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Obscure Trivia #30

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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Last updated: September 17, 2024
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1. Viagra was originally developed to treat …
Drugs.com
pulmonary hypertension
diabetes
peripheral artery disease
depression
2. The number of U.S. youth cancer deaths …
U.S. News & World Report
increased threefold between 2016 and 2023.
fell 23% between 2001 and 2021.
outstrips youth deaths from gun violence.
has remained stagnant due to decreased research funding.
3. Which statement about dwarf planet Pluto is true?
NASA
Pluto is 1/6 the diameter of Earth.
Pluto is almost the same size as dwarf planet Eris.
Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2010.
Pluto wasn’t discovered until 1897.
4. Which country was rated the most fun in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report?
U.S. News & World Report
Thailand
France
Spain
Brazil
5. Which U.S. President donated his entire presidential and congressional salaries to charity?
Library of Congress Blogs
Donald Trump
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
6. What can some platypuses release through their pores?
Wikipedia
Perspiration
Toxins
Urine
Milk
7. A flock of cormorants is called …
National Park Service
a hack
a gulp
a guzzle
a choke
8. What was the title of the first ever feature-length film?
Wikipedia
Birth of a Nation (US)
With Our King and Queen Through India (UK)
The Story of the Kelly Gang (Australia)
Wings (US)
9. United Kingdom : Anglo- : : Sparta : ?
Wiktionary
Spartan-
Sparo-
Sparto-
Lacono-
10. Athletic footware giant Nike, Inc. was founded as …
Wikipedia
Number One Sports
Gold Medal Sports
Top Tier Sports
Blue Ribbon Sports
11. Algedonics is the scientific study of …
Wiktionary
algae.
pleasure and pain responses.
wind.
ocean waves, tides and currents.
12. In 2023, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority found what in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea?
Archaeology Magazine
What might be a piece of the Ark of the Covenant
Roman swords
An iPhone 3GS
Pottery containing scrolls written in Persian, with a side-by-side Hebrew translation
13. In order to keep feral pig populations in Texas stable, it is necessary to harvest what percentage of the total population?
Wikipedia
50%
80%
35%
66%
14. 23-year-old student Tapala Nadamuni of India has created the world’s smallest …
Guinness World Records
automobile.
doll house.
vacuum cleaner.
lawn mower.
15. What is a buddle?
Wiktionary
A type of excavator with a short swing radius.
An apparatus for washing ore.
A big puddle.
Part of an oil rig.
16. In Jacksonville, North Carolina, it can be considered a nuisance if a resident …
Jacksonville, North Carolina Code of Ordinances sections, § 14-13
leaves indoor furniture out of doors.
permits noxious weeds to grow higher than 8”.
fails to fence in a pool of water that is 10” or more in depth.
boards a public conveyance while it is in motion.
17. Which U.S. state did U.S. News & World Report rank #1 for education in 2023?
U.S. News & World Report
Florida
Massachusetts
New Jersey
California
18. canine : dog : : vespine : ?
Wiktionary
lizard
bat
sparrow
wasp
19. A person living with alektorophobia is unlikely to …
Wiktionary
clean a chicken coop.
use electric appliances.
eat shellfish.
vote.
20. The village of Bald Head is located in which U.S. state?
Wikipedia
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Washington
Maine
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