Trivia Database_102 Flashcards
Which country uses the “yen” for currency
Japan
Which Fashion Label Has It’s Headquarters In “Treviso” In Italy
Benetton
Triplets: love, honor, and
Obey
Who was the father of Icarus
Daedalus
Which ancient town, capital of the legendary King Minos, was excavated and reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans between 1899 and 1935
Knossos
Belushi What branch of science studies heat, electricity and magnetism
Physics
From the french word ‘fauve’, meaning ‘wild beast’. A style adopted by artists associated with Matisse, c. 1905-1908. They painted in a spontaneous manner, using bold colors.
Fauvism
What toy was in short supply for the 1983 Chirstmas season?
Cabbage Patch Kid
What Apollo lunar landing was canceled after a tank explosion
Apollo 13
Who created ‘The Muppet Show’
Jim henson
Entomophobia is a fear of ______
Insects
What Solid Has The Biggest Volume For A Given Surface Area
A Sphere
Who is fond of saying ‘i will gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today’
Wimpey
Which singer died a happy man on a Spanish golf course in 1977
Bing crosby
“What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ““Sixth”” Day Of Christmas”
6 Geese A Laying
What country formed the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Tanzania
What role does mickey mouse play in “fantasia”
Sorcerer’s apprentice
Who Directed The Original Halloween Movie
John Carpenter
What scandinavian country owned iceland from 1262 to 1944
Denmark
Gerald Gardner in the 50s founded which pagan organisation
Wicker
Who starred in ‘billy madison’, ‘happy gilmore’, ‘the wedding singer’ and ‘the water boy’
Adam sandler
Who wrote the thriller Jurassic Park
Michael crichton
Of which island group is Viti Levu, the largest
Fiji
With which period in music do we associate composers such as Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Chopin?
Romantic period
What is the covering on the tip of a shoelace called?
Aglet
Lobster Newberg was invented at what famous restaurant
Delmonicos
A good milking cow will give nearly 6,000 quarts of __________ every year.
Milk
Of which island do Ireland, Britain, Iceland and Norway dispute ownership?
Rockall
Who Sang The Theme To The Bond Movie A View To A Kill
Duran Duran
How many birthday candles were Michael Jackson & Madonna each obliged to blow out in 1998
40
Which city was built in the design of a union flag
Khartoum
What animal has the longest lifespan in captivity
The giant tortoise
The Beatles first major recording audition was at what label?
Decca
Collective nouns - A train of what
Camels
In September 2003, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who?
Batman
In Greek mythology, who did oedipus marry
Jocasta
Which Singer Is The Younger Sister Of Loretta Lynn?
Crystal Gayle
How man legs does a crab have?
Ten
Which author wrote the belgariad series
David eddings
Who invented the telescope
Galileo galilei
A German tradition is to hide a certain food in a Christmas tree, and the first one to find it gets a special gift. What is the certain food they hide?
A Pickle
__________, like grasshoppers _ feel no pain. They have a decentralized nervous system with no cerebral cortex, which in humans is where a reaction to painful stimuli proceeds.
Lobsters
Substance that neutralizes alkalis and turns litmus paper red
Acid
In June 1906 where was the worlds first grand prix held
Le Mans in France
When performing pop artist Marshall Mathers uses which name
Eminen
Who Had A White Riot In 1977
The Clash
Cathy McGowan Was The Presenter Of Which Popular Show
Ready Steady Go
What Was The Jams Town Called
Malice
Name the only fruit named for its color
Orange
If you flew due east from new york city, what would be the first country you would reach
Portugal
What was the profession of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Landscape gardener
What was the name of the beatles’ corporation after it was known as ‘the beatles and company’
Apple
The treatment of disease by chemical substances which are toxic to the causative micro_organisms is called ________.
Chemotherapy
What are train drivers called in the U.S.A.
Engineers
What groups demo rejected by EMI in 1965 cos not own songs
The Who
What’s the more common name of the Crux Gammata
Swastika
What mistake did Coca-Cola make in 1985?
New Coke
Ghost who calls munich the ‘monaco of bavaria’
Italians
Bangalore and Jaipur are in which country
India
What did Tommie Smith wear at his victory ceremony in the 1968 Olympics
Black glove
In Greek mythology, what did Daedalus construct for Minos?
Labyrinth
What is the name of a quarter of jerusalem that can be translated as ‘hundred gates’
Mea shearim
Name the singer who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Diva
Dana international
What film starred helen hunt, gary elwes and bill paxton
Twister
It is against the law in Albania to play what on Sundays
Dominos
What’s unusual about the moons of Uranus
Named Shakespeare characters
The WWSU governs what sport
World Water Skiing Union
The Irish Province of Connaught contains five counties. Sligo and Galway are two. Name one of the others. leitrim
Mayo roscommon
What do you get when you add fresh fruit to red wine
Sangria
Open in the early 20th century, what was used to treat epilepsy
Rattlesnake venom
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds _ so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the __________
Praying mantis
In the Bible name Isaacs wife
Rebekah
What Was Author George Elliots Real Name
Mary Ann Cross (Nee Evans)
What name is given to a male bee ?
Drone
Neptune was the Roman god of the ______?
Sea
How Many Ships Came Sailing In On Christmas Day
Three
The countries of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg are together called ________.
Benelux
What is the fear of thinking known as
Phronemophobia
Which actor started his film career as a giggling psychotic killer in the gangster movie Kiss of Death
Richard widmark
In 1954 the Salk vaccine was introduced - a vaccine which effectively wiped out which devastating disease
Polio
Name the first black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule.
Haiti
Who was irma’s first roommate in my friend irma
Jane stacy
In mythology Odysseus blinded which Cyclops
Polyphemus
Odynephobia is the fear of
Pain
Translate “simba” from swahili into english
Lion
A male baboon can kill a __________
Leopard
This re opened in 1975 after being closed for 8 years
Suez canal
In which city is the Coliseum located
Rome
Who Wrote The Novel Emma
Jane Austen
According to folklore, the Giant’s Causeway was originally built to link to which Scottish island?
Staffa
Who Was The Lead Singer Of “Go West”
Peter Cox
In Shakespeare King Lear was king of where
Britain
In Which Year Did Abba Win The Eurovision Song Contest
1974
What kind of flower is called bog torch and frog spear”
Orchid
What is a Tibetan priest
Lama
Plane figure with 7 sides and angles
Heptagon
This South African surgeon led the team that performed the first human heart transplant in 1968
Dr. christiaan n. barnard
Which substance has the chemical formula HNO3?
Nitric Acid
______________ is the fourth_largest island in the world. It is approximately the same size as the state of Texas.
Madagascar
Who recorded ‘Long Tall Sally’ in 1956?
Little Richard
Which Insect Is Popular With Gardeners Because It Feeds On Aphids
The Ladybird
In what famous US building would you find Broadway
Alcatraz - main prison block
Turks head, Granny and Bowline are types of what
Knot
Who was the first american born child of english settlers
Virginia dare
In Florida women can be fined for falling asleep under what
Hair Drier
What group of people founded Liberia in 1847
Freed american slaves
What month was the Frankenstein monster created
November
A broom made of twigs
Besom
What is the name for a chicken less than one year old
A Pullet
Killing Me Softly Went Straight To No.1 In 1996 Who Sang It
Fugees
The following is a line from which 1970’s film ‘You Came In That Thing, You’re braver than I Thought’ ?
Star Wars
Who invented the aerosol?
Erik Rotheim
Whats the largest lake in Africa
Lake victoria
What sport takes place over a distance of 440 yards
Drag Racing
What Was Julie Christie’s Home Town A=Bradford, B= Birmingham, C=Bath
B= Birmingham
What is ‘pollo’ on a menu in rome
Chicken
On What Type Of Object (Be Specific) Will You Find The Phrase “Annuit Coeptis”
A Dollar Bill (Back)
Which dinosaur ahd a huge sharp claw on its foot
Veloceraptor
What is Indiana Jones main weapon?
His whip
The Greek Goddess Ephesus is the Goddess of what
Chastity
This country’s flag has a large “r” on it
Rwanda
Two 1.5 volt batteries, when connected in series, produces _ volts
Three
On Tv’s A Question Of Sport Who has replaced John Parrot as one of the team captains?
Frankie Dettorie
What is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value?
Four
In which Irish county is Bantry Bay
Cork
What continent is the home to the greatest number of countries?
Africa
What is the Capital of: Marshall Islands
Majuro
What is Europe’s largest port
Rotterdam
Which famous poem features a hamlet called Auburn
Goldsmith’s the deserted village
Name the actor who played Ben Casey (both Names)
Vince Edwards
Basketball: the boston ___________
Celtics
Medieval wine measurement there are two buts to a what
Tun
Whose Debut Hit “No No No” Featured Ex Fugee Wyclef Jean
Destiny’s Child
What historical event was referred to as Black 47
Irish Potato Famine
Who Had An 80’s Hit With The Song ‘Kiss On My List’,
Hall and Oates
In Which Country Did Charles Lindbergh Land After The First Solo Transatlantic Flight In 1927
France
What Is Blader Wrack?
Seaweed
Yosemite Park is in which American state
California
German scientist, who is generally regarded as the founder of the science of mineralogy
Agricola
Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967
Jackie Stuart
The pop act ‘2 Unlimited’ were from which country?
Netherlands
Who wrote the words that are engraved on the Statue of Liberty
Emma lazarus
Animal’s body that the mythical griffin has
Lion
The word rodent comes from the latin word ‘rodere’ meaning what
To gnaw
He is said to have fiddled while Rome burned.
Nero
Which Series Of Films Features A Habitual Killer Called Michael Myers
Halloween
Elvis Presley Died On August 16th 1977 But Where EXACTLY Was He When He Died
On The Toilet
Who, or what, is Petrushka in Stravinsky’s ballet of the same name
A puppet
What Central American country’s name means ‘many fish’?
Panama
Which Austrian president was engulfed in a storm over his Nazi past in 1988
Kurt waldheim
In Israel on Saturday its illegal to do what
Pick Your Nose
Which ethnic group of people lived in the biblical city of Nineveh before it was sacked in 612 B.C.
Assyrians
What plant has been used to relieve migraines
Feverfew
Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of
Friday the 13th
Conifer with dark foliage
Cypress
What is kaolin
Pure china clay
According to folklore, how does santa get into houses on christmas eve
Down the chimney
How did Bobby Beach - broke all bones over Niagara in barrel die
Slipped Banana skin
What was margaret thatcher’s nickname
Iron lady
What is graphically illustrated in a karnaugh diagram
Logic
