Obscure trivia

1. Galileo Galilei

2. William Herschel

3. Johannes Kepler

4. Edmond Halley

1. ME

2. THem

3. YOu

4. US

1. EA

2. AN

3. UTu

4. NAnna

1. TYre

2. CArthage

3. UR

4. THebes

1. An endless desert

2. A giant wall of ice

3. A ring of fire

4. The void of space

1. They’re coded alien messages

2. They’re holograms projected by the government

3. The subjects are time travelers

4. The paintings move when no one looks

1. Secret alien diplomats

2. Reincarnated humans

3. Government surveillance drones

4. Pets of the Lizard People

1. Chewing gum

2. Cigarettes

3. Contact lenses

4. Protein powder

1. Meh

2. Lor

3. Lah

4. Wah

1. Coffee beans aged in oak barrels for ten years

2. Coffee brewed using volcanic spring water

3. Coffee made from beans eaten and excreted by a civet

4. Coffee grown at the highest altitude in the Himalayas

1. Diplomatic talks between Norway and Iceland

2. A fictional war entered into NATO databases

3. School textbooks printed a made-up empire

4. An Australian TV station broadcast a fake king’s death

1. Power grids temporarily dipped

2. Internet speeds dropped by 40%

3. National water pressure spiked

4. ATM networks crashed simultaneously

1. Terrorist sabotage

2. Cascading tree branch contact

3. Human error

4. Overuse of air conditioning

1. -157°C

2. -182°C

3. -195°C

4. -250°C

1. Cows had to wear shoes in winter

2. Cows were only allowed to graze on designated land

3. Cows had to be given a name before being sold

4. Cows had to be registered with the local council

1. Francisco de Quevedo

2. King Philip III of Spain

3. William Shakespeare

4. Queen Elizabeth I of England

1. Decorating trees with olive oil and oranges

2. Throwing tomatoes at each other

3. Beating a wooden log until it poops presents

4. Burning effigies of the devil at midnight

1. 55 Earth years

2. 84 Earth years

3. 92 Earth years

4. 101 Earth years

1. Whip women with willow branches for good health

2. Whip children with willow branches for good health

3. Whip cattle with willow branches for good health

4. Whip themselves with willow branches for good health

1. A giant flaming wooden cart

2. A spinning wheel of cheese

3. A massive wheel of bread

4. A giant clay pot filled with fireworks

1. Smigus-Dyngus

2. Tingus-Pingus

3. Chlupiący-Czwartek

4. Wodny-Wariat

1. It rotates the fastest

2. It spins in the opposite direction of its orbit

3. It rotates on its side

4. It has no axial tilt

1. 40

2. 49

3. 55

4. 62

1. 1 minutes 44 seconds

2. 2 minute 21 seconds

3. 2 minutes 32 seconds

4. 2 minute 52 seconds

1. 15 minutes 35 seconds

2. 21 minutes 2 seconds

3. 24 minutes 37 seconds

4. 27 minutes 32 seconds

1. A volcanic eruption caused lava to flow like water

2. A flood of blood-red rain shocked the residents

3. A tornado picked up fish from the sea and dropped them inland

4. A heatwave caused the Andes to melt in days

1. A massive dust storm turned day into night

2. A rare hailstorm caused flooding across Denver

3. A wildfire burned over 100,000 acres in a single day

4. A sudden 30°F temperature drop in just 2 minute

1. Rain turned to glowing green sludge

2. Thousands of frogs fell from the sky

3. Fish rained down onto streets and lawns

4. A double rainbow froze in place for hours

1. A headless monk haunts an abandoned wine cellar

2. A cursed violin plays by itself in an empty castle

3. A vampire sheep stalks shepherds in the Julian Alps

4. A woman in white steals horses and rides them at midnight

1. Never step on a snail, or it will rain for seven days

2. If you eat pumpkin seeds after midnight, your hair will turn white

3. If you see a stork on your roof, you will soon get rich

4. If a bat flies into your house, you must move within a year

1. Chasing away winter by wearing enormous wooden masks

2. Rolling wheels down the Alps for good luck

3. Walking barefoot on hot coals before harvest season

4. Singing to trees before picking fruit

1. Apple

2. Samsung

3. Nokia

4. Motorola

1. The Spaghetti Tree Hoax

2. The Moon Cheese Scandal

3. The Flying Car Reveal

4. The Invisible Dog Park

1. England

2. France

3. Italy

4. Germany

1. Ludwig van Beethoven

2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3. Gustav Mahler

4. Sergei Prokofiev

1. A: Richard Wagner

2. B: Philip Glass

3. C: Karlheinz Stockhausen

4. D: Olivier Messiaen

1. Frédéric Chopin

2. Claude Debussy

3. Sergei Prokofiev

4. Johann Strauss II

1. Puffin

2. Adélie penguin

3. Emperor penguin

4. Gentoo penguin

1. Dog

2. Goat

3. Cow

4. Sheep

5.

1. Otter

2. Beaver

3. Penguin

4. Manatee

1. Jupiter

2. Saturn

3. Venus

4. Uranus

1. Rabbits

2. Kangaroos

3. Hares

4. Squirrels

1. Tanabata

2. Hanami

3. Setsubun

4. Obon

1. Big Mexican Women

2. Broke My Wallet

3. Big Money Waster

4. Bavarian Motor Works

1. Beer can only be brewed during the winter, as summer brewing was considered bad luck.

2. It was once illegal to brew beer on a full moon, as it was thought to cause bad fermentation.

3. On Sundays beer drinkers must sing the German national anthem before drinking a pint at a bar.

4. Only people wearing lederhosen are allowed to enter beer gardens in certain regions.

1. All names had to be approved by the government and couldn’t be too "Western"

2. Every baby had to be named after a historical German philosopher

3. Parents had to submit three potential names, and the government chose one

4. If your child’s name was too unique, they automatically became a state employee

1. Before the wedding 3 small girls need to bake a cake

2. The bride needs to find 3 kids and make them cry before the wedding.

3. The groom and his friends need to kick down a door to see the bride.

4. The best man needs to buy a roasted pig which is then used for dancing.

1. A massive earthquake reshaped the city.

2. A giant pirate ship was built on a river that doesn’t really have water.

3. A massive fire burned the city to the ground.

4. A massive storm caused the Vardar river to flood

1. All churrerías must be inspected by a government official called the “churro czar”

2. Every resident is required to own at least one castanet

3. It is illegal to flamenco dance inside the Royal Palace without a "dance" permit

4. It is illegal to die inside the city limits

1. To remind citizens that no ego is bigger than the town itself

2. It’s an ancient punishment for the town’s petty thieves

3. It originated when a king tried to make fun of his political enemies

4. Because Spain just really loves weird giant puppets

1. A volunteer wrestles a pig for good luck

2. Locals attempt to lasso the wind as part of an ancient ritual

3. Men dressed as devils jump over newborn babies

4. They throw tomatoes at each other in the city center

1. Radioactive bananas and genetic experiments

2. Siberian cold therapy and high-pressure chambers

3. Mind-control technology and mind-altering plants

4. Mutating animals and human hybrid experiments

1. All pornographic films had to feature a cameo from a government official

2. Every adult magazine had to be published in two languages

3. Pornographic films had to feature at least one historical figure

4. Sex workers had to be licensed and wear a special badge

1. The parade dancers were interrupted by a random earthquake

2. The band leader was struck by lightning and continued playing

3. A tiger escaped from the zoo and joined the parade

4. A parade float burst into flames, but no one noticed because of the fireworks

1. He banned garlic in government buildings

2. He made it illegal to fart near the emperor

3. He outlawed smelly cheese in government buildings

4. He passed a law against sweat-stained clothing in government buildings

1. Kyoto

2. Kanazawa

3. Fukuoka

4. Akita

1. Grilled bite-sized meat

2. Savory cabbage pancake

3. Fried Chicken

4. Grilled octopus balls

1. Kanji

2. Katakana

3. Hiragana

4. Man'yōgana

1. Eating a spoonful of honey

2. Sitting down in silence for a moment

3. Spilling some water

4. Spinning counterclockwise

1. The Bakunin Circle

2. The Petrashevsky Circle

3. The Herzen Society

4. The Slavophile Assembly

1. Mount Elbrus

2. Mount Narodnaya

3. Mount Klyuchevskaya

4. Mount Belukha

1. Skopje

2. Split

3. Mostar

4. Ljubljana

1. Nero

2. Caligula

3. Augustus

4. Tiberius

1. Canada

2. New Zealand

3. Switzerland

4. Japan

1. The Olympic flame went out, and they had to relight it with a cigarette lighter

2. The mascot Vučko, a wolf, was nowhere to be found on the opening ceremony

3. The weather was too warm, and they had to bring snow from the mountains

4. The ice rink froze too much, making skaters slip uncontrollably

1. Neptune

2. Mars

3. Uranus

4. Jupiter

1. Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Thimphu, Bhutan

3. Lhasa, Tibet

4. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

1. The City of Light

2. The Venice of the North

3. The Eternal City

4. The Pearl of the Orient

1. Blue Light District

2. Red Light District

3. Green Light District

4. Black Light District

1. The Bulldog

2. Green House

3. Abraxas

4. Grey Area

1. North Macedonia – Mount Korab

2. Slovenia – Triglav

3. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Maglić

4. Croatia – Dinara

1. BMW

2. SKODA

3. Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+

4. Koenigsegg Agera RS

1. Ngerulmud

2. Vatican City

3. Funafuti

4. Palikir

1. A) 48.0 °C

2. B) 46.2 °C

3. C) 45.7 °C

4. D) 45.2 °C

1. A) Venus

2. B) Uranus

3. C) Mars

4. D) Mercury

1. A) Baffin Island

2. B) Madagascar

3. C) Sumatra

4. D) Honshu

1. Matija won

1. A. Canada

2. B. Russia

3. C. United States

4. D. Finland

1. A. Egyptians

2. B. Sumerians

3. C. Babylonians

4. D. Mayans

1. Slovenia

2. Bosnia

3. Serbia

4. Croatia

1. Harry S. Truman

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower

3. John F. Kennedy

4. Donald Trump

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