Question 1

True or false: After removal, original phones with Flappy Bird installed sold for thousands on eBay.

Accepted Answer

True. Following the takedown, sellers listed phones with the game pre-installed for up to $90,000, though few sales were confirmed.

Question 2

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 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 single-player game. No multiplayer mode was ever developed or planned by Nguyen.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

True. Nguyen has said the green pipes were directly inspired by Super Mario Bros., and the bird’s design was a quick sketch.

Question 8

True or false: The game earned over $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