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1.
  Unexplained Disappearances   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions about some of the more infamous disappearances of people in the last 150 years.
Average, 10 Qns, Snowman, Jun 16 14
Average
Snowman gold member
13649 plays
2.
  The Afterlife   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What happens after death? This is one of the most controversial and unexplained topics. Afterlife researchers present quite varied evidence to claim the existence of an afterlife. This quiz covers this evidence without taking a stand on its veracity.
Average, 10 Qns, deepakmr, Sep 03 22
Average
deepakmr
Sep 03 22
9064 plays
3.
Unsolved Mysteries
  Unsolved Mysteries   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
We are having the first meeting of our newly-formed Mystery Club. Ten of us, each interested in the mysterious or the unknown, ask a question about an unsolved mystery. How much of it are you familiar with?
Tough, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Aug 16 24
Tough
dcpddc478
Aug 16 24
2522 plays
4.
  Perchance to Dream   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"To sleep: perchance to dream" said the prince in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". I'll go along with the sleep part but I never remember my dreams. Here are some people who did remember theirs, but not always to their betterment.
Easier, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Jul 18 14
Easier
CmdrK gold member
3039 plays
5.
  Just a Coincidence?   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all experience coincidences every day of our lives. But for some people, these coincidences are just too amazing to have happened simply by chance. Here are a few of the more bizarre examples.
Difficult, 10 Qns, helen295, May 17 08
Difficult
helen295 gold member
11938 plays
6.
  Just Another Coincidence?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My second quiz about amazing coincidences from around the world.
Difficult, 10 Qns, helen295, Jan 19 22
Difficult
helen295 gold member
Jan 19 22
8967 plays
7.
  A Curse Be Upon You   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Some curses are ancient and some curses are new. Some curses are on objects, some on people, and a lot on sports teams. We'll explore the famous, the infamous, and some lesser-known curses that have existed.
Tough, 15 Qns, arsenalvcc, Nov 16 23
Tough
arsenalvcc
Nov 16 23
4442 plays
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  That Did Not Just Happen   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Despite developments in science and historical knowledge, there are still a number of phenomena across the world that leave experts confused. This quiz tests your knowledge of some of them!
Average, 10 Qns, suzidunc, Feb 12 14
Average
suzidunc
2076 plays
9.
  Haunted Forests and Woods    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you figure out where these forests or woods are located?
Average, 10 Qns, nmerr, Oct 14 23
Average
nmerr gold member
Oct 14 23
229 plays
10.
  Strange Things That Fell From The Sky   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you think rain, hail, or snow are the only things that fall from the sky, you might be in for a big surprise. I hope you enjoy my quiz.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Charlie007, Sep 15 13
Difficult
Charlie007
9440 plays
trivia question Quick Question
At 14.10 on 5 December 1945, five TBM Avengers comprising Flight 19 left Fort Lauderdale, FL and disappeared in this area.

From Quiz "Aliens and UFOs"




11.
  The Winds Wave at the Will-o'-the-Wisp   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Will-o'-the-wisps are phantom lights that cannot be explained easily. The Four Winds are taking a wave at some of the more famous examples of these unexplained phenomena, and we enlist your help matching each one to a brief description. Good luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, Sep 07 18
Easier
shuehorn gold member
Sep 07 18
374 plays
12.
  Paranormal Obscurum   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Paranormal quiz junkies often find themselves encountering the same questions over and over again. This is my attempt to offer some fresh paranormal obscurity.
Difficult, 10 Qns, gretas, May 26 20
Difficult
gretas
May 26 20
3682 plays
13.
  Ancient Echoes: A Forgotten First Civilization?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The many mysteries of the ancient world may be the carefully placed hints of a forgotten people. This quiz focuses on evidence supporting the existence of an unknown, highly advanced, and extremely ancient civilization that disappeared millennia ago.
Difficult, 10 Qns, H0lyAerith, Nov 16 08
Difficult
H0lyAerith
2671 plays
14.
  Parlor Games   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
During the spiritualist craze that swept the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries, spirit mediums were as well-known as pop and hip hop stars are today. How much do you know about the "parlor games" they played?
Difficult, 10 Qns, gretas, Jul 01 17
Difficult
gretas
3267 plays
15.
  You're the Parapsychologist   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For this quiz, you will play the part of an experienced parapsychologist. Try and determine what phenomena are being explained to you. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, babbules, Nov 14 14
Average
babbules
6727 plays
16.
  Strange Things That Fell From The Sky 3   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Remember Chicken Little? Maybe sometimes the sky does fall! I hope you have as much fun taking my quiz as I did making it.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Charlie007, Jan 08 07
Very Difficult
Charlie007
6382 plays
17.
  Haunted New York City   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Of course NYC is haunted, and not just by the ghosts of awful blind dates! Perhaps my city never sleeps because of its many unquiet spirits...
Tough, 10 Qns, LilahDeDah, Apr 27 05
Tough
LilahDeDah
2229 plays
18.
  Waverly Hills: Kentucky's Most Haunted   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with the history and ghosts of the imposing Waverly Hills of Louisville, Kentucky.
Tough, 10 Qns, BRICK502, Mar 11 09
Tough
BRICK502
1059 plays
19.
  Famous Searches   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with a variety of famous searches. Enjoy it.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Aug 25 23
Average
robert362
Aug 25 23
8001 plays
20.
  More Strange Things That Fell From The Sky   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Still not convinced that rain, hail, and snow are not the only things that fall from the sky? Before you venture outside, check what's hitting the ground.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, charlie007, Feb 24 07
Very Difficult
charlie007
3841 plays
21.
  Pass To The Unknown   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Unexplained mysteries have occurred all over the world. Here are ten of them for your quizzing pleasure.
Average, 10 Qns, nmerr, Dec 24 16
Average
nmerr gold member
462 plays
22.
  Secrets and Lies   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Conspiracy theories fascinate me. With this quiz I hope to share some of the unbelievable secrets our governments tried to cover up... or didn't!
Difficult, 10 Qns, mikew41, Oct 18 08
Difficult
mikew41
2935 plays
23.
  You Are A Nightmare!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ever had a nightmare? Ever wondered what certain elements of your dream mean? This quiz will give generally accepted interpretations, which have been taken from "Dream Moods: An Online Guide to Dream Interpretation".
Tough, 10 Qns, StarStruck60, Sep 23 09
Tough
StarStruck60
1551 plays
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  Mysterious Identities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The true identity of certain individuals remains a mystery to this day.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Apr 22 22
Tough
robert362
Apr 22 22
6333 plays
25.
  The Greatest Mysteries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is mostly about mysteries of the U.S. I'll give a few hints, you pick the mystery. Not too hard, right?
Average, 10 Qns, Teej417, Feb 13 20
Average
Teej417
Feb 13 20
3928 plays
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  Parapsychology: Science of the Paranormal   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Parapsychology is the study of phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokenesis, ghosts and hauntings, spirit communication, and near death experiences.
Difficult, 10 Qns, erin76, Jan 31 23
Difficult
erin76
Jan 31 23
2999 plays
27.
  Unsolved Mysteries - Solved at Last?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have some long-held mysteries been solved at last? You decide. This quiz is based primarily on the article "10 Solved Mysteries with Incredible Explanations" on whatculture.com.
Average, 10 Qns, amcoffice, Aug 25 23
Average
amcoffice
Aug 25 23
419 plays
28.
  More from the Unknown    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More of the mysterious for you to play with.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Apr 15 17
Average
robert362
7441 plays
29.
  Curious and Curiouser    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sometimes there is simply no rational explanation. Come with me, if you dare, and savour some scary coincidences. Have fun.
Tough, 10 Qns, Fiachra, May 01 22
Tough
Fiachra
May 01 22
2984 plays
30.
  We know they left, but where did they go?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some very mysterious disappearances and some that are less so.
Average, 10 Qns, Bogdiver, Mar 12 20
Average
Bogdiver
Mar 12 20
658 plays
31.
  The ABCs of EVPs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
EVP is believed to be a way of documenting spirits in an area, by capturing voices or sounds on some types of voice recorders. There are a several different ways of capturing EVP - and this is a short quiz about it. I hope you all have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, Wolfen_447496, Oct 16 20
Average
Wolfen_447496
Oct 16 20
2044 plays
32.
  Atlantis    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Basic facts about Atlantis.
Tough, 10 Qns, superferd, Feb 14 18
Tough
superferd
Feb 14 18
3023 plays
33.
  Mysteries Without Answers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everyone is intrigued by the unknown - I think.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Feb 23 19
Tough
robert362
Feb 23 19
8570 plays
34.
  Monsters, Maniacs, and Mysteries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about these legends of terror and mystery?
Tough, 10 Qns, imagroovy1, Feb 08 17
Tough
imagroovy1
2431 plays
35.
  Mysteries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There have been over time many unsolved mysteries; here are some for your enjoyment.
Tough, 10 Qns, ClaudiaCat, Nov 05 16
Tough
ClaudiaCat gold member
374 plays
36.
  Spiral Staircase And Chapel Of Loretto   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
The Chapel of Loretto holds in its possession a wonderful creation that was made for the Sisters of Loretto, a grand spiral staircase. Who created the staircase? Was it a miracle from above or an earthly gift? Take this quiz to find out the answers.
Difficult, 5 Qns, JuniorTheJaws, Jun 17 11
Difficult
JuniorTheJaws gold member
2330 plays
37.
  Near-Death Experiences    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A phenomenon that is not fully understood, the near-death experience is when a person sees, feels smells etc. something other-worldy when they come close to death.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Nov 10 06
Tough
robert362
3212 plays
38.
  The Philadelphia Experiment   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Philadelphia Experiment was one of the greatest mysteries in the history of the U.S. Navy. We will probably never figure out the real truth behind what happened, but this quiz might help you make your own theories.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Teej417, Jun 30 15
Difficult
Teej417
3927 plays
39.
  Current and Unsolved: Crimes and Disappearances    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are a few questions about some crimes and disappearances that are in the news today.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 14 24
Tough
robert362
Jul 14 24
4518 plays
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  One Haunting Road Trip 2    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
You and your friends load into the car again for another road trip across the United States. I will give you a bit of info about a location, you answer with the correct place name.
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, cleavis20, Dec 01 19
Very Difficult
cleavis20
Dec 01 19
1308 plays
41.
  The Myrtles Plantation   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Myrtles Plantation is often considered one of the most haunted places in the U.S. Located in what's known as the "Deep South", it's rich in history and old traditions. Much of the historic plantation hasn't been changed since its original owners.
Tough, 10 Qns, longhorngirl, Nov 20 07
Tough
longhorngirl
1435 plays
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  The Psychic and Paranormal World    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Psychic phenomena and the paranormal have fascinated human beings for thousands of years. These are mysterious things that defy logic and the laws of nature, and question what we really know about life and the universe.
Tough, 10 Qns, loopeyloo, Jun 09 21
Tough
loopeyloo
Jun 09 21
478 plays
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  Lost Continent of Atlantis    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about the myth of the lost continent of Atlantis?
Average, 10 Qns, jtchowdah, Oct 25 19
Average
jtchowdah
Oct 25 19
1399 plays
44.
  Another Look At the 'Curious'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another glance at the unknown and curious.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Sep 29 18
Tough
robert362
Sep 29 18
4031 plays
45.
  Weird Georgia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions are all based from the book "Weird Georgia" from the "Weird US" series. It will give you some insight to a few of the lesser known, but still famous, local legends of Georgia.
Difficult, 10 Qns, brave373, Jul 01 17
Difficult
brave373
837 plays
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  Dreams    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Interesting and intriguing. Understood?
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Aug 22 01
Tough
robert362
3709 plays
47.
  Bachelor's Grove!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about Bachelor's Grove, one of the most haunted places in the Midwest! Bachelor's Grove is located in Midlothian, Illinois and is nestled inside Rubio Woods. Overgrown and neglected, it will definitely send chills running down your spine!
Difficult, 10 Qns, MistressZ, Aug 11 12
Difficult
MistressZ
1714 plays
48.
  The Thomas Beale Mystery    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A whole group of men disappeared during the 1800's leaving nothing but a strongbox filled with cryptograms. Take the quiz and see if you can someday figure out the Beale mystery.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Teej417, Dec 23 05
Difficult
Teej417
1128 plays
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  Anomalies and Alternative Sciences    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mixed quiz about mysterious creatures and sightings from around the world.
Tough, 10 Qns, Explorador, Jun 30 12
Tough
Explorador
1755 plays
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  Animals In Dreams    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you ever wonder what animals in your dreams may symbolize?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Ophelia78, Aug 17 20
Difficult
Ophelia78
Aug 17 20
2431 plays

The Unexplained Trivia Questions

1. Since 2007, disturbing discoveries have been made along a beach in British Columbia. What has been washing up on shore that's far out of the realm of the ordinary?

From Quiz
Pass To The Unknown

Answer: severed feet

Amazingly, the human feet are found wearing running shoes. Coroners have been able to match up some of the feet that have washed up on shore in the same general vicinity. Forensic anthropologists believe that natural disasters explain the mystery. Why the coast of British Columbia? The pattern of tides and currents that occur along this Canadian province explains the proliferation of misplaced human feet.

2. The Sailing Stones: In a remote dried-up lake in the Racetrack Playa of Death Valley, California, stones seem to move across the lake by themselves. Why are these stones "sailing"?

From Quiz Unsolved Mysteries - Solved at Last?

Answer: sliding on ice that had formed underneath them

Large rocks appear to have glided along the once-lake floor with "drag marks" of their path. In 2006, scientist Ralph Lorenz found that when Death Valley temperatures drop, enough water and ice forms under the rocks to cause them to "float" or "sail" across the river. Time-lapsed video in August 2004 reportedly has confirmed the activity.

3. Disappearances have always been mysterious. This recorded one was in 1694 in Hanover, Germany, involving a Count. Who was he?

From Quiz Mysteries

Answer: Philipp Christop, Count Konigsmarck

Georg Ludwig, Crown Prince of Hanover, was married to his cousin, Sophia Dorothea. It was not a happy marriage and Sophia was never comfortable at their castle. Philipp and Sophia were childhood friends and it was not long before they became lovers. After receiving a letter from Sophia, Philipp went to see her but discovered the letter was not from her. During their meeting Philipp and Sophia planned to start a new life together and made plans to run away together the next day, but Philipp never returned for Sophia and was never seen or heard of again.

4. Who or what is Black Shuck?

From Quiz The Psychic and Paranormal World

Answer: Spectral dog

Before the Hawaiian settlers arrived the area was said to be occupied by the Menehune. Believed to be between four inches to two feet high, these creatures inhabited the island according to folklore for centuries and were at first thought to be dwarfs.

5. Why did John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappear in England without a trace in 1974?

From Quiz We know they left, but where did they go?

Answer: He was suspected of murder

After a bitter divorce John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, was suspected of murdering Sandra Rivett, the nanny of his children, and assaulting his ex-wife, Veronica Duncan. When the body was discovered Lord Lucan had fled in a borrowed car. The car was found later in East Essex but no trace of Lord Lucan was ever found.

6. In 1845 an inventor had a dream that cannibals were trying to kill him and kept thrusting spears at him. When he awoke he solved the problem of making his invention work. What invention was it?

From Quiz Perchance to Dream

Answer: sewing machine

Elias Howe was trying to invent a sewing machine. He had solved everything but how to attach thread to a needle. He had been using a needle with the hole for the thread in the middle but it wouldn't hold pieces of cloth together. In the dream, the natives were preparing to boil him alive; as he tried to get out of the big kettle they thrust their spears at him. He noticed that the spear points had holes in the ends. Thinking of the dream later, he hit upon the idea of putting the hole in the tip of the needle, rather than in the middle. And so, Mr. Howe invented the sewing machine.

7. Originally a small one room school house, what did Waverly School reopen as in 1910?

From Quiz Waverly Hills: Kentucky's Most Haunted

Answer: Sanatorium

The Waverly School was originally built by the property owner as a school for his daughter. At the turn of the century, the Jefferson County area of Kentucky was beginning to see increased reports of tuberculosis. The little schoolhouse, then known as Waverly School, was rebuilt to house TB patients. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium opened its doors for the first time on July 26, 1910.

8. The Montauk Project was alleged to have investigated many subjects from psychological warfare to time travel. In which US state is Montauk?

From Quiz Secrets and Lies

Answer: New York

According to the theorists, all sorts of wild stuff took place at Montauk AFB on Long Island. Scientists created teleporters and could travel anywhere in time and space meeting aliens along the way. The US government has always denied that Montauk AFB was anything more than a radar station, but after the base was closed and the park opened to the public, the military building remains strictly off limits.

9. Near what town is the Myrtles Plantation located?

From Quiz The Myrtles Plantation

Answer: St. Francisville, Louisiana

Located in St. Francisville, Louisiana, the Myrtles Plantation is sometimes called the most haunted place in the United States. It is an antebellum plantation that has survived the turmoil of war and time.

10. Who is commonly believed to be the first person to actively try to create a machine to record the voices of the dead?

From Quiz The ABCs of EVPs

Answer: Thomas Alva Edison

Many people believe that in the 1920s, Thomas Alva Edison was reportedly building a machine to achieve spirit communication with the dead. A few years later Edison stated he was joking about the device, and that he had not been working on any spirit communication inventions.

11. This person, who was the most famous resident of Heard County, was known as being a soothsayer and witch.

From Quiz Weird Georgia

Answer: Mayhayley Lancaster

Mayhayley is said to have put a hand on her head and a hand on her feet and given everything between her hands to the devil for the gift of prophecy. The non-fiction novel, "The Murder in Coweta County," is about the murder in which Mayhayley helped to solve with her ability. Her tombstone today is said to be cursed. People who steal it or part of it encounter bad luck, or even death. Several people who have stolen it have died in a car accident several days later.

12. The story of Atlantis began with the dialogues of "Timaeus" and "Critias", written by whom?

From Quiz Lost Continent of Atlantis

Answer: Plato

These two elements of Plato's "Dialogues" were the first accounts of the lost society of Atlantis. They made up the latter two-thirds of Plato's eighth tetralogy, "Clitophon", following the first book, "The Republic".

13. The "Curse of the Billy Goat" began in 1945 when William Sianis and his goat "Murphy" were ejected from the stadium by order of the owner of which team?

From Quiz A Curse Be Upon You

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Sianis had two tickets to the 4th game of the 1945 World Series between the Cubs and the Detroit Tigers. He decided to bring his goat with him, and they were allowed to enter Wrigley Field and sit in the box seats that they had tickets for. However, Phillip Knight Wrigley had the two ejected because of the goats "objectionable odor." Sianis was outraged by the ejection, and placed a curse upon the Cubs, that they would never play in a World Series at Wrigley again.

14. Leatherface from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movies, Norman Bates from the "Psycho" movies and Buffalo Bill from "The Silence of the Lambs" were all loosely based on what man?

From Quiz Monsters, Maniacs, and Mysteries

Answer: Ed Gein

Ed Gein was a grave robber. He usually stole the bodies of dead women and liked to experiment with their sexual organs because his mother would not let him have any contact with women. This is where we get the "Norman Bates" model. He also wore a mask made of human skin and his furniture and his dishes and other such stuff were made from human bones. This is where we get "Leatherface". It was reported that Gein also made a woman suit from the skin of the dead women that he dug up. This is where we get the character "Buffalo Bill" from. According to the movie of his life ("Deranged"), he dug up his mother but she would not talk to him, so he figured she was unhappy and started to dig up her bridge club in an effort to lift up her spirits. When he saw no one was playing cards he surmised that they needed fresh skin so he killed and skinned a waitress. Then he tried to put her skin on his mother's. It was the killing of the waitress that led authorities to him and his activities. He also killed his best friend's fiance and tried the same thing.

15. Doctor, sometimes when I concentrate, I can move objects with my mind. What is going on with me?!

From Quiz You're the Parapsychologist

Answer: You are experiencing psychokinesis.

Psychokinesis or telekinesis is the ability of the mind to move objects.

16. In the autumn of 1994, a 60 year-old Dutchman by the name of Cor Stoop took a cruise on the North Sea. He became seasick during the trip and lost his false teeth overboard. How was Mr Stoop reunited with his teeth?

From Quiz Just a Coincidence?

Answer: A fisherman caught a cod with Mr Stoop's teeth inside it

After hearing on the radio that a fish had been caught with a set of false teeth inside, Mr Stoop realised what had happened and was reunited with his teeth.

17. This island supposedly sunk under the sea. The civilization was extremely advanced. Plato was the first to write about it. What island was this?

From Quiz The Greatest Mysteries

Answer: Atlantis

Theories as to where Atlantis was located range from the Atlantic Ocean to the Island of Crete.

18. What happened to the lost continent of Atlantis?

From Quiz Atlantis

Answer: It remains unknown

All of the above answers are theories, however this "legend" remains just that... a legend. It is not in our history books.

19. In 1772, in France, the Academic Francaise investigated the fall of a large rock that landed with a loud explosion in Luce. How was this hot, smoking rock explained by the Academie to the scared peasants who reported finding it?

From Quiz Strange Things That Fell From The Sky 3

Answer: The stone had been struck by lightning, tossed up, and fallen down.

The committee, who investigated the still warm rock, came to the conclusion that there was no way a rock could exist in the sky. Their theory was that lightning had struck the ground, exposed the rock, heating it up and hurling it up into the sky, and what the peasants saw was the rock coming back down. It was commonly thought in the 17th century that stones that fell from the sky were hoaxes. Actually, in all probability, it was a meteorite that put fear in the peasants of Luce, in the province of Maine.

20. Thousands of creatures fell in Sacramento, CA in August, 1870. These creatures covered the roof of the local opera house and the surrounding area. What were they?

From Quiz More Strange Things That Fell From The Sky

Answer: Lizards

The water lizards that fell on Sacramento, California in August 1870, were two to eight inches in length. They covered the roof of the opera house and were scurrying over the pavement in the nearby vicinity. Several hundred survived for several days in a partially dug earthern basement. This article appeared in the "Sacramento Reporter" on Aug. 6, 1870.

21. In France, during the reign of Charlemagne (ninth century AD), what fell from the sky?

From Quiz Strange Things That Fell From The Sky

Answer: 990 cubic ft. block of ice

In the reign of Charlemagne (ninth century AD), an enormous block of ice, 990 cubic feet (15 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 11 feet thick) fell from the sky in France according to the book "The Atmosphere" by Camille Flammarion.

22. Who wrote the classic 'Life After Life'?

From Quiz Near-Death Experiences

Answer: Raymond Moody

The others have also written about death and near-death, but Dr. Moody started the ball rolling in modern times.

23. What has been rumored to appear and be miraculously life-like?

From Quiz Bachelor's Grove!

Answer: A house

There is an old, white, Victorian style house that appears in the middle of the woods with a little white picket fence, and a porch swing, and an inviting light coming from within - though there is no record of a house ever being there. So if you see it, DON'T GO IN!

24. The landmark book on the subject was 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Who was the author?

From Quiz Dreams

Answer: Sigmund Freud

1899 or 1900. Then, he was on his way ...

25. The hot story of 2001 was the disappearance of Chandra Levy. Her name is linked with Gary Condit. Who is he?

From Quiz Current and Unsolved: Crimes and Disappearances

Answer: House Democrat

What was the relationship? An affair? Why did she disappear? Who was involved - and what was the motive? Questions only - no answers.

26. Who was the explorer who looked for the Fountain of Youth and ended up by exploring the Florida and Puerto Rico areas?

From Quiz Famous Searches

Answer: Ponce De Leon

I've heard it said that there are some natural lithium springs ...

27. Sightings of 'Bigfoot' in the U.S. tend to predominate where?

From Quiz Another Look At the 'Curious'

Answer: Pacific Northwest

He-she-it roams the Northwest and Western Canada.

28. Jack the Ripper terrorized an area of London known as what?

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Answer: Whitechapel

Whitechapel was an extremely poor part of town.Life was cheap and people were extremely vulnerable.

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