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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.

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1. The first practical use of chainsaws was …
to chop wood
to assist in childbirth
to butcher slaughtered animals
to assist in limb amputation
Source: CNET.
2. About how many types of germs have been found to live in a human navel?
48,000
1,200
2,400
3,600
Source: WebMD.
3. The tallest cowboy boot sculpture in the world was constructed by Bob Wade and stands …
40 feet 8 inches tall
26 feet 10 inches tall
52 feet 1 inch tall
35 feet 3 inches tall
4. Which country consumes the most coffee per capita?
Italy
Brazil
United States
Finland
5. About what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by deserts?
10%
25%
17%
20%
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 solipsist
a melange
an augend
a synecdoche
Source: Wiktionary.
7. feline : cat :: picine : ?
woodpecker
cuckoo
antelope
fish
Source: Wiktionary.
8. PEZ candy was originally marketed to …
the obese
children
collectors
smokers
Source: US PEZ.
9. If it were possible to do so, how long would it take to walk to the moon?
7 years
9 years
3.5 years
14 years
10. Which U.S. President played piano, violin, clarinet, saxophone and accordion?
Calvin Coolidge
Bill Clinton
Richard M. Nixon
William McKinley
11. If you have been diagnosed with dystychiphobia, what do you fear?
physical accidents
a dystopian future
rhyming couplets
lucky charms and talismans
12. A group of crocodiles is called a …
lair
nest
grin
bask
Source: Wiktionary.
13. The loudest animal in the world is the …
greater bulldog bat
blue whale
tiger pistol shrimp
green grocer cicada
14. In Chesapeake, Virginia, it is illegal to …
participate in a multi-day out-of-doors sale and leave display materials on site overnight
discard or abandon a locked refrigerator
ask for ID from someone trying to pawn something
go trick-or-treating without a parent or guardian if you are 14 years old
15. The unincorporated community of Why is located in the state of …
New Mexico
North Dakota
Arizona
Wyoming
Source: Wikipedia.
16. The demonym for people from Guyana is …
Guyanaian
Guyanian
Guyanan
Guyanese
Source: Wikipedia.
17. When it is force-grown in a dark, fully enclosed shed, you can hear this vegetable grow.
Cabbage
Parsnips
Beet/beetroot
Rhubarb
18. United Kingdom : Anglo- :: Belgium : ?
Belo-
Belgi-
Belgo-
Belgian-
Source: Wikipedia.
19. Eleanor R. Abbott designed the game Candy Land while she was …
between teaching jobs
traveling in Asia
dying of cancer
recovering from polio
20. Palolo, a popular food in Samoa, consists of …
worms that live in coral reefs
stewed sea snake meat
boiled sea turtle meat
roasted swamp hen
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