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Obscure Trivia #17
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: August 23, 2024
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1. The first practical use of chainsaws was …
Source: CNET.
to butcher slaughtered animals
to assist in childbirth
to assist in limb amputation
to chop wood
2. About how many types of germs have been found to live in a human navel?
Source: WebMD.
1,200
48,000
2,400
3,600
3. The tallest cowboy boot sculpture in the world was constructed by Bob Wade and stands …
Source: Guinness World Records.
26 feet 10 inches (8.1m) tall
35 feet 3 inches (10.7m) tall
40 feet 8 inches (12.4m) tall
52 feet 1 inch (15.9m) tall
4. Which country consumes the most coffee per capita?
Source: hawaiicoffee.com
Italy
Finland
Brazil
United States
5. About what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by deserts?
Source: Science Facts.
10%
20%
17%
25%
6. Using a country’s capital to represent a country’s government (e.g., “Some people think Washington should reevaluate its relationship with certain Middle East countries”) and using “Kleenex®” to refer to all facial tissues are examples of …
Source: Wiktionary.
an augend
a melange
a synecdoche
a solipsist
9. If it were possible to do so, how long would it take to walk to the moon?
Source: Astronomy Magazine.
7 years
3.5 years
14 years
9 years
10. Which U.S. President played piano, violin, clarinet, saxophone and accordion?
Source: Library of Congress Blogs.
Calvin Coolidge
William McKinley
Richard M. Nixon
Bill Clinton
11. If you have been diagnosed with dystychiphobia, what do you fear?
Source: Cleveland Clinic.
physical accidents
a dystopian future
rhyming couplets
lucky charms and talismans
13. Which of these animals is the loudest?
Source: Australian Geographic.
blue whale
greater bulldog bat
tiger pistol shrimp
green grocer cicada
14. In Chesapeake, Virginia, it is illegal to …
discard or abandon a locked refrigerator
ask for ID from someone trying to pawn something
participate in a multi-day out-of-doors sale and leave display materials on site overnight
go trick-or-treating without a parent or guardian if you are 14 years old
15. The unincorporated community of Why is located in the state of …
Source: Wikipedia.
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
North Dakota
17. When it is force-grown in a dark, fully enclosed shed, you can hear this vegetable grow.
Source: Food Republic.
Cabbage
Rhubarb
Beet/beetroot
Parsnips
19. Eleanor R. Abbott designed the game Candy Land while she was …
Source: Board Game Geek.
between teaching jobs
dying of cancer
traveling in Asia
recovering from polio
20. Palolo, a popular food in Samoa, consists of …
Source: Samoa Pocket Guide.
boiled sea turtle meat
stewed sea snake meat
roasted swamp hen
worms that live in coral reefs
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I've always heard that the Sperm Whale is the loudest animal on earth, and I've found a few results online that back this up. Might be worth another look, as I hadn't heard of that Australian source.
I am now seeing conflicting information about the loudest animal, and will need to jump back down that rabbit hole.
I feel the tiniest bit guilty when I do picine-type things. These quizzes are challenging enough.