Who Wore the Monocle? | 20-Question History & Pop Culture Quiz
Can you spot the real monocle wearers in 20 questions?
This week alone I spotted two monocle wearers while watching TV, and it got me thinking... how many famous faces, real or fictional, actually wore one (see the list)? And how many are we just imagining (apparently that’s the Mandela Effect at work)?
This quiz will put your sharp-eyed knowledge to the test. And by the time you reach the Dynamite question, you’ll be questioning everything you thought you knew about monocles, and maybe even your own memory. ๐ง
Tap to reveal the answer and see if you got it right!
Warming Up ๐ฅ
Q1: ๐ค What everyday eyewear is jokingly called "the double monocle"? Glasses
Q2: What was the monocle originally designed to do? Correct vision in just one eye
Q3: ๐ฅ This snack mascot wears a top hat, a monocle, carries a cane and loves peanuts. What is his name? Mr. Peanut from Planters Peanuts
Q4: ๐ผ True or false: Mr. Monopoly, the iconic mascot of the Monopoly board game, has always worn a monocle? False. Many people picture him with a monocle, but he has never been shown wearing one in the game itself.
Q5: ☂️ Which Batman villain is often depicted carrying an umbrella and wearing a monocle? The Penguin
Zone 1 cleared! ๐ช You are seeing things clearly, but Zone 2 is where it gets interesting. ๐ฏ
In the Zone ๐ฏ
Q6: ๐ฉ True or false: Winston Churchill wore a monocle. False, never!
Q7: ๐ญ This Sesame Street character’s monocle plays into his role as a humorous, number-obsessed vampire. Who is he? Count von Count
Q8: ๐ฒ Which Cluedo character is known to have occasionally worn a monocle in some later versions? Colonel Mustard
Q9: Which commanding figure from The Umbrella Academy is often seen wearing a monocle, symbolising his cold and calculated control? Sir Reginald Hargreeves
Q10: ๐ฅ Another Mandela Effect: many think this Pringles mascot wore a monocle. What is his name? Julius Pringles
Q11: ๐ Which 20th-century British astronomer, famous for his monocle, also presented the BBC’s The Sky at Night programme? Sir Patrick Moore
Q12: ๐ค This German-born fashion legend’s occasional use of a monocle amplified his dramatic and mysterious persona. Who was he? Karl Lagerfeld
Q13: ๐ต️ Which Agatha Christie detective preferred pince-nez glasses rather than a monocle? Hercule Poirot, jamais un monocle, toujours des pince-nez.
Zone 2 complete! ⚡ Have you avoided most of the traps so far? Zone 3 gets trickier. ๐ซฃ
Pressure’s On ⚡
Q14: ๐ฉ What was a common stereotype of monocle wearers in Victorian times? They were seen as arrogant or snobbish.
Q15: ๐ท Author of Das Kapital, this German philosopher and economist was occasionally photographed wearing a monocle. Who is he? Karl Marx
Q16: ๐ฐ True or false: Scrooge McDuck has always worn a monocle. False! Scrooge sports pince-nez glasses. Fancy, practical, and just as sharp as his business acumen!
Q17: ๐ฅ Did Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the James Bond villain, famously wear a monocle as part of his iconic look? No, despite the popular image, Blofeld never wore a monocle in the James Bond films.
Q18: ๐ฐ Which magazine features a mascot famously drawn wearing a monocle named Eustace Tilley? The New Yorker
Q19: ๐ฅ British boxing legend Chris Eubank is famous for wearing a monocle. True or false? True, it's integral to his distinctive and unmistakable signature look!
Almost there… ready to tackle the toughest one yet?
Dynamite ๐ถ️
Q20: ๐ช Which flamboyant Haitian voodoo spirit, often shown wearing a top hat and sometimes a monocle, is known as a guardian of the dead? Baron Samedi
Check your score
All 20 answers revealed? Time to see where you land…
17–20: Vision Virtuoso ๐ง✨
Top marks! You’ve got the vision of a hawk (in both eyes). That was a tricky set, so give yourself a standing ovation.
10–16: Half-Glasses Hero ๐⚡
Nice work! You’ve got the basics down and spotted most of the Mandela Effect traps. One or two more quizzes like this and you’ll be rocking the full aristocratic look.
0–9: Lens Learner ๐ค๐ง
Don’t worry, monocles have fooled the best of us! Keep chipping away and before long you’ll be revealing the right answers like an expert optician.
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