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Obscure Trivia #18
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 19, 2024
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1.
Which candy bar was supposedly named after a horse?
Payday
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Butterfinger
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Twix
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Snickers
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Source: snickers.com
2.
The English language demonym for people from the French overseas department of Mayotte is …
Mahoran
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Mayotteois
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Mayottese
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Mayotter
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Source: Wikipedia.
3.
To prune a tree branch that is out of reach, you would use …
a tamaraw
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a scrutator
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an averruncator
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a molinary
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Source: Wiktionary.
4.
The unincorporated community of Slickpoo is located in which U.S. state?
Nevada
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Idaho
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Wyoming
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Montana
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Source: Wikipedia.
5.
A group of cobras used to be called …
a slither
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a knot
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a quiver
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a hood
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Source: Wiktionary.
6.
Which country has the most external debt per capita?
Germany
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Palau
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Monaco
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United States
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Source: Wikipedia.
7.
Vanilla beans …
can easily be produced in the home
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are the fruit of a type of orchid
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come from pods that grow underground
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grow on a plant that is native to Africa, although it has been cultivated elsewhere
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Source: Wikipedia.
8.
The world record for the most pull-ups in a minute is …
67
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77
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59
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85
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Source: Guinness World Records.
10.
Which U.S. President and his wife attended Napoleon‘s coronation at Notre Dame Cathedral?
John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
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James Monroe
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Source: Library of Congress Blogs.
11.
The original name of the game now known as Scrabble was …
Wordsmith
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Lexico
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Criss Cross
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Cross Words
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Source: Britannica.com
12.
How old was the oldest known turtle when it died?
106 years
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230 years
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188 years
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201 years
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Source: National Geographic Kids.
13.
About how fast does the Earth orbit the sun?
67,000 mph (107,000 km/h)
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1,037 mph (1,670 km/h)
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89,000 mph (143,232 km/h)
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365 mph (587 km/h)
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Source: space.com
14.
The state legislature of Arkansas passed a law …
banning all attempts to change the decision, vote or opinion of a public servant
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lowering the age of majority from 21 to 18, including as regards access to alcoholic beverages
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specifying how to pronounce the state name
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preventing all access by prosecutors to the health records of a defendant charged with sex crimes
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Source: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 1-4-105
15.
Balut, a Filipino street food, is …
green mango with a fermented shrimp paste dipping sauce
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a deep fried meat-filled pastry
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a developing duck embryo boiled in its shell
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charcoal-grilled plantains
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Source: Wikipedia.
17.
If you drilled a tunnel through Earth and jumped in, how long would it take you to reach the other end?
2 hours and 35 minutes
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15 minutes
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Nearly one week
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42 minutes and 12 seconds
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Source: Astronomy Magazine.
18.
In the 1990s, Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions released an ATM that did what before dispensing bills?
Killed the bacteria on them and ironed them
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Killed the bacteria on them and analyzed them for forgery
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Ironed them and scanned their serial numbers
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Analyzed them for forgery and ironed them
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Source: Pro OnCall.
19.
About how many times on average does a person blink in a day, assuming 8 hours of sleep?
12,650 to 14,870
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10,540 to 13,440
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13,440 to 16,320
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17,280 to 24,010
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Source: Cleveland Clinic.
20.
What do you fear if you have gamophobia?
Getting married
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Playing games
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Having children
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Losing at games or sports
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Source: The Free Dictionary.
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