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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.
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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 …
54.6%
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72.1%
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40.8%
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86.3%
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2.
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy began its life under another name. What?
Electronic Superstore
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Bargains Galore
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Wired
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Sound of Music
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4.
According to the 1950 U.S. census, how many homes existed in the United States?
62,078,000
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45,983,000
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71,008,000
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34,765,000
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6.
What does a hapaxanth do just once before it dies?
Mates
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Emerges from a hole
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Drops seeds
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Flowers
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7.
Who was the only queen regnant of the Kingdom of the West Saxons?
Seaxburh
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Ealdgyth (Edith)
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Ælfgifu
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Æthelflæd
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8.
The unincorporated community of Dead Women Crossing is located in which U.S. state?
Oklahoma
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Arkansas
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Missouri
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Colorado
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9.
What well-preserved object did archaeologists discover on 19 April 2024 at Zakotorac, Croatia?
A mosaic missing from the Emperor Diocletian’s palace at Split
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A 2,500-year-old Illyrian helmet
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A crown thought to have been owned by Ladislaus I of Hungary
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An Avar saber from c. 470 CE
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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?
14.7 seconds
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8.02 seconds
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21.71 seconds
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10.34 seconds
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11.
The etymologically questionable word “aphenphosmphobia” refers to a morbid fear of …
bugs
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the dark
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being photographed
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being touched
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12.
A group of cormorants is called …
a gulp
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a bank
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a company
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a host
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13.
Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid), long used to treat severe acne, is now also used to treat …
leukemia
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non-healing wounds
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diabetes
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migraines
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14.
In High Point, North Carolina, it is not always an offense to solicit …
at a marked crosswalk
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within 25 feet (7.62 meters) of an automated teller facility
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in a bus
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near a school
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15.
Which U.S. President named his dog “King Tut?”
Calvin Coolidge
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Woodrow Wilson
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Herbert Hoover
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Theodore Roosevelt
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16.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 2023 National Health Interview Survey, about what percentage of Americans reported being disabled?
9.4%
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6.7%
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4.2%
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2.9%
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17.
MOXIE is an instrument aboard the Perseverance rover on Mars. What is its purpose?
To explore possible landing sites for future missions
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To produce oxygen from the atmosphere
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To locate underground water sources
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To harvest iron oxide
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18.
Carpology is the scientific study of …
fruits and seeds
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carp and catfish
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tendons and ligaments
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hands and wrists
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19.
U.S. News & World Report rated this country the most scenic in 2023.
Switzerland
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Italy
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Greece
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New Zealand
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20.
According to U.S. News & World Report, this U.S. state had the best infrastructure in 2023.
Oregon
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Utah
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North Dakota
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California
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