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What in the World? Trivia Quiz

Following are 20 questions about unusual items found all over the world. Your job is to figure out the correct term to answer each question.

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ravenskye

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,901

Updated
Jul 15 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
2450

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which is NOT a flowering plant? Hint

acanthus

amanita

fritillaria

sansevieria

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which is NOT something a person wears? Hint

chifforobe

babushka

epaulet

deerstalker

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which is NOT associated with the clergy? Hint

biretta

chasuble

cassock

cesta

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which is NOT found in the ocean? Hint

opah

coelacanth

galago

goby

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which is NOT a mode of transportation? Hint

loggia

dhow

autogiro

landau

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which is NOT a weapon? Hint

blunderbuss

calumet

yataghan

scimitar

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which is NOT a musical instrument? Hint

theorbo

balalaika

tuatara

rebec

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which is NOT used in the water? Hint

loris

ketch

felucca

umiak

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which does NOT make music? Hint

tabor

protea

vina

shofar

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which is NOT used to hold liquid? Hint

samovar

amphora

hauberk

olla

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which is NOT a living thing? Hint

chuckwalla

gerenuk

denarius

hellbender

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which is NOT something which is worn by people? Hint

howdah

glengarry

geta

peruke

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which is NOT a mode of transportation? Hint

conodont

xebec

phaeton

hansom

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which is NOT something a tourist might visit? Hint

ziggurat

minaret

dolmen

cuneiform

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which is NOT related to religion in some way? Hint

torii

stupa

nene

tallith

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which IS a fashion accessory? Hint

sporran

recamier

portcullis

sculpin

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which IS a toy? Hint

intaglio

bola

dreidel

diptych

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which is NOT associated with water in some way? Hint

limpet

fjord

obelisk

hawksbill

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Question 19 of 20

19. Where WOULD you find a canopic jar? Hint

supermarket

tomb

pantry

pharmacy

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which item IS an article of clothing? Hint

spinnaker

redingote

reredos

desmid

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which is NOT a flowering plant?

Answer: amanita

Amanita is a white-spored fungi.

2. Which is NOT something a person wears?

Answer: chifforobe

A chifforobe is a combination wardrobe and chest of drawers. An epaulet is a type of shoulder pad; a babushka is a scarf; and a deerstalker is a cap.

3. Which is NOT associated with the clergy?

Answer: cesta

A cesta is a narrow, curved wicker basket used in the sport of jai alai. The others are all apparel worn by the clergy.

4. Which is NOT found in the ocean?

Answer: galago

A galago is an arboreal African primate. The other three are types of fish.

5. Which is NOT a mode of transportation?

Answer: loggia

A loggia is a roofed, open gallery. An autogiro is a rotary-wing aircraft with a propeller, a dhow is a boat, and a landau is a carriage.

6. Which is NOT a weapon?

Answer: calumet

A calumet is a ceremonial pipe used by the Native Americans. A blunderbuss is a firearm; the other two are sabers.

7. Which is NOT a musical instrument?

Answer: tuatara

A tuatara is a large, spiny quadrupedal reptile. The other three are stringed musical instruments.

8. Which is NOT used in the water?

Answer: loris

A loris is an arboreal primate. The other three are all watercraft.

9. Which does NOT make music?

Answer: protea

A protea is an evergreen shrub and a type of flower. The tabor is a drum; the vina is an Indian stringed instrument; and the shofar is a ram's horn trumpet.

10. Which is NOT used to hold liquid?

Answer: hauberk

A hauberk is a chainmail tunic. An amphora is an ancient Greek jar or vase; an olla is a large earthenware vessel; and a samovar is an urn with a spigot.

11. Which is NOT a living thing?

Answer: denarius

A denarius is a small ancient Roman coin made of silver; a gerenuk is an East African antelope; a hellbender is a large aquatic salamander; and a chuckwalla is a large herbivorous lizard.

12. Which is NOT something which is worn by people?

Answer: howdah

A howdah is a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel, so I had to specify worn by PEOPLE! A geta is a Japanese wooden clog; a glengarry is a Scottish woolen cap; and a peruke is a wig.

13. Which is NOT a mode of transportation?

Answer: conodont

A conodont is an extinct animal that somewhat resembled an eel. The hansom and phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles, and the xebec is a three-masted sailing ship.

14. Which is NOT something a tourist might visit?

Answer: cuneiform

Cuneiform is writing done with wedge-shaped letters. A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple {tower;} a dolmen is a prehistoric {monument;} and a minaret is a tall mosque tower.

15. Which is NOT related to religion in some way?

Answer: nene

A nene is an endangered goose. A stupa is a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine; a tallith is a prayer shawl worn by Jewish men; and a torii is a gateway at the approach to a Shinto shrine.

16. Which IS a fashion accessory?

Answer: sporran

A sporran is a skin pouch worn with a kilt. A portcullis is iron grating over a gateway; a recamier is a couch; and a sculpin is a spiny, broadmouthed fish.

17. Which IS a toy?

Answer: dreidel

A dreidel is a four-sided top associated with Hanukkah. A bola is a cord with weights attached used for throwing at the feet of animals being herded; a diptych is a hinged tablet; and intaglio is engraving.

18. Which is NOT associated with water in some way?

Answer: obelisk

An obelisk is an upright pillar. A fjord is a narrow inlet to the sea; a hawksbill is a small sea turtle; and a limpet is a marine mollusk.

19. Where WOULD you find a canopic jar?

Answer: tomb

Canopic jars were used by the ancient Egyptians, who preserved the viscera of a deceased person in them. They were often entombed with the mummy.

20. Which item IS an article of clothing?

Answer: redingote

A redingote is a fitted outer garment worn in the 18th Century. A spinnaker is a large triangular sail; reredos is an ornamental wood or stone screen often found in a cathedral; and desmid is green algae.

Source: Author ravenskye

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