Quirky & Offbeat Facts Trivia

1) According to common superstition, breaking a mirror brings how many years of bad luck?

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

3) Who was the eccentric inventor of the pull-tab soda can who spent years inventing bizarre automatic pet feeders?

4) What 1970 patent described a motorized skateboard powered by a gasoline engine?

5) What eccentric Bavarian monarch King Ludwig II built lavish, fairy-tale castles like Neuschwanstein and dined alone with imaginary royal guests?

6) What fermented fish sauce was used by ancient Romans as a ubiquitous salty condiment on virtually every dish called ‘garum’?

7) What is the traditional superstition associated with a black cat crossing your path in the United States?

8) What Southern chef sparked a nationwide culinary craze in the 1980s by pan-searing redfish in a cast-iron skillet with heavy Cajun spices?

9) In many Western superstitions, walking under what object is considered bad luck?

10) What home-baking obsession swept through households during the 2020 lockdowns, causing severe shortages of flour and yeast?