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 However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure.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.

Here’s a challenge: 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 – The very first Krispy Kreme doughnut shop opened in __ in 1937.

A. Maine B. Idaho C. Arizona D. North Carolina E. Manitoba

2 – Who won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music?

A. Sarah Brightman B. Enya C. Lil Nas X D. Andrew Lloyd Webber E. Kendrick Lamar

3 – On “Seinfeld,” George was banned by the Soup Nazi after George asked for a:

A. Spoon B. Piece of bread C. Menu D. Paper clip E. Packet of salt

4 – George F. Handel’s “Messiah” was first performed in this city on April 13, 1742:

A. Dusseldorf B. Dublin C. Edinburgh D. Tokyo E. Cairo

5 – The first ready-mix food was a famous brand of __ introduced in 1889.

A. Pancake flour B. Gelatin dessert C. Hamburger helper D. Tuna Salad E. Cookie Dough

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 Here are five outdated questions guaranteed to activate your brain cells:

6 – What weapon did U.S. Army lieutenant Edward Uhl help invent in 1942?

7 – In a 2007 charity drive, school children in the New York City area helped collect 100 million __.

8 – What instrument was patented by a Belgian musician in 1846?

9 – What tennis star earned an associate degree in fashion design in 2008?

10 – Numerous awards and citations earned Olive Beech the title of “First Lady of __.”

Answers: 1-D 2-E 3-B 4-B 5-A 6-Bazooka 7-Pennies 8-Saxophone 9-Venus Williams 10-Aviation

How did you do?

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