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Useless Trivia #1
Useless Trivia #1
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A variety of questions from the book "Useless Trivia Puzzles."
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Food & Drink: What does the Scoville scale measure?
The clarity of wine
The "heat" of chilies
The purity of olive oil
The fattiness of a cut of meat
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Geography: What is the collective name for the vast rural areas of Australia?
Big Steppes
Great Plains
Centrelands
Outback
3
Food & Drink: Refreshing lemon-lime soda 7-Up originally counted which substance among its ingredients?
Cocaine
Heroin
Lithium
Valium
4
Music: Which fairy tale inspired Duran Duran's hit song "Hungry Like the Wolf"?
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
The Wolf and the Man
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Arts & Literature: Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime. What was it?
Blossoming Almond Tree
Starry Night
The Night Cafe
The Red Vineyard
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Sports: Which of the following is NOT the name of a baseball pitch?
Gyroball
Forkball
Knuckleball
Shovelball
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Geography: Which South American country is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
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Food & Drink: If you went to a diner and ordered a "Burn the British," what would you get?
Hard-boiled eggs
Short stack of pancakes
French toast
Toasted English muffins
9
Famous Firsts: The world's first parking meter was installed in 1935 in what city?
Atlantic City
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
New York City
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Famous Firsts: What was the first toy to be featured in a television commercial?
Hula Hoop
Barbie
Mr. Potato Head
Easy-Bake Oven
11
Arts & Literature: What book does not contain a single letter "e"?
Gadsby by Ernest Wright
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Music: Ozzy Osbourne was famously banned from San Antonio for a decade. What did he do to earn his banishment?
Urinated on the Alamo
Gave a lewd, nude public performance
Started a riot
Bit the head off a live bat in a concert there
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History: What was the name of the theater where President Lincoln was assissinated?
Lions Theater
Marquee Theater
Ford's Theater
Booth Theater
14
Geography: What European capital is home to more dogs than people?
Berlin
Paris
Amsterdam
London
15
History: Who was the only president to get married in the White House?
Martin Van Buren
Grover Cleveland
James A. Garfield
Warren G. Harding
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Animals: How many quills does the average porcupine have?
30,000
50,000
40,000
80,000
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The Human Body: Which item is responsible for most cases of choking in the United States?
Carrot
Toothpick
Peanut
Pen/Pencil
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Music: What patriotically titled album was the first compact disc ever made in the United States?
Back in the USA, MC5
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
America (The Way I See It), Hank Williams, Jr.
Breakfast in America, Supertramp
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Arts & Literature: A cephalophore is an artistic depiction of a saint holding what?
Head
Cross
Bible
Cat
20
Famous Firsts: What was the first college founded in the United States?
College of William and Mary
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard University
Yale University
21
TV: What fictional company counts Wile E. Coyote among its best customers?
Atlantis
Arrow
Acme
Amway
22
Animals: Which animals are most frequently "honored" as mascots at 4-year colleges?
Bears
Tigers
Bulldogs
Eagles
23
Famous Firsts: What was the main course of the first TV dinner?
Turkey
Macaroni and cheese
Salisbury steak
Fried chicken
24
History: What did Al Capone go to jail for?
Murder
Tax evasion
Extortion
Mail fraud
25
The Human Body: What part of your body would you use for gurning?
Abs
Shoulders
Hands
Face
26
TV: Which couple were the first to be shown in bed together on primetime American television?
Samantha and Darren Stevens (Bewitched)
Mike and Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Fred and Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
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Arts & Literature: Which well-known writer coined the word "nerd"?
Dr. Seuss
Roald Dahl
Lewis Carroll
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Sports: After finishing the 2011 Chicago Marathon, Amber Miller famously celebrated by doing what?
Giving birth
Buying a round of drinks for the other 45,000 runners
Getting married at the finish line
Going to Disneyland
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Sports: What is an NBA player deemed to be if he is awarded the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
Most Valuable Player
Most Improved Player
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
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Sports: Which sports announcer trademarked the catch-phrase "Let's get ready to rumble"?
Harry Caray
Al Michaels
Michael Buffer
Howard Cosell
