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Obscure Trivia #5

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Last updated: April 19, 2024
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1. This country is expected to be the first to lose all its land territory to climate change.
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Samoa
Palau
2. What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Pink
Red
Brown
Blue-black
3. Which country has the most vending machines per capita?
United States
Japan
South Korea
Nigeria
The U.S. has more vending machines installed in absolute numbers, but fewer per capita.
4. Name the most frequently sold item at Walmart.
Folding table
Mirror
Banana
Shoes
5. On average, how long does it take to digest food?
23.5 hrs.
48 hrs.
53 hrs.
13.25 hrs.
6. Coprastasophobia is a fear of what?
Getting stuck in traffic
Vomiting
Snakes
Constipation
7. A prairie dog is a …
Arthropod
Feline
Rodent
Canine
8. What color are the “black box” flight data recorders on aircraft?
Bright orange
Blue
Red
Black
9. Which land animal has the largest eyes?
Elephant
Giraffe
Ostrich
Hippopotamus
An ostrich’s eye is larger than its brain.
10. Who was President of the United States when Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the U.S.?
Woodrow Wilson
Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
But the date was not standardized to the fourth Thursday of November until 1941.
11. In the Bible, who killed one quarter of the earth’s population?
Herod the Great
Noah
Cain
Absalom
According to the story, Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel were the only people on earth. When Cain killed his brother, world population decreased by 25%.
12. Which animal’s fingerprints are almost identical to human ones?
Panda
Koala
Orangutan
Chimpanzee
13. Which is NOT the name of one of Popeye’s nephews?
Papeye
Pipeye
Poopeye
Pupeye
The fourth nephew’s name was Peepeye.
14. Daisy Duck’s nieces were named after …
Flowers
Months
Gemstones
Virtues
April, May and June.
15. What was the first video game to be played in space?
Doom
Tetris
Lemmings
Sim City 2000
By Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov, in 1993, on the way to the Mir Space Station.
16. The Reinheitsgebot is a series of German regulations governing the production of …
Automobiles
Aircraft
Beer
Cosmetics
First enacted in Bavaria in 1516.
17. What are Cap’n Crunch’s first and middle names?
Rowley Nelson
Horatio Magellan
Columbus Cook
Halsey Nimitz
18. What was the first foodstuff commercially packaged and sold by Heinz?
Horseradish
White vinegar
Ketchup
Yellow mustard
19. Which is not a traditional ingredient of scrapple?
Pork scraps
Wheat flour
Corn syrup
Spices
20. What flavor of ice cream did Kraft Heinz and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream release on July 14, 2021?
Velveeta
Lime Jell-O
Macaroni and cheese
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
As a promotion for National Macaroni and Cheese Day.
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