Hard and Useless Trivia

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1. In what part of the body would you find the Organ of Corti? Small intestine Brainstem Kidney Inner ear

2. Which painter is usually associated with Tenebrism? Picasso Caravaggio Monet Raphael

3. Who wrote the famous scientific work 'Almagest'? Archimedes Newton Ptolemy Erasmus

4. In Europe, it was called the War of the League of Augsburg. What was it called in North America? Queen Anne's War Seven Years' War French and Indian War King William's War

5. What's the world's largest flower? Sego lily Silversword Rafflesia Saguaro cactus blossom

6. Which of these buildings was NOT designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Guggenheim Museum Wainwright Building Fallingwater Tokyo's Imperial Hotel

7. What term describes a localized conglomerate of the gaseous and finely divided dust particles that are spread through interstellar space? Nova Nebula Black hole Galaxy

8. Wilhelm Steinitz, Paul Morphy, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Emanuel Lasker were all famous _______. Bank Robbers Poker players Chess players Dramatists

9. Which country has the most hot springs? Sweden United States Thailand Iceland

10. What's the only sea in the world bordered by ocean currents rather than by land? South China Sea Sargasso Sea Ross Sea Ionian Sea