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Absolutely Meaningless And Useless Trivia! Quiz

This is a mixture of some really bizarre trivia and I hope you enjoy it.

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

Author
icydeadppl

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,737

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
3195

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The best memory in the world belongs to Hiroyuki Goto of Japan. What did he do to prove his excellent memory skills in February 1995? Hint

Memorised the capital of every country and state in the world.

Memorised the entire human DNA system.

Recited 16,000 pages of Buddhist texts.

Recited pi to 42,000 decimal places.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the world's most stolen book? Hint

Guinness Book of Records

Bible

Oxford English Dictionary

Collins World Atlas

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Question 3 of 10

3. The National Anthem of Greece has how many verses? Hint

158

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Question 4 of 10

4. On average how many people are killed each year by falling vending machines? Hint

0.5

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the study of stupidity called? Hint

morology

epizooticology

podobromhidrosis

narcolepsology

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does an anencephalous creature lack? Hint

Hands

A brain

A heart

The ability to breathe

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Question 7 of 10

7. The longest word used by Shakespeare contains how many letters? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. The flatulence from domestic cows produces what percent of methane on earth? Hint

0.01%

30%

13%

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the longest word in the English language that can be made without repeating a letter?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. An airline saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing what from each food meal served in first class? Hint

A glass of wine

A plate of caviar

An olive

A packet of nuts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The best memory in the world belongs to Hiroyuki Goto of Japan. What did he do to prove his excellent memory skills in February 1995?

Answer: Recited pi to 42,000 decimal places.

To be precise, Hiroyuki Goto recited pi (3.1415... etc.) to 42,195 decimal places. Someone has actually recited 16,000 pages of Buddhist texts, this person being Vicittabi Vusma.

2. What is the world's most stolen book?

Answer: Bible

The Bible is stolen mostly from hotels.

3. The National Anthem of Greece has how many verses?

Answer: 158

No-one to date has memorised all 158 verses.

4. On average how many people are killed each year by falling vending machines?

Answer: 13

This is from trying to gain free food items and reaching into it.

5. What is the study of stupidity called?

Answer: morology

Narcolepsy is the uncontrollable need to sleep, epizootic is an animal epidemic and podobromhidrosis is smelly feet.

6. What does an anencephalous creature lack?

Answer: A brain

An example of an anencephalous creature is a starfish.

7. The longest word used by Shakespeare contains how many letters?

Answer: 27

Shakespeare's longest word is 'honorificabilitudinitatibus', which means honourably. It appears in Love's Labour's Lost (Act V, Scene i).

8. The flatulence from domestic cows produces what percent of methane on earth?

Answer: 30%

9. What is the longest word in the English language that can be made without repeating a letter?

Answer: uncopyrightable

The word 'uncopyrightable' uses 15 out of a possible 26 letters.

10. An airline saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing what from each food meal served in first class?

Answer: An olive

Source: Author icydeadppl

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