Obscure Trivia #17 - Statistics

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  • The average score is 4 of 20
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Question Answer % Correct
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 … a synecdoche
50%
About what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by deserts? 20%
33%
United Kingdom : Anglo- :: Belgium : ? Belgo-
33%
The demonym for people from Guyana is … Guyanese
33%
Which U.S. President played piano, violin, clarinet, saxophone and accordion? Richard M. Nixon
33%
PEZ candy was originally marketed to … smokers
33%
The tallest cowboy boot sculpture in the world was constructed by Bob Wade and stands … 35 feet 3 inches (10.7m) tall
17%
Which country consumes the most coffee per capita? Finland
17%
In Chesapeake, Virginia, it is illegal to … go trick-or-treating without a parent or guardian if you are 14 years old
17%
If you have been diagnosed with dystychiphobia, what do you fear? physical accidents
17%
Eleanor R. Abbott designed the game Candy Land while she was … recovering from polio
17%
When it is force-grown in a dark, fully enclosed shed, you can hear this vegetable grow. Rhubarb
17%
Which of these animals is the loudest? tiger pistol shrimp
17%
Palolo, a popular food in Samoa, consists of … worms that live in coral reefs
17%
About how many types of germs have been found to live in a human navel? 2,400
0%
If it were possible to do so, how long would it take to walk to the moon? 9 years
0%
The unincorporated community of Why is located in the state of … Arizona
0%
A group of crocodiles is called a … bask
0%
The first practical use of chainsaws was … to assist in childbirth
0%
feline : cat :: picine : ? woodpecker
0%
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