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Trivia Test: And you thought you knew everything

Fifi Rodriguez King Features Syndicate

1. Psychology: What is idioglossia?

2. Advertisements: On the Kellogg’s cereal commercial, what are the names of the characters that promote Rice Krispies?

3. Music: In musical notation, what is a fermata?

4. Language: What does the Greek prefix “tele” mean?

5. Games: How many players from one team can be on the field during an American football game?

6. Natural World: What are several common examples of bivalves?

7. Literature: What book was writer Erica Jong most famous for in the 1970s?

8. Business: Who is known as the “Oracle of Omaha”?

9. Geography: On which continent does the country of Burkina Faso lie?

10. Anatomy: In what part of the body is the mitral valve located?

Answers

1. Secret language, especially invented by children

2. Snap, Crackle and Pop

3. A symbol placed over a note to show that it should be played longer than normal

4. Distant

5. Eleven

6. Oysters, clams and mussels

7. “Fear of Flying”

8. Investor Warren Buffett

9. Africa

10. The heart