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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%
72.1%
40.8%
2. Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy began its life under another name. What?
Sound of Music
Electronic Superstore
Bargains Galore
Wired
4. According to the 1950 U.S. census, how many homes existed in the United States?
71,008,000
45,983,000
34,765,000
62,078,000
6. What does a hapaxanth do just once before it dies?
Flowers
Mates
Emerges from a hole
Drops seeds
7. Who was the only queen regnant of the Kingdom of the West Saxons?
Ealdgyth (Edith)
Æthelflæd
Ælfgifu
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 crown thought to have been owned by Ladislaus I of Hungary
An Avar saber from c. 470 CE
A 2,500-year-old Illyrian helmet
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?
21.71 seconds
8.02 seconds
14.7 seconds
10.34 seconds
11. The etymologically questionable word “aphenphosmphobia” refers to a morbid fear of …
bugs
being photographed
being touched
the dark
13. Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid), long used to treat severe acne, is now also used to treat …
leukemia
diabetes
migraines
non-healing wounds
14. In High Point, North Carolina, it is not always an offense to solicit …
near a school
in a bus
at a marked crosswalk
within 25 feet (7.62 meters) of an automated teller facility
15. Which U.S. President named his dog “King Tut?”
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
16. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 2023 National Health Interview Survey, about what percentage of Americans reported being disabled?
4.2%
9.4%
2.9%
6.7%
17. MOXIE is an instrument aboard the Perseverance rover on Mars. What is its purpose?
To locate underground water sources
To explore possible landing sites for future missions
To produce oxygen from the atmosphere
To harvest iron oxide
18. Carpology is the scientific study of …
tendons and ligaments
fruits and seeds
hands and wrists
carp and catfish
19. U.S. News & World Report rated this country the most scenic in 2023.
Italy
Switzerland
Greece
New Zealand
20. According to U.S. News & World Report, this U.S. state had the best infrastructure in 2023.
California
Utah
North Dakota
Oregon
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