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Obscure Trivia #5

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Last updated: April 19, 2024
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1. This country is expected to be the first to lose all its land territory to climate change.
Tuvalu
Kiribati
Palau
Samoa
2. What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Pink
Brown
Blue-black
Red
3. Which country has the most vending machines per capita?
South Korea
Nigeria
United States
Japan
The U.S. has more vending machines installed in absolute numbers, but fewer per capita.
4. Name the most frequently sold item at Walmart.
Folding table
Mirror
Banana
Shoes
5. On average, how long does it take to digest food?
23.5 hrs.
53 hrs.
13.25 hrs.
48 hrs.
6. Coprastasophobia is a fear of what?
Snakes
Getting stuck in traffic
Constipation
Vomiting
7. A prairie dog is a …
Arthropod
Canine
Rodent
Feline
8. What color are the “black box” flight data recorders on aircraft?
Red
Blue
Bright orange
Black
9. Which land animal has the largest eyes?
Elephant
Ostrich
Hippopotamus
Giraffe
An ostrich’s eye is larger than its brain.
10. Who was President of the United States when Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the U.S.?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Van Buren
Woodrow Wilson
But the date was not standardized to the fourth Thursday of November until 1941.
11. In the Bible, who killed one quarter of the earth’s population?
Cain
Herod the Great
Noah
Absalom
According to the story, Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel were the only people on earth. When Cain killed his brother, world population decreased by 25%.
12. Which animal’s fingerprints are almost identical to human ones?
Orangutan
Koala
Chimpanzee
Panda
13. Which is NOT the name of one of Popeye’s nephews?
Papeye
Pupeye
Poopeye
Pipeye
The fourth nephew’s name was Peepeye.
14. Daisy Duck’s nieces were named after …
Months
Flowers
Virtues
Gemstones
April, May and June.
15. What was the first video game to be played in space?
Sim City 2000
Doom
Tetris
Lemmings
By Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov, in 1993, on the way to the Mir Space Station.
16. The Reinheitsgebot is a series of German regulations governing the production of …
Beer
Cosmetics
Aircraft
Automobiles
First enacted in Bavaria in 1516.
17. What are Cap’n Crunch’s first and middle names?
Rowley Nelson
Columbus Cook
Horatio Magellan
Halsey Nimitz
18. What was the first foodstuff commercially packaged and sold by Heinz?
Yellow mustard
Horseradish
White vinegar
Ketchup
19. Which is not a traditional ingredient of scrapple?
Pork scraps
Corn syrup
Wheat flour
Spices
20. What flavor of ice cream did Kraft Heinz and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream release on July 14, 2021?
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Lime Jell-O
Macaroni and cheese
Velveeta
As a promotion for National Macaroni and Cheese Day.
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