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Strange and Rare Questions! Trivia Quiz

A selection of unusual facts that possibly could challenge you intellectually. Feel free to examine your capabilities by attempting this quiz...and good luck!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,248

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
1403

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (5/5), Guest 120 (2/5), Guest 4 (3/5).

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Question 1 of 5

1. If I were coming towards you with a 'lajatang', what should you be prepared to do? Hint

Defend yourself from a possible weapon attack

Pet a cute, furry animal

Have a drink of a rare and wonderful nectar

Take a healthy bite of a delicious fruit

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which of these creature's names is from the Sherpa language of Tibet and Nepal, and means 'small manlike animal'? Hint

Yeti

Goblin

Sasquatch

Gnome

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Question 3 of 5

3. You have surely heard of Lenin, the founder of the Bolshevik party. But who was the founder of the rival party to the Bolsheviks, called the Mensheviks? Hint

Trotsky

Borodin

Plekhanov

Bakunin

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Question 4 of 5

4. In which place would you be most likely to see an 'epidiascope'? Hint

Classroom

Observatory

Laboratory

Doctor's office

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Question 5 of 5

5. At which of these places were the mysterious wooden Rongorongo tablets found? Hint

Zimbabwe

Australia

Easter Island

Sri Lanka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If I were coming towards you with a 'lajatang', what should you be prepared to do?

Answer: Defend yourself from a possible weapon attack

A lajatang is an interesting weapon. Essentially, it's a staff with crescent blades attached at each end. This implement is rather useful if you love the martial arts and are one of those big time role-playing game playing nerds...like yours truly!

2. Which of these creature's names is from the Sherpa language of Tibet and Nepal, and means 'small manlike animal'?

Answer: Yeti

As you probably well know, the term 'yeti' (or 'yeh-teh' in Sherpa) is used to describe the abominable snowman. Like the the Loch Ness monster and other such creatures, there's no genuine proof of the yeti's existence...but human beings have a penchant for hanging on to fun myths and legends. Beware of the yeti if you plan to climb Everest!

3. You have surely heard of Lenin, the founder of the Bolshevik party. But who was the founder of the rival party to the Bolsheviks, called the Mensheviks?

Answer: Plekhanov

The Mensheviks were also a revolutionary Marxist party, perhaps a bit less extreme than the Bolsheviks. The two parties were actually united until 1903 when Lenin and Georgi Plekhanov had a falling out.

4. In which place would you be most likely to see an 'epidiascope'?

Answer: Classroom

An epidiascope is nothing more than an overhead projector, you know...the one you find in classrooms which illuminates a transparency and enlarges it on a white screen, and can be used to project an opaque object as well. Bet you didn't know it had a name!

5. At which of these places were the mysterious wooden Rongorongo tablets found?

Answer: Easter Island

The Rongorongo tablets contain the indecipherable (as of yet) hieroglyphics of the extinct Easter Island civilization. Nobody knows where they came from and what their purpose was, some even question whether it is a true writing system at all and not simply designs. If you want to have a go at solving this mystery, try the following website: http://www.rongorongo.org/. Maybe the secrets of the universe will be unlocked...who knows? It is no secret that this is the end of my quiz, however...thanks for playing!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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