicine in Asia and Africa.

Answer: "Double, double toil and trouble"

"Double, double toil and trouble" is from "Macbeth", not "Hamlet". It is part of an incantation uttered by the witches.

Both "Hamlet", set in Denmark, and "Macbeth", set in Scotland, are Shakespearean tragedies.

Answer: Zima

Zima was a clear, carbonated alcoholic beverage made by Coors. It is also the name of a town in Russia.

All of the others are mammals. The zebu is a South Asian cow, the okapi an African animals sometimes known as a "zebra giraffe", and the guanaco a South American camelid closely related to the llama.

Answer: Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit is the name of two characters (Young Martin Chuzzlewit and his grandfather, Old Martin Chuzzlewit) in the novel "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens.

Of the other choices, Maurice Micklewhite is the birth name of actor Michael Caine, Reginald Dwight is the birth name of musician Elton John, and Anne Hathaway is indeed the birth name of actress Anne Hathaway (as well as the name of William Shakespeare's wife).

Answer: Marlene on the Wall

"Marlene on the Wall" is a song by Suzanne Vega, from her album "Suzanne Vega"(1985).

The remaining choices are all Leonard Cohen songs. "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy", a song about a suicide, is from the album "Songs from a Room" (1969). "So Long, Marianne", a song about Cohen's breakup with Marianne Jensen (later known as Marianne Ihlen), is from his debut album "Songs of Leonard Cohen" (1967). "Joan of Arc" is from the album "Songs of Love and Hate" (1971).

Answer: League of Assassins

The League of Assassins is a fictional group of villains in the DC Comics universe.

The League of Nations (1920-1946), precursor to the current United Nations, was founded by Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined. The Hanseatic League (1356-1862) was a German confederation of merchant guilds and market towns. The League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1919-1990), AKA the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, was the founding and ruling party of Yugoslavia, a nation that no longer exists.

Answer: curling iron

A curling iron is not a piece of equipment used in curling but, rather, a tool used to curl hair.

The curling broom (also known as the brush) is used to sweep the ice surface in the path of the curling stone (also known as the rock) in order to decrease friction. Curlers wear curling shoes, which have a slider sole for one foot and a gripper sole for the other.

Answer: Way Down East

"Way Down East", directed by D.W. Griffith, was released in 1920 and starred Lillian Gish.

The remaining choices are all Charlie Chaplin movies, and Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in each of them. "The Gold Rush" was released in 1925, "City Lights" in 1931, and "Limelight" in 1952.

Answer: Wisconsin

While Wisconsin and Canada both border Lake Superior, Wisconsin does not have a land border with Canada.

Each of the other states directly borders a Canadian province. Vermont has a 90-mile (145-kilometer) border with Quebec. Michigan has a 721-mile (1160-kilometer) border with Ontario. Idaho has a 48-mile (77-kilometer) border with British Columbia.