Trivia Database_104 Flashcards
Famous fictional character first appeared in Meet the Tiger 1928
Simon Templar Saint
What is the only land mammal native to New Zealand
Bat
What story features flopsy, mopsy and cottontail?
Peter Rabbit
Which Singer Was ‘Driving Home For Christmas’’ In 1988
Chris Rea
The application of science to law?
Forensic science
In what TV series did we meet Admiral Nelson
Voyage to the bottom of the sea
Which Saint was canonised in 1920, 489 years after she was burned at the stake
Joan of arc
Extensive cultivation of plants to yield food, feed, or fiber; to provide medicinal or industrial ingredients; or to grow ornamental products
Crop farming
Who became president of south africa in 1989
F.w de klerk
What does thumper call ice in “bambi”
Stiff water
Who invented the smallpox vaccine
Edward jenner
In Morse code what letter is represented by .- Dot Dash
Letter A
A pearmain is what type of fruit
Apple
After spending hours working at a computer display, what colour will a blank piece of white paper probably appear to be
Pink
What is Winnie The Pooh’s real name
Edward bear
For what did the knights of the round table search
The holy grail
The Aga Khan is the leader of the largest branch of which religious sect?
Ismali Muslims
What is the name given to the switching of letters in an expression (e.g. saying Jag of Flapan instead of Flag of Japan)?
Spoonerism
Who invented the geodesic dome
Buckminster fuller
The Komodo Dragon is native to which country?
Indonesia
With Which Particular Instrument Would You Associate Gerry Mulligan
Baritone Sax
Which British king said ‘I don’t like abroad, I’ve been there’
George v
What sort of creature is a fluke?
Worm
On The London Underground What Is The Only Line To Connect To Every Other Line On The System, At Some Point
Jubilee Line
What are the pouched animals called?
Marsupials
Which balding actor donned a pigtail for his role in the film Medicine Man
Sean connery
What TV actress co-starred in 1986’s “Howard The Duck”?
Lea Thompson
What is the second longest word in the English language
Antidisestablishmenterianism”
How many letters are used for roman numerals
Seven
What’s the only element capable of tarnishing and damaging gold
Mercury
Which Singer Was Born In Brixton London, On The 8 th January 1947?
David Bowie
What nationality was tennis star vitas gerulaitis
American
What city was filmore west in
San francisco
Which TV horse could talk?
Mr. Ed
Which Is The Largest Of The Greek Islands
Crete
What is the fear of taking medicine known as
Pharmacophobia
There are no wild deer of any kind in Australia, and the small red deer is the only one found in __________
Africa
Andy Green first broke the sound barrier on land in what car
Thrust SSC
In which city is Wembley Stadium?
London
What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar
India
In which film did Gregory Peck pretend to have his hand eaten by a rock
Roman holiday
Thomas and Martha were the parents of which hero
Batman
Who ran the first marathon
Phidipedes
What was the first event decided at the 1896 olympics
Triple jump
What is a Caldera
Depression left by volcano
In Which Year Did Bucks Fizz Win The Eurovision Song Contest
1981
What is the capital of Iran ?
Tehran
What - advertised phrase “Even your best friends wont tell you”
Listerine mouth wash
Creation of programs, databases etc.for computer applications
Authoring
Whose Death In 1965 Prompted President Johnson That All American Flags The World Over Be Flown At Half Mast A Mark Of Respect Never Before Accorded To A Foreigner
Winston Churchill
What is ‘old faithful’
Geyser
Who Wrote The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Which group’s first release was ‘i ain’t gonna eat out my heart anymore’
Rascals
What kind of creature is a centaur
Half man, half horse
Using morse code, what is trasmitting using 3 dots, 3 dashes and 3 dots
Distress signal
Vegetarians do what more than carnivore / omnivores
Fart
In the acronym ‘laser’ what does the L stand for
Light
Which US state exports the most wine?
California
What Traditionally Might You Eat On Shrove Tuesday
Pancakes
Which Bird Was Depicted On The Rear Of The Farthing Coin
Wren
Which Famous Singer Fronted A Band Called “Grand Central” With Prince On Guitar
Alexander O Neil
Who was Ben Johnson running for when disqualified in Seoul?
Canada
In What Environment Did Ichthysaurs Live
Water
What was Bogart’s full characters name in Casablanca
Rick Blain
Who sang for Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not
Andy Williams
What Country Is Dracula Said To Come From
Transylvania
What is the Capital of: Cocos Islands
West island
What is the fear of russians known as
Russophobia
Name the British painter who is the grandson of Sigmund Freud
Lucian freud
Parathesia is a medical condition with what common term
Pins and Needles
Montezuma’s nephew Cuitlahac name means what
Plenty of Excrement
Berry Gordy Was The Founder Of What Famous Corporation
Motown
How did Lavan in Utah get its name
Its Naval backwards middle of Utah
What Is Elton Johns Middle Name
Hercules
When Sandie Shaw Won The Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 There Was Something Unusual About Her Performance Which Has Never Been Repeated What Was It
She Performed Barefoot
Theatrophobia is a fear of ______
Theatres
Temporary encampment without tents
Bivouac
What name is given to a chemical reaction which gives out heat ?
Exothermic
What literary character was born on September 22 1290
Hobbit Bilbo Baggins
Sperrylite is the ore what is extracted
Platinum
Wool sorters disease is actually what
Anthrax
In Texas it is illegal to have oral sex with what
A Chicken
Who wrote the opera “the trojans”
Hector berlioz
What was the name of the Jester in As You Like It
Touchstone
Which Fiddle Playing Singer Is Backed By His Band Union Station
Alison Krauss
Name the largest living bird.
Ostrich
Who was known as “The Father of the H Bomb”
Edward teller
Which City Is The Capital Of The Phillipines
Manilla
What is the young of this animal called: Beasts of prey
Whelp
Which Guitarist Joined RCA In 1947 & Was Put In Charge Of The Label’s Nashville Studio In 1955, Where He Helped Further The Careers Of Among Others, Jim Reeve’s , Don Gibson, Elvis Presley
Chet Atkins
What english county has the smallest perimeter
Isle of wight
What ‘SN’ Do You Call An American Holy Man Who’s Strapped For Cash
Saint Nickle-Less
Kaka means parrot in which language
Maori
Who built the ‘Cherokee’ and ‘Comanche’ aircraft?
Piper
How many strings on a seven string guitar?
Seven
In Hebrew what does Am rotze min mean (ah-knee ro-tsay)
I want sex
What is the smallest frog
Gold frog
Which quiz program never had contestants only contenders
Mastermind
Which Is The Largest Island In The Caribbean?
Cuba
What country do Great Danes come from
Germany
In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, who said ‘I have a faint cold, fear thrills through my veins’?
Juliet
What U.S. state borders the most Canadian provinces
Montana
What wwi carrier pigeon helped save the lost battalion
Cher ami
Who Had A Hit With Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
Jimmy Osmond
What is the English nickname of Beethoven’s opus 91, written to commemorate Wellington’s victory at Vitoria
Battle symphony
The Uffizi is a museum and art gallery in which European city
Florence
Where did little miss muffet sit
On her tuffet
Which order of monks are known as ‘Blackfriars’?
Dominicans
“You Might Think” Was A Hit for The Cars Or Billy Joel
The Cars
Cape Comorin is the most southerly point of where
India
What links Sissinnius, Zosimus, Liberius, Sergius V1,Victor II
Popes
In The World Of Science “Ceres” Is The Largest Known What
Asteroid
Diving sea bird with black plumage
Cormorant
American comes from USA what someone from Monaco called
Monagasque
What Is Usually Served With A Fruit Fondue
Chocolate
With which country did Britain break off diplomatic relations in February 1991
Iraq
In Germany what are the Neubaustrecke
High Speed Railways
Who played the lead in the movie “Castaway”?
Tom Hanks
Who Released An Album In The Guise Of A Fictitious Singer Entitled “In The Life Of Chris Gaines” In 1999
Garth Brooks
This is required to make all electric things work
Electricity
This date is the date in the middle of the year.?
2nd July
Jacqueline Du Prey is a master on what instrument
Cello
Water freezes at __ degrees Fahrenheit.
32
There are more than 450 species of __________ throughout the world.
Finches
A cantaloupe is a small what
Melon
At 3 Feet In Diameter The Rafflesia Has The Largest Single Flower Of Any Plant In The World But Where In The World Does It Grow
Borneo & Sumatra
What is the capital of Hawaii?
Honolulu
Who proposed the theory of natural selection
Charles darwin
What greeting did lionel richie take to the top in 1984
Hello
Which Writer established the three laws of robotics?
Isaac Asimov
Who Was The First Professional Footballer To Score 100 Goals In Both Scotland And England?
Kenny Dalglish
What river is called “Old Man River”?
Mississippi
Who was napoleon’s first wife
Josephine
This is the heaviest naturally occurring element.
Uranium
Which city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth?
Bethlehem
Which Actor Was Charged With Lewd Behavoir In 1995
Hugh Grant
Who Dished Up “Summer In The City”
The Lovin Spoonful
An Intente is a players manager in what sport
Jai Alai
In an orchestra which instrument has the greatest number
Violins
What is a Rocky mountain canary
A Donkey
What “W” word describes the money people earn for their work
Wages
What Was The Stranglers Biggest Hit
Golden Brown
In 1952 PM Winston Churchill announced that Britain had its own
Atomic bomb
What french word describes the painting technique which uses separate dots of pure colour instead of mixed pigments
Pontillism
Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job
Hangman
What is the fear of rectum known as
Proctophobia
What Type Of Star Is Awarded To Restaurants Where The food Is Of Exceptional Quality
Michelin Star
Which Cartoon Character Is Knon As “Oui Oui” In France
Noddy
Who Was The First Us President To Take Up Residence In The Whitehouse
John Adams
In the 70s who played The Bionic Woman
Lindsey Wagner
Instrument for measuring radio activity
Geiger counter
Who Wrote & Performed My Sweet Lord In 1971
George Harrison
Where is Shangri-La supposed to be
Himalayas
What drink did Dom Perignon invent?
Champagne
The ______ Tea Party?
Boston
What is another name for the coyote
Prairie wolf
What parts of a building does a glazier instal
Windows
Which 3 olympic events restrain throwers in a circle
Shot, hammer & discus
What has 121 holes
Chinese Checkerboard
Who or what might be given an Apgar rating
Baby
