This brand-new Mandela Effect quiz will make you question your reality. If you score less than 5, you’ve probably lived in a parallel universe at some point.
Mandela Effect Quiz Explained
The test is a series of questions about iconic and most-recognized aspects of pop culture. The goal is to check whether your memories are synced with reality.
Surprisingly, many people have collective false memories about unforgettable events, people, cartoon characters, or even medical or physics facts. And the Mandela Effect quiz digs into your recollections to see if you have any weirdly wrong ones or not.
How the Mandela Effect is Related to Nelson Mandela
Before starting the quiz, you may wonder why the title is. The theory of the Mandela Effect was first introduced in 2010 by Fiona Broome, a so-called paranormal consultant. She called it so because the story began with her remembering the death of Nelson Mandela in prison in the 1980s. Obviously, that never happened, and Nelson died in 2013 after serving as the president of South Africa for many years.
Fiona found out that many others share the same collective false memory. And that was the spark of the whole conspiracy theory-like idea of how our universe has glitches and the reality is altered all the time.
Get to Know the Story Behind the Mandela Effects
You may remember that the Monopoly guy or Rich Uncle Pennybags used to wear a monocle while he never did. But what’s the true story behind it? I mean, you must have seen something somewhere to have such a solid and explicit memory. The good thing about the Mandela Effect quiz is that it lets you know the known theories and stories behind such phenomena.
What’s the Point of Taking the Mandela Effect Quiz?
The test is somewhat similar to all other memory questionnaires where you assess your remembrance skills. But there’s a slight twist. The Mandela Effect quiz makes you question your reality. Not only will you realize that your recollections are unreliable, but you’ll also doubt everything you know about your past. And honestly, it’s quite entertaining, no matter how spooky or weird it may sound.
The internet is overloaded with collective false memory quizzes. But our 2022 edition is the one that will give your nightmares for real.
3 Examples of Collective False Memory
Here are mind-blowing Mandela Effects that could send chills down your spine:
Monopoly game: Rich Uncle Pennybags never had a monocle. Many people have a clear image of him wearing one. But no matter how hard you try to find one, there’s not a single original picture of the character with such an accessory. Weird, right?
Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar Award: This one’s one of the lesser-known Mandela Effects. But the famous Hollywood actor won his first Oscar in February 2016; however, some remember the celebrations for his win dating back many years ago.
Billy Graham’s death: The American Christian passed away in February 2018. However, many remember watching Graham’s funeral on television before that date. Some even talk about the details of the memorial with Bill Clinton’s speech in honor of him. (Now, that’s eerie).
Theories that Explain What Causes the Mandela Effect
You’re here for a quiz; we get it. But you may also wonder what’s the explanation. Why would a majority of people suddenly doubt their past? Currently, we got three theories that try to clarify the phenomenon.
Human brain disfunction
It’s a psychological fact that our brains can alter our memories and fool us into believing the new versions. It’s actually a coping mechanism and helps us reduce the pain of our most tragic memories. But it also might happen with casual everyday stuff. So, in the eyes of a psychologist, it’s pretty normal for a group of people to misremember a famous company’s name.
Glitches in the universe
Another popular theory is that the Mandela Effect signifies that our universe is a simulation or we’re living in parallel universes. The idea is that you misremember important or obvious facts because, at some point, your reality has collided with another parallel universe’s reality.
So, in theory, it’s not because of your poor memory that you think Nelson Mandela died in the 80s. It’s actually because, in your reality, he did pass away in prison.
The media effect
A reasonable explanation is that your memories are already fading away. So, when someone, especially on the media, proposes another version of your recollections, you’re likely to buy it. That’s because the images in your brain are already unclear, and you’re ready to replace them with the updated ones. And it’s easier for your brain to accept and replace an altered version with the previous unclear and faded one.
The Cool Thing About the Mandela Effect Quiz
The test is in trivia format to challenge your memory and blow your mind with unbelievable facts. But we know that some of you don’t care about the points and correct answers and just need to tickle your brain with the Mandela Effect examples. That’s why we added an extra button called, “I just want to see the answer.” You can use it to skip any of the questions and still see the explanation behind the question.
What Do the Results of the Test Mean?
If you want to take things seriously, you need to know what your final score will represent. We’ve designed the Mandela Effect quiz to assess how likely you have lived in a parallel universe at some point in your life. The fewer correct answers you have, the more likely you will have experienced such a phenomenon.
0-5 points: you’re probably living in a parallel universe
If you score five points or less on the test, your reality is pretty questionable. It actually indicates that most of your memories about the pop culture stuff are wrong. And if you’re not diagnosed with any amnesia-like diseases, then your life is spookier than you thought.
6-10 points: your memories are altered
If you had six to ten correct answers on the quiz, your past is not pretty clear. It indicates that you misremember half of the things that everyone else has a clear memory of. And that can be a sign you’ve been into a parallel universe, at least for a short period.
11-15 points: the Mandela thing is affecting you
Having eleven to fifteen points means that you’ve been affected by this bizarre phenomenon. But it’s not a significant thing to worry about. Most people don’t remember or misremember essential things. So, it’s totally fine not to know a couple of things about pop culture.
16-20 points: it’s just your poor memory
If you scored above sixteen, you could be sure that your life has nothing to do with the Mandela Effect. You’ve never been into a parallel universe or universal glitch, and a couple of wrong answers on your test are just because of fading memories that we all go through.
Disclaimer
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How to Play?
A trivia quiz comes with right and wrong answers. You receive one point for each correct response—but no negatives for the incorrect ones. Take your time and read the questions carefully because some might be trick questions. Choose an option and lock it in by tapping “Next.” Lucky for you, the trivia quizzes have instant results. You see if your response was correct immediately. (Green is good, red is bad.) Even better, you can learn more about the topics with the “answer reveals,” the fun-fact snippets that appear after each question.
Questions of the quiz
- 1Which one is the correct name of these bears?
Berenstein Bears
Berenstain Bears
- 2What color are Tom's eyes?
- 3What is the warning phrase on the passenger side mirrors?
Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
- 4Fruit loops or Froot loops?
- 5Is Mount Everest the highest point on Earth?
Yes
No
- 6What's the Queen's famous line in the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarf (1937)?
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all
Magic mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all
I just want to see the answer (skip)
- 7Do you remember the Curious George's long tail?
Yes, I do remember it.
No, I don't think he had one
I just want to see the answer (skip)
- 8Okay, what about Pikachu's tail? Do you remember that its tail's tip was black?
Yes, his ears and tail's tips were black
No, he was all yellow with no black-tipped tail
I just want to know the answer
- 9One of the most iconic lines in the Star Wars series is, "Luke; I'm your father?" Do you remember it?
Yes, Vader says that to Luke
I think it's actually, "No, I'm your father"
I want to see the answer
- 10Speaking of Star Wars, do you remember the C-3PO's one silver leg?
No, his whole body was made of a golden material
Yes, his right leg was silver
I just want to know the answer
- 11How do you remember the Mona Lisa's hair in the world-famous Leonardo da Vinci painting?
She's wearing a veil, and you can't see her hair
Her hair is all black and shoulder-length
I just want to know the answer
- 12Do you spell it Kit-Kat or Kit Kat? Which one do you remember to be on the chocolates?
Definitely with a hyphen (Kit-Kat)
Definitely without a hyphen (Kit Kat)
I just want to know the answer
- 13This one is for the gamers. Do you remember this giant yellow sign in the Call of Duty's Standoff Map?
Yes, it was always there
No, it has never been there before
I'm not a gamer. Show me the answer.
- 14Which one do you remember to be the iconic line in the Forrest Gump movie?
"Life is a box of chocolate"
"Life is like a box of chocolate."
Show me the answer
- 15Do you remember it as Looney Toons or Looney Tunes?
It was Looney Tunes
It was definitely Looney Toons
I just want to know the answer
- 16Do you have a memory of Tinker Bell using her wand to put a dot in Disney's logo in some movies intros?
Yes, I clearly remember that
No, I don't think she ever did that
I want to know the answer
- 17What color do you think the Dazzle Ships in the World War I were?
Obviously gray or black
Colorful and abstract
I don't know. Show me the answer.
- 18If you're old enough to remember Britney Spears' Oops I Did It Again, you also remember the iconic headset she had in the music video, right? Or did she even have on?
No, Britney had no headsets on in the MV
Yes, she wore a red dress with a headset on
I just want to know the answer
- 19Growing up, we all thought that sugar gives you an energy boost and can make you sleepless, right?
No, sugar has nothing to do with that
Yes, especially in kids
I want to know the answer
- 20So, Star Trek fans all know the famous line of the franchise, "Beam me up, Scotty!" Do you remember it as well?
I think it's "Scotty, beam me up."
Yes, I know that line very well
I want to know the answer
Eliot
May 19, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Oh! I got 50%! It is really mind blowing! I can’t trust my brain anymore! LOL