Q 01/05

Sharpies are the writing tool of choice for crews in which workplace, because the markers write however they are held?

A) Nuclear-powered navy submarines

B) International Space Station

C) Antarctic research bases

D) Deep-sea drilling platforms

Answer · why

B) International Space Station

International Space Station crews favour Sharpies because the pens keep working in zero gravity. Canadian commander Chris Hadfield praised them for wr...

Q 02/05

Which NFL receiver pulled a Sharpie from his sock in 2002 to autograph the ball after scoring a touchdown?

A) Randy Moss

B) Chad Johnson

C) Terrell Owens

D) Marvin Harrison

Answer · why

C) Terrell Owens

Terrell Owens signed the ball during a Monday night game in Seattle, then gave it to his financial adviser. Sharpie put the value of the publicity tha...

Q 03/05

In 2019's 'Sharpiegate', a hurricane forecast map was altered with a Sharpie to show the storm reaching which state?

A) Alabama

B) Louisiana

C) Mississippi

D) Kentucky

Answer · why

A) Alabama

Alabama was not expected to be hit by Hurricane Dorian, and the local weather bureau had already told worried callers so. The hand-drawn loop on the m...

Q 04/05

Scribbling over dried Sharpie ink on a smooth surface with which kind of pen lets you wipe both marks away?

A) A ballpoint pen

B) A metallic paint marker

C) A soft wax crayon

D) A dry-erase marker

Answer · why

D) A dry-erase marker

A dry-erase marker carries a solvent that loosens the permanent ink underneath, so the two wipe off together. The trick only works on smooth, non-poro...

Q 05/05

Kentucky lawyer Charlie Kratzer made headlines in 2008 by covering which part of his home in Sharpie murals?

A) The garage

B) The basement

C) The dining room

D) The attic

Answer · why

B) The basement

The basement walls took about $10 worth of marker, with drawings running from Picasso's Paris salon to Sherlock Holmes. Kratzer began with a single ma...