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Obscure Trivia #2

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1. What is one unusual thing about the annual Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle?
Most of the bicyclists are nude
Everybody walks backwards
Santa Claus makes an appearance
Almost everybody cross-dresses
2. In 1932, Australian soldiers went to war with …
Emus
New Zealand
Fiji
Drug dealers
It was a wildlife management mission. The emus were devastating crops in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.
3. More than 25% of Americans believe this fictional character was a real person.
Sherlock Holmes
Elmer Fudd
Robinson Crusoe
Huckleberry Finn
4. The longest place name in the world (Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu) is a hill in which country?
Wales
Tuvalu
New Zealand
Fiji
5. In which city was coffee banned in 1511, due to its imagined propensity for stimulating radical thinking?
Mecca
Rome
Beijing
Delhi
6. Which country entirely banned hula hoops over fears their use would stimulate passion?
China
Indonesia
Vatican City
North Korea
Japan also forbade hula hoops, but only on public streets.
7. Which is the only letter that doesn’t occur in the name of a U.S. state?
J
Q
Z
X
New Jersey, New Mexico, and Arizona are examples of the other three.
8. A group of flamingos is most commonly called a …
Flock
Pink-out
Flamboyance
Lawn ornament party
9. The women in Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club meet to play what game?
Bridge
Touch football
Cribbage
Mahjong
10. Which product was sold in the 1830s as a cure for diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice?
Coca-Cola
Mayonnaise
Dijon mustard
Ketchup
11. About 50% of which country is covered by forest?
Russia
Germany
Canada
Latvia
12. The pink color of this country’s Lake Hillier remains unexplained by scientists.
Narnia
Australia
Grenada
Tanzania
13. Every month, Thames Water removes about a ton of something at its water treatment plants. What?
Pubic hair
Copper coins
Bird feathers
Condoms
14. Martin Van Buren was the only U.S. President for whom English was a second language. What was his first language?
Dutch
French
Spanish
German
15. Name the major city that is located on two continents.
Cairo
Panama City
Istanbul
Yekaterinburg
16. Name the largest organ in the human body.
Skin
Lung
Liver
Large intestine
17. HOMES is a mnemonic device used to remember what?
The names of the Great Lakes
The notes found on the lines of the treble clef
The colors of the rainbow
The order of mathematical operations
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
18. What is stored in a camel’s hump?
Muscle
Fat
Maps and spare keys
Water
19. Besides her corruption, Imelda Marcos (former First Lady of the Philippines), is perhaps best known for her collection of …
Antique coins
Kitten figurines
Barbie dolls
Shoes
At one time, Imelda Marcos owned 3,000 pairs of shoes … purchased with government funds.
20. A hallux is more commonly known as a …
Big toe
Sweatshirt
Sleeping chamber in an ancient Roman house
European robin
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