Facts You Don't Really Need to Know: The Useless Trivia Quiz

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Facts You Don't Really Need to Know: The Useless Trivia Quiz
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Ever wonder what those little ridges are on quarters or whether your favorite cartoon characters have real names? Take our quiz to test your knowledge of completely useless random trivia, and maybe pickup a fact or two to impress your friends!
How much does the U.S. Navy spend each year on its Marine Mammal Program?
$2.8 million
$28 million
$280 million
Which came first, Hydrox or Oreo?
They were invented the same year.
Oreo
Hydrox
How many different words are in "Green Eggs and Ham"?
50
100
200

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In the Scooby-Doo world, what is Shaggy's real name?
Samuel
David
Norville
True or false: A Twinkie never expires and can be consumed years after it was made.
true
false
How many hamburgers does McDonald's sell every second?
25
75
150

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What is the largest restaurant chain in the world, by number of stores?
McDonald's
Subway
Burger King
How many Americans claim to have been abducted by aliens?
60,000
600,000
6 million
True or false: Students were taking classes at Oxford before the Aztec civilization ever started in the Americas.
true
false

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How many babies do armadillos have at once?
one
two
four
What is the national animal of Scotland?
sheep
unicorn
horse
What creature is on the Welsh flag?
horse
pig
dragon

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What company did Ronald Wayne co-found?
Microsoft
McDonald's
Apple
What movie led Reed Hastings to start Netflix?
"Scarface"
"Apollo 13"
"Titanic"
True or false: There is a basketball court at the Supreme Court.
true
false

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There's also a basketball court at the top of this Disney attraction.
Space Mountain
Matterhorn
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
According to a Purdue University study, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
364
724
1,024
What are those little indentations in the sides of coins called?
flutes
drapes
reeds

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True or false: There is an equal number of reeds on every coin, regardless of the denomination.
true
false
What do you call a group of kangaroos?
dazzle
mob
gaggle
How many people in the U.S. are killed by a shark each year, on average?
one
five
12

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How many people in the U.S. are killed by cows each year?
20
40
60
How long is a jiffy?
infinitesimally small
around a second
10-20 seconds
True or false: Hippos produce pink milk.
true
false

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What was bubble wrap originally designed as?
wallpaper
insulation
shipping and packing
The Venus flytrap is native only to this country.
Brazil
United States
Ghana
True or false: Yoda and Miss Piggy were both voiced by the same actor.
true
false

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How much is a smidgen of salt?
1/4 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon
1/32 teaspoon
True or false: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4.
true
false
What is the first name of Cap'n Crunch?
Horatio
Clarence
Samuel

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