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Obscure Trivia #27

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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Quiz by arjaygee
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Last updated: August 17, 2024
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1. Alex Capogna, a 31-year-old lawyer from New York State, holds the record for the highest number of chest-to-ground push ups in an hour. How many?
Guinness World Records
507
884
145
1246
2. Excluding the United States, which North American country has won more Olympic medals than any other (through 2022)?
Wikipedia
Mexico
Canada
Cuba
Jamaica
3. What is the name of the spacecraft that docked to the International Space Station on 6th August 2024?
NASA
Soyuz MS-25
Crew-8 Dragon
Progress 88
Cygnus NG-21
4. Which country was rated the best overall for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report?
U.S. News & World Report
United States
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
5. Which letter does NOT occur in the name of the postal carrier character from the TV show Seinfeld?
Wikipedia
M
U
W
N
6. Which of these snack cake soundalikes is the actual name of an unincorporated community in the U.S.?
Wikipedia
Sno Ball, Colorado
Ding Dong, Texas
Twinkie, California
Ho Ho, Missouri
7. What are you likely to avoid if you suffer from zuigerphobia?
Wiktionary
Remote-controlled toys
Automatic garage doors
Vacuum cleaners
Using public transportation
8. United Kingdom : Anglo- : : Chechnya : ?
Wiktionary
Chechno-
Checheno-
Chechnyan-
Chechnya-
9. The original name of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups was …
Wikipedia
Penny Cups
Peanut Butter Sweeties
Chocolate Surprise
Chocolate Gold
10. Which statement about reindeer is FALSE?
Wikipedia
All reindeer are migratory.
The hairs in a reindeer’s overcoat are hollow.
Reindeer are the only species of deer that has been semi-domesticated on a large scale.
Female reindeer can grow antlers.
11. Recent research suggests that humans’ average attention span has dropped to …
Northeastern Global News
45 seconds
8 seconds
30 minutes
2 1/2 minutes
12. Zachary Taylor’s beloved horse was sometimes seen grazing on the White House lawn. What was the horse’s name?
Library of Congress Blogs
Cincinnati
Comanche
Old Bob
Old Whitey
13. A flock of finches can also be called …
Wiktionary
a watch
a pledge
a dule
a charm
14. Which U.S. state did U.S. News & World Report rank best overall for 2023?
U.S. News & World Report
Wyoming
California
Florida
Utah
15. The oldest U.S. registered trademark still in use belongs to …
Wikipedia
B&G Foods, Inc.
Faber-Castell
The Coca-Cola Company
Samson Rope Technologies, Inc.
16. Archology is the science of …
The Free Dictionary
archaeology, just using a variant spelling
load-bearing theory in applied architecture
aerodynamics in archery
government
17. Which of these 21st-century albums has NOT sold at least 20 million copies as of August 2024?
Wikipedia
The Eminem Show (Eminem)
21 (Adele)
Come Away with Me (Norah Jones)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
18. feline : cat : : gadine : ?
Wiktionary
gadfly
cod
axolotl
gar
19. In Erie, Pennsylvania, you can be fined or imprisoned for …
Erie, PA Municipal Code, Article 706
being present at a disorderly party where alcohol is being consumed.
posting a political campaign sign.
collecting items from other people’s recycling bins.
wearing religious garb that conceals your identity.
20. Which activity would you most likely be engaged in if you were using an abaculus?
Wiktionary
Creating a mosaic
Fastening your sandals
Pinning folds of cloth together
Calculating a sum
2 Comments
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Level 49
Dec 3, 2024
19 is crazy to be illegal!
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Level 69
Dec 3, 2024
I guess you need to be clairvoyant, so you know when to leave. Really sucks for the host, though.