Q 01/05

A Florida man was arrested in 2016 for tossing a live alligator through which chain's drive-through window?

A) McDonald's

B) Burger King

C) Wendy's

D) Taco Bell

Answer · why

C) Wendy's

Wendy's staff near Loxahatchee got a three-and-a-half-foot gator through the window, in what his parents called a prank. A judge barred him from conta...

Q 02/05

The @_FloridaMan Twitter account that launched the meme in 2013 billed Florida Man as the world's worst what?

A) Superhero

B) Neighbor

C) Tourist

D) Houseguest

Answer · why

A) Superhero

Superhero was the joke: the feed treated every 'Florida man' headline as the exploits of one tireless figure. Its creator announced in 2019 that he ha...

Q 03/05

Journalists trace the flood of Florida Man headlines to what, which gets them arrest reports quickly?

A) Televised bond hearings

B) Broad public records laws

C) Police ride-along programs

D) Statewide crime hotlines

Answer · why

B) Broad public records laws

Broad public records laws, known as Sunshine laws, let reporters pull police paperwork fast. CNN also credited the state's big population, changeable ...

Q 04/05

The Florida Man challenge that swept social media in 2019 had people search the phrase alongside what?

A) Their hometown

B) Their first name

C) Their star sign

D) Their birthday

Answer · why

D) Their birthday

Their birthday, typed beside 'Florida Man', turns up a bizarre real headline for almost any date. The game still resurfaces on Reddit, and one website...

Q 05/05

In 2017 officials in Pasco County, Florida, had to warn residents not to do what to Hurricane Irma?

A) Shoot at it

B) Surf in it

C) Fly drones into it

D) Drive toward it

Answer · why

A) Shoot at it

Shoot at it was the idea behind a joke Facebook event that drew more than 27,000 sign-ups. Officials replied that bullets would not turn the storm aro...