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