Trivia Database_100 Flashcards
What Is The Name Of This Mr Man Character
Mr Nonsense
What astrological star sign covers July 24 - August 23
Leo
Where did 24 democratic and republican national conventions take place
Chicago
Who is the Greek messenger god?
Hermes
Which novel, published in1932, was a vision of the future as a sanitised society?
Brave New World
What is a group of this animal called: Mule
Barren span
Who led 900 followers in a mass suicide in 1979
Jim jones
Who wrote “the marriage of figaro”
Mozart
Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what
Linux computer operating system
Name Chewbacca’s son - seen Star wars holiday special 1978
Lumpy
What country celebrates its National Day on 25th June?
Slovenia
A hot spring which shoots steam into the air is a _______.
Geyser
What links a Gig, Spider and Phaeton
Horse drawn carriages
Name the Japanese Stock Exchange Index.
Nikkei
What is the U.S. equivalent of the S.A.S.
Delta force
Who is on a U.S. $50 bill
Ulysses s grant
What us state includes the telephone area code 607
New york
Peniaphobia is the fear of
Poverty
What canal connects lake ontario and lake erie
Welland canal
Which film of the 70s received the most Oscars
Cabaret 1972
When he died, the Romans re named September after him, but soon turned back to September. Who was he
Tiberius
What is the second largest city in Ireland
Cork
To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages
Lourdes
What is a group of this animal called: Dog
Pack
What country lifted a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare & Dickens in 1978
China
What is a group of chickens
Brood
On what side should yoU.S.leep to improve digestion
Right
What neck of water do you cross when sailing from Malaga to Tangier
Strait of gibralta
Who wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman
John fowles
Where would you find a Dry Bible
Heart chamber of a ruminant
Who Had A Hit In 1993 With “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
The Bee Gees
Which father and daughter starred in the film ‘Paper Moon’
Ryan and tatum o’neal
How many claws does a housecat have
Eighteen
What publication was subtitled The What’s New Magazine
Popular science
Car racing and what sport were banned in the USA during WW2
Horse Racing
An animal is a fish if it has _________
Gills
This band was formed in Germany in 1976 by writer and producer Frank Farian
Boney m
What is the capital of Zimbabwe
Salisbury
Dominica supplies a good part of the world with Rose’s
Lime juice
Albert Finney turned down which role - Peter O Tool - Oscar
Laurence of Arabia
What was T E Lawrence better known as
Lawrence of arabia
In Greek mythology, who defeated Athene in a weaving contest
Arachne
What is a triangle whose sides are all of different lengths
Scalene
What does TKO stand for
Technical knock out
Who played lulu hogg on dukes of hazzard
Pearl shear
What is the capital of Mali
Bamako
What were the names of Kevin’s best friend and girl friend on “The Wonder Years?”
Paul and Winnie
Unlike most African nations, ________ was never a European colony.
Ethiopia
How did Mork, in “Mork and Mindy” say hello?
Nanoo nanoo
What is a zeppelin
Dirigible
Which element makes up 2.5% of the Earth’s crust
Potassium
What Greek wrote Meteorologica, popularizing that name for the study of weather
Aristotle
From Which Country Did The Leek Originate
Switzerland
What is the first book in the vampire chronicles
Interview with a vampire
What craft uses a kiln and a kick wheel
Pottery
Yeovil Yown Football Club wear shirts which closely resemble which famous team?
Celtic
Who is the heroine of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. (Full name)
Clarice starling
Which famous person said ‘Hell is other people’
Jean-paul sartre
Which Songwriters & Musicians Are The Core Of Steely Dan
Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
What Colour Does Litmus Paper Change To When Dipped In Acid
Red
What U.S. general was known as old blood & guts
George s patton jr
What was hg well’s first novel
Time machine
Rim Butte sounds like something sexual - in which US state
Alaska
Ellen Marrenner became more famous as who
Susan Hayward
What is the name of the brand of mathematics that deals with the sides and angles of a triangle
Trigonometry
In the Bible Jesus walked on water who else did this
St Peter - to Jesus from boat
Jackson Whipps Showalter was a US champion at what
Chess
What Is The Maximum Score Possible In A Game Of Ten Pin Bowling
300 Points
What Song Features The Lyric “We Dont Need No Education, We Don’t Need No Thought Control”
Another Brick In The Wall
According to the nursery rhyme, who, ‘sat in the corner eating a Christmas Pie’’
Little Jack Horner
When I Need You” Was A U.K Hit For which Singer?
Leo Sayer
What does an artist’s easel support
Canvas
Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera is about the Emperor of Japan?
The Mikado
When did Sir Walter Scott write Ivanhoe
1819
Taliban women required by law to wear what on left arms
Tattoo of husbands name
In Which Musical Did Donald O Connor Perform The Breathtaking “Make Em Laugh” Routine
Singing In The Rain
BOZ was the penname if which writer
Charles Dickens
An “omniscient” person has unlimited __________
Knowledge
Name the only native North American marsupial.
Opossum
In which decade did Jacques Garnerin make the first parachute descent (from a balloon)
1790’s
Who did Charlie Becker play in ‘The Wizard of Oz’?
The mayor of the munchkins
What do spiders and ticks have in common
Eight legs
What did the sparrow kill Cock Robin with
Bow & arrow
Which Pop Singer Married Maurice Gibb Of The Bee Gees In February Of 1969?
Lulu
What is the sum of 27 + 52
79
Famous painter that paints with both his right & left hands
Leonardo da vinci da vinci
Which dish gets its name from the French meaning to stir
Ratatouille
“All human life is there” - a quotation from Henry James - was used to promote which British Sunday newspaper in the 1950s
News of the world
Prince Was Going To Party Like It Was What Year
1999
The word ‘cop’ is an abbreviation for what
Constable on patrol
Whose Dictionary of the English language was published in 1755
Samuel johnson
Sinead O Connors Song “Nothing Compares 2 U” Was Actually A cover Of A Song By Which Artist
Prince
What animal does the adjective ‘talpine’ refer to
Mole
What was the name of the company that the characters on Taxi worked for?
Sunshine Cab Company
What does the typical American eat 263 of each year?
Eggs
In the Hollywood classic ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’, who plays ‘Buttons’ the clown
James stewart
In pro-football how long does a ‘sudden death’ period last
Fifteen minutes
Who Is Loretta Lynn’s Younger Sister
Crystal Gayle
Sung By John Taylor Which Single Was Also The Theme To The Movie 9 And A Half Weeks
I Do What I Do
Who succeeded Caligula as Roman Emperor
Claudius
Which Australian cricketer was sent home from the cricket World Cup in February 2003 after failing a drug test?
Shane Warne
What was originally called Eskimo Pie
Chocolate Ices
What Was Unusual About The Archies, Who Had A Number One Hit With Sugar Sugar
They Were Cartoon Characters
What is a castrated ram
Wether
What Was The Very First Product Made By The Philips Company?
Light Bulb
According to USA today what is the favourite luxury car
1 Lexus 2 Mercedes 3 BMW
The tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere is in which city?
Melbourne
What is the Chinese word for wind
Feng - Shui is water
What was originally made of bamboo then a plastic called grex
Hula Hoops by Arthur Melin 1958
What poster queens’s record did et beat with sales of ten million in 1982
Farrah fawcett-majors farrah fawcett
What name in Hebrew means to add
Joseph
Who wrote Beau Geste
P C Wren
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
What is the basic unit of currency for Kyrgyzstan ?
Som
What percentage of the population has an iq above 100
Fifty percent
What famous reference work is illegal in Texas
Britannica - It shows beer making
Unu and Ne Win have been leading figures in the post- 1945 history of which country
Burma
Its illegal to do what in the French vineyards
Land a Flying Saucer
On the 11th day of christmas, my true love gave to me
Eleven pipers piping
What is the capital of West Virginia
Charleston
What film won the best picture Oscar in 1967
In the heat of the night
Bark At The Moon Was An Album For Ozzy Osbourne Or Meatloaf
Ozzy Osbourne
What does the river seine empty into
The english channel
Who Had A Hit In 1979 With A Super Speedy Version Of The Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song)
The Dickies
Which Act Has Had More Christmas Number One Singles In The UK Than Any Other?
The Beatles
Which piece of sporting equipment is a `biased’?
A Crown Green Bowl
A musical instrument and the French word for paper clip what
Trombone
What was the name of the dog in RCA Victor’s trademark?
Nipper
Which product was advertised as ‘tested by dummies, driven by the intelligent’
Volvo cars
In Greek cookery what are ‘sheftalia’
Minced lamb kebabs
Although Re-Issued In The 70’s “Shotgun Wedding” Was A One Hit Wonder For Whom In 1966
Roy C
What Connects 10cc, Mick Hucknall, Oasis
Manchester
In the body what do the Islets of Langerhans do
Secrete Insulin
German wine is made from mainly what grape
Riesling
What was the name of the charter granted by King John
Magna carta
Who is the largest toy distributor in the world
McDonalds
What was the name of the Bjork-fronted 80’s band?
The Sugarcubes
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god amor
Eros
What type of number describes the ratio of the speed of a plane to the speed of sound
Mach
What authors only detective work was The Red House Mystery
A A Milne
What or where was original deadline
USA Civil war prison
As what is -40 degrees C the same as what in F
Minus forty degrees -40 minus fourty
The Bering Strait divides Russia from where
Alaska
Who Is The Most Nominated Actor For An Oscar ?
Jack Nicholson
Who dictated the Koran to Mohamed
The Angel Gabriel
A Group of Cattle is called a
Herd
Nena, Who Reached The No.1 Spot In The UK Came From Which Country
Germany
What is the scientific study of the structure of living things
Anatomy
Which planet is nearest the sun?
Mercury
Who Is “Reginald Dwight” Better Known As
Elton John
In Greek mythology, who were the personification of the forces of nature
Titans
What Did Sir John Harrington Invent In 1589
The Flushing Toilet
Calvin Broadus is better known under what name
Snoop Doggy Dogg
What are the essential ingredients of a daiquiri?
Rum and lemon
Huge battle at the end of the world
Armageddon
What is the main ingredient of risotto
Rice
Where did the group 10cc get their name
Average sperm in ejaculation
Name one of the three most common names in china
Chang
What is Carambola
Starfruit
The game preserve featured in the TV series “Daktari”
Wameru
