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Weird and Random #1
How much do you know about the weird and random things in our world?
Sources (where not otherwise mentioned): wikipedia, duckduckgo
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Last updated: August 10, 2021
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| First submitted | August 10, 2021 |
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Question 1 of 15
Between the 17th-19th century nostalgia used to be...
Art genre
Disease
"Good old times" -story
Philosophical movement
YES
NO
Treatment options were e.g. pain and terror, public humiliation and bullying, burying alive [source]
Question 2 of 15
Women's fashion choice that's actually very dangerous.
Hotpants
Fake eyelashes
High heels
Push-up bra
YES
NO
Repeated use reshapes Achilles tendon and damages knees, hips and back causing osteoarthritis, stress fractures etc.
Question 3 of 15
"The fruit machine" was used to identify gays by...
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Soviet Union
YES
NO
To eliminate them from public service [source]
Question 4 of 15
The oldest found musical instrument (so far) is...
42,000-43,000 years old
~10,000 years old
6,300-6,500 years old
~2,021 years old
YES
NO
And it's a flute [source]
Question 5 of 15
Pilates was invented by...
Colombian dance instructor
American gym owner
German prisoner
Italian athlete
YES
NO
The story.
Question 6 of 15
Pick the composer who was born in Austria (country/empire)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johan Strauss II
Frédéric Chopin
YES
NO
Mozart was born, and died, in Holy Roman Empire.
Question 7 of 15
Which one is not a serial killer?
Jane Toppan
Amelia Dyer
Ted Bundy
Charles Manson
YES
NO
Manson, as far as we know, never successfully killed anyone (himself).
Question 8 of 15
When did "Taiwan" (ROC) hold a seat in the United Nations? (as "China")
Never
1920 - 1945
1945 - 1949
1945 - 1971
YES
NO
Question 9 of 15
Which creature is not a cryptid (studied by cryptozoology)?
Dobhar-chú / King Otter
Congolese Giant Spider
California condor
Platypus
YES
NO
Question 10 of 15
How many senses does a human being have?
4
5
6
more than 6
YES
NO
The usual ones and, also, sense of balance, pain, body position, relative temperature, time etc.
Question 11 of 15
The surgery that came first
Gallbladder removal
Cesarean (successful)
Brain surgery (trepanation)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
YES
NO
Gallbladder removal 1882, Cesarean 1794, Trepanation ~6500BCE, CABG 1960.
Question 12 of 15
The Church of the SubGenius teaches you a message of / gaining...
Gold
Slack
"Ticket to heaven"
Spiritual arousal
YES
NO
Wiki / from their official website
Question 13 of 15
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker is a game developed for...
Nintendo
Sega
Sony (PS)
Xbox
YES
NO
In game, Michael seeks children and touching them gives him energy. Other versions were developed later.
Question 14 of 15
In 1952, British military accidentally(?) spread _____ to their own populace.
Black Death
Coronavirus
Ebola
HIV
YES
NO
A cloud of weaponized bubonic plague was blown over a trawler that went its merry way, anchoring at Fleetwood. The case was covered up until recently.
Question 15 of 15
Which company is famous for selling uranium to kids inside a "toy" lab?
Mattel
Disney
C.D. Tuska
A.C. Gilbert
YES
NO
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory only sold 5000 copies at most.
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