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.

This is a challenging quiz, but I can almost guarantee you will learn something from it.

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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
1246
884
145
507
2. Excluding the United States, which North American country has won more Olympic medals than any other (through 2022)?
Wikipedia
Jamaica
Canada
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
Cygnus NG-21
Crew-8 Dragon
4. Which country was rated the best overall for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report?
U.S. News & World Report
United States
Switzerland
Norway
Canada
5. Which letter does NOT occur in the name of the postal carrier character from the TV show Seinfeld?
Wikipedia
N
M
W
U
6. Which of these snack cake soundalikes is the actual name of an unincorporated community in the U.S.?
Wikipedia
Twinkie, California
Ding Dong, Texas
Sno Ball, Colorado
Ho Ho, Missouri
7. What are you likely to avoid if you suffer from zuigerphobia?
Wiktionary
Vacuum cleaners
Automatic garage doors
Remote-controlled toys
Using public transportation
8. United Kingdom : Anglo- : : Chechnya : ?
Wiktionary
Chechno-
Checheno-
Chechnya-
Chechnyan-
9. The original name of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups was …
Wikipedia
Chocolate Surprise
Peanut Butter Sweeties
Chocolate Gold
Penny Cups
10. Which statement about reindeer is FALSE?
Wikipedia
The hairs in a reindeer’s overcoat are hollow.
Reindeer are the only species of deer that has been semi-domesticated on a large scale.
Female reindeer can grow antlers.
All reindeer are migratory.
11. Recent research suggests that humans’ average attention span has dropped to …
Northeastern Global News
2 1/2 minutes
45 seconds
30 minutes
8 seconds
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
Old Bob
Cincinnati
Comanche
Old Whitey
13. A flock of finches can also be called …
Wiktionary
a charm
a pledge
a dule
a watch
14. Which U.S. state did U.S. News & World Report rank best overall for 2023?
U.S. News & World Report
Florida
Utah
Wyoming
California
15. The oldest U.S. registered trademark still in use belongs to …
Wikipedia
Faber-Castell
The Coca-Cola Company
Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.
B&G Foods, Inc.
16. Archology is the science of …
The Free Dictionary
aerodynamics in archery
government
load-bearing theory in applied architecture
archaeology, just using a variant spelling
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)
The Eminem Show (Eminem)
Come Away with Me (Norah Jones)
18. feline : cat : : gadine : ?
Wiktionary
axolotl
gar
cod
gadfly
19. In Erie, Pennsylvania, you can be fined or imprisoned for …
Erie, PA Municipal Code, Article 706
wearing religious garb that conceals your identity.
collecting items from other people’s recycling bins.
being present at a disorderly party where alcohol is being consumed.
posting a political campaign sign.
20. Which activity would you most likely be engaged in if you were using an abaculus?
Wiktionary
Fastening your sandals
Calculating a sum
Pinning folds of cloth together
Creating a mosaic
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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.