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Obscure Trivia #33
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: October 16, 2024
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1. From 2001 to 2009 (after the introduction of music downloading), U.S. sales of “record albums” (all formats, including CDs) dropped by …
86.3%
54.6%
40.8%
72.1%
2. Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy began its life under another name. What?
Bargains Galore
Wired
Electronic Superstore
Sound of Music
4. According to the 1950 U.S. census, how many homes existed in the United States?
45,983,000
34,765,000
62,078,000
71,008,000
6. What does a hapaxanth do just once before it dies?
Mates
Flowers
Emerges from a hole
Drops seeds
7. Who was the only queen regnant of the Kingdom of the West Saxons?
Ælfgifu
Ealdgyth (Edith)
Æthelflæd
Seaxburh
8. The unincorporated community of Dead Women Crossing is located in which U.S. state?
Arkansas
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
9. What well-preserved object did archaeologists discover on 19 April 2024 at Zakotorac, Croatia?
A 2,500-year-old Illyrian helmet
A crown thought to have been owned by Ladislaus I of Hungary
An Avar saber from c. 470 CE
A mosaic missing from the Emperor Diocletian’s palace at Split
10. Canadian speed eater Mike Jack holds the speed record for drinking a Capri-Sun juice drink through a paper straw. What is his record?
10.34 seconds
14.7 seconds
8.02 seconds
21.71 seconds
11. The etymologically questionable word “aphenphosmphobia” refers to a morbid fear of …
being photographed
the dark
being touched
bugs
13. Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid), long used to treat severe acne, is now also used to treat …
migraines
non-healing wounds
leukemia
diabetes
14. In High Point, North Carolina, it is not always an offense to solicit …
within 25 feet (7.62 meters) of an automated teller facility
near a school
at a marked crosswalk
in a bus
15. Which U.S. President named his dog “King Tut?”
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
16. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 2023 National Health Interview Survey, about what percentage of Americans reported being disabled?
4.2%
2.9%
6.7%
9.4%
17. MOXIE is an instrument aboard the Perseverance rover on Mars. What is its purpose?
To explore possible landing sites for future missions
To locate underground water sources
To produce oxygen from the atmosphere
To harvest iron oxide
18. Carpology is the scientific study of …
fruits and seeds
tendons and ligaments
hands and wrists
carp and catfish
19. U.S. News & World Report rated this country the most scenic in 2023.
New Zealand
Italy
Switzerland
Greece
20. According to U.S. News & World Report, this U.S. state had the best infrastructure in 2023.
Utah
California
North Dakota
Oregon
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