Question 1

True or false: The bird’s name “Flappy” was chosen in a public contest.

Accepted Answer

False. Nguyen named the game 'Flappy Bird' simply because it sounded catchy; no contest was ever held.

Question 2

True or false: The creator of Flappy Bird removed the game from app stores in February 2014.

Accepted Answer

True. Dong Nguyen took Flappy Bird down from the App Store and Google Play on February 10, 2014, citing its addictive nature.

Question 3

True or false: Flappy Bird was created by a single developer in just a few days.

Accepted Answer

True. Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen coded the game in about 2-3 days using the Cocos2d framework and released it in May 2013.

Question 4

True or false: Flappy Bird’s music was composed by a famous Japanese artist.

Accepted Answer

False. The music was a simple, royalty-free 8-bit track Nguyen found online, not from any famous composer.

Question 5

True or false: Flappy Bird was removed from app stores because of a lawsuit from Nintendo.

Accepted Answer

False. No lawsuit occurred. Dong Nguyen voluntarily pulled the game, citing guilt over its addictive nature and media pressure.

Question 6

True or false: The original game had a multiplayer mode that was removed before launch.

Accepted Answer

False. Flappy Bird was always a solo single-player game. No multiplayer mode was ever developed, planned, or removed by creator Dong Nguyen.

Question 7

True or false: The game’s pipes and bird were inspired by a classic Mario game.

Accepted Answer

False. Only the pipes were inspired by Super Mario Bros.; the bird was an original sketch by Dong Nguyen, not from a Mario game.

Question 8

True or false: The game earned approximately $50,000 per day from in-app ads at its peak.

Accepted Answer

True. At its height in early 2014, Flappy Bird generated roughly $50,000 daily from banner ads, shocking many in the industry.

Flappy Bird Trivia Questions