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Obscure Trivia #20
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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1.
Which country has the highest intentional homicide rate, at 53.3 per 100,000 inhabitants?
Venezuela
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Honduras
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United States
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Jamaica
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Source: Wikipedia
2.
George Frandsen quit his corporate job to open a museum dedicated to …
neon signs
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vibrators
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medical oddities
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fossilized feces
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Source: Guinness World Records
3.
Which statement about the planet Venus is true?
Venus is slightly less than three quarters the diameter of Earth.
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Like Earth, Venus has a single moon.
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Venus’ average surface temperature is subject to extreme seasonal variation.
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Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other planets.
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Source: Space Facts
4.
About how many times per minute does a ruby-throated hummingbird breathe while at rest?
50
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250
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400
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100
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Source: Operation RubyThroat
5.
A group of wombats is sometimes called …
a wishfulness
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a warning
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a wisdom
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a warren
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Source: Wiktionary
6.
If you have an intense or irrational fear of this, you may suffer from haphephobia.
Being a victim of chance
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Being touched
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Seeing someone naked
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Doing sloppy work
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Source: Cleveland Clinic
7.
The longest recorded human pregnancy lasted …
over 17 months
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10 and a half months
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24 months
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9 months and 16 days
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Source: BelTA News Agency
8.
Depending on the species and method of preparation, this critter might taste like green apples, hot cinnamon candy, or iodine.
Aphid
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Stink bug / shield bug
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Centipede
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Spider
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Sources: Hostel World, Ehrlich Pest Control
9.
How many different flavors of Froot Loops cereal are in a standard box in the U.S.?
1
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7
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6
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3
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Source: Wikipedia
10.
The first known board game to be published in the U.S. was called …
The New Game of Human Life
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Travellers’ Tour Through the United States
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The Mansion of Happiness
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The Royal and Entertaining Game of Goose
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Source: Board Game Geek
11.
In Blythe, California, it is illegal to …
sell adhesive stickers to a minor
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use a recreational vehicle as a primary residence
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label edible cannabis products as “medication”
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travel to or from work during curfew if you are a minor
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13.
If you have successfully delignated something, what have you done to it in plain language?
Stripped it of wood
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Established a border around it
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Mined coal from it
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Put it out of alignment
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Source: Wiktionary
14.
The English language demonym for someone from Mali is …
Malian
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Malese
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Malois
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Malinese
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Source: Wikipedia
15.
United Kingdom : Anglo- :: Guinea : ?
Guinean-
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Guinea-
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Guineo-
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Guino-
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Source: Wiktionary
16.
The town of Eclectic is located in which U.S. state?
Alabama
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New York
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New Mexico
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Iowa
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Source: Wikipedia
17.
The first Siamese cat in the U.S. was a gift sent by the American consul in Bangkok to which U.S. President and his wife?
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Chester A. Arthur
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James A. Garfield
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Source: Library of Congress Blogs
18.
In 1936, the Soviet Union built a computer powered by …
coal
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gas
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water
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electricity
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Source: Bluescope Technologies
19.
If you could drive a car to the nearest star, how long would it take you to reach it at 70 mph (113 kmh)?
2.5 years
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356 billion years
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nearly 3 million years
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6 weeks
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Source: Astronomy Magazine
20.
Bonomo Turkish Taffy isn’t really from Turkey. It isn’t really a taffy, either. What is it?
A turrón
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A nougat
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Halva
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A toffee
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Source: Wikipedia
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Ugh! Shield bugs? Another variation between American and Commonwealth English I didn’t anticipate! ;-(
Thanks for the changes - I wasn't criticising with shield bug, using the word "stink" just feels weird for my mouth, and they look like shields - I genuinely had never considered that people would eat those things!
As far as I'm away, a mobile home includes RVs too right? People in the UK would generally understand cos a caravan is always towed behind a car.
I suspect the bugs are most often eaten raw, although I have been unable to confirm.
I updated the other question again … I got my own terminology wrong. RVs include both gigantic self-propelled vehicles with attached living space; and enclosed living spaces that must be hauled by another vehicle. Mobile homes (contrary to their name) actually remain stationary once they are transported to their destination. It is possible to move them, but it is very expensive and cumbersome to do so.