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Mixed Odd Facts Trivia Quiz

Stuff you never knew and will never come in handy... ever.

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

Author
wonka

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
4790

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the reason that marijuana was outlawed? Hint

God told Moses on the mountain 'Thou shalt not smoke weed.'

It was deemed a dangerous drug by the FDA

Cotton growers saw hemp as a dangerous competitor

A man went on a shooting spree and blamed it on weed

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Question 2 of 10

2. One strange legend contends that people often eat as many as 8 of what when they sleep? Hint

spiders

thumbtacks

mushrooms

meteorites

3. In 1947, a freight ship carrying fertilizer blew up in a harbor. The shock wave from that explosion caused a fertilizer plant to blow up, and the shock wave from that explosion caused an oil refinery to blow up. The combined force of the explosions was greater than that of an atomic bomb. In what US city did this take place? Hint

Texas City, Texas

Detroit, Michigan

Biloxi, Mississippi

Charleston, SC

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the Iran-Contra deal, the CIA needed weapons and ammunition from a source that could not be traced. What group did they contact to make these weapons? Hint

Hell's Angels

Army of Allah

IRA

Crips

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Question 5 of 10

5. Homer (the Greek poet, not the Simpson) now a days could swing by social services and pick up a disability check. Why? Hint

He was just that ugly.

He was deaf.

He was blind.

He was paralyzed from the waist down.

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which US state does the law say you can be hanged if you are caught cattle rustling? Rustling means stealing for you city dwellers. (In practice, the law is not applied and people are not really executed for rustling). Hint

Oklahoma

Kansas

New Mexico

Texas

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the first and only recreational sport ever played on the moon? Hint

Hide and Seek

Baseball

Golf

A good game of catch.

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many gospels are there describing the life and times of Jesus Christ? Hint

35 or more

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the farmer's almanac, what is the preferred method of getting rid of slugs? Hint

Sprinkle salt on the ground

Good old fashion pesticide

Get a shotgun and pump those slimy suckers full of lead

Set out a pan of beer in the field or garden

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Question 10 of 10

10. Pericles was one of the greatest rulers Ancient Greece ever had. One odd thing about him is that all the statues depicting him show him wearing a helmet on his head. Why is this? Hint

He was a great warrior

He had a deformed head

He was bald and didn't want anyone to know

The helmet got stuck on his head and he was never able to get it off

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the reason that marijuana was outlawed?

Answer: Cotton growers saw hemp as a dangerous competitor

At the time, the Cotton Growers Association was a powerful lobbying group in Washington, so they got a bill outlawing hemp through Congress without much of a hassle.

2. One strange legend contends that people often eat as many as 8 of what when they sleep?

Answer: spiders

I will never again sleep with my mouth open.

Answer: Texas City, Texas

The dead were found as far as three miles from where they were when the explosions occurred.

4. In the Iran-Contra deal, the CIA needed weapons and ammunition from a source that could not be traced. What group did they contact to make these weapons?

Answer: Hell's Angels

The CIA commissioned the Hell's Angels to make at least some of the parts, paying them with drugs. Don't you love the CIA? Quiet, they're watching you right now.

5. Homer (the Greek poet, not the Simpson) now a days could swing by social services and pick up a disability check. Why?

Answer: He was blind.

Which just leads to the question how did he write the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Answer: Texas

We just like to kill people in Texas, apparently. If we could bring back the days of lynch mobs and county courthouse hangings we probably would.

7. What was the first and only recreational sport ever played on the moon?

Answer: Golf

Alan Shepard lined up with a sand wedge with 28,045,000 yards to the pin and he sliced the ball.

8. How many gospels are there describing the life and times of Jesus Christ?

Answer: 35 or more

Only four were recognized at the time the Bible was compiled in the 2nd century. However, 35 have turned up over time with more probably lost to time or yet to be discovered.

9. In the farmer's almanac, what is the preferred method of getting rid of slugs?

Answer: Set out a pan of beer in the field or garden

True, salt and pesticide will work, but they could damage the crops. Slugs are attracted to beer. They drink until they pass out drunk in the pan and drown. I can't think of a better way to go.

10. Pericles was one of the greatest rulers Ancient Greece ever had. One odd thing about him is that all the statues depicting him show him wearing a helmet on his head. Why is this?

Answer: He had a deformed head

Apparently, Pericles head was deformed during birth. The best way to describe it is that Pericles was the first conehead.

Source: Author wonka

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