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What's My Hobby? Trivia Quiz

A book fell off of a shelf and conked me in the head and now I can't remember what I do in my spare time. Maybe you can help me remember my hobby.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,571

Updated
Aug 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
1220

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. I can't remember what I do for fun. I kind of remember using a ball with three holes in it. I think I'm supposed to knock things down at the end of a long wooden lane. What the devil is my hobby? Hint

Pool

Jacks

Gardening

Bowling

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Question 2 of 10

2. I know I do something outside on the weekends. I think I use a long silky net and capture some kind of pretty flying bugs and display them after I figure out what type of flying bugs they are. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Rock Collecting

Bird Watching

Meteor Hunting

Butterfly Collecting

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Question 3 of 10

3. Every time I put my hand in my pocket I hear jingling and I start to remember something about my hobby. It has something to do with small metal discs of various sizes. The discs have faces, words, and dates on them. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Insect Hunting

Pokemon Card Collecting

Coin Collecting

Leaf Collecting

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Question 4 of 10

4. I know I go to a lounge where there is music, a microphone, and a monitor that shows the words to well known songs. Now, what was my hobby again? Hint

Beer Pong

Poker

Pinball Playing

Karaoke

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Question 5 of 10

5. I kind of remember pulling little sticky paper squares off the corners of envelopes and placing them in some kind of album. I think the little squares have pictures of people, places, and things on them. What was my hobby again? Hint

Duck Hunting

Bean Bag Toss

Needle Point

Stamp Collecting

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Question 6 of 10

6. I seem to recollect collecting small stuffed animals with tags that have the letters T and Y on them. I think the stuffing is some sort of legumes. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Cookie Jar Collecting

Origami

Map Making

Beanie Baby Collecting

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Question 7 of 10

7. I think on my off days I carry a bag with some long sticks in it. Some of the sticks have metal heads and some have wooden heads. I think a little dimpled ball is used in some way. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Pole Vaulting

Volleyball

Rabbit Hunting

Golf

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cardboard comes to mind. Small cardboard cards with people's pictures on them. I even remember the smell of bubble gum. I recollect stats like ERA, HR, BA, and HITS on the backs of the cards. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Long distance running

Darts

Painting

Sports Trading Card Collecting

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Question 9 of 10

9. I seem to recall balls of fuzzy string of different colors. I can even remember using two, foot long metal pins that are somewhat pointed on one end and have flattened knobs at the other. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Building Ships in Bottles

Cooking

Beer Can Collecting

Knitting

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Question 10 of 10

10. In my mind's eye I see a long stick with fine string attached to it. I see wiggly creatures in a can. I can see a net and I see a box filled with weights, string, and hooks. Now what was my hobby again? Hint

Scuba Diving

Baby Seal Hunting

Parasailing

Fishing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Bowling

In 1885 the standardized rules for the game we know today was established by the American Bowling Congress in New York City. The maximum score was set at 300, maximum weight for the ball at 16 pounds, and distance between pins at 1 foot.

Answer: Butterfly Collecting

There are two basic methods for displaying butterflies. One is the pin method where the butterfly is mounted using a pin that keeps the insect above the mounting board to give it an in-flight perspective. The other method is to press the butterfly between a backing and a sheet of glass or clear plastic.

Answer: Coin Collecting

Coin collecting has been around since coins were first produced. Contemporary collecting has been around since the 1400's. The study and collection of coins is called numismatics.

4. I know I go to a lounge where there is music, a microphone, and a monitor that shows the words to well known songs. Now, what was my hobby again?

Answer: Karaoke

Karaoke is a Japanese word meaning "open orchestra". In other words, the music is there but no band. Today's karaoke DJs carry as many as 150,000 different songs for karaoke enthusiasts.

Answer: Stamp Collecting

Much like coin collecting, stamp collecting began about the same time the first stamps were issued. The study of stamps is called philately. One of the most expensive stamps ever sold was a Swedish stamp called the Three-Skilling Yellow that sold for 2.3 million dollars in 1996.

6. I seem to recollect collecting small stuffed animals with tags that have the letters T and Y on them. I think the stuffing is some sort of legumes. Now what was my hobby again?

Answer: Beanie Baby Collecting

Beanie Babies are small stuffed animals first produced in 1993 by Ty Warner Inc. In two years they became a national craze. The toys were in such demand by 1995 that people were able to sell the hard to get ones for 1000% over the retail price. At the height of the craze, one tenth of all eBay's sales were Beanie Babies.

Answer: Golf

Today's game of golf as we know it originated in Scotland in the mid 1400s. The idea is simply to hit a small ball into a hole from a distance in as few swings of a club as possible. Sounds easy doesn't it?

Answer: Sports Trading Card Collecting

The production of baseball cards began in the 1860s. A variety of companies gave away the cards to promote merchandise they were selling. The T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is the most valuable and sought after sports card ever made. A mint condition Wagner card was bought by a private collector for 2.8 million dollars in 2007.

In 2012 an Ohio man discovered a batch of old baseball cards in an attic valued at over 3 million dollars. The batch included a near mint Honus Wagner and 16 near mint Ty Cobbs cards.

Answer: Knitting

The first articles known to be knitted were socks found in Egypt from the first millennium. In the 1500s knitting was a strictly male occupation.

Answer: Fishing

Of course fishing has been around since the cave man days. First catching by hand, then spears, then nets. Today the common angler uses a rod and reel with some sort of bait either artificial or real.

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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