FunTrivia's Most Esoteric Quizzes

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displays the most obscure, abstruse, acroamatic, arcane, and profound quizzes on FunTrivia.
It's a celebration of all that is original and enigmatically creative. Authors, we salute you!

Quiz Title Category Difficulty Qns Played Online Author 1 The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor (c. 1820) This quiz is about square-rigged ships in the Napoleonic era. Many of the questions come from Darcy Lever's 1819 book: "The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship". Maritime Difficult 10 233 May 27 03 cayugarunner 2 The Bowels of History Here is a quiz on some notably gruesome and often scatalogical Historical facts. Test your knowledge on a few items not often mentioned in History class. Specialized History Difficult 20 2152 Mar 12 01 jane6677 3 Mimulus Aurantiacus! What exactly is Mimulus Aurantiacus? Well if you take this wonderfully esoteric quiz, you'll find out! It's basic, but it tells you everything you'll ever need to know about the Monkey Musk! Enjoy, and good luck! Flowers, Plants & Gardens Difficult 10 226 Feb 19 04 flynn_17 4 Putting the "Fun" in Fungus Test your knowledge of fungi, and have a little fun in the bargain. Go on, take the quiz. Somewhere, a mushroom will smile. Mycology Easy 10 1835 May 16 03 Ilovemydog 5 Zippers We all use them, but how much do you know about zippers? This is your chance to find out. This is really useless knowledge, but still pretty interesting. Good luck. Thematic Clothing Very Difficult 10 658 Oct 03 00 GeniusBoy 6 Official State Vegetables Any trivia novice should know the state capitals. A trivia expert might know the state flowers. But are you ready to take the ULTIMATE TRIVIA CHALLENGE? Do you know your state vegetables? (Generous clues are provided within each question.) U.S. State Symbols Average 10 3982 Feb 26 04 uglybird 7 'Esoteric' Words I love strange and esoteric words! This quiz is an attempt to satisfy that passion by highlighting words that are synonymous with 'esoteric'. Do you know your 'esoteric' etymology? Unusual and Obscure Words Average 10 1745 Jun 22 04 thejazzkickazz 8 Do You Know Your Snow? Many of us live in snow-free climates, but occasionally we fantasize about the winterly white stuff. This quiz will help encourage such fantasies by asking ten snow-related questions...good luck! Thematic Water Average 10 1493 Mar 13 04 thejazzkickazz 9 Which is Your Favorite Isthmus? I don't know about you, but there's something about an isthmus that just gets me excited when I'm looking at a map! Maybe it's because there are so few, who knows...but I felt I had to share the fun with my fellow Quizzyland dwellers...have fun! Physical Geography Tough 15 1628 May 30 02 thejazzkickazz 10 A Two-Ply History The history of toilet paper "rolled" into one quiz. Toilets & Toilet Paper Tough 10 819 Jan 14 04 trident 11 Mucormycosis Mucormycosis is a rare, opportunistic fungal infection with a high mortality rate. How much do you know about this insidious disease? Fungal Diseases Difficult 10 359 Jul 28 02 napkintosh 12 Toenails All Around Ever wonder about those useless things at the end of your toes. They can be the cause of much grief. So let's have some fun with them. Thematic Feet Tough 10 462 Mar 12 06 dutch_frank_65 13 Behold: The Power of Cheese A look at the many ways in which cheese has ruled our civilization and culture. Thematic Dairy Average 10 1684 Oct 28 02 mickeygreeneyes 14 Ahhh, Ewww, Ehhh, Ohhh The Sounds of Entertainment Remember the good old sounds? There was the Fonz with his "EHHH" and the Lucy with her "EEEWW" or do you recall "AR AR AR"? Let's see how many sounds you remember from the good ole' days? TV & Movies Mixture Average 10 5523 Aug 01 03 linkan 15 A Scatological Quiz Not such a mucky quiz as you might think! There are a number of specific words for the droppings of animals and I started wondering about words related to this. The result is this quiz! So, get a peg for your nose and get stuck in. Thematic Bathroom Items Tough 10 934 Nov 22 04 Mink 16 Catnip - Not Just For Stuffing Toys ! Ready...set...paws on the mouse ? How much do you know about this kittencat delight ? Cats Tough 10 4744 Jul 13 01 catnippin 17 Basics Of Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis causes the growth of non-caseating granulomas (tissue growth which is not cancerous but may damage organs). It occurs in many organ systems. This quiz covers basics of the disease. Other Specific Diseases Average 10 583 Jun 22 01 archtalon 18 Fruit, Fowl, Fish or Fairy? This quiz is as simple as its title! Look at the following words, and decide if they are names of fruits, fowl (birds), fish or mythical creatures similar to fairies. Have fun! Which One? Average 20 12872 Feb 20 02 magpie8 19 Fried or Boiled? How much do you know about nature's own pre-packed food - the egg? Breakfast Foods Tough 10 8329 Feb 22 04 ArleneRimmer 20 "The Pickwick Papers", Chapters 47-57 The final 11 chapters of the Dickens book "The Pickwick Papers" are quite eventful, thus inspiring this quiz. See if you can recall the events and individuals that help wrap up this extraordinary tale. The Pickwick Papers Tough 15 138 Dec 11 02 thejazzkickazz 21 Aluminum The element aluminum. Specific Elements Tough 5 931 Oct 19 01 TonyTheDad 22 Lake Michigan Carferry Adventures The S.S. Badger runs between Ludington, MI and Manitowoc, WI, across Lake Michigan. Let's see if you know a little bit about this historic and fun way to cross the lake! Maritime Difficult 10 165 Sep 09 02 thebaron1 23 What's True About Goo WARNING! This quiz is not for the faint of heart. Are you prepared to face illness, plague, the destruction of the universe and even...a gruesome preschool song? You are? Then c'mon and play! Thematic Objects Difficult 10 909 Apr 13 04 uglybird 24 Monoresponsory There is something funny with this quiz. First is the title. Furthermore, I had to resort totally to the objectionable method of fill-in-the-blanks. If you have the luck to answer at least three questions correctly, you will know why! Thematic Unique Ideas Very Difficult 10 1189 Apr 10 03 Oblomov 25 Ernie and the Baleful Box: A Quantum Fairy Tale Ernie the electron lives in a copper wire in the Department of Fiendish Physics of SU. He watches helplessly as Schroedinger the cat is lowered into the baleful box. Will this be Ernie's fate too? Is it worth taking a (gasp) physics quiz to find out? Quantum and Orbital Mechanics Average 10 1092 Mar 12 04 uglybird 26 Bambi Go Home! OK, I'm not over fond of deer. But before you write me off as a Disney hating, eco-criminal TAKE THIS QUIZ! ...If you dare. Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc. Tough 10 1275 Feb 04 04 uglybird 27 Some Questions about Tofu These questions should be simple for any tofu lover. Happy eating! Food & Drink Average 5 984 Dec 15 00 thejazzkickazz 28 National Express Coach Stations (UK) Just like the other one, I name a coach station in the UK and you pick the city. Transport Very Difficult 10 364 Nov 18 02 planedude757 29 Professional Carpet Cleaner This quiz is based on the steam cleaning method and my 2 1/2 years experience with a nationally known carpet cleaning company. Occupational Trivia Average 10 557 Oct 17 02 fertigline 30 "Lawn Chair Pilot" Larry Walters: July 1982 Drifting 16,000 feet above Long Beach is our shivering but intrepid hero in his lawn chair, fulfilling a lifelong dream. He achieved momentary celebrity, yet came to a tragic end. How did he get here? What's with the lawn chair? Celebrities T-Z Average 10 515 Feb 04 04 uglybird

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