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Quiz about Totally Useless and Obscure 3

Totally Useless and Obscure 3 Trivia Quiz

This is my third exceedingly tough quiz. As you may know, my questions are as commonplace as chicken lips. Encyclopedias will be needed for a lot of people so don't worry if you have to look these up.

A multiple-choice quiz by cognator. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
cognator

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,901

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
3884

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many days were there in the calendar of 1582?

Answer: (Number)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Whales are of what order of mammals? Hint

Centeia

Carnivora

Cetacea

Primates

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many time zones cover the 50 states of the USA?

Answer: (Number)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where did chess originate? Hint

India

Rome

China

Britain

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who invented the first mechanical vacuum cleaner and when did he do it? Hint

James Spangler, 1907

Ives McGaffey, 1869

James Spangler, 1867

Hubert Booth, 1901

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Question 6 of 15

6. Meteorites that just fell to the ground are hot. True or false?

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. The 'snow' or 'static' on TV sets are possibly partly what? Hint

Radiation left over from the Big Bang

Faulty signals

Interference from pigeon droppings

None of these

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Question 8 of 15

8. Pauli's Principle restricts electrons from doing what? Hint

Going through solid barriers

Travelling at the speed of light

Being in two places at once

Exactly the same thing as another electron

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Question 9 of 15

9. An ostrich's intestines are how long? Hint

6m (16')

19m (51')

1m (3')

14m (46')

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which sport would you find the terms Brain Twister, Tidal Wave, and Milk the Cow? Hint

Yo-yo

Street Luge

Skateboarding

Wrestling

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Question 11 of 15

11. Is 'connexion' a word?

Yes

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Question 12 of 15

12. Bam Margera is crazy. Before his stint at MTV, what job did he hold? Hint

Carpenter

Ice cream vendor

Pro skateboarder

Camp counselor

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Question 13 of 15

13. What are 'orts'? Hint

Rubbish

Screws that don't go in to wood right

Leftovers

Square nails

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Question 14 of 15

14. Of the animal noises, this one is pronounced the same in most languages including English, Greek, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese. Hint

Oink

Moo

Meow

Bow wow

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Question 15 of 15

15. The word 'filibuster' means 'to obstruct legislation by use of delaying tactics'. What word did it come from? Hint

Greek 'eggastrimuthos'

French 'flibustier'

Dutch 'vrijbuiter'

Spanish 'filibustero'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many days were there in the calendar of 1582?

Answer: 355

According to Wikipedia: "The Julian calendar remained in use into the 20th century in some countries as a civil calendar, but thirteen days have been excised to make the date the same as in other countries."

2. Whales are of what order of mammals?

Answer: Cetacea

The order cetacea is broken up into whales and dolphins; the former generally eat things like plankton, and the latter are usually fish-eaters. So, although some animals of the cetacean order are carnivorous, they aren't classified as "Carnivora." One of the many reasons why I don't like biology.

3. How many time zones cover the 50 states of the USA?

Answer: 6

Alaska and Hawaii could account for some time zones missing in your answer. Interestingly, the International Date Line swerves out of the way to miss Alaska, limiting it to only two zones rather than three.

4. Where did chess originate?

Answer: India

Indian chess featured the four main parts of their army: horses, elephants, chariots, and footmen, which were replaced, respectively, by our chess' knights, bishops, rooks, and pawns.

5. Who invented the first mechanical vacuum cleaner and when did he do it?

Answer: Ives McGaffey, 1869

James Spangler may have invented the device later known as the Hoover, but Mr. McGaffey beat him to it with a hand-operated vacuum.

6. Meteorites that just fell to the ground are hot. True or false?

Answer: False

Freshly fallen meteorites are actually frigid - some even develop frost before they land

7. The 'snow' or 'static' on TV sets are possibly partly what?

Answer: Radiation left over from the Big Bang

8. Pauli's Principle restricts electrons from doing what?

Answer: Exactly the same thing as another electron

Actually, electrons can do all the other things, thanks to the headache-inducing miracles of quantum physics. One question I have, though, is since the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle forbids one from knowing exactly what an electron (for example) is doing, how can you know Pauli's Principle is correct?

9. An ostrich's intestines are how long?

Answer: 14m (46')

10. In which sport would you find the terms Brain Twister, Tidal Wave, and Milk the Cow?

Answer: Yo-yo

The only other place I could think of that Brain Twister, Tidal Wave, and Milk the Cow could all apply in would be a Mensa-owned coastal dairy farm.

11. Is 'connexion' a word?

Answer: Yes

According to my dictionary, it is the British version of 'connection.' Come to think of it, this may make this question unfairly easy for British quiz-lovers. Oh well; enjoy the free points.

12. Bam Margera is crazy. Before his stint at MTV, what job did he hold?

Answer: Pro skateboarder

For evidence of the statement "Bam Margera is crazy," look no further than this: on the Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour he jumped off a six-story high balcony to the deep end of a pool below.

13. What are 'orts'?

Answer: Leftovers

That is an English word, folks. Not Russian, not Dutch, English. Have fun using it in crossword puzzles.

14. Of the animal noises, this one is pronounced the same in most languages including English, Greek, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese.

Answer: Moo

Many more languages share the sound!

15. The word 'filibuster' means 'to obstruct legislation by use of delaying tactics'. What word did it come from?

Answer: Dutch 'vrijbuiter'

The French and Spanish are translations of 'filibuster' and the Greek answer was the origin of 'ventriloquist.'

Source: Author cognator

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