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Obscure Trivia #17
Select the correct answer from the choices provided … if you dare.
Some questions may be in this format:
A : B :: C : ?
This is known as an analogy. It is read as “A is to B as C is to what? So, the answer to the analogy “dog : canine :: cat : ?” is “feline.” Canine has the same relationship to dog as feline has to cat.
This is a challenging quiz, but I can almost guarantee you will learn something from it.
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Some questions may be in this format:
A : B :: C : ?
This is known as an analogy. It is read as “A is to B as C is to what? So, the answer to the analogy “dog : canine :: cat : ?” is “feline.” Canine has the same relationship to dog as feline has to cat.
This is a challenging quiz, but I can almost guarantee you will learn something from it.
Constructive criticism is welcome. Subscribe to get a notification when I release a new quiz.
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Last updated: May 9, 2024
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1.
The first practical use of chainsaws was …
to chop wood
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to butcher slaughtered animals
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to assist in limb amputation
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to assist in childbirth
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Source: CNET.
2.
About how many types of germs have been found to live in a human navel?
3,600
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2,400
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1,200
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48,000
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Source: WebMD.
3.
The tallest cowboy boot sculpture in the world was constructed by Bob Wade and stands …
35 feet 3 inches tall
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52 feet 1 inch tall
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40 feet 8 inches tall
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26 feet 10 inches tall
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Source: Guinness World Records.
4.
Which country consumes the most coffee per capita?
Italy
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United States
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Finland
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Brazil
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Source: hawaiicoffee.com
5.
About what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by deserts?
20%
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17%
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25%
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10%
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Source: Science Facts.
6.
Using a country’s capital to represent a country’s government (e.g., “Some people think Washington should reevaluate its relationship with certain Middle East countries”) and using “Kleenex®” to refer to all facial tissues are examples of …
a synecdoche
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an augend
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a melange
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a solipsist
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Source: Wiktionary.
8.
PEZ candy was originally marketed to …
the obese
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children
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collectors
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smokers
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Source: US PEZ.
9.
If it were possible to do so, how long would it take to walk to the moon?
7 years
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3.5 years
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9 years
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14 years
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Source: Astronomy Magazine.
10.
Which U.S. President played piano, violin, clarinet, saxophone and accordion?
Calvin Coolidge
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Richard M. Nixon
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Bill Clinton
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William McKinley
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Source: Library of Congress Blogs.
11.
If you have been diagnosed with dystychiphobia, what do you fear?
lucky charms and talismans
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a dystopian future
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rhyming couplets
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physical accidents
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Source: Cleveland Clinic.
13.
The loudest animal in the world is the …
tiger pistol shrimp
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blue whale
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green grocer cicada
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greater bulldog bat
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Source: Australian Geographic.
14.
In Chesapeake, Virginia, it is illegal to …
participate in a multi-day out-of-doors sale and leave display materials on site overnight
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ask for ID from someone trying to pawn something
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discard or abandon a locked refrigerator
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go trick-or-treating without a parent or guardian if you are 14 years old
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15.
The unincorporated community of Why is located in the state of …
New Mexico
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Arizona
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Wyoming
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North Dakota
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Source: Wikipedia.
16.
The demonym for people from Guyana is …
Guyanan
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Guyanaian
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Guyanese
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Guyanian
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Source: Wikipedia.
17.
When it is force-grown in a dark, fully enclosed shed, you can hear this vegetable grow.
Cabbage
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Beet/beetroot
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Rhubarb
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Parsnips
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Source: Food Republic.
19.
Eleanor R. Abbott designed the game Candy Land while she was …
dying of cancer
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traveling in Asia
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between teaching jobs
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recovering from polio
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Source: Board Game Geek.
20.
Palolo, a popular food in Samoa, consists of …
stewed sea snake meat
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boiled sea turtle meat
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worms that live in coral reefs
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roasted swamp hen
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Source: Samoa Pocket Guide.
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