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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.

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