The Dark Type Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bat

The dark-nosed small-footed myotis is a species of bat that lives primarily in western North America in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. It is a mouse-eared bat that is very small in size and likes to live in crevasses of caves and other landforms.

Answer: Chocolate

Dark chocolate is chocolate made with a high cocoa contain and without milk, butter or other dairy. Despite common belief, it is not the same as bitter or unsweetened chocolate which is made without sugar or sweetening. Chocolate milk is a dairy product made from mixing milk and chocolate. It is a popular beverage amongst children.

Answer: Sing opera

Jaqueline Dark was an Australian opera singer known for performing in some of the most popular roles including in "Salome" and "Don Giovanni". She was also known for her comic flair. Lisa Lee Dark is a Welsh opera singer who was a raised as male because she has congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition that exposed her to abnormally high levels of testosterone while in the womb.

She took up singing to cope with the bullying for not fitting in with "other boys".

Answer: Carbon black

Black tattoo ink is most commonly made from carbon black, made from coal tar, but iron oxides such as magnetite may also be used. Most tattoo inks are made from organic pigments with other materials added to make different colors. White ink requires zinc, for instance, while blue ink requires cobalt.

Answer: Are You Afraid of the Dark?

"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" premiered in 1990 and featured the Midnight Society. In each episode, one member would tell a scary story "for the approval of the Midnight Society". When the story was over, one member would end the meeting by dumping a bucket of water over the campfire before returning home.

Many of the stories told were inspired by scary short stories or episodes of "The Twilight Zone".

Answer: Social media

Dark mode or night mode is a setting on many social media websites that allows users to change the background and other features to light-on-dark settings as opposed to the typical default of dark-on-light. Many social media platforms, including Facebook and X, have this feature which may make it more aesthetically pleasing and easier to read.

Answer: Black Hills

The Black Hills of South Dakota are the location of Mount Rushmore and many other national monuments and parks. The area has long been disputed and controversial. Native Americans, in particular the Lakota, consider the Black Hills sacred. The discovery of gold and the subsequent Black Hills Expedition led to the Great Sioux War of 1876.

Answer: The sun was hidden by thick fog

On May 19, 1780 in New England the sun disappeared behind a thick cloud of fog caused by nearby forest fires that raged for days. For a few days prior, the sun appeared unusually red in color. On May 19, the sun was partially obscured when it first rose over Vermont. Before noon, most of New England, parts of Canada and other states as far south as New Jersey were plunged into darkness as if it were nighttime.

At the time, some people considered this event the beginning of the day of judgment and the end of the world because of its similarities to events described in the Book of Revelation.

Answer: They do not exist in nature.

Black roses do not exist naturally, although some dark red roses may appear black, such as the black magic rose. Typically speaking, black roses symbolize some of the more darker aspects of life such as death, despair and hatred. The black rose is also a common symbol used by anarchist groups for their movements.

Answer: To feel like a mushroom

Both "to be left in the dark" and "to feel like a mushroom" mean to be left out of something or to not be told information everybody else has. The phrase came about because mushrooms grow in dark places.

Answer: Nero Wolfe

"Black Orchids" was the first novella written by Rex Stout featuring his infamously lazy detective, Nero Wolfe. It is also the name of the collection of stories it appears in. In this novella, Wolfe and Archie Goodwin travel to an orchid show where a guest is shot dead. This novella was also once called "Death Wears an Orchid".

Answer: Best Sound Editing

"Zero Dark Thirty" was seen as one of the top contenders at the 2013 Academy Awards for Best Picture but it lost to "Argo". The film only earned one award: Best Sound Editing for Paul N.J. Ottosson. Jessica Chastain, however, earned the Best Actress-Drama Award at the Golden Globes the same year.

Answer: Disturbia

Rihanna released "Disturbia" in 2008 and it remains one of her more popular songs. "Disturbia" has a spooky-ish theme to it with the video beginning with Rihanna imprisoned in a cage. Because of its haunting atmosphere and dancing, the video for "Disturbia" is often compared to Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

Answer: "Sorry, Charlie"

Danny Dark provided the voiceover for the StarKist Tuna commercial line "Sorry, Charlie" to Charlie the Tuna. He also delivered another iconic line "Raid-Kills Bugs Dead" for Raid Bug and Roach Killer, amongst many others. He is also known for voicing Superman in "Super Friends".

Answer: Thick

"God dwells in thick darkness" (or variants) appears multiple times in the Bible and the Tanakh. It serves to remind Christians, Jews and other readers that God is always present with them even in the darkest, harshest of times.

Answer: The night sky

The Bortle Scale ranges from 1 to 9 and measures the effects of light pollution on the night sky. Bortle 1 means the sky is "Excellent' meaning at its darkest and the widest range of celestial bodies can be seen. Bortle 9 means the sky is "inner-city" and at its brightest with few, if any, celestial bodies visible.

Answer: Shoeless Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of eight players banned from professional baseball after allegedly conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series in exchange for gambling wins. Shoeless Joe was by far the most popular member of the group and his ban caused outrage.

Although he admitted under oath to accepting a bribe, his participation in the fix is widely debated as Jackson never admitted to actually conspiring. All eight players, although deceased, remain banned from the sport, including induction into the Hall of Fame.

Answer: Jonathan Frid

"Dark Shadows" premiered in 1966 and was one of ABC's most popular daytime shows during its five-year run. The show initially struggled until the introduction of Barnabas Collins, a 175-year old vampire who was released from his coffin. Barnabas instantly became popular and the show skyrocketed. It was particularly popular amongst teens who watched the show after school.

Answer: Psychic

In the original "Pokemon" games (Gameboy), the psychic type was severely overpowered as they were only weak to a very uncommon bug and were super effective against the common fighting and poison types. In the subsequent games beginning with "Gold & Silver" (Gameboy Color), the dark and steel types were introduced. Dark Pokémon are immune from psychic attacks and can deal super effective damage.

Answer: Fort William

In 1756, Indian forces began rebelling against the influence of East India Company which was headquartered in Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, imprisoned an unknown number of British soldiers in the dungeon of Fort William where many died of suffocation and heat exhaustion from the terrible conditions.

The event became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Today, Fort Williams is the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.