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Obscure Trivia #4
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1. Big Major Cay, an island in the Bahamas, is known for its …
Swimming pigs
Unique language
Flightless birds
Nude beaches
2. What rare phenomenon occurred on 18 February, 1979?
Aurora borealis was seen from northern Mexico
Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning for the seventh time
After a particularly long eruption, Old Faithful failed to erupt for almost 24 hours
Snow fell in the Sahara Desert
3. Fossils found on New Zealand’s South Island suggest it was once home to …
Dwarf mammoths
Human-sized penguins
Giant centipedes
Hobbits
4. James D. Watson (1928-) became the first person to …
Win four Academy Awards for Technical Achievement
Record his voice on CD
Decode the entire human genome
Sell his Nobel prize medal
5. The last country to outlaw slavery was this one, in 1981.
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
China
Mauritania
6. Elizabethan preachers condemned the use of coal as fuel because they believed it to be …
A threat to their investments in wood
A safety hazard
A super-pollutant
The devil’s excrement
7. What is the controversy surrounding the axolotl, or Mexican walking fish?
The axolotl is an amphibian that does not undergo metamorphosis. Its gills look like feathery branches growing out of its head.
Whether or not it undergoes metamorphosis
The purpose of the feathery structures protruding from its head
How many times it can regenerate the same limb
Whether it is a fish or an amphibian
8. 310 of these items that belonged to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) were auctioned off at Sotheby’s on 4 May 2022.
Shirts
Pairs of shoes
iPods
Pairs of sunglasses
9. The longest commercial in history, running for 14 hours, advertises which brand?
L’Oréal
Mrs. Paul
Honda
Old Spice
10. If uncontaminated and properly stored, this food does not spoil.
Archeologists have found honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that was still good.
Quinoa
Honey
Twinkies
Cheese curls
11. The first known interracial kiss seen on American network television was on this series.
In “Plato’s Stepchildren” (first aired on 22 November, 1968), Captain Kirk (William Shatner) kissed Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols).
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Star Trek
12. What is the loudest non-crustacean animal on earth?
The sperm whale can produce a clicking sound of up to 233 decibels.
North American bullfrog
African cicada
Sperm whale
Howler monkey
13. A group of ravens can be known as …
Also, a treachery, a rave, a conspiracy, or a flock.
A murder
A plot
An unkindness
A denseness
14. The hottest planet in our solar system is …
The surface temperature (both day and night) is 867°F (464°C).
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
15. In which country have roads been diverted to avoid disturbing communities of elves?
Fifty-four percent of Icelanders either believe in elves or say it's possible they exist.
Norway
Ireland
Finland
Iceland
16. In Florida, it is illegal to …
Throw a pie at someone
Sing in public while wearing a swimsuit
Wrestle an alligator
Carry a concealed firearm without a permit
17. A vomitorium was …
A patient room in an ancient Roman hospital
A place where the ancient Romans vomited during feasts to make room for more food
A waiting chamber for nervous gladiators
A series of entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman amphitheater
18. The movement of a computer mouse is measured in …
Pixels per inch
Jerrys
Mickeys
Micrometers
19. What is a fear of Halloween called?
Wiccaphobia is a fear of witches and witchcraft. Rhabdophobia is a fear of magic. Phasmophobia is a fear of ghosts.
Wiccaphobia
Rhabdophobia
Phasmophobia
Samhainophobia
20. To whom was the first known Christmas card sent?
In 1611.
Pope Pius IV
George Washington
Queen Victoria
King James I of England
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