Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later. Some questions are just plain difficult, outdated or not.

Here’s a challenge for you. Let’s go into the Musty Dusty Trivia Bin and break out some moldy oldies to test the trivia prowess of even the greatest bar trivia and pub trivia players. Quench your thirst for a new trivia challenge by trying to answer these ten tough questions. The answers are at the bottom of this blog. Resist the temptation to peek!

Let’s start with five challenging multiple-choice questions:

1 – Jambalaya is a ____-based dish.

A. Rice B. Pasta C. Corn D. Squash E. Potato

2 – Stephenie Meyer has written a series of books about a girl whose boyfriend is a:

A. Nuclear scientist B. Fortune teller C. Frog D. Vampire E. Football player

3 – The surnames Peterson, Nelson, and Hansen are of ____ origin.

A. French B. Irish C. Scottish D. Scandinavian E. Iberian

4 – Rambutan, also known as ramboostan, is a strange-looking but edible:

A. Fish B. Fruit C. Fowl D. Frog E. Fungus

5 – Cuban, spool, wedge, and kitten are types of this footwear:

A. High heels B. Sneakers C. Sandals D. Pumps E. Clogs

How did you do? Things will now get a bit tougher. Most bar trivia and pub trivia games don’t give you multiple choices. Trivia players need to figure out the answer on their own. Here are five questions guaranteed to activate your brain cells:

6 – What is Dr. Frankenstein’s first name?

7 – John Paul Getty III was held in captivity for six months by kidnappers in what country?

8 – “Cupid and Psyche” is a famous 1908 painting by:

9 – What sport features terms such as a “googly” and the “swerve”?

10 – Clifford Irving was indicted for claiming that his autobiography of ____ was authentic.

Answers: 1-A 2-D 3-D 4-B 5-A 6 – Victor 7 – Italy 8 – Benjamin West 9 – Cricket 10 – Howard Hughes

How did you do?

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