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Obscure Trivia #31

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. In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Raloxifene for reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer in certain postmenopausal women. What is the only condition Raloxifene was used to treat before that?
FDA
Depression
Herpes
Osteoporosis
Premenstrual syndrome
2. Vaibhav T. Rajamani of India recently set a world record for …
Guinness World Records
the longest tightrope walk ever
performing the most consecutive somersaults in an hour
lying on a bed of nails for the longest time
the longest distance cycled without using hands
3. A flock of eagles is called …
Wiktionary
a convocation
a convention
an assemblage
a rally
4. NASA launched the PACE satellite in February 2024. What is PACE studying?
NASA
Air pollution
Phytoplankton
Space junk
Ice melt
5. During a recreational dive in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, an archaeologist from the Wisconsin Historical Society found …
Archaeology Magazine
a 1200-year-old dugout canoe
the ruins of a flooded and abandoned village from c. 1200 CE
the remains of a family who went missing in 1963
deluged burial mounds that pre-date European contact
6. The technical name for food science is …
Wiktionary
cibatology
desmology
trofology
bromatology
7. If you are engaging in flabellation, what are you using?
Wiktionary
A riding crop
Shapewear
A fan
A whip
8. Technology giant Amazon was originally called …
Wikipedia
Books 4 U
Biblos
Cadabra
Grab Bag
9. The unincorporated community of Embarrass is located in which U.S. state?
Wikipedia
Mississippi
Maryland
New Mexico
Minnesota
10. Which U.S. President was often mocked in the press for his unkempt appearance?
Library of Congress Blogs
Abraham Lincoln
Gerald Ford
Donald Trump
Martin Van Buren
11. United Kingdom : Anglo- : : Catalonia : ?
Wiktionary
Catalono-
Catalano-
Catalan-
Catalo-
12. feline : cat : : percesocine : ?
Wiktionary
jaguar
ant
barracuda
dugong
13. Which country was rated the best for tourism in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report?
U.S. News & World Report
Australia
Italy
Greece
Spain
14. Which statement about yaks is FALSE?
Wikipedia
Yak calves can walk within about ten minutes of birth.
Yaks are prone to heat exhaustion above 15 °C (59 °F).
Female yaks typically give birth once per year.
Domesticated and wild yaks are considered to be different species.
15. As of 2024, which film franchise is the highest-grossing of all time (after adjusting for inflation)?
Wikipedia
J. K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ian Fleming’s James Bond
Star Wars
16. Which U.S. state did U.S. News & World Report rank #1 for fiscal stability in 2023?
U.S. News & World Report
Nebraska
Wyoming
Delaware
North Dakota
17. Hodophobia is a fear of, or an aversion to …
Wiktionary
traveling
water
exceeding limits
sexual exclusivity
18. About what percentage of Americans reported having unpaid medical or dental debt in 2023, according to Forbes Advisor?
Forbes Advisor
26%
50%
41%
62%
19. The City of Marlborough, Massachusetts requires most organizations that employ employees or volunteers with supervisory or disciplinary responsibility over children to complete criminal background checks. Which is one of the exceptions to this law?
City of Marlborough, MA Code Chapter 288
Schools of music or dance
Juvenile detention facilities
Private schools
Medical facilities
20. According to the 1950 U.S. census, the average household income (in $US) was …
U.S. Census Bureau
$3,300
$14,600
$11,200
$21,400
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