FunTrivia's Most Esoteric Quizzes

If so, you've come to the wrong place! Welcome to FunTrivia's most esoteric quiz list! This list
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 10 228 May 27 03 cayugarunner 2 A Two-Ply History The history of toilet paper "rolled" into one quiz. Toilets & Toilet Paper Tough 10 818 Jan 14 04 trident 3 "Please Make Fun of My Wife" This quiz is geared towards the specific personal faults, or awesome attributes of my lovely wife. Trust me when I say that she knows about this quiz and helped me write it. She frequents funtrivia.com nearly as much as I do! Thematic Family Members Average 10 2100 Apr 12 07 joemc37 4 Moths in Fact and Fiction Moths are fascinating although, in some places, sinister. NB> This quiz is written from the perspective of someone living in the UK! Thematic Invertebrates Difficult 10 213 Oct 05 02 RandomMoth 5 The Golden Age of Lunch Boxes Your lunch box showed who you were, or who you hoped to be! This quizzie is about the early history of lunch box production. Food & Drink Difficult 10 4070 Aug 15 01 catnippin 6 Dust is Everywhere Even if you didn't care about dust, the fact is it is all around you. Earth Science Average 10 2220 Jan 15 01 elainerichards 7 Tardigrades: The Living Gummy Bears Tardigrades are microscopic creatures believed to be halfway between nematodes and arthropods. Also known as "waterbears" or "moss piglets", I find them absolutely intriguing! I hope this quiz sparks an interest in tardigrades for you. Other Invertebrates Difficult 10 555 Oct 01 02 jadranska 8 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 10 164 Sep 09 02 thebaron1 9 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 2151 Mar 12 01 jane6677 10 Splish, Splash! I Was Takin' a Bath... It has occurred to me that a number of interesting, amusing, and rather alarming events have occurred involving baths and bathtubs. Here are some notable examples. Enjoy! Thematic Bathroom Items Very Difficult 10 1112 Sep 19 04 jouen58 11 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 5516 Aug 01 03 linkan 12 Plants in the Family Ancardiaceae A quiz about poison ivy and other plants in the family Ancardiaceae. Angiosperms and Gymnosperms Average 10 225 Dec 10 03 Akiko 13 Kick up the Arsenic! A cross section of questions directly, indirectly, or completely unrelated to that great leveler, arsenic. Thematic Sci/Tech Tough 10 396 Mar 01 03 awkins 14 Alaska's Iditarod Monopoly Edition One Monopoly game is based on the Iditarod race. The squares follow the southern route, used in odd years, with substitutions for the stations. Can you put the squares on the board in order, using the hints provided and your knowledge of the race? Monopoly (U.S. Version) Average 10 25 Oct 20 24 rossian 15 Capt. James Cook or Capt. James Kirk? These two explorers share more than a common first name. For each question, decide if the statement is true for James Cook, James Kirk, both, or neither. Enjoy the voyage! Thematic Men's Names Difficult 10 1559 May 30 05 LilahDeDah 16 Ancient Ionian Scientists The world's first known group of natural scientists were active in Ionian Greece in ancient times. Here are some questions regarding these obscure but very important individuals...have a look! Scientists Very Difficult 5 317 Jan 05 01 thejazzkickazz 17 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 18 Themes and Motifs of Existentialism The following questions involve stories that regard human existence as unexplainable, or stress freedom of choice. Specific Subjects & Themes Tough 10 384 Oct 09 02 lunarmercury 19 October 23rd Besides being the date of my entry into the world, I have found lots of other interesting things about this date. Enjoy ... October November December Tough 10 415 Feb 04 06 Oddball 20 '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 1740 Jun 22 04 thejazzkickazz 21 Oil and Gas Drilling 101 Here's a quiz about drilling for oil. Oil & Gas Industry Average 10 1260 Oct 29 03 KATTERjoe 22 Trapeze Tricks This is a quiz about different tricks you can do on a flying trapeze. I hope everyone gets the chance to try them eventually! Circuses & Fairs Tough 5 278 Jun 11 03 happiemukmuk 23 The History of Oral Hygiene Tools This is a quiz over the everyday tools of the mouth! Let's see how much you know about the oral hygiene tools. Teeth and Dentistry Tough 10 407 Nov 05 06 nyc_gal1305 24 Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an Let's take a trip to the landlocked city of Xi'an, where an entire ancient army awaits us. What do you know about the over 8,000 terracotta figures that call China their home? Statues Average 10 57 Jun 08 22 trident 25 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 1484 Mar 13 04 thejazzkickazz 26 Dewey Decimal System Our small local library uses a somewhat simplified version of the Dewey Decimal System to classify our non-fiction books. Unfortunately we don't have a card catalogue. Could you find these books? (There is a pattern to help you.) Thematic Occupations Tough 15 596 Feb 07 01 spanishliz 27 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 28 Seasonal Weather in Wichita, Kansas Few areas in the US experience the extremes in weather conditions that are seen in the city of Wichita, Kansas. Take this quiz and learn what it is like to live in the heart of the Great Plains. Good luck, and enjoy! Weather Average 10 581 May 09 04 traderider 29 Yoga Postures with Animal Names I will describe a yoga position and you then decide which animal name is given to it in English. Exercise and Fitness Tough 10 511 Nov 27 03 miss g 30 The Tools Used for Applying Make-Up One for the ladies! Let's see how well you know your make-up equipment. Cosmetics Easy 10 4215 Nov 01 02 nimaine

Next 30