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Obscure Trivia #2

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1. What is one unusual thing about the annual Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle?
Most of the bicyclists are nude
Almost everybody cross-dresses
Everybody walks backwards
Santa Claus makes an appearance
2. In 1932, Australian soldiers went to war with …
It was a wildlife management mission. The emus were devastating crops in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.
Drug dealers
Fiji
Emus
New Zealand
3. More than 25% of Americans believe this fictional character was a real person.
Sherlock Holmes
Robinson Crusoe
Elmer Fudd
Huckleberry Finn
4. The longest place name in the world (Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu) is a hill in which country?
New Zealand
Tuvalu
Fiji
Wales
5. In which city was coffee banned in 1511, due to its imagined propensity for stimulating radical thinking?
Beijing
Mecca
Delhi
Rome
6. Which country entirely banned hula hoops over fears their use would stimulate passion?
Japan also forbade hula hoops, but only on public streets.
China
Indonesia
Vatican City
North Korea
7. Which is the only letter that doesn’t occur in the name of a U.S. state?
New Jersey, New Mexico, and Arizona are examples of the other three.
Q
Z
X
J
8. A group of flamingos is most commonly called a …
Lawn ornament party
Pink-out
Flamboyance
Flock
9. The women in Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club meet to play what game?
Bridge
Touch football
Mahjong
Cribbage
10. Which product was sold in the 1830s as a cure for diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice?
Ketchup
Dijon mustard
Mayonnaise
Coca-Cola
11. About 50% of which country is covered by forest?
Russia
Canada
Latvia
Germany
12. The pink color of this country’s Lake Hillier remains unexplained by scientists.
Narnia
Australia
Grenada
Tanzania
13. Every month, Thames Water removes about a ton of something at its water treatment plants. What?
Condoms
Pubic hair
Bird feathers
Copper coins
14. Martin Van Buren was the only U.S. President for whom English was a second language. What was his first language?
Spanish
Dutch
French
German
15. Name the major city that is located on two continents.
Cairo
Panama City
Yekaterinburg
Istanbul
16. Name the largest organ in the human body.
Liver
Skin
Lung
Large intestine
17. HOMES is a mnemonic device used to remember what?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
The order of mathematical operations
The colors of the rainbow
The notes found on the lines of the treble clef
The names of the Great Lakes
18. What is stored in a camel’s hump?
Muscle
Fat
Water
Maps and spare keys
19. Besides her corruption, Imelda Marcos (former First Lady of the Philippines), is perhaps best known for her collection of …
At one time, Imelda Marcos owned 3,000 pairs of shoes … purchased with government funds.
Antique coins
Kitten figurines
Barbie dolls
Shoes
20. A hallux is more commonly known as a …
European robin
Sweatshirt
Sleeping chamber in an ancient Roman house
Big toe
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