I was just watching a Who Want’s to be a Millionaire? compilation on the final, 1 million pound questions (here’s the video, timestamp 32:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwnzAQgVhkM ) and one of the questions was: “Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?” A: Mother Shipton B: Red Underwing …

There’s more of that? Tell me more!

The Uncertain The Snout Dingy Footman Old Lady The Lackey And there’s plenty more where that came from! Just look through the Lepidoptera species list! I’m sure there is also a post where people talk about weird organism names too on here… EDIT: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/funny-long-or-ju…

With today’s level of nature knowledge, I’d be surprised if the show’s researchers got it right.

[image] AdamWargon: Like (probably) many iNatters Myself included.

a few years ago there was a Jeopardy category (a whole category!) about owls, and i dont remember the question, i think it was something about a part of the owl that doesnt move independantly or something, but i remember knowing the answer immediately- their eyes. not one contestant knew this lol

I could rant about this for hours… Seriously, stuff like “who was leader of x country 5 generations before any of us were born” is considered common knowledge everyone should know, but the most elementary things of how our world works are considered “nerd facts” nobody needs. No wonder science deni…

There is a quiz on BBC Radio 4 called Brain of Britain. I heard this a few years ago. Q: Which subspecies of tiger is found in India? Brain of Britain contestant: African.

[image] raymie: Moth or goth band quiz: https://vole.wtf/goth-or-moth/ Thank you I love this! so much harder than I thought it would be. And ashamed as a former Goth to only get 7/10 :black_heart:

Nature Questions in Trivia Game Shows

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thomaseverest October 17, 2024, 1:11am 15

I’ve been at trivia where the sports questions are like, “who was the NBA all star from 1968?” and the nature questions are like “what’s the fourth planet from the sun?”.

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