Obscure Trivia #27

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.

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1. Alex Capogna, a 31-year-old lawyer from New York State, holds the record for the highest number of chest-to-ground push ups in an hour. How many?
Guinness World Records
507
1246
145
884
2. Excluding the United States, which North American country has won more Olympic medals than any other (through 2022)?
Wikipedia
Canada
Jamaica
Cuba
Mexico
3. What is the name of the spacecraft that docked to the International Space Station on 6th August 2024?
NASA
Soyuz MS-25
Progress 88
Crew-8 Dragon
Cygnus NG-21
4. Which country was rated the best overall for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report?
U.S. News & World Report
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Norway
5. Which letter does NOT occur in the name of the postal carrier character from the TV show Seinfeld?
Wikipedia
N
M
U
W
6. Which of these snack cake soundalikes is the actual name of an unincorporated community in the U.S.?
Wikipedia
Sno Ball, Colorado
Ding Dong, Texas
Twinkie, California
Ho Ho, Missouri
7. What are you likely to avoid if you suffer from zuigerphobia?
Wiktionary
Remote-controlled toys
Automatic garage doors
Using public transportation
Vacuum cleaners
8. United Kingdom : Anglo- : : Chechnya : ?
Wiktionary
Chechnyan-
Chechno-
Chechnya-
Checheno-
9. The original name of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups was …
Wikipedia
Chocolate Surprise
Penny Cups
Peanut Butter Sweeties
Chocolate Gold
10. Which statement about reindeer is FALSE?
Wikipedia
Reindeer are the only species of deer that has been semi-domesticated on a large scale.
All reindeer are migratory.
Female reindeer can grow antlers.
The hairs in a reindeer’s overcoat are hollow.
11. Recent research suggests that humans’ average attention span has dropped to …
Northeastern Global News
2 1/2 minutes
8 seconds
45 seconds
30 minutes
12. Zachary Taylor’s beloved horse was sometimes seen grazing on the White House lawn. What was the horse’s name?
Library of Congress Blogs
Comanche
Old Whitey
Cincinnati
Old Bob
13. A flock of finches can also be called …
Wiktionary
a pledge
a watch
a charm
a dule
14. Which U.S. state did U.S. News & World Report rank best overall for 2023?
U.S. News & World Report
Wyoming
Utah
California
Florida
15. The oldest U.S. registered trademark still in use belongs to …
Wikipedia
The Coca-Cola Company
B&G Foods, Inc.
Faber-Castell
Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.
16. Archology is the science of …
The Free Dictionary
government
archaeology, just using a variant spelling
aerodynamics in archery
load-bearing theory in applied architecture
17. Which of these 21st-century albums has NOT sold at least 20 million copies as of August 2024?
Wikipedia
21 (Adele)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
Come Away with Me (Norah Jones)
The Eminem Show (Eminem)
18. feline : cat : : gadine : ?
Wiktionary
gar
gadfly
axolotl
cod
19. In Erie, Pennsylvania, you can be fined or imprisoned for …
Erie, PA Municipal Code, Article 706
posting a political campaign sign.
wearing religious garb that conceals your identity.
being present at a disorderly party where alcohol is being consumed.
collecting items from other people’s recycling bins.
20. Which activity would you most likely be engaged in if you were using an abaculus?
Wiktionary
Calculating a sum
Creating a mosaic
Pinning folds of cloth together
Fastening your sandals
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2 Comments
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Level 57
Dec 3, 2024
19 is crazy to be illegal!
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Level 77
Dec 3, 2024
I guess you need to be clairvoyant, so you know when to leave. Really sucks for the host, though.