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Only Geniuses Will Get a Perfect Score on this Mandela Effect Quiz!

The Mandela effect is one of the strangest things in the world, but how much do you know about it?

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

Have you ever experienced the mind-straining phenomenon known as the Mandela Effect? It's like living in a wacky alternate reality where memories clash with reality. The name comes from the famous South African activist Nelson Mandela, because of how many people think he passed away in the 1980s. Many people believe they remember his passing, only to be shocked when he emerged alive and well years later!

But this Mandela fact isn't the only head-scratcher. The Mandela Effect is brimming with mind-blowing examples that'll make your noggin spin. People have spent years thinking Looney Tunes was in fact called Looney Toons, and in the US, some people refer to Jif peanut butter as Jiffy. Then there's that iconic line from Star Wars IV: A New Hope which we'll test you on in a short while!

The little quirks challenge our shared memories and some people reckon it's the result of parallel universes meshing together or time travel messing with our brains.

It's all very confusing, right? But how many of these examples do you remember correctly?

1/16 A bear next to a map of the USA

How many States of America are there, really?

2/16 Mickey Mouse

What colour are Mickey Mouse's braces?

3/16 A bowl of Rice Krispies

In Oliver Twist, what does he actually say?

4/16

What did Captain Kirk actually say in one classic episode of Star Trek?

5/16 Wizard of Oz

What does Dorothy say in The Wizard of Oz?

6/16

E.T. says...

7/16

What did Darth Vader actually say?

8/16

What did the mirror in Snow White actually say?

9/16

What colour is the tip of Pikachu’s tail?

10/16

What colour is C-3PO’s leg?

11/16

What does the monopoly man wear on his face?

12/16

What does Forrest Gump say whilst sat on the bench?

13/16

What did Gandalf say as the Fellowship escaped the mines of Moria?

14/16

What does the big bad wolf say to the three little pigs?

15/16

What animal is on King Tutenkahmun’s mask?

16/16

What colour is Pumbaa from the Lion King?

Uh oh! It looks like the Mandela effect has taken complete control over you! It’s time to check your sources, do a bit of research and find out the real historical truth! But don’t worry, you’re in good company, a lot of people in the world have misremembered some of these facts!

Not bad, you managed to properly remember some of these historical mistakes, but not all of them! But don’t worry, lots of people remember them all wrong and at least you did better than that! Well done, why not check out some of the other quizzes on the site and see if you can do better?

Nice! You’ve clearly done your own research and not just been listening to whatever people tell you! That’s by far the best way to be, and it’s really important to check the information and stories people tell you, use that big human brain of yours to decide for yourself based on the evidence!

Epic, you’ve managed to point out all the correct answers, that’s really impressive, especially because some of these happened a long time ago! Full marks to you, how does it feel? Good right? So it should! You’ve smashed this one, so why not try your hand at some of the other quizzes we’ve got on the site? How about some owl facts?

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