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Obscure Trivia #15

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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Last updated: April 19, 2024
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1. Osamu Tezuka is considered to be the father of …
Manga and Anime
the microprocessor
food flavoring
bionanotechnology
2. In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, it is illegal to …
whisper in church
wear a hat that obscures the view of people sitting behind you
pretend to sleep on a public bench
change clothes in a car parked in your garage
3. The space between galaxies …
is always very small
frequently contains a black hole
is completely empty
has an average of one atom per cubic meter
4. About how much saliva, on average, does a human mouth produce in one day?
1 cup
1 gallon
1 liter
1 pint
5. Fugu, a type of pufferfish, is a delicacy in Japan. However, it contains tetrodotoxin, a deadly nerve-paralyzing toxin. If not prepared properly, a single fugu contains enough toxin to kill how many people?
50
25
30
7
6. A group of ferrets is called a …
business
coterie
crash
nest
7. How tall was the largest chocolate Easter egg ever made?
34’ 1.05”
41’ 2.5”
10’ 3.75”
16’
8. The city of Kosciusko, Mississippi is named after …
the city’s founder
a Native American tribe that lived in the area before being forced to migrate west
the Native American name for the nearby Yockanookany River
a Polish officer who served with the Continental Army during the Revolution
9. Who was the first U.S. President born in the United States?
John Adams
George Washington
Millard Fillmore
Martin Van Buren
10. United Kingdom : Anglo- :: Afghanistan : ?
Afgho-
Afghan-
Afghani-
Afghano-
11. Constantinople : Istanbul :: New Amsterdam : ?
Kinderhook, NY
New York City
New Zealand
New York state
12. The demonym for someone from the Republic of Seychelles is …
Seychellese
Seychellan
Seychellian
Seychellois
13. When Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was executed in 1541, how many strokes of the axe did it reportedly take her inexperienced executioner to sever her head from her body?
11
16
6
3
14. The town of Swastika was established in 1908 in which location?
Bedfordshire, U.K.
Ontario, Canada
Alabama, U.S.A.
County Cork, Ireland
15. The average lifespan of a narwhal is …
90 years
150 years
45 years
65 years
16. Pysanka is …
a type of Polish fruit-flavored vodka
a notorious Russian gulag
a traditional Belarusian festival
the Ukrainian art of decorating Easter eggs
17. Chrometophobia is a fear of what?
Spending any money
Wearing clothes that don’t match
Bright colors
Contracting a disease from touching money
18. The first video game created solely for entertainment (i.e., not for demonstration or research) was called …
Spacewar!
Tetris
Pong
Tennis for Two
19. Biogeography is a specialized subdivision of which branch of science?
Archaeology
Biology
Zoology
Paleontology
20. The most popular flavor of Jelly Belly jelly beans has nearly always been Very Cherry, except for the period from 1998-2003, when another flavor was briefly the most popular. Which flavor?
Strawberry Cheesecake
Buttered Popcorn
Piña Colada
Chocolate Pudding
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