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Prepare to be surprised, amused, and maybe even a little bewildered as you learn about the oddest regulations ever put into place. Let's see how much you know about these unusual laws!
10 Unusual Laws quizzes and 150 Unusual Laws trivia questions.
1.
  Unusual U.S. State Laws   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz looks at some unusual laws from U.S. states, and asks you to match an oddly illegal action to the correct state that makes, or at some point made, that action unlawful. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Lpez, Aug 20 24
Very Easy
Lpez gold member
Aug 20 24
545 plays
2.
  Unusual New England Laws    
Classification Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz looks at some unusual laws in New England, and asks you to match an oddly illegal action to the correct state where it comes from. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, Lpez, May 29 23
Tough
Lpez gold member
May 29 23
105 plays
3.
  Silly Laws   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These American laws probably served a function at some point in time, but they've long since outlived their usefulness. However they are still on the books...maybe because no one can be bothered to get rid of them.
Tough, 10 Qns, skunkee, Sep 01 04
Tough
skunkee gold member
3141 plays
4.
  Dumb, Dumber, and Even Dumber Laws    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I used the aid of www.dumblaws.com to assist me in this. My stomach still hurts from laughing so hard.
Difficult, 15 Qns, superferd, Jul 08 11
Difficult
superferd
3944 plays
5.
  Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are lots of odd and outdated laws in the US - and even more urban legends about ones that never existed. Here is a quiz about some of them.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Ken1260, Apr 13 23
Very Difficult
Ken1260
Apr 13 23
10677 plays
6.
  REAL Weird US Laws    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Unlike the fake "weird laws" found on many web pages and in many trivia quizzes, these US laws actually exist.
Very Difficult, 25 Qns, tralfaz, Apr 12 23
Very Difficult
tralfaz
Apr 12 23
1195 plays
7.
  How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are a few real laws I found amusing. I made them all multiple choice or true and false. Who could possibly fill in the blanks to these laws? I found these laws and even more on the dumb laws website.
Tough, 10 Qns, billi...girl, Apr 12 23
Tough
billi...girl
Apr 12 23
2501 plays
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  Do Dumb Laws Really Exist in the U.S.?    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Notice that most of the "dumb laws" have no citations? That's because most of them are urban legends or were repealed many years ago. Which of these laws are current as of 1 August 2004?
Tough, 25 Qns, Tralfaz, Apr 12 23
Tough
Tralfaz
Apr 12 23
934 plays
9.
  Dumb Laws    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Here are some dumb laws. Some still on books, some now repealed.
Difficult, 25 Qns, daisyduke71, May 06 06
Difficult
daisyduke71
3849 plays
10.
  Strange Laws    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Think our government is odd? Can you pick out the actual laws of local towns across America from the fake ones? Makes you wonder why they created them in the first place.
Difficult, 10 Qns, katsdrama, Apr 13 23
Difficult
katsdrama
Apr 13 23
995 plays
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Unusual Laws Trivia Questions
1. In Sarasota, Florida, it is illegal to do what while wearing a bathing suit in a public place?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: Sing

Also note that if you leave your elephant tied to a parking meter, and your meter runs out, Florida law states that you must pay the fine as if the elephant were a vehicle. Crazy Barnum and Bailey Circus had to ruin it for everyone.

2. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a ___ drunk.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?

Answer: fish

Imagine someone had to actually do this. How else would they have even got the idea.

3. In what state is it legal to hang somebody for killing a dog on your property?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Nevada

4. Allegedly, the Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains instructions on how to make what?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: Beer

This one is fake - there never was such a law.

5. In Michigan, a woman must have her husband's permission to do what?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: Cut her hair

Yep, in Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.

6. In Ohio, it is illegal to be arrested on which two days?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?

Answer: Sunday and Fourth of July

May come in handy huh?

7. Whose duty is it in Hibbing, Minnesota to kill cats that are running loose?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Policemen

8. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in public while attired in a what?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: Swimsuit

This one seems to be true.

9. In Ohio, it is illegal to sell beer (even if you are a dog) while wearing what?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: A Santa suit

It is also illegal to get a fish drunk or fish for whales on Sundays. Ohio is just no fun!

10. In Baltimore, Maryland, it is illegal to take what to the movies?

From Quiz Dumb, Dumber, and Even Dumber Laws

Answer: A lion

I cannot imagine what must have precipitated this law! Did someone expect that their pet lion would sit quietly through "Titanic"? Perhaps it was "The Lion King" that did it. Maybe someone brought their pet "Leo" and it was tired of the way lions were stereotyped and finally decided to let loose. After that, perhaps the lawmakers came down hard in Maryland.

11. In New York, you can get a fine up to how much for flirting the wrong way?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?

Answer: 25 dollars

This law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any street and looking at a woman with a 'flirty' look. On his second conviction for violating this crime, a man has to wear a "pair of horse blinders" when and wherever he goes outside.

12. Where is it illegal in any city park to annoy a bird?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Honolulu, Hawaii

13. Allegedly, in Iowa what type of piano players must perform for free?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: One-armed piano players

This is often cited as true, but no one has ever found a copy of an actual legal document stating this.

14. In West Virgina, it is illegal to do what underwater?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: Whistle

West Virginia law also states that children cannot attend school with their breath smelling like "wild onions".

15. In what state is it illegal to impersonate a minister of religion?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Alabama

16. In Wyoming, it is sometimes claimed that you cannot take a picture of which animal during the months of January to April?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: Rabbit

This is not strictly true, although there was once a law prohibiting photographing any "game animal" during these months, presumably to prevent disturbing them during the breeding season.

17. California: According to STATE law, the only United States flag that CANNOT possibly be legally flown by a state agency has how many stars?

From Quiz REAL Weird US Laws

Answer: 49

The State of California accepts the current 50 star flag as the official Flag of the United States so it is of course the one proscribed to be flown within the state. However, Government Code Section 438 allows any US flag purchased before March 18, 1959 to be used. The 49 star flag was official on July 4, 1959 and the 50 star (current) flag was official on July 4, 1960. This probably resulted from the state not wanting to have to buy flags after Alaska's admission into the US considering that they would have to buy new ones very soon when Hawaii was admitted. But the statute is still on the books so legally a state, county, city, or district agency could use a 48 (or earlier) star flag if it purchased the flag a long time ago.

18. In Lexington, Kentucky, it is illegal to carry what in your pocket?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: An ice cream cone

Lexington law also states that anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground".

19. In what town is it illegal to wear pants that are 'form fitting' around the waist?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Lewes, Delaware

20. In Tennessee, what is the only type of game you can shoot from a moving vehicle?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: Whale

This one is a fake.

21. Colorado: You may take how many PAID hours off from work to vote?

From Quiz REAL Weird US Laws

Answer: 2

Although polls are open from 7am to 7pm in the State of Colorado (Colorado Revised Statues 1-7-101(1)), this may not be convenient for all voters, so voters are given 2 hours off paid to vote (CRS 1-7-102(1)). Two restrictions however, you must give notice of this leave prior to the day of the election (same statute) and you are not allowed this privilege if there are three hours while the polls are open that you are not required to be at work. (CRS 1-7-102(2))

22. In Minnesota, it is illegal to make fun of what animal?

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: Skunks

And speaking of animals, in Minnesota it is illegal to cross state lines with a duck on top of your head. It is also illegal to enter Minnesota with a chicken on your head.

23. Citizens are not allowed to take a shower on Wednesday in what state?

From Quiz Dumb, Dumber, and Even Dumber Laws

Answer: Wyoming

This must have started with a water conservation situation. However, why "Wednesday" was isolated is beyond me. Soap sales must take a dreadful hit on hump day!

24. In Florida, it is illegal to fall asleep under a what?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?

Answer: hair dryer

You can be fined for this and so can the salon owner.

25. In what country is it illegal to spay your dog or cat?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Norway

But, you can neuter the male.

26. In Lexington Kentucky, it is illegal to transport an ice cream where?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: In your pocket

This does seem to have been a local bye-law in the 1800s.

27. Back to Kentucky... failure to do this once a year could land you in the big house:

From Quiz Strange Laws

Answer: Take a bath

And ladies, remember, in Kentucky, you must have your husband's permission to buy a hat.

28. In Arizona, what is prohibited to hunt?

From Quiz How Well Do You Know 'Dumb Laws'?

Answer: camel

This is because the US Army once experimented with camels in the Arizona desert and eventually gave up. So they released the rest of them and now they are protected.

29. In what country are bars required to stable, water, and feed the horses of their patrons?

From Quiz Dumb Laws

Answer: Australia

30. In Rhode Island, it is considered offensive to throw what kind of juice on a trolley?

From Quiz Bizarre American Laws - Real And Fake

Answer: Pickle

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