Too Weird for Words Trivia Quiz

Here are some of the strangest facts you have ever heard! Some are so STUPID you'll probably think I am making them up!

A multiple-choice quiz by shewolf316. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
shewolf316

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,130

Updated
Jan 07 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

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12 / 25

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Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (17/25), Guest 73 (12/25), Hayes1953 (16/25).

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1. Which royal of England was declared King at the age of nine months? Hint

Anne II

Charles IV

Elizabeth I

Henry VI

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2. There are over 5,000 pubs in Britain with this name. What is it? Hint

The Red Lion

The Inn

The Shamrock

Traveller's Tavern

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3. What are sea urchin feet called? Hint

Tubes

Fins

Paws

They have no feet!

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4. Which bird can fly all day long, without flapping its wings?

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters - begins with A)

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5. In 2008, what was the fastest recorded time someone has solved a Rubik's Cube? Hint

2 minutes 24.55 seconds

7.08 seconds

1 hour 22 minutes

it's impossible

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6. What was the original purpose for blowing out candles on birthdays?

For a variety of religious and cultural reasons, mostly having to do with good fortune

To scare away demons

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7. How did the women of Friesland, on the North Sea, help keep the marauding Vikings out of their forts and territory? Hint

They dressed as Vikings and killed them within their ranks

They went into battle with the men

They poured hot porridge from the towers and walls

They seduced the Vikings and led them to slaughter

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8. On 22 September 1860, the whaling schooner "Hope" was passing a huge ice barrier. Between two slabs of ice there was....? Hint

A frozen UFO

The ship "Jenny"

A fire burning

A dinosaur skeleton

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9. Every day is a Sabbath for someone, somewhere. Whose Sabbath is on Thursday?

Answer: (Walk like an ....)

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10. Approximately how heavy was the Brachiosaurus' brain? Hint

20 ounces

3 ounces

7 ounces

1 pound

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11. If you have triskaidekaphobia, you are afraid of this. Hint

Number 13

Dolphins

Beards

The letter Q

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12. When playing cards were invented about 600 years ago, what did the spade represent? Hint

Farmers

Peasants

Soldiers

Blacksmiths

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13. What do a woman aged 25 years and a man aged 65 years have in common? Hint

Almost equal muscle strength

Sexual peak

White cell count

Approximately the same height

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14. 'E' is the most common letter in the English language.

True

False

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15. Who was hanged twice, before the job was properly done the third time? Hint

Miss Johnson the Witch

Sir Robert the Knight

Captain Kidd the Pirate

Mr Smith the Thief

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16. How long did the shortest war ever take? Hint

5 months, 1 day.

2 days, 7 hours, 5 minutes.

38 minutes

45 seconds

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17. The inhabitants of Athos, a piece of land jutting off Greece, banned which sex?

Answer: (Male or Female)

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18. Where can you find the unique trees that give nutritious milk? Hint

Venezuela

Peru

Brazil

Columbia

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19. Which of the seven deadly sins was Vitellius, Emperor of Rome (69AD) partial to? Hint

Lust

Envy

Sloth

Gluttony

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20. Charles Charlesworth died of what at the age of seven years? Hint

Bee sting

Old age

Elephant bite

Murdered by a monkey

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21. The fox is a very intelligent creature. It will steal wool from a recent meal (sheep) and dive into a river. What is it trying to do? Hint

Attract a mate

Distract the farmers

Get rid of fleas

Scare the sheep into a frenzy

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22. Where does the Amazonian tree frog deposits its eggs? Hint

On the bank of the river

In a burrow

In a tree

In the shallow waters

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23. Peter the Great, first Tsar of Russia, issued a tax on what? Hint

Grain

Body odour

Facial hair

Using roads

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24. In Camden, Maine, USA, there is a 28ft statue of Captain Hanson Gregory. What did he do? Hint

No one knows who he is

Invented post-its

Invented the hole in the donut

Invented the electric blanket

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25. Paul Hubert was sent to jail for apparently murdering who? Hint

His wife

The King of Siberia

Himself

Queen Anne's pet dog

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which royal of England was declared King at the age of nine months?

Answer: Henry VI

That's right! Little Henry ascended the throne on the 31 August 1422, but was not actually crowned until he was eight years old.

2. There are over 5,000 pubs in Britain with this name. What is it?

Answer: The Red Lion

There are over 5,000 of them in Britain alone. It is the most common name for a pub in Britain.

3. What are sea urchin feet called?

Answer: Tubes

The sea urchin feet are called tube feet, or podia, which can be quite flexible and eject water to propel the sea urchin over rocks and other hard surfaces.

4. Which bird can fly all day long, without flapping its wings?

Answer: Albatross

The albatross is the one bird that can.

5. In 2008, what was the fastest recorded time someone has solved a Rubik's Cube?

Answer: 7.08 seconds

Apparently, it IS possible. Minh Thai completed the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds on 5th June 1982, in the World Rubik's cube Championship in Budapest. I can never do it, but then again, I don't have the patience.

The record has been beaten since then.

6. What was the original purpose for blowing out candles on birthdays?

Answer: For a variety of religious and cultural reasons, mostly having to do with good fortune

We still carry out this tradition today, by trying to blow out all the candles in one breath.
Another little tidbit: We all share our birthday with at least 10,000,000 other people!

7. How did the women of Friesland, on the North Sea, help keep the marauding Vikings out of their forts and territory?

Answer: They poured hot porridge from the towers and walls

These events were incorporated into the Freisian coat of arms, which features a phoenix, a head piece, and an iron pot on it.

8. On 22 September 1860, the whaling schooner "Hope" was passing a huge ice barrier. Between two slabs of ice there was....?

Answer: The ship "Jenny"

Captain Brighton of the "Hope" climbed aboard and found the captain of the "Jenny" seated, pen in hand, before an open log book. The last entry said, "May 4th, 1823 - No food for 71 days. I am the only one alive."

9. Every day is a Sabbath for someone, somewhere. Whose Sabbath is on Thursday?

Answer: Egyptians

Sunday - Christian, Monday - Greek, Tuesday - Persian, Wednesday - Assyrian, Thursday - Egyptian, Friday - Muslim, Saturday - Jewish.

10. Approximately how heavy was the Brachiosaurus' brain?

Answer: 7 ounces

Talk about all brawn and no brain!

11. If you have triskaidekaphobia, you are afraid of this.

Answer: Number 13

It is said to be linked to the old superstition of 'unlucky 13'.

12. When playing cards were invented about 600 years ago, what did the spade represent?

Answer: Soldiers

Spade comes from the Spanish word "Spada", meaning 'sword'.

13. What do a woman aged 25 years and a man aged 65 years have in common?

Answer: Almost equal muscle strength

14. 'E' is the most common letter in the English language.

Answer: True

15. Who was hanged twice, before the job was properly done the third time?

Answer: Captain Kidd the Pirate

He was finally executed in Wapping, London, after the first two hangings were botched. The rope broke!

16. How long did the shortest war ever take?

Answer: 38 minutes

This war began at 9am on 27 August 1898. The Sultan of Zanzibar declared war on Great Britain. British warships in the area fired on his palace... he soon changed his mind about messing with the British.

17. The inhabitants of Athos, a piece of land jutting off Greece, banned which sex?

Answer: female

Athos was entirely populated with monks. This began in the 11th century. Only in the 1980s did they begin to allow hens and she-cats in to give eggs and keep the mouse population down.

18. Where can you find the unique trees that give nutritious milk?

Answer: Venezuela

The locals make cuts into the bark and collect the sweet, creamy fluid which comes out. Scientists have said that the milk given from these trees, is almost as nutritious as cows' milk!

19. Which of the seven deadly sins was Vitellius, Emperor of Rome (69AD) partial to?

Answer: Gluttony

He was capable of downing 1,000 oysters a DAY as well as other delicacies. He ended up as fish food in the River Tiber, when the citizens revolted and they killed him, and dumped his body.

20. Charles Charlesworth died of what at the age of seven years?

Answer: Old age

He died of a heart attack. He was born 14 March, 1829. He began to age rapidly from the day he was born. By the time he was four, he looked like a middle-aged man, complete with beard. At the time of his death, he was bent and shaking like an old man in his 70s.

21. The fox is a very intelligent creature. It will steal wool from a recent meal (sheep) and dive into a river. What is it trying to do?

Answer: Get rid of fleas

The fox jumps into the water keeping the wool out of the water in its mouth, while its entire body is submerged. The fleas will scurry to the only dry spot, the wool!

22. Where does the Amazonian tree frog deposits its eggs?

Answer: In a tree

It finds a hollow in a tree and builds a bowl of waterproof beeswax. The bowl fills with rainwater and the frog lays its eggs in it! The tadpoles feed off their tails until they are big enough to find food outside the nest.

23. Peter the Great, first Tsar of Russia, issued a tax on what?

Answer: Facial hair

He first issued a law ordering his subjects to shave them off, or have them pulled out by the roots. He later modified this by saying commoners could grow beards - if they paid the tax on them.

24. In Camden, Maine, USA, there is a 28ft statue of Captain Hanson Gregory. What did he do?

Answer: Invented the hole in the donut

Bless him!

25. Paul Hubert was sent to jail for apparently murdering who?

Answer: Himself

Hubert's wife was suffering from some sort of mental disease and accused him of murdering her husband. He was tried, and somehow convicted of murder. He was in prison for 21 years, before it was discovered his supposed victim was himself!
I know this makes no sense at all, but that's how the story goes. If I can get a more understandable version of it, I will post it straight away.

Source: Author shewolf316

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