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Quiz about Totally Useless and Obscure 4

Totally Useless and Obscure 4 Trivia Quiz

The fourth of my quizzes. It is is just like the others: obscure and tough. As always, feel free to grab a dictionary or encyclopedia or anything else within reach 'cause this one's really tough.

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

Author
cognator

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,966

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
3213

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (6/15), Hayes1953 (5/15), Guest 175 (4/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Pegasus, the winged horse, came from Greek mythology. From which of these did the unicorn originate? Hint

Greek myths

Chinese myths

Roman myths

Christianity

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Question 2 of 15

2. How do you write the number 753 in Roman Numerals? Hint

LCCDIII

XIILDCC

DCCLIIV

DCCLIII

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the 28th Fibonacci number? Hint

317,815

494,285

317,811

392,856

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'Antidisestablishmentarianism' is the longest word in English.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these video games does NOT contain any castles or palaces in which you can enter? Hint

Super Smash Bros.

Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Diddy Kong Racing

Mario Tennis

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Question 6 of 15

6. The 1812 Overture is famous for its use of what thing?

Answer: (Very loud weapon)

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'Hokkyokukou' is Japanese for what? Hint

Northern Lights

Northeast Asia

North Gate

North Pole

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Question 8 of 15

8. In Greek mythology, from whose blood was Pegasus born?

Answer: (Mythological character)

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Question 9 of 15

9. The sun's light takes eight minutes to travel from the source to Earth.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What pattern does the deadly coral snake display? Hint

Yellow, black, red, black, yellow

Red, black, yellow, black, red

Red, yellow, black, yellow, red

Black, yellow, red, yellow, red

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these particles has the least mass? Hint

Quark

Electron

Atom

Neutrino

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is a 'tchotchke'? Hint

A masterpiece

A gift from a stranger

A property of gels

A useless ornament

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the capital of Poland?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. How long was the 1995 world-record shortest will? Hint

16 characters

4 characters

9 words

42 characters

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Question 15 of 15

15. Panama was independent from Colombia for how long before it took over again? Hint

4 years

9 months

2 weeks

13 months

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Apr 10 2024 : Guest 172: 6/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pegasus, the winged horse, came from Greek mythology. From which of these did the unicorn originate?

Answer: Chinese myths

The Greeks had unicorns, the Romans had unicorns, even the Bible has references to unicorns, but the ancient Chinese believed in them first.

2. How do you write the number 753 in Roman Numerals?

Answer: DCCLIII

In Latin, that's 'sepingenti quinquaginta tria'. 753 BC was the year Rome was founded.

3. What is the 28th Fibonacci number?

Answer: 317,811

Fibonacci numbers are a series of numbers in which each is the sum of the two numbers before it. (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc.)

4. 'Antidisestablishmentarianism' is the longest word in English.

Answer: False

I'll bet I got some of you there - the longest word in English is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'.

5. Which of these video games does NOT contain any castles or palaces in which you can enter?

Answer: Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. may have Hyrule Castle as a level, but you fight ON it, not in it. And the Bowser Stage in Mario Tennis is in Bowser's Castle.

6. The 1812 Overture is famous for its use of what thing?

Answer: Cannons

That may have been an easy one for some of you.

7. 'Hokkyokukou' is Japanese for what?

Answer: Northern Lights

8. In Greek mythology, from whose blood was Pegasus born?

Answer: Medusa

Greek goddess Athena tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle afterwards.

9. The sun's light takes eight minutes to travel from the source to Earth.

Answer: False

It takes eight minutes for light to get to Earth from the surface of the sun, but it can take millions of years to get through its interior.

10. What pattern does the deadly coral snake display?

Answer: Red, yellow, black, yellow, red

Some other, nonvenomous snakes have a pattern very similar to the coral snakes: red, black, yellow, black, red. They evolved this trait to fool predators into thinking it is dangerous.

11. Which of these particles has the least mass?

Answer: Neutrino

Two of the three kinds of neutrinos actually have no mass whatsoever.

12. What is a 'tchotchke'?

Answer: A useless ornament

13. What is the capital of Poland?

Answer: Warsaw

The Polish national anthem is 'Mazurek Dabrowskiego', Polish for 'The Dabrowski Mazurka'.

14. How long was the 1995 world-record shortest will?

Answer: 4 characters

It was written in Hindi and translates to 'All to son'. The longest will at that time was four books and over 93,000 words.

15. Panama was independent from Colombia for how long before it took over again?

Answer: 13 months

In 1903, it won its liberty for good with some help from then-President Theodore Roosevelt.

Source: Author cognator

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