Trivia Database_105 Flashcards
From which date does the legal term ‘ Time Immemorial’ apply
1189 the death of henry ii
Who In The World Of Music Has The Real Name “Artis Ivey Jnr”
Coolio
Where in the body is the labrynth
Ear
Where would you find lagan
In sea overboard attached to float
What is the fear of everything known as
Panophobia
What is celebrated on April 1st?
April Fools Day
In the show “The Equalizer”,what did the hero (McCall) call his former superior from the “agency”?
Control
Where was ‘g.i joe’ introduced on february 9, 1964
Annual american
What was the first day of the year in the Roman calendar
25th March
What swings in a grandfather clock
Pendulum
What major city is on an island in the st lawrence river
Montreal
Which Is The Coldest Planet In The Solar System?
Pluto
For what new england woman’s college was the first brand of wrigley’s gum named
Vassar
Which doctor offered good advice in When Youre In Love With A Beautiful Woman?
Dr Hook
Who appears on the 10,000 dollar (US) note?
Salmon Chase
What Nationality Was Henry The VIII’s Fourth Wife Anne Of Cleeves
German
Marvin Lee Aaday Is The Real Name Of Which Rock Star Who Also Appeared As Eddie The Ex Delievery Boy In The Movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meatloaf
Which garment gets it’s name from the Latin to cover
Toga
After Which Famous Person In History Was The Teddy Bear Named
Theodore Roosevelt
In what prison did Nelson Mandela spend 19 of 27 years in jail
Robben Island
In the cartoons who was Hokie Wolf’s sidekick?
Ding
What is the capital of Jordan
Amman
In which language does God Jul mean happy Xmas
Swedish
What is the basic unit of currency for Cuba ?
Peso
A monetary inflation at a very high rate
Hyperinflation
Who Were Dane, Wayne, Mark And Bobak
Another Level
What author criticised evangelism in his novel Elmer Gantry
Sinclair Lewis
The process of removing salt from sea water is known as ________.
Desalination
Who Provided The Voice Of “Bruce” In The Disney Animated Movie “Finding Nemo”
Barry Humphries
John Paul Getty, world’s richest man had what in his house
A Payphone
In the food industry what is TVP - i.e. what’s it stand for
Textured Vegetable Protein
A charge of dwai is for what
Driving while ability impaired
What is the capital of Colombia?
Bogota
What is another word for a female sheep?
Ewe
Who was nicknamed The Admiral of the Mosquitoes
Christopher Columbus
The bander macaque has which commoner name
Rhesus Monkey
In Which City Is Leonardo Da Vinnci’s (Last Supper) Displayed
Milan
What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest
Kathisophobia is the fear of
Sitting down
What two states are not connected to the main part of U.S.
Hawaii & alsaka alaska & hawaii
Name the smallest of the Great Lakes.
Ontario
What should you give after 15 years of marriage
Crystal
In which US state is its highest mountain
Alaska - Mount McKinley
Which Footballer Played For The La Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers & San Jose Earthquakes?
George Best
In the Simpsons who is the godfather of the Springfield mafia
Don Vittorio
George Michaels “Father Figure” Was Released In 1986 Or 1988
1988
What alloy do copper and tin form
Bronze
What’s the second most spoken language on earth
English
What is the study of heredity called
Genetics
What Is A Micron
One Millionth Of A Meter
In Which Year Did Janis Joplin Die
1970
Which was the first ‘spaghetti western’ starring Clint Eastwood
A fistful of dollars
Who is Prince Vladimir Tepes better known as?
Dracula
Which European nation were the first to drink tea?
The Dutch
The u.s has never lost a war where they used ______
Mules
What is the Capital of: Indonesia
Jakarta
In Japan what colour car is reserved for the royal family only
Maroon
Where were numerous french nuclear tests conducted
Muraroa atoll
Who was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1997 as a result of an interview with the Duchess of York
Ruby wax
What time of day is known as the ‘Devils Dancing Hour’
Midnight
X only letter in alphabet that there is no name for who using
The Devil
Who wrote the music for the 1948 film ‘Scott of the Antarctic’ and made a symphony out of it
Vaughan williams
Which Greek island is said to be the birthplace of Apollo
Delos
She Was Backed By The New Bohemians And Had A Hit With “What I Am”. Name Her?
Edie Brickell
Of what is 98% of the weight of water made
Oxygen
Who is Christina Claire Ciminella otherwise known as?
Wynonna Judd
Fall Down’ was a hit for which Santa Barbara band
Toad the Wet Sprocket
What Dodger struck out 2,396 batters in 2,324 innings
Sandy koufax
What is the english equivalent of the name ian
John
What Left Lisbon On May 28 th 1588 & Did Not Return Intact
The Spanish Armada
Where is Beacon Street
Boston
Who’s the “me” in the book elvis and me
Priscilla presley
What is the heaviest class of weight-lifting?
Super heavyweight
On The Day Of Elizabeth II’s Coronation, Another Major Historical Event Took Place What Was It?
Mount Everest Conquered
From Where Does Sherry, The Fortified Wine Originate
Jerez In Spain
Who Was The First Football Player To Score A Hat -Trick In The World Cup finals?
Geoff Hurst
Who Had An 80’s Hit With The Song ‘Two of Us,’
Grover Washington with Bill Withers
Why was Boris Pasternak’s Nobel Prize for literature in 1958 excetional
He refused
Name given to the religious of Iran
Ayatollah
The smallest portion of a substance capable of existing independently and retaining its original properties is a(n) __________.
Molecule
In what city is the Uffizi art gallery
Florence
Which Is The Only Mucsle Not Atteched At Both Ends
The Tongue
What city is associated with Alcatraz
San francisco
What is the basic unit of currency for Mexico ?
Peso
What was Garth’s last name in ‘Wayne’s World’?
Algar
Which artist painted the ‘Arnolfini Wedding’?
Jan Van Eyck
In Wisconsin its illegal to do what during your wife’s orgasm
Fire a Gun
Elvis Costello’s First Single “Less Than Zero” Was About Which Fascist Leader
Oswald Moseley
What is the world’s largest desert?
Sahara Desert
Father gets up late for work, Mother has to iron his shirt, Then she sends the kids to school, Sees them off with a small kiss, She’s the one they’re going to miss
Madness / Our House
In Greek mythology, where did perseus kill his grandfather
Larrisan games
Actor “John Altman” Is Best Known For Playing Which TV Soap Character ?
Nasty Nick Cotton (Eastenders)
Famous for blues and jazz, in which city is Basin Street
New orleans
Name the dogs in Magnum PI
Zeus Apollo
The character Charley Allnut appeared in which film
The african queen
The smallest U.S. state in area, west of the Mississippi River, is _____________
Hawaii
What’s the locale for the farmer’s daughter
Washington dc
In 1981, who won best actress emmy for the tv sitcom ‘the jeffersons’
Isabel
A robin’s egg is blue, but if you put it in vinegar for thirty days, what color does it turn
Yellow
What was the capitol of Russia before Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Name The First Big UK Hit For The Chiffons In 1963
He’s So Fine
Credits on all Bond films finish with 4 words James Bond what
James Bond will return
What song got to number 1 in 1993 by the ‘Bluebells’?
Young At Heart
Which American Football Team Are Known As The Chargers?
San Diego Chargers
Jack and Jill went up a ____ to fetch a pail of water?
Hill
What is the square root of 4096
64
Who was the last Emperor of France
Napoleon III
The force that brings moving bodies to a halt is _________
Friction
Which group had the hit album ‘White on Blonde’
Texas
What did victorian women try to enlarge by bathing in strawberries
Breasts
This Nazi leader had his six children poisoned prior to his own death.
Joseph Goebbels
What Do Koala Bears Live On?
Eucalyptus Leaves
Peter Sellers Recorded A Spoof Of Which Beatles Song In The Style Of Laurence Oliviers Richard 3rd
A Hard Days Night
A bridge hand with no cards in one suit is said to have a _______.
Void
Which Song Did Dennis Waterman Sing As The Theme Tune To Minder
I Could Be So Good For You
What country makes Sukhindol wine
Bulgaria
Accra is the capital of ______
Ghana
If the doctor gave you salversan he would be treating your what
Syphilis
In Which Sport Would You Perform A Fliffus?
Trampolening
Name of the Major General who invented the exploding shell
Henry Shrapnel
Chinese cooking what’s special about Wolfs hearts Dogs lungs
Only things not used
What was Elvis Presley’s first motion picture?
Love Me Tender
Thread made from intestines of sheep used for strings of musical instruments
Catgut
Name both of the cities to represent a letter in the phonetic alphabet
Lima & quebec
What is a braquette
Fake Dick extension 14th century
Legal Terms: The people chosen to render a verdict in a court.
Jury
What purged the Great Plague of London ?
Great Fire of London
What is the name of the spaceship in the film ‘Alien’
Nostromo
Col Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr developed rules for what in US
Horseracing
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled My Aim is True
Elvis Costello
According to tradition, which animals desert a sinking ship
Rats
A container for carrying a corpse from the scene of an accident etc.
Body bag
Earth’s outer layer of surface soil or crust is called the
Lithosphere
Which long motor race is held in France every June
Le mans 24 hour
What does LL Cool J.’s name stand for?
Ladies Love Cool James
What averted an arab boycott of the 1948 summer olympics
Israel’s exclusion
In 1996 Who Lit The Olympic Flame In Atlanta Georgia
Muhammad Ali
In what Province Is Dublin?
Leinster
The first battle in the War of American Independence took place where
Lexington
Jean-Claude Killy was a famous name in which sport?
Skiing
Kinetophobia is a fear of ______
Movement
In cookery, what term is used for the sprinkling of food lightly and evenly with flour, sugar, etc
Dredging
What is the worlds largest sea (in area)
South China
In Which Sport Would You Stand At Silly Point
Cricket
Who was the last Roman Catholic King of England
James II
Name was Richard Kimble’s favourite alias in the TV series
Jim
Maieusiophobia is the fear of
Childbirth
What is a group of this animal called: Gorilla
Band
What is the only country that is also a continent
Australia
Which publishing company was founded in London in 1935 by Allen Lane?
Penguin
What is a group of cranes
Termites
Your nares are your _____
Nostrils
With which period in music do we associate composers such as Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn?
Classical period
The distance around the outside of a circle is its ________.
Circumference
What is a group of leopards called
Leap
Where is appomattox
Virginia
Which Famous Female Solo Artist Was Born On Christmas Day 1971
Dido
Which Lancashire Town Has A Name That Means A Small Brass Wind Instrument Used For Summoning Witches & Warlocks
Oswaldtwistle
1987 A Philadelphia Councillor bill banned carrying what in public
Snakes
John Books was the final role of which actor
John Wayne in The Shootist
