Weird animal facts
Octopus hearts, bat flight, dolphin sleep. Animals are weirder than fiction.
Q1.Who founded the Khan Academy?Tap to reveal
Answer: Sal Khan
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Q2.What do sailors call the back of a boat?Tap to reveal
Answer: Stern
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Q3.What year was Walt Disney born?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1901
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Q4.In which cardinal direction does the Sun rise from?Tap to reveal
Answer: East
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Q5.The “fairy” type made it’s debut in which generation of the Pokemon core series games?Tap to reveal
Answer: 6th
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Q6.When was WhatsApp founded?Tap to reveal
Answer: 2009
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Q7.What was Bank of America originally established as?Tap to reveal
Answer: Bank of Italy
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Q8.In what year did Canada stop producing the penny?Tap to reveal
Answer: 2012
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Q9.What is the name of the company in Lethal Company?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Company
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Q10.Which of these holidays is NOT usually celebrated in the month of December?Tap to reveal
Answer: Thanksgiving
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Q11.Who is depicted on the US hundred dollar bill?Tap to reveal
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
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Q12.Who is a co-founder of music streaming service Spotify?Tap to reveal
Answer: Daniel Ek
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Q13.Who is the author of Jurassic Park?Tap to reveal
Answer: Michael Crichton
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Weird science facts
Lightning, gravity, the size of the universe. Science has the weirdest answers.
Q1.Frank Lloyd Wright was the architect behind what famous building?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Guggenheim
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Q2.Which of the following correctly describes Japanese word order?Tap to reveal
Answer: Subject Object Verb
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Q3.What nation produces roughly 40% of the world’s vanilla?Tap to reveal
Answer: Madagascar
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Q4.What is the shortest month of the year?Tap to reveal
Answer: February
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Q5.What is the closest planet to our solar system's sun?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mercury
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Q6.What type of animal was Harambe, who was shot after a child fell into it's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo?Tap to reveal
Answer: Gorilla
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Q7.What is the German word for "spoon"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Löffel
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Q8.Which one of the following rhythm games was made by Harmonix?Tap to reveal
Answer: Rock Band
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Q9.What country has had prime ministers named Eden, Major, Peel, Law, Brown and Heath?Tap to reveal
Answer: United Kingdom
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Q10.When did the website "Facebook" launch?Tap to reveal
Answer: 2004
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Q11.What was the name of the WWF professional wrestling tag team made up of the wrestlers Ax and Smash?Tap to reveal
Answer: Demolition
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Q12.What is the famous Papa John's last name?Tap to reveal
Answer: Schnatter
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Q13.Earth is located in which galaxy?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Milky Way Galaxy
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Weird history facts
Things that happened that you didn't learn in school. Surprising historical truths.
Q1.What English word means to "think deeply"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Contemplate
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Q2.This Ghanaian entrepreneur is a pioneer of microlending.Tap to reveal
Answer: Esther Afua Ocloo
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Q3.What is the star sign of someone born on Valentines day?Tap to reveal
Answer: Aquarius
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Q4.What is on display in the Madame Tussaud's museum in London?Tap to reveal
Answer: Wax sculptures
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Q5.The buried remains of which English explorer of Australia were found in London in January 2019?Tap to reveal
Answer: Matthew Flinders
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Q6.What was the third country to have a McDonald's restaurant?Tap to reveal
Answer: Costa Rica
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Q7.Out of these four buildings, which one is the tallest, with a height of 1,483 ft (451.9 m)?Tap to reveal
Answer: Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia
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Q8.When was Hubba Bubba first introduced?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1979
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Q9.How many letters are in the English alphabet?Tap to reveal
Answer: 26
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Q10.The phrase "accident waiting to happen" is an example of what type of figure of speech?Tap to reveal
Answer: Idiom
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Q11.What is the name of the alcoholic beverage made from potatoes or grains that originates from Poland and Russia?Tap to reveal
Answer: Vodka
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Q12.What is the Zodiac symbol for Gemini?Tap to reveal
Answer: Twins
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Q13.What is the currency of Poland?Tap to reveal
Answer: Złoty
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Weird body and biology facts
Human body trivia is universally engaging — everyone has one.
Q1.Before the 19th Century, the "Living Room" was originally called the...Tap to reveal
Answer: Parlor
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Q2.Which iconic Disneyland attraction was closed in 2017 to be remodeled as a "Guardians of the Galaxy" themed ride?Tap to reveal
Answer: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
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Q3.Which mountain has the highest peak in North America?Tap to reveal
Answer: Denali, USA
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Q4.What was the height of Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world from 2005 to 2024?Tap to reveal
Answer: 456 ft
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Q5.What is the Italian word for "tomato"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Pomodoro
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Q6.In "Shrek", what comedic actor voices Donkey?Tap to reveal
Answer: Eddie Murphy
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Q7.Which of these American singers and songwriters won a Nobel Prize in Literature?Tap to reveal
Answer: Bob Dylan
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Q8.What was the first ever London Underground line to be built?Tap to reveal
Answer: Metropolitan Line
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Q9.Which film star has his statue in Leicester Square?Tap to reveal
Answer: Charlie Chaplin
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Q10.If you are caught "Goldbricking", what are you doing wrong?Tap to reveal
Answer: Slacking
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Q11.Virtual reality company Oculus VR lost which of it's co-founders in a freak car accident in 2013?Tap to reveal
Answer: Andrew Scott Reisse
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Why weird facts compound
Weird facts are the most-shared trivia category because they're memorable + portable. Once you know that octopuses have 3 hearts, you tell everyone. That's why daily weird-fact exposure builds the most quotable trivia knowledge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a fact 'weird' for trivia?
Counterintuitive answers, surprising numbers, or facts that flip an assumption you didn't know you had.
Are weird facts good for trivia night?
Yes — they're crowd-pleasers. Best as the 'wow' round between traditional categories.
Where can I find more weird facts?
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What's the most-shared weird fact?
Octopus has 3 hearts. Bats are the only mammal that flies. Lightning strikes 8 million times daily. Universal recall.
