Named after the Wrong Place by Gypsy

Champion(s):

MyrowitzJ
The smartest part of me will always be my ass.


Runner(s)-Up:

gregariouschinchilla
Rufio! Rufio! Rufioooooooo!


Quiz Description

The Vietnamese call the Vietnam War the American War. It makes absolute sense. These names, however, do not.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 07 91 66 59 34 26 47 93 35 07 45 45
1 MyrowitzJ 511 99 15
15
91
15
66
15
15
34
15
15
47
15
93
15
15
15
15
2 gregariouschinchilla 443 97 15
00
15
15
59
15
34
15
15
47
15
93
15
15
15
15
45
3 helene 389 96 15
00
15
66
15
59
15
34
15
15
00
15
35
15
15
15
45
4 AmmermanA 379 94 15
15
91
00
00
15
15
26
15
47
15
15
35
15
00
15
45
5 FryedBetaKappa 362 92 15
00
15
15
59
15
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
15
15
45
6 FanoeG 346 91 15
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
15
15
15
45
7 JonesRW 331 89 15
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
15
15
45
00
8 CoenM 322 87 15
00
15
00
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
15
15
45
8 chc 322 87 15
00
15
15
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
10 Vicun-YAH 320 84 15
15
00
00
15
59
15
34
00
15
47
00
15
15
15
15
45
11 usuiw 316 83 15
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
00
15
00
15
45
12 RichmondJ 306 81 15
00
00
00
15
59
15
15
15
47
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
13 quarterrican 304 79 15
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
13 WeikleB 304 79 15
00
00
15
59
15
15
26
15
47
00
15
15
07
00
15
45
15 PotatoD 302 76 15
00
15
15
59
15
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
15
00
00
16 grnwaz 294 75 15
00
00
15
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
15
07
15
15
45
17 LuskT 292 73 15
00
00
00
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
15
45
00
18 BringMoreLegos 289 71 15
07
15
00
15
59
00
15
26
15
47
00
00
15
15
45
00
18 TowJ 289 71 15
00
15
66
00
00
15
15
26
15
47
00
00
15
00
15
45
20 VenguswamyK 288 69 15
07
00
15
66
00
15
34
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
15
15
21 rouquinne 285 67 15
07
00
15
66
00
00
15
15
47
15
00
00
15
15
45
15
22 LiptonM 282 65 15
07
00
15
00
15
34
15
26
15
00
15
35
15
15
15
45
23 IvixorB 275 64 15
15
15
00
00
15
34
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
15
15
45
24 akambour 273 62 15
00
15
00
15
34
00
15
47
00
15
35
15
07
00
15
45
25 MeiyappanS 272 61 15
00
00
00
15
59
00
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
15
00
26 KonkelT 269 59 15
00
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
26
00
00
15
15
00
15
45
27 ChrisRosenberg 265 57 15
07
00
15
66
00
15
00
00
00
15
35
15
07
15
15
45
28 PipkeR 263 56 15
07
00
15
66
15
59
15
34
00
00
00
00
15
07
15
00
29 occultatio 260 54 15
07
00
15
66
00
15
34
15
26
15
00
15
15
07
15
00
30 RautY 258 53 15
07
00
00
00
15
34
00
15
47
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
31 ZhangM 244 51 15
07
15
91
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
45
32 markasparov 243 50 15
00
00
00
15
00
15
26
15
00
15
15
07
15
45
15
45
33 PolinskyL 239 48 15
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
47
00
15
35
15
07
15
15
45
34 randalleng 237 46 15
07
00
00
00
15
34
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
35 Troydozzy 232 45 15
07
00
00
00
00
15
34
15
26
15
00
15
15
15
15
45
36 EdwardsT 230 43 15
00
00
15
59
15
34
15
15
47
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
37 LesterD 229 42 15
00
00
15
59
00
15
26
15
47
00
00
00
15
07
00
15
38 OlewnickB 228 40 00
00
00
00
00
00
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
39 WeaverL 227 38 15
07
00
00
00
15
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
07
15
00
40 Vintsanity 226 36 15
07
00
15
66
15
59
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
40 KPope 226 36 15
07
00
15
66
00
00
15
26
00
00
00
15
07
15
45
00
42 DFisher 223 34 15
07
00
15
66
00
15
34
15
26
00
00
00
00
15
15
00
43 WaltDog 217 31 15
07
00
00
15
59
15
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
00
00
00
43 SeigelK 217 31 15
07
00
00
00
15
59
00
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
15
00
45 garrybl 215 29 15
07
00
00
00
00
15
26
15
47
00
00
00
15
15
15
45
46 FrostM 205 27 15
07
00
00
00
00
15
15
26
15
47
00
15
35
15
00
00
47 BillPennington 204 26 15
00
15
00
15
34
15
26
15
47
00
00
00
15
07
00
00
48 DubnerJ 198 24 15
07
00
00
15
00
15
34
00
00
00
15
15
07
15
15
45
49 DAttilioB 188 23 15
07
00
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
00
15
35
15
00
15
45
50 kanyewesteros 154 21 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
35
15
07
15
45
00
51 GoodmanDL 153 19 15
07
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
15
07
00
15
45
52 Crow-T-Robot 135 18 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
07
00
00
53 morbeedo 131 16 15
07
00
15
15
15
34
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
00
00
00
54 mellyjo 128 15 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
15
35
15
07
15
00
55 ClarksonB 115 13 15
07
00
00
00
00
15
15
26
00
00
00
00
15
07
15
00
56 LeungT 111 11 00
00
00
00
00
00
15
59
00
00
00
00
15
15
07
00
00
57 Adamlowemartin 109 10 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
35
15
07
00
00
58 Eponine 101 8 15
00
00
00
00
15
34
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
07
15
00
59 MoyseyC 100 6 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
00
15
07
15
00
59 AllardM 100 6 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
15
26
00
00
00
00
15
07
00
15
61 DouglasLovesVixey 82 3 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
45
00
62 Jockosaurus 22 2 15
07
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
63 JacobyJ 0 1 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00

Questions:

Known as back bacon in the country for which it's named, only Americans call it this.

Click to Reveal Answer
Canadian bacon

An American term, a one-word equivalent for this was first added to French dictionaries in 2014.

Click to Reveal Answer
French kiss

Maurice Vermersch didn't think Americans could identify Brussels, for which this food was originally named, so he changed it to this.

Click to Reveal Answer
Belgian waffle

This dessert, which originally used dark baking chocolate, was developed in America.

Click to Reveal Answer
German chocolate cake

This stir-fry dish was actually developed in Taiwan based on Japanese-style teppanyaki, not the landlocked sovereign state in East Asia in its name.

Click to Reveal Answer
Mongolian barbeque

This hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked or fried, was developed in London.

Click to Reveal Answer
Scotch egg

Despite its name, this sunflower is not from a holy city and it is not a species of thistle.

Click to Reveal Answer
Jerusalum artichoke

American fried rice was developed where?

Click to Reveal Answer
Thailand

This piquant salad dressing, typically a blend of mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, pimentos, chives and spices, was created in America.

Click to Reveal Answer
Russian dressing

This ubiquitous salad dressing was also developed in America, and is not typically found in the country for which it was named.

Click to Reveal Answer
Italian dressing

This food, widely known in medieval Europe, is also known as Bombay toast or German toast.

Click to Reveal Answer
French toast

Lee Lantz changed the name of Patagonian toothfish to this to make it more appealing to the American market, even though it's actually a cod found mainly in arctic regions.

Click to Reveal Answer
Chilean seabass