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Obscure Trivia #13
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. Please rate this quiz. Subscribe to get a notification when I release a new quiz.
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| First submitted | November 30, 2023 |
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1.
Police in Coralville, Iowa shut down a four-year-old’s lemonade stand because …
She didn’t have the right permit
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She was price gouging
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Her lemonade was too tart
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Her lemonade was tied to a salmonella outbreak
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The permit would have cost $400. At $.25 per glass, she would have had to have sold 1,600 glasses to break even (not counting supplies and labor). (Source: The Gazette, 2 Aug 2011)
2.
The unincorporated community of Forks of Salmon is located in which U.S. state?
New Hampshire
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California
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Maine
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Washington
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The name comes from the community’s position in between the north and south forks of the Salmon River. (Source: Wikipedia)
3.
Which former U.S. President, representing Virginia, voted to secede from the U.S. at the Peace Conference of 1861, before being elected to the Confederate House of Representatives?
William Henry Harrison
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John Tyler
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James Knox Polk
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Zachary Taylor
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Tyler died in 1862, before he began his term in the Confederate legislature. (Source: Library of Congress Blogs)
4.
Brasil : Brazil :: Lietuva : ?
Slovenia
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Lithuania
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Latvia
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Lesotho
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(Source: worldatlas.com)
5.
According to legend, which deposed English king was killed by having a red-hot poker thrust up his anus?
Richard II
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Charles I
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Edward II
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Edward I “Longshanks”
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At Berkeley Castle on 21 September 1327. Sources: Historic UK, St Neots Museum.
6.
Which of the following is NOT a variety of Hostess Twinkies?
Ogre Green Creamy Filling
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Mixed Berry
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Devil’s Food
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Red, White & Blue
✓
(Source: taquitos.net)
7.
Which U.S. state is the only one whose official drink is an alcoholic beverage?
New Mexico
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West Virginia
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Texas
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Alabama
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Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey. (Source: Reader’s Digest)
8.
Fleas can jump distances that are how many times their body length?
400
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100
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50
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200
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This is equivalent to a human jumping as high as the Empire State Building. (Source: Fact Animal)
9.
Laid end-to-end, how many times could an adult’s blood vessels circle the equator?
3.5
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1
✓
5
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4
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(Source: natgeokids.com)
10.
How many times more than humans are giraffes likely to be struck by lightning?
15
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50
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10
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30
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(Source: BBC Science Focus)
11.
Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system with no …
Atmosphere
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Inhabitants
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Land
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Moons
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(Source: The Fact Site)
12.
Rodents can’t …
Vomit
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See well during the day
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Reproduce in captivity
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Hear the human voice
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(Source: Forest Preserve District Will County)
13.
A coalition is a group of what animal?
Cheetahs
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Bison
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Orangutans
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Panthers
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(Sources: Arapahoe Libraries, African Safaris Ltd)
14.
Rice crackers studded with baked-in wasps are sold in …
Vietnam
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Japan
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Malaysia
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Indonesia
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The crackers, called jibachi senbei, contain digger wasps. (Sources: Atlas Obscura, Hostel World)
15.
What is it called when you just can’t remember that word that’s on the tip of your tongue?
Lethonomia
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Lethologica
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Temporary amnesia
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Senility
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(Source: wordfinder.yourdictionary.com)
16.
A 2009 study suggested that the game Tetris can reduce …
Hunger
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Weight
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Trauma
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The ability to sleep
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(Source: Reader’s Digest)
17.
How many US states do not officially observe Daylight Saving Time?
3
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0
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2
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1
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Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii. (Sources: Delaware Online, The Hill)
18.
What is the average time, in years, it takes to grow a Christmas tree?
15
✓
10
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7
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5
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(Sources: realchristmastrees.org, Michigan State University)
19.
Anthropophobia is a fear of what?
Ancient objects
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People
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Cartoon animals that behave like humans
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Dead bodies
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(Source: Cleveland Clinic)
20.
Which country has more pyramids than any other?
Mexico
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Peru
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Egypt
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Sudan
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(Sources: Science Alert, Reader’s Digest, Wikipedia)
2 Comments
JonesBones
+1
Level 40
Nov 30, 2023
Nice to see some German vocabulary in here.
arjaygee
+1
Level 66
Nov 30, 2023
German vocabulary?
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