Trivia Database_103 Flashcards
What is the only fish that can blink at you with both eyes?
Shark
In Which Novel Was It The Job Of The (Fireman) To Burn Books
Fahrenheit 451
With which sport would you most associate the commentator Ted Lowe?
Snooker
Socrates was trained into what profession
Stonecutter
Various methods used to prevent pregnancy from occurring
Birth control
Astrakhan comes from which animal
Sheep
What geometric shape has 4 equal sides
Square
Who was asked in 1874 by Henrik Ibsen to write incidental music to Peer Gynf?
Edvard Grieg
From the 1960’s from which song and which artist “When at last my dreams come true, Darling this I’ll know, Happiness will follow you, Everywhere you go”?
Elvis / Love Me Tender
What was Disney’s first non animated live action film
Treasure Island
_____ of Love’ by Frankie Lymon
ABC’s
Which singer went solo after performing with the Commodores?
Lionel Richie
What is a group of this called: Bacteria
Culture
This teen was sentenced to a public caning in singapore in 1994
Michael fay
Lygophobia is the fear of what
Darkness
What was the loneliest part of the Cross Canada run for Terry Fox
Nova
Which “Pop Idol” contestant was the first to reach number one in the UK singles charts?
Will Young
What company was founded by Sir Allan Lane in 1935
Penguin books
Which Famous Tv Couple Lived At “46 Peacock Crescent, Hampton Wick”
George & Mildred
To which team did marlboro switch its backing from brm in the 1974 season
Mclaren
Which Country Has The Most Countries Bordering It
China (16)
This term means to play moderately slow and gracefully?
Adagio
What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times
The bible bible
What is the capital of Brunei ?
Bandar Seri Begawan
Lateral Epicondylitus Is The Medical Name For Which Common Medical Condition
Tennis Elbow
What is the chemical symbol for einsteinium?
Es
What creatures call an apiary home
Bees
What nationality was pablo picasso
Spanish
What was adolf hitler’s religion
Roman catholic
Where is tupelo
Mississippi
What was the code name for USA landings Morocco in 1942
Operation Torch
What alternative scale (not Richter) measures earthquakes
Mercalli
In Independence Day, What does Will Smith yell as he blasts off in the space ship?
I gotta get me one of these
What is a group of this animal called: Cub
Litter
What Diameter Is The Circle From Which You A Discus
2.5m
Who Released An Album Entitled “Bookends”
Simon & Garfunkel
5% of Canadians don’t know the first seven words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first nine words of which anthem?
The American anthem
A movement in American painting and sculpture that originated in the late 1950s. It emphasized pure, reduced forms and strict, systematic compositions.
Minimalism
Mbabane is the capital of ______
Swaziland
The first __________ dragons to breed in the western world are at the National Zoo at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
Komodo
In Oklahoma it is illegal to wear what in bed
Your Boots
In which city was Hugh Grant arrested with Divine Brown?
Los Angeles
What’s the common name for leucocytes, found in the blood
White blood cells
Who starred in the 1968 film Funny Girl
Barbra streisand
In The 2000 Film “Rugrats In Paris” Who Supplied The Voice Of “Coco La Bouche”
Susan Sarandon
An isohel on a map joins place of equal what
Sunshine
In the middle ages you could be fined four pence murdering who
Travelling Musician
In Darts From What Number Under 100 , Is It Not Possible To Finish With 2 Darts
99
Where do arboreal animals live
Trees
Who Became The Main Presenter Of Record Breakers After Roy Castle Retired
Kris Akabussi
Jim Backus was the voice of Mr. ______?
Magoo
Who is the one eyed giant of Greek mythology
Cyclops
Who Played The Title Role In The Abdomibale Dr Phibes
Vincent Price
Rams Horn Wandering Bladder Prickly Herald types of what
Freshwater Snails
Who wrote the satire Candide published in 1759
Voltaire
This cereal’s box features an empty bowl and the phrase “more, please.”
Cracklin oat bran
What is finely ground powdered sugar called
Icing sugar
Milk chocolate covered peanuts.
Goobers
Who Formed The First Labour Goverment?
Ramsey MacDonald 1924
Where were the first European coffee houses opened?
Vienna
What was Kate Bush’s first hit recording?
Wuthering Heights
Name the film that featured a spaced-out George Harrison soundtrack?
Wonderwall
Countries of the world:chain of more than 3,000 islands, major cities include Yokohama & Osaka
Japan
What is the capitol of Ghana
Accra
Which stringed instrument is blown to produce sound
Aeolian Harp
According To The Song What Were Dire Straits The Sultans Of
Swing
Marcellite Garner was the first voice for what Disney character
Minnie Mouse
What does an armadillo taste like
Pork
Alcatraz: this inmates nickname was “machine gun”
George kelly
Who is the CEO of Apple computers?
Steve Jobs
What is the capital of Guatemala ?
Guatemala
Who has a tattoo saying Starland Vocal Band
Homer Simpson
What is the Capital of: British Virgin Islands
Road town
Name Two Of The Most Famous Members Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Keidis, John Frusciante, Flea, Chad Smith
Who composed the ballets - The Firebird and The Rite of Spring
Igor Stravinsky
In Matilda what was the name of Matilda’s teacher?
Jennifer Honey
Abuja is the capital of ______?
Nigeria
In Dickens’ novel ‘David Copperfield’, what is the Christian name of his old nurse Peggotty
Clara
An aneroid is a kind of___.
Barometer
Which 2 Towns Were Linked By The Worlds First Commercial Railway
Stockton & Darlington
Richard Gere was married to which model
Cindy crawford
Which Novel Deals With The Events Of One Day In Dublin In June 1904
Ulysses By James Joyce
Who invented the phonograph
Thomas Edison
Punk Drummer Chris Miller what name when he Damned in 70s
Rat Scabies
What Creatures Were Frequently Used To Bleed Patients In The Nineteeth Century
Leeches
What are the largest oceans in order of size
Pacific, atlantic, indian
Colorado’s capital of __________ is the largest metro city in a 600_mile radius _ an area almost the size of Europe.
Denver
What is Daffy Ducks middle name
Dumas
Who Said ‘We Have Become A Grandmother’ In 1989
Margaret Thatcher
The Rambunctious and Clever Ones what films name in Taiwan
Wayne’s World
Which country was previously called Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What is the Capital of: Tonga
Nuku’alofa
What is the largest lake in South America, which is half freshwater, half saltwater
Maracaibo
Who was the founder of microsoft
Bill gates
Which comic strip did sam keith draw
The maxx
In The 80’s Which Soap Character Was Voted Britains Most Popular Person Ahead Of The Queen, Princess Diana, And The Queen Mother
Hilda Ogden
What piece of music commemorates military action that took place on 16th May 1943
The dam busters
How much longer is a day on mars than a day on earth
Thirty minutes
Louise Nurding Dropped Her Surname On Leaving Which Group
Eternal
What is the flavour of the Greek drink ‘ouzo’?
Aniseed
Who was barefoot on the cover of Abbey Road?
Paul
What is the most recent year that can be written upside-down and rightside-up and still look the same
1961
Spanish modernist and cubist Pablo _____
Picasso
What does an anemologist study
Wind
The mathematical study of properties of lines, angels, etc., is ________.
Geometry
This U.S. Secretary of State won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973
Kissinger
Valentine in an average lifetime, the average american gives flowers 136 times on __
Mother’s day
In which organ is a pulmonary disease located
Lung
Who was lauren bacall’s first husband
Humphrey bogart
Port louis is the capital of ______
Mauritius
What does the abbreviation A.B.V. Stand for in alcoholic drinks?
Alcohol By Volume
Which 60’s Band Had A Hit With Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
Thanatos in Greek Mors in Roman Gods of what
Death
What is further from the equator Tasmania, Tanzania or Transylvania
Transylvania
This condition characterized by the swelling of the thyroid gland is caused by an iodine deficiency.
Goitre
Which Canadian folk singer wrote the classic 70’s hit “big yellow taxi”
Joni Mitchell
The Amazon river rises in which country
Peru
Which Irish political parties name translates as we ourselves
Sein Fein
Which famous artist took up painting with his left hand when he lost the use of his right hand at the age of sixty
Leonardo da Vinci
In US what sporting good outsells Base Basket and Footballs
Frisbees sales beat all combined
What is the word (derived from Malay) for unhusked rice
Paddy
In What Year Did World War I Begin
1914
In Japan what is Raku
Biscuit fired Pottery
Who was the president of France 1947 54
Vincent auriol
Dwight Eisenhower was the first president to hold what
Pilots Licence
What is apache indian corn beer
Tizwin
Lawn game with hoops, wooden balls and mallets
Croquet
Who composed a symphony nicknamed The Hen
Joseph Hayden
The singer Brandon Flowers is assoociated with which band?
The Killers
Who had a no 1 Album 60s 70s 80s 90s
Barbara Strisand
What is the old name of the city Istanbul
Constantinople
The Pretenders Were Back On What Kind Of Gang
Chain
What does the musical term ‘pesante’ mean
Heavy
Where were the ancient script of Linear A and Linear B found ?
Crete
Purely coincidental, Disneyland and Walt Disney World amusement parks are in counties with the same name. The former is in Orange County, California; the latter is in Orange County, _________
Florida
Who Had Anaesthesia During ChildBirth Thereby Making It Acceptable
Queen Victoria
What medicine hastens the emptying of the bowels
Laxative
Any of a large group of chemicals almost exclusively organic in nature, used for the coloring of textiles, inks, food products, & other substances
Dyes
From What Metals Is Brass Made
Copper & Tin
Of which ship was miles standish captain
Mayflower
Who invented the food processor in 1947
Kenneth wood
What singer was nicknamed by his fans The Lizard King `
Jim Morrison
Larry Page is a co-founder of which Internet giant?
If british mp’s want to have a private session, what does one of them say when they point to the public gallery
I spy strangers
Which of Santa’s reindeers shares its name with a mythological God of Love
Cupid
Which Charles Dickens novel features a case of ‘spontaneous combustion’?
Bleak House
Jerry Lee Lewis had Great _____ Of Fire.
Balls!
What type of animal was Nana the nursemaid in ‘Peter Pan’
Dog
The practice of joining the parts of two plants to make them grow as one is called ________.
Grafting
The founder of Weight Watchers.
Jean nidetch
What Do The Letters PB Next To An Athlete’s Name Indicate
Personal Best
Which state has the most hospitals?
California
The symbols used on a map are explained by the ________.
Legend
According To The Song ‘The House of the Rising Sun’ By The Animals, In Which Us City Is The House Of The Rising Sun?
New Orleans
Who played Brad Pitt’s cop partner in the movie “Seven”?
Morgan Freeman
Which singer had top ten hits in the 1980s with Sledgehammer and Games Without Frontiers
Peter gabriel
Which city lies at the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railway
Vladivostock
What is the fear of bulls known as
Taurophobia
In what Australian state would you find Surfers Paradise
Queensland
If you had Tritonopia what would you not see
Colour Blue
Who is the roman counterpart of zeus
Jupiter
What Was The Name Of Sir Francis Drakes Most Famous Ship
The Golden Hind
What are the Sirocco, Mistral and Chinook
Winds
VH international airline registration letters what country
Australia
What links Brazil, Uruguay, Mozambique and Angola
Colonies of Portugal
Annie Mae Bullock became famous under which name (both)
Tina Turner
The U.S. state of __________ has 3,500 miles of coastline.
Maine
As clear as a _______
Bell
What actor was killed in a car crash on the way to participate in a sports car race?
James Dean
What was/is the giant Musashi built in Japan in 1974
A Crane
What pigment is missing from the skin of human albinos
Melanin
In Greek mythology, actaeon was torn apart by artemis’ ______
Dogs
Which notorious murderer, hanged in July 1953, had his story told in the film Ten Rillington Place
John Reginald Christie
Who In The World Of Music Is Known As “The Boss”
Bruce Springsteen
Which Famous Book Begins With The Line ‘The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home’
The Wind In The Willows
Which is the Earth’s fourth largest continent
South america
A single print made from a metal or glass plate on which an image has been represented in paint, ink, etc.
Monotype
The feeling of having experienced something before is known as _______.
Deja vu
What Relation Is Eagle Eye Cherry To Neneh Cherry
Half Brother
Name the fastest mouse in all of Mexico
Speedy gonzalez
In the Soul Edge series, who is known as “The Dandy of the South Seas?”
Cervantes
Which society founded in 1884 still provides much of the intellect and political stimulus of the Labour Party?
Fabian Society
Which Song Was Michael Jackson Performing When Jarvis Cocker Invaded the Stage In 1996?
Earth Song
What nationality was the person who ordered the killing of the last incan king of peru
Spanish
In Greek mythology Clio was the muse of what
History
Who Did Cynthia Powell Marry In 1962?
John Lennon
What is the flower that stands for: attachment
Indian jasmine
What does the name Tabitha mean
Gazelle
Guess The Band From These Initials FM / RT / BM / JD
Queen
Swiss manufacturer of the Crunch bar.
Nestle
Name one of the countries to join the Commonwealth in 1995.cameroon
Mozambique
What was Goebbels’ role when he served under Hitler during WWll
Minister for propaganda
Why Was The Jaguar Xj220 So Named
Top Speed Was 220
Who admitted in a radio interview during The Noughties that she had smoked cannabis in the 1960s?
Cilla Black
Caipirina means someone’s drink - whose drink
Peasants
Vince Lombardi & Brian Picollo both died in _____
1970
What is the flower that stands for: divine beauty
American cowslip
Who invented the word pandemonium
John Milton – capitol of hell
Which Country Singer Is Known As “The Coal Miners Daughter”
Loretta Lynn
What are the two main ingredients to Kedgeree
Smoked Fish & Rice
Who Is The Only English Cricketer To Have Taken All 10 Wickets In 1 Innings At A Test Match
Jim Laker
The cecum is part of the
Large intestine
Which American state produces the most potatoes
Idaho
What is kermit d frog’s girlfriend’s name
Miss piggy
What, in general terms, accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being changed
Catalyst
Who Composed The Song “Happy Birthday Tou You”
Mildred & Patty Hill
What Is An Analgesic
A Pain Killer
In ‘star wars’, who was darth vader’s body
David prowse
What creature called reem in Hebrew mentioned in Deuteronomy
Unicorn - but reem has 2 horns
From what country did the U.S. buy the Virgin Islands
Denmark
What does a philographist collect?
Autographs
In 2006 The Group Lordi Won The Eurovision Song Contest, Which Country Did They Represent
Finland
How much money do you start with in the game ‘Wall Street Kid’?
500000
Shrine margaret thatcher becomes the first woman elected prime minister of
Great
Which 1996 Single Sold A Then Record 420,000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release
Babylon Zoo / Spaceman
Heston the american flag first flew over a foreign fort in what country
Libya
What was the first UK TV series filmed in colour 1964/5
Stingray - a puppet series
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men
The Shadow
Which U.S. President _banned _ Christmas trees from the White House because he believed cutting them harmed the environment?
Theodore Roosevelt
Greek Myth Clotho spun Lachesis measured Atropos cut what
Thread of a mans life
For what genre of book is isaac asimov famous
Science fiction
Skimbleshanks was a T S Elliot cat what was his area
The Railway Cat
What is the capital of Austria ?
Vienna
Name the two main families on Soap?
The Tates and The Campbells
In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the moon
Phoebe
Who used the pseudonym Ellis Bell
Emily Bronte
What is the basic unit of currency for Jamaica ?
Dollar
The filament of a regular light bulb is usually made of ________.
Tungsten
What did a ship called the Ancon travel through first, on August 15, 1914
The panama canal panama canal
If you suffered from ozostomia what have you got
Bad Breath - Halitosis
What food item literally translates as little donkey
Burrito
Who was given the only nobel peace prize award during wwi
International red
In which film did jennifer lopez play selena
Selena
Whose equations first suggested that mass and energy are interchangeable
Einstein’s
What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first semester at Hogwarts School?
An Invisibility Cloak
Which American Gangster was shot dead outside a Chicago cinema in July 1934?
John Dillenger
Mind your p’s and q’s’ was a phrase meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters ‘p’ and ‘q’ stand for?
Pints And Quarts
From what platform does the ‘chattanooga choo choo leave pennsylvania station
29
In Which 1984 Film, Did A Young Man Called Zach, Receive A Mogwai For Christmas
Gremlins
In ‘startrek’, who did william shatner play
Captain james t kirk
What is a group of whales called?
Pod
In what city did 8 year old Mozart compose his first symphony
London
What percentage of the earths weight is taken up by the oceans?
Less than 1 percent
What is the Capital of: Malawi
Lilongwe
Which animal lays eggs
Duck billed platypus
Which Rubber Based Product Was Patented In The United States In 1869
Chewing Gum
What is an angle less than 90 degrees
Acute
What did Napoleon have built to commemorate his victories?
Arc de Triomphe
Which was the first ‘indiana jones’ film
Raiders of the lost ark
Techniques & equipment used to extinguish fires & limit the damage caused by them
Fire fighting
Whats the technical name for the skull ?
Cranium
A computer does a POST what is a post
Power on self test
As Of 2010 Just 3 Countries Have Managed To Win The Eurovision Song Contest Back To Back, Ireland Is One Can You Name Any Of The Other Two
Luxembourg, Israel
Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Ecosystem
Who introduced racial segregation in south africa
National party
How do you say “I Love You” in German?
Ich liebe Dich
Pupik means belly button in what language
Yiddish
Who wrote Dido and _Pa
Joan aiken
The hippopotamus has the world’s shortest __________
Sperm
What is the collective term for a body of goods and monies from which future income can be derived
Capital
Which chemical element is named after the Greek for ‘rose’?
Rhodium
Which is the Earth’s fifth largest continent ?
Antarctica
Name The 3 Members Of Genesis Who All Went On to Have Successful Solo Careers
Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford
In Indonesian cookery what name is given to meat kebabs served with a peanut sauce
Satay
Which Musical Won The Best Picture Oscar In 1968
Oliver!
What term is applied to ethyl alcohol that has been treated with poison to make it unfit for human consumption
Denatured
Who would use an orange stick
Manicurist
Apollo was the greek god of ______ and _______
Prophecy and Archery Archery and Prophecy Archery Prophecy Prophecy Archery
Ananas is French for what food
Pineapple
Where was coinage invented
Lydia
Creamy sauce of butter,egg yolks and vinegar
Hollandaise
Where are the hausa and ibo tribes
Nigeria
The play “Our Town” is set where?
Grover’s Corners
What is the provincial bird of Yukon
Raven
In which book of the Bible did Moses die
Deuteronomy
Roosevelt had a landslide victory over Hoover in which year
1932
An _____ clock usually wakes you in the morning
Alarm
Who Composed La Boheme
Puccini
Which comedy duo did the famous, “Who’s on first?” routine?
Abbott and Costello
Tour de France what colour jersey best Hill Climber wear
Red Polka dot
Which Cartooon characters name did Orville Burrel adopt as his stage name
Shaggy
Which soccer team in the 1994 world cup had all 11 players’ surnames ending with the letters ‘ov’
Bulgaria
Whose Ear Did Mike Tyson Bite Off
Evander Holyfield
In ‘my favourite martian’, who did ray walston play
Uncle tim
Harold Sakata was badly burned playing what character
Odd Job in Goldfinger
What is the young of this animal called: Shark
Cub
What does cyprus have on its flag
Map
Which Classic Tv Character Was Played By “Sorrell Brooke” Between (1979-1985) & On Film By Burt Reynolds
Boss Hog
In which countries would you find the following city ‘Gin Gin ‘?
Australia
Name Hagar the Horrible’s dog.
Snert
Who was Ben Hurs rival in the great chariot race
Messala
Who Recorded The Albums Our Favourite Shop & Home And Abroad
The Style Council
Which Group Had Hits With Pray & Babe In 1993
Take That
In Greek mythology, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus
What is the basic unit of currency for Zambia ?
Kwacha
Japanophobia is the fear of
Japanese
What’s is the correct name for a female Badger
Sow
This instrument measures the velocity of the wind
Anemometer
Is This Desire In 1998 Was PJ Harveys Fourth Album, Name One Of The Previous Three
Dry, Rid Of Me, To Bring You My Love
In Which Game Might You Come Across A (Dummy)
Bridge
What is the bookmakers term for betting chances
Odds
The first “technology” corporation to move into California’s Silicon Valley was Hewlett_Packard, in 1938. Stanford University engineers Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started their company in a Palo Alto garage with $1,538. Their first product was an audio oscillator bought by Walt Disney Studios for use in the making of ____________
Fantasia
What is the flower that stands for: unfading beauty
Gillyflower
He is known for his theory of “Evolution”.
Charles darwin
What is 65% of sixty
39
Name the wild dogs of Australia.
Dingo
What is a group of this animal called: Mare
Stud
What is a group of this animal called: Ape
Shrewdness
Bognor Java gets is on average 322 days annually what
Lightning strikes
How many gloves did Michael Jackson wear?
One
Who spent years in nashville shopping demos recorded on a cassette recorder
Judds
Open Road Was The Debut Solo Album Of Which Former Take That Member
Gary Barlow
A “double sheet bend” is a type of what
Knot
What country is surrounded by Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia?
Paraguay
What magazine says We are Number one in a field of One
Mad
Juliette binoch won an academy award for best supporting role in which film
English patient
In July 1992, Tim Taylor married which member of the royal family
Lady helen windsor
What type of creatures are the mythical Gelert, Argos, Luath and Covall?
Dogs
What genre of fiction is honored by the Nebula awards
Science fiction sci fi sci fi
Toxiphobia is a fear of _________
Poisons
The Statue of Liberty stands on which island
Liberty island
Name the sea west of Alaska.
Bering
Alanis Morrisette appeared on what 80’s cable children’s show?
You Can’t Do that On Television
A group of kangaroos is known as a _______.
Troop
In what country is Legoland
Denmark
Goldaming in Surrey was the first English town to have what
Electric street lighting
Who recorded the album “free for all” in 1976
Ted nugent
What’s krypton’s state at standard temperature and pressure
Gaseous
Which company produced the first nylon
Dupont
Moons of the faithful is the Chinese translation of what fruit
Apricot
What is the world’s best selling wine?
Lambrusco
Who thought up the name “Beatles”?
Stu Sutcliffe
Who became the first Prime Minister of Tanganyika in 1961
Julius nyerere
How Many Consecutive Wimbledon Titles Did Bjorn Borg Win
Five
What has 32 panels and 642 stitches
A football (soccer)
Name the second largest country in South America.
Argentina
Jimmy Sommerville Of Bronski Beat Went On To Form What Band
The Communards
Who once vowed to erect a statue to adolf hitler in kampala
Idi amin
Which band reached number two in the charts in 1988 with the album The First of a Million Kisses
Fairground attraction
Hummingbirds cannot glide or soar as other bird do. They are the only bird that can __________
Hover continuously
Beaver What is Barbi’s full name
Barbara Millicent Roberts
In which country is Loch Ness?
Scotland
Sixty six mhz italy’s equivalant to the dollar is ______
Lira
San Francisco lies on which dangerous geological feature
San andreas fault
If You Suffered From “ Peladophobia ” There Is Something About Certain People That You Really Really Do Not Like, What Is It?
Bald People
In heraldry an animal reguardant is doing what
Looking backwards
Celcius what is an osteopath
Bone specialist
In Maryland it is illegal to maltreat which creature
Oyster
What part of your body contains vertebrae
Your spine
What Is Bronze An Alloy Of
Copper & Zinc
The liquor Curacao is flavoured with what
Orange
Who was the most famous leader of the Carthagenians?
Hannibal
What Was The Highest UK Chart Position Reached By U2 In 1981 With The Single “Gloria”?
55
Nossa Senhora da Aparecida is the Patron Saint which country
Brazil
In California it is illegal to do what in a hotel room
Peel an Onion
What sport introduced the term southpaw
Baseball
Who Walked Off Stage On A 1995 USA Tour After Having A Pair Of Glasses Thrown At Him
Liam Gallagher
Which Dickensian character had a nurse called Clara Peggotty
David copperfield
Who died whilst attempting to discover the source of the Nile
Stanley livingstone
In ‘Star Wars’, who was C3P0’s sidekick?
R2D2
Who did Boris Becker Beat to Win his first Wimbledon title
Kevin Curren
As Of 2008 Which Country Has Had More Winners Of The Eurovision Song Contest Than Any Other
India
Which American Architect/Engineer Invented Geodesic Dome Construction
Buckminster Fuller
Once upon a time, the consumption of foods made with what, often caused ergot poisoning (Holy fire or St. Anthony’s fire), resulting in progressive gangrene and/or mental derangement ? Three letters
Rye
In Greek mythology, whose companions were the argonauts
Jason
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Demetrius, Lysander, Helena and Hermia
A midsummer night’s dream
In the nursery rhyme, who were the three men in a tub
Butcher, baker,
Which Founder Of The Organisation For Afro American Unity Was Murdered In Harlem On 21 February 1965
Malcolm X
Which Hollywood Actor Was Taken Into Custody At Sydney Airport In 2006 For Carrying Banned Products Into The Country In his Suitcase?
Sylvester Stallone
Duffel bags were made in Duffel - what country
Belgium
By US Congress law 1832 citizens should do what annually
Fasting and prayer
How many stars are there on the new zealand flag
Four
Leonid Kravchuk became president of where in 1991
Ukraine
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
Caviar
What is a halberd a type of
Spear
Which houses fought the war of the roses
Lancaster and york
Archimedes lived in which city
Syracuse
Football Team, buffalo _______
Bills
The Academie Francaise ensures the purity of what
The French language
The Process Of Lachrymation Produces What
Tears
The French call it L’ Herbe Royal what do we call it
Basil
Who ordered the persecution of the Christians in which Peter and Paul died?
Nero
At which hospital was the first British Heart Transplant operation performed in 1979?
Papworth, Cambridge
What Were The Band “Yes “ Owners Of
A Lonely Heart
What Instrument Does Sheila E Play
Drums / Percussion
Who Wrote The Lyrics To Starlight Express
Richard Stillgoe
Who succeeded charles de gaulle as president of france
Georges pompidour
The Chronic Argonauts was the original title of what SF book
The Time Machine
Is an icicle a Stalagmite or a Stalagtite
Stalagtite
What country is the world’s largest exporter of frog’s legs
Japan
Triple sec, tequila, and lemon or lime juice make up which type of cocktail
Margarita
Weird Al Yankovic Had A Hit With A Parady Of A Michael Jackson Song What Was It
Beat It / Eat It
Whose flag has the national arms on one side and the treasury seal on the other
Paraguay
Which area of Dorset which is not an island, is home to Corfe Castle and the town of Swanage?
Isle of Purbeck
Where would you find the Forte and the Foible strong - weak
Sword blade – near hilt and tip
What does the latin ‘carpe diem’ mean ?
Seize the day
A screwdriver becomes a fuzzy screw when you add what
Peach Schnapps
What Nationality Is Lou Bega Of Mambo No.5 Fame
German
What is the major german airline (member of star alliance)?
Lufthansa
What was the philosophy of Jean Paul Sartre called
Existentialism
