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Obscure Trivia #18
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: September 4, 2024
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1. Which candy bar was supposedly named after a horse?
Source: snickers.com
Snickers
Payday
Twix
Butterfinger
2. The English language demonym for people from the French overseas department of Mayotte is …
Source: Wikipedia.
Mahoran
Mayottese
Mayotteois
Mayotter
3. To prune a tree branch that is out of reach, you would use …
Source: Wiktionary.
a molinary
a scrutator
a tamaraw
an averruncator
4. The unincorporated community of Slickpoo is located in which U.S. state?
Source: Wikipedia.
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
6. Which country has the most external debt per capita?
Source: Wikipedia.
Palau
Germany
United States
Monaco
7. Vanilla beans …
Source: Wikipedia.
grow on a plant that is native to Africa, although it has been cultivated elsewhere
come from pods that grow underground
are the fruit of a type of orchid
can easily be produced in the home
8. The world record for the most pull-ups in a minute is …
Source: Guinness World Records.
67
77
59
85
10. Which U.S. President and his wife attended Napoleon‘s coronation at Notre Dame Cathedral?
Source: Library of Congress Blogs.
James Madison
John Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
11. The original name of the game now known as Scrabble was …
Source: Britannica.com
Wordsmith
Cross Words
Criss Cross
Lexico
12. How old was the oldest known turtle when it died?
Source: National Geographic Kids.
106 years
230 years
188 years
201 years
13. About how fast does the Earth orbit the sun?
Source: space.com
365 mph (587 km/h)
67,000 mph (107,000 km/h)
89,000 mph (143,232 km/h)
1,037 mph (1,670 km/h)
14. The state legislature of Arkansas passed a law …
Source: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 1-4-105
preventing all access by prosecutors to the health records of a defendant charged with sex crimes
lowering the age of majority from 21 to 18, including as regards access to alcoholic beverages
banning all attempts to change the decision, vote or opinion of a public servant
specifying how to pronounce the state name
15. Balut, a Filipino street food, is …
Source: Wikipedia.
a deep fried meat-filled pastry
charcoal-grilled plantains
green mango with a fermented shrimp paste dipping sauce
a developing duck embryo boiled in its shell
17. If you drilled a tunnel through Earth and jumped in, how long would it take you to reach the other end?
Source: Astronomy Magazine.
15 minutes
2 hours and 35 minutes
42 minutes and 12 seconds
Nearly one week
18. In the 1990s, Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions released an ATM that did what before dispensing bills?
Source: Pro OnCall.
Ironed them and scanned their serial numbers
Killed the bacteria on them and analyzed them for forgery
Analyzed them for forgery and ironed them
Killed the bacteria on them and ironed them
19. About how many times on average does a person blink in a day, assuming 8 hours of sleep?
Source: Cleveland Clinic.
13,440 to 16,320
10,540 to 13,440
17,280 to 24,010
12,650 to 14,870
20. What do you fear if you have gamophobia?
Source: The Free Dictionary.
Having children
Playing games
Losing at games or sports
Getting married
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2 Comments
HyddenRizz
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Level 67
Sep 4, 2024
Well done on making all of the options in the Vanilla question seem plausible - I got it right but took my time!..
arjaygee
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Level 76
Sep 4, 2024
Well done!
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