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Totally Useless and Obscure 8 Trivia Quiz

This is my eighth Useless Trivia Quiz (the third quiz of the second set of five). If you haven't already, I recommend that you try my others (click on 'Cognator' and try a quiz). There is a lot of numbers in this quiz, so beware! Good luck and have fun.

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

Author
cognator

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,180

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2697

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (1/15), hellobion (6/15), Guest 146 (0/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the formula for determining Easter? Hint

The second Sunday after St. Patrick's Day

The pope flips a coin for the month and rolls four-sided die for the week; that week's Sunday is Easter

The first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21

The first Sunday after a month after the first full moon after Ash Wednesday

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Question 2 of 15

2. In what state of the lower 48 can you see the sun first every day in the USA?

Answer: (Eastern US State)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Sir Francis Galton tested 9,337 people over the course of six years in an attempt to measure human intelligence. When did this research take place? Hint

1904-1910

1900-1906

1893-1899

1884 to 1890

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which side of a Rubik's Cube, when solved correctly, shows the words 'Rubik's Cube' in the centre square? Hint

Blue

Yellow

White

Red

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the proper name for what is usually known as 'the big toe'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. The children's author Roald Dahl was born where? Hint

Sweden

Norway

Wales

England

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Question 7 of 15

7. In the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering, what card (first printed in Alpha) has the informal nickname 'Tim'? Hint

Prodigal Sorcerer

Hypnotic Spectre

Smite Healer

Fungusaur

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Question 8 of 15

8. In what year was the last TV cigarette advertisement in North America aired? Hint

1974

1970

1969

1975

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the first North American airline to ban smoking on flights?

Answer: (North American airline - Two Words)

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Question 10 of 15

10. As of September, 2002, what is the most common first name among Canadian Prime Ministers?

Answer: (Common first name)

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Question 11 of 15

11. A keraunothnetophobic is afraid of lightning. True or False?

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the capital of Mongolia? Hint

Dalandzadgad

Bayanhongor

Ulaanbaator

Altay

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Question 13 of 15

13. In the video game 'Super Mario Sunshine' for the Nintendo Gamecube, on what tropical island does the game start? Hint

Isle Delfino

Sunshine Island

Dolphin Island

Isle Pineapple

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Question 14 of 15

14. What does 'dorsal' mean? Hint

The fins on a fish or whale

On or of the back

Not ventral

On or of the abdomen

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Question 15 of 15

15. How much Monopoly money comes with a normal American Monopoly set?

Answer: (Number only please)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the formula for determining Easter?

Answer: The first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21

All right, so that wasn't too difficult to guess, but it's interesting to know, isn't it?

2. In what state of the lower 48 can you see the sun first every day in the USA?

Answer: Maine

That place is the top of Mt. Katadhin.

3. Sir Francis Galton tested 9,337 people over the course of six years in an attempt to measure human intelligence. When did this research take place?

Answer: 1884 to 1890

How he measured 'intelligence' was by measuring people's senses. His (generally accepted) logic was that, since most knowledge is transmitted to the brain through sight, sound, etc., then the people with the most acute senses would be the smartest. He devised tests that would measure things like the subject's ability to hear high-pitched sounds, sense subtle differences in color, and approximate weights.

4. Which side of a Rubik's Cube, when solved correctly, shows the words 'Rubik's Cube' in the centre square?

Answer: White

'Solved correctly' means making each face of the cube a solid colour, without taking off the stickers and putting them on different sides.

5. What is the proper name for what is usually known as 'the big toe'?

Answer: Hallux

The word comes from the Latin 'allex', which means, presumably, 'hallux' or 'big toe'. The plural of 'hallux' is 'halluces'.

6. The children's author Roald Dahl was born where?

Answer: Wales

He wrote children's classics such as 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'James and the Giant Peach', 'The BFG', and 'The Witches'. By the way, the grandmother in 'The Witches' was based on his mother, Sophie, and he took advice from Ernest Hemingway.

7. In the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering, what card (first printed in Alpha) has the informal nickname 'Tim'?

Answer: Prodigal Sorcerer

These are all Magic cards printed in Alpha. 'Tim' is apparently a reference to a certain 'Monty Python' movie.

8. In what year was the last TV cigarette advertisement in North America aired?

Answer: 1970

It was aired during the Tonight Show on December 31st, 1970.

9. What was the first North American airline to ban smoking on flights?

Answer: Air Canada

10. As of September, 2002, what is the most common first name among Canadian Prime Ministers?

Answer: John

John Alexander MacDonald, John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, John Sparrow David Thompson, John George Diefenbaker, and John Napier Turner all count towards the total (Jean Chretien doesn't count - his full name is Joseph Jacques Jean Chretien)

11. A keraunothnetophobic is afraid of lightning. True or False?

Answer: False

Keraunothnetophobia is fear of falling satellites. Astraphobia is fear of lightning.

12. What is the capital of Mongolia?

Answer: Ulaanbaator

These are all Mongolian towns (and I'm sorry if I spelled them differently than you would, these names all came from an atlas, so don't blame me). Interestingly, all 1,565,000 square kilometers of Mongolia is land - the country has no lakes.

13. In the video game 'Super Mario Sunshine' for the Nintendo Gamecube, on what tropical island does the game start?

Answer: Isle Delfino

In the game, Mario uses a device resembling Luigi's Poltergust 3000 (from 'Luigi's Mansion') called the FLUDD which shoots water in several different ways, used for different purposes.

14. What does 'dorsal' mean?

Answer: On or of the back

The dorsal fin, on a fish or whale etc., is a fin that is on the back of the creature. 'Ventral' is the opposite of dorsal ('Of or on the abdomen), but just because something isn't black doesn't mean it's white (i.e. 'not of the abdomen' doesn't mean 'of the back').

15. How much Monopoly money comes with a normal American Monopoly set?

Answer: 15,140

This includes $40 Monopoly money in $1 (white) bills. In one game, I had 36 of the 40 one-dollar bills, but my friend wouldn't sell his four (I would have paid him two twenties for four ones, but he wouldn't sell them).

Source: Author cognator

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