Quirky and Offbeat Facts Trivia

Are you ready to challenge your brain on quirky and offbeat fact’s category trivia? Questions are based on world records, phobias and superstitions, weird inventions, bizarre history, food oddities, and among others.

10 questions, the score to pass is 70%. Good luck!

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1) What American swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by any athlete in history?

A) Michael Phelps

B) Caeleb Dressel

C) Mark Spitz

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2) What is the fastest land speed record achieved by a vehicle?

A) Bloodhound SSC

B) Blue Flame

C) ThrustSSC

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3) What eccentric British soldier fought in World War II wielding a Scottish broadsword, a longbow, and bagpipes?

A) Winston Churchill

B) Jack Churchill ('Mad Jack')

C) Lord Mountbatten

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4) Who was Tarrare, a notorious figure in late 18th-century France?

A) A showman with an insatiable appetite who could eat incredible amounts of almost anything, including live animals

B) A man who never slept for 40 years

C) A thief who could supposedly turn invisible

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5) What New Year’s tradition in parts of Latin America involves carrying an empty suitcase around the block to ensure a year of travel?

A) Carrying an empty suitcase outside

B) Burning an effigy doll

C) Sweeping coins out the front door

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6) What traditional Russian and Ukrainian jellied meat dish suspends pieces of pork or beef in a savory gelatinized broth?

A) Beef stroganoff

B) Borscht

C) Kholodets

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7) What 2007 console add-on by Nintendo used a motion-sensing balance board that eventually sat unused in millions of closets?

A) Balance Mat

B) Wii Balance Board

C) Wii Fit Pad

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8) What animal stomach lining containing natural rennet enzymes has been traditionally used by cheesemakers to curdle milk proteins?

A) Lamb reticulum

B) Calf abomasum

C) Pig pancreas

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9) What canine holds the record for being the smallest dog breed in the world by height?

A) Chihuahua

B) Yorkshire Terrier

C) Pomeranian

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10) What bird holds the record for laying the largest egg of any living bird species?

A) Emu

B) Southern cassowary

C) Common ostrich

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