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Completely Useless Trivia Trivia Quiz

Here is an assortment of useless trivia from psychology to music to world history. Hopefully you will know as much useless trivia as I do.

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

Author
CrystalKU

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,294

Updated
May 10 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1928

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where is the infamous haunted Lemp Mansion located? Hint

Chicago

Savannah

Portland

St. Louis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is NOT a real disease? Hint

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Maple Syrup Urine Disease

Klinefelter's Disease

Infrascapulaligamentaryencephalitis

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is it called when you repeat a word so many times it loses all meaning? Hint

word hyper-repetitiveness

semantic satiation

disillusion syndrome

meaning repulsive disorder

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had the first posthumous number one hit in the US? Hint

Otis Redding

Eddie Cochrane

Buddy Holly

John Lennon

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Question 5 of 10

5. The process of matter being elongated as it is pulled into a black hole is known as what? Hint

the matter-elongation process

spaghettification

gravitational stretching

the black hole factor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is not a major stage of Freud's development theory? Hint

Phallic (penis)

Oral (Mouth)

Womb (Vagina)

Anal (anus)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year was the coronation of Charlemagne? Hint

1013 AD

747 AD

800 AD

915 AD

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Question 8 of 10

8. What genus was "Lucy" the oldest human-like skeletal remains to be nearly complete when discovered? Hint

Australopithecus Boisei

Australopithecus afarensis

Homo Erectus

Homo Habilis

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Question 9 of 10

9. Archbishop James Ussher did extensive research with the Bible and he decided God created the earth in what year? Hint

6.5 million BC

32 BC

1982 AD

4004 BC

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the carbon used in carbon dating? Hint

Carbon-14

Carbon-4

Carbon-2

Carbon-24

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is the infamous haunted Lemp Mansion located?

Answer: St. Louis

The mansion is said to be haunted by various members of the Lemp family, who had been prominent in the brewing industry, and several of whom died in tragic circumstances. It is considered to be one of the most haunted places in the USA.

2. Which of these is NOT a real disease?

Answer: Infrascapulaligamentaryencephalitis

I made made up infrascapulaligamentaryencephalitis, however Ultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocanosis is a lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to harsh dust or ash; Klinefelter's Disease is the presence of an extra X chromosome in a male (XXY); and Maple Syrup Urine Disease or MSUD causes the urine to smell like maple syrup.

3. What is it called when you repeat a word so many times it loses all meaning?

Answer: semantic satiation

So the next time you are sitting in class staring at your pencil thinking of the word pencil and you think it so many times it seems like there is no way the name of the object you are holding can be called a pencil, just know you are simply suffering from an acute case of semantic satiation.

4. Who had the first posthumous number one hit in the US?

Answer: Otis Redding

"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" is one of my favorite songs. Otis Redding died in a plane crash shortly before the release of this song. The song became hit the Billboard Charts at #4 on March 16, 1968.

5. The process of matter being elongated as it is pulled into a black hole is known as what?

Answer: spaghettification

Whenever you see a cartoon or such and the character is being pulled into a vortex of some kind and their legs elongate and disappear first...that is spaghettification.

6. Which of these is not a major stage of Freud's development theory?

Answer: Womb (Vagina)

According to Freud the oral stage is the first, which lasts from birth to 18 months; the anal stage-18 months to 3 1/2 years; phallic stage-3 1/2 to 7 years; Latency period-7 to puberty; and the genital stage-puberty through death. However the womb or vagina is important in Freud's dream analysis theory.

7. In what year was the coronation of Charlemagne?

Answer: 800 AD

He became King of the Franks in 771, King of Lombardy in 773 and was crowned emperor of the West by Pope Leo III in 800.

8. What genus was "Lucy" the oldest human-like skeletal remains to be nearly complete when discovered?

Answer: Australopithecus afarensis

We are homo sapien sapiens. The Australopithecines were much more ape-like in appearance and they appeared about 4.4 million years ago.

9. Archbishop James Ussher did extensive research with the Bible and he decided God created the earth in what year?

Answer: 4004 BC

Ussher studied birth dates, ages, and death dates of the disciples along with other clues in the Bible to suggest how old the earth must be.

10. What is the carbon used in carbon dating?

Answer: Carbon-14

Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope which is compared to the carbon-14 and carbon-12 in the sample to be dated. The formula t = [ ln (Nf/No) / (-0.693) ] x t1/2 is used to determine the approximate age of the artifact.

Source: Author CrystalKU

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