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Quiz about Absolutely Meaningless And Useless Trivia 2

Absolutely Meaningless And Useless Trivia 2! Quiz

These are some more useless, yet interesting trivia facts. If you like this quiz complete my 'Absolutely Meaningless And Useless Trivia' quiz (the quiz prior to this one.) I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by icydeadppl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
icydeadppl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,674

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2564

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is keraunothnetophobia the fear of? Hint

String.

Gravity.

Satellites falling to earth.

Infinity.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the more common street name in the U.S.A? Hint

Fourth street.

First street.

Second street.

Third street.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Henri Matisse's painting, 'Le Bateau' hung upside down in New York's Museum of Modern Art. How many people passed through the gallery before anyone noticed? Hint

1,000

116,000

12,000

79,000

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many extras were used in the 1982 film 'Gandhi'? Hint

3,000

300,000

30,000

3,000,000

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false, golf was once banned in England?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Britain's shortest war ever lasted how long? Hint

38 hours

38 weeks

38 days

38 minutes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the longest ever recorded flight of a chicken? Hint

3 seconds

13 seconds

10 seconds

32 seconds

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Question 8 of 10

8. All the insects in the world are how many times heavier than all the humans? Hint

12 times

4 times

2 times

8 times

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did the world's longest film last for?
Hint

85 hours

30 hours

9 hours

105 hours

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Question 10 of 10

10. What country has the highest rate of letters posted per person in the world? Hint

Monaco

Andorra

Vatican City

U.S.A.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is keraunothnetophobia the fear of?

Answer: Satellites falling to earth.

The fear of gravity is barophobia, the fear of infinity is apeirophobia and the fear of string is linonophobia.

2. What is the more common street name in the U.S.A?

Answer: Second street.

Surprisingly 'First Street' is less common than 'Second Street'. This is due to the 'First Street' normally being called 'Main street'.

3. Henri Matisse's painting, 'Le Bateau' hung upside down in New York's Museum of Modern Art. How many people passed through the gallery before anyone noticed?

Answer: 116,000

It hung upside down between the 18th of October and the 4th of December 1961.

4. How many extras were used in the 1982 film 'Gandhi'?

Answer: 300,000

300,000 of Delhi's residents were extras in 'Gandhi', for a scene that lasted 125 seconds of screen time. 'Gandhi' holds the record for the most extras ever used in a film.

5. True or false, golf was once banned in England?

Answer: True

Golf was banned in England in 1457 because is was thought to be a distraction from archery, the more highly recognised sport.

6. Britain's shortest war ever lasted how long?

Answer: 38 minutes

It broke out in 1896 against Zanzibar and ended 38 minutes later.

7. What is the longest ever recorded flight of a chicken?

Answer: 13 seconds

The chicken was headless at the time.

8. All the insects in the world are how many times heavier than all the humans?

Answer: 12 times

For each of the 6 billion humans on earth there are 1 million insects.

9. How long did the world's longest film last for?

Answer: 85 hours

Not surprisingly it was titled 'The Cure For Insomnia.' The longest film ever screened was 'The Longest and Most Meaningless Movie in the World' lasting 48 hours.

10. What country has the highest rate of letters posted per person in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

The Vatican city has the highest rate of letters posted per person, with on average 27 per day. This is so high because people from Rome use Vatican City's postal service, thinking that the Vatican City letters have preference with delivery.

Source: Author icydeadppl

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