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
Who Was Known As The Forces Sweetheart
Dame Vera Lynn
Which building commemorates the Great Fire of London?
Monument
What does the boys name Neil mean
Champion - Irish
According to the Gospel of Saint John, what ‘lay on the other side of the Brook of Cedron’
Garden of gethsemane
What vegetable gets its name from old French / Latin for milk
Lettuce
In Which Sport Do The Participants Wear Sheep Skin Nose Bands
Horse Racing
What is the nickname for New Orleans
Crescent city
Pnigophobia is the fear of
Choking being smothered
Anita Lonsborough Became The First Female To Win What In 1962 (She Won Medals At The Olympics But Wasnt The First)
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year
What large fish earned the nickname “cheetah of the sea” for its speed in the water
Tuna the tuna
In America during Prohibition, what name was given to an illegal drinking bar
Speakeasy
April 20 1896 was the first time people paid to do what
See a movie in NY
Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film
Mrs Doubtfire
In Internet Chatroom Speak If You Wrote The Letters ‘YGLT’’ What Would It Mean
You’re Gonna Love This
Of Which Country Is Lusaka The Capital
Zambia
What former riverboat pilot & author called the Mississippi “the crookedest river in the world”
Mark twain
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Batman
A thin Indin cake of unleavened bread
Chapatti
What do people in cold climates add to the water in a car’s radiator in winter
Anti freeze
Who wrote “everyone lives by selling something”
Robert louis stevenson
What, in the second line of Longfellow’s poem, stands “Under a spreading chestnut tree”
The village smithy
In which 1947 Christmas film do a lovestruck couple pretend that the snowman is Parson Brow
Winter Wonderland
Who has been known as the “mother of country music”
Maybelle carter
The Parthenon is named after Athena Parthenon what’s it mean
Virgin or Maiden
Which Record Was The Last UK No.1 Of The 1970’s And Obviously The First No.1 Of The 80’s
Another Brick In The Wall
What comes in varieties called Duncan, Burgundy and Marsh
Grapefruit
The Ionian islands are nearest what country
Greece
What Type Of Wheat Is Pasta Traditionally Made From
Durum Wheat
What does the girls name Amy mean
Fit to be loved – from French
Where was the first skyscraper in the world built
Chicago
He said ‘i have nothing to offer but blood, tears, toil and sweat’?
Winston churchill
The male __________ sheds its antlers every winter and grows a new set the following year.
Moose
In the confederate army, who were given copies of ‘les miserables’
Officers
In which continent would you find the Yellow river ?
Asia
Which football player has played first team football for Liverpool 658 times and for Wales 67 times?
Ian Rush
Chemical got from coal tar and used as a solvent
Benzene
What is the oldest known infectious disease
Leprosy
On what is an espadrille worn
Foot
First marketed in 1958 by the Kodak company as ‘Eastman 910’ by what name is their cyanoacrylate adhesive better known?
Superglue
A C-Curity was the original name of what common object
Zip Fastener
Who said “He who opens a school door, closes a prison”?
Victor Hugo
And what does she charge
Five cents
Who was dipped into the river styx
Achilles
On aircraft what does VTOL stand for?
Vertical Take off and landing
With which musical instrument is Dizzy Gillespie chiefly associated
Trumpet
Who Had A Hit With “Holding Back The Years”
Simply Red
Who was the main plotter in the Gunpowder Plot 1605
Robert Catesby
An illegal 1920s saloon
Speakeasy
What airline started 24th September 1946 single DC3 - Betsy
Cathay Pacific
Who’s last words were ‘Thus with a kiss I die’?
Romeo
The city of Tours stands on which river
Loire
Where in France do claret wines come from
Bordeaux
What TV family lived at 1124 Morning Glory Circle Westport Con
Stevens in Bewitched
Charles Laughton played Quasimodo in this epic film.
Hunchback of Notre Dame
What is the fear of sinning known as
Peccatophobia
Which Single Gave Alessi Their One And Only Claim To Fame Reaching No 8 In June 1977
Oh Lori
Who Wrote The Play ‘Shirley Valentine’
Willy Russell
What Was The Nickname Of The Assassin Carlos Martinez
The Jackal
Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman)
Harvest
Which group publishes the most monthly magazines
Hearst
This was (until the Alaska purchase) the largest real estate deal in U.S. history
The Louisiana Purchase
Business and Advertising: This brand boasts 57 varieties?
Heinz
David Crosby, of Crosby, Stills and Nash, was previously with which other popular 60’s group?
The Byrds
What athlete released the photo book rare air in 1993?
Michael jordan
Who did pocahontas entertain in the nude
Colonists
Who created the musical ‘Paint Your Wagon’?
Loener and Lowe
What Is The Main Ingredient In Meringue
Egg Whites
A printing process in which ink impressions are taken from a flat stone or metal plate prepared with a greasy substance, such as an oily crayon.
Litography
Who wrote the Discworld series ?
Terry Pratchett
Which cocktail is made from creme de cacao, cream and brandy
Brandy
What does ‘majuba’ mean?
Place of rock pigeons
Which country was invaded by Soviet troops in August 1968
Czechoslovakia
Which sport uses stones and brooms?
Curling
What state is mount mckinley in
Alaska
Who wrote “The Glass Menagerie”
Tennessee williams
How Is The Fictional Character The “ Duchess of St Bridget ” Otherwise Known ?
Lara Croft
With which 19th century plot was Arthur Thistlewood associated
Cato street conspiracy
Which Ex Model Featured On The Full Force Single “Naughty Girls”
Samantha Fox
Where, apart from the wild, would you find bulls bears and stags
Stock Exchanges
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic are all types of what
Rock
What is the world’s oldest university ?
Fez University
Which Bird Is An Emblem Of The French Nation
The Rooster
In 1986 Which Boxer Became The Youngest Ever World Heavyweight Champion
Mike Tyson
The willow ptarmigan is the state bird of ______
Alaska
What Type Of Rock Is Used To Make Curling Stones
Granite
Name Steve McQueen’s Karate teacher - later an actor
Chuck Norris
Which was the last rascals hit in 1968
People got to be free
On the TV show Frazier what was the dads dogs name
Eddie
What character did Tex Avery first create upon arriving at MGM
Screwball squirrel
Name The Best Selling Single Of 1960
Elvis Presley / Its Now Or Never
What record does the Khaki Campbell breed of duck hold
Egg laying
What Were Brunel’s First Names
Isambard Kingdom
What is a casaba
A Melon
What football team has won the most Rose Bowls
Southern california
The woolly __________, extinct since the Ice Age, had tusks almost 16 feet high.
Mammoth
Which sitcom helped launch Michael J. Fox’s career by portraying him as a money-grubbing teenager?
Family Ties
What colours was the ferrari formula 1 car in the 1964 u.s.a grand prix
Blue
What English brand of sherry is considered the King desert wine
Harvey’s Bristol Cream
Which Country Drinks The Most Coca Cola
Iceland
Which Football Club’s Badge Depicts A Golden Lion On A Claret And Blue Background?
Aston Villa
A male __________ becomes fully feathered when he is three years old, but can mate earlier.
Peacock
What is the largest city in Ecuador?
Guayaquil
What does the rankine scale measure
Temperature
Who was the human companion of willow
Mad mardigan
The vernal equinox is the beginning of ________.
Spring
Dr. Suess wrote _____________ after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than fifty different words
Green eggs & ham
In the book Little Women what is the sisters surname
March
Which wine has varieties called malmsey and sercial
Maderia
C10 H16 Is The Actual Chemical Symbol For Which Everyday Item
Turpentine
What TV show with married couples and family life appealed to those over the age of 29?
Thirty something
Harry Weinstein Became A World Champion In 1985 But With What More Familiar Name Is He Known
Gary Kasparov
According to superstition, what are yoU.S.upposed to do when yoU.S.ee a lone magpie
Salute it
What is the capital of Vatican City
Vatican city
George Washington Carver advocated planting what to replace cotton and tobacco?
Peanuts and sweet potatoes
What nationality was Oddjob
Korean
The Latin Phrase ‘Citius Altius Fortius’’ Is The Motto For Which Sporting Event?
The Olympic Games
Thermophobia is a fear of ______
Heat
Sqaure cap worn by RC priests
Biretta
Who wrote the children’s novel The Secret Garden
Francis hodgson burnett
What is ‘Irish Moss’
Seaweed
With which country is Prince Rainier III identified?
Monaco
What are the playing pieces of dominoes
Bones
Since Steven Mclaren Took Over The Reigns As England Manager As Of The End Of 2006 Who Was The Teams Highest Goal Scorer
Peter Crouch
Who was john wayne’s musical co-star in true grit
Glen campbell
What is the highest mountain in Canada?
Mt. Logan
Whose last unfinished novel was The Last Tycoon
F Scott Fitzgerald
Who Played The Lead Role In The Screen Adaptation Of Dennis Potter’s Pennies From Heaven
Steve Martin
In which city is red square
Moscow
What is the basic unit of currency for Laos ?
Kip
Name the capital city of Rhode Island.
Providence
Which is the only Shakespeare play not to contain a song
The Comedy of Errors
Who succeeded Bonar Law as British Prime Minister in 1923
Stanley baldwin
What Would You Traditionally ‘Bob’ For At A Halloween Party
Apples
Who was the first person to complete ‘The Adventurer’s Grand Slam’, of climbing the highest peak on each continent
David hempleman-adams
What was garth’s last name in ‘wayne’s world’
Algar
Where is bill gates’ company based
Redmond, washington
In what town was Leonardo Da Vinci born
Vinci
In the board game Cluedo, which room is situated directly between the kitchen and the conservatory
The ballroom
Kool-aid was a deadly cocktail for the inhabitants of a temple in which Guyanese town
Jonestown
Two out of every five American women do what
Dye their Hair
What word describes part of your hand and a type of tree?
Palm
What name is given to the single super-continent that existed 200 million years ago ?
Pangaea
Who composed Symphonie Fantistique
Berlioz
Name of a clothing line, or sport whose periods are called ‘chuckers’.
Polo
Olof Sonderblom conceived and patented what technology
Token Ring Networking
How Many Revolutions Per Minute Does An LP Play At?
33 & A Third
Who Was Quoted As Saying ‘Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You But What You Can Do For Your Country’’
John F Kennedy
What queen banned mirrors as she got older
Elizabeth 1st
In Which Year Was Cilla Looking For “Anyone Who Had A Heart” 1961, 1964, 1967
1964
Thalia is one of the muses - what’s her subject
Comedy
Where do Eskimos wear mukluks
Feet
Where was Bacardi originally made
Cuba
Which Sport Was First Introduced Into The olympics In 1964 At The Request Of The Host Nation
Judo
“City Lights” was the name of a film by whom
Charlie Chaplin Chaplin
What is a negus - named after inventor
Port Lemon hot sweet spiced
This company uses the slogan AOL
America on line america online
In nautical terms, what name is given to the upper edge of a ship’s side
Gunwhale
What instrument did jazz musician, Woody Herman, play
Clarinet
What is the flower of September
Aster or Morning Glory
What was the name of the bar/restaurant on THREE’S COMPANY?
Regal Beagle
How many children did adam and eve have
Three
In what book does ‘Schahriah’ appear
Thousand & one nights
California illegal to shoot game from moving vehicle except what
Whale
What is the name of a golf stroke that is 2 under Parr for the hole?
Eagle
What is the name of the detective in john dickson carr novels
Gideon fell
How long is the memory span of a goldfish
3 seconds
Ho was singer of the QUEEN?
Freddie mercury
“What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ““Fifth”” Day Of Christmas”
5 Gold Rings
Because its tongue is too short for its beak, the __________ must juggle its food before swallowing it.
Toucan
Timbucktoo is in which country
Mali
What bred of dog is snoopy
Beagle
Queen Victoria said it the saddest place in all Christendom where
Mearsyside
Which Author Wrote The Spy That Came In From The Cold
John Le Carre
Fax is short for what
Facsimile
Breed of rock pigeon that is specially trained to return swiftly to its home
Homing pigeon
What is the capital of Tunisia
Tunis
Which pop song contains a similar melody to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony in E minor
Annie’s song
Who had her first UK top 10 hit with What Have You Done For Me Lately? in 1986 at the age of nineteen?
Janet Jackson
Bartommelo Christofori invented what
Piano
According 1890s doctors women eat mustard vinegar do what
Masturbate too much
What is the olympic motto
Citius, altius, fortius
By What is the seasoned jellied loaf made from the head of a pig generally known?
Brawn
What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code
Zone Improvement Plan
What are born with fur and their eyes open
Jackrabbits
In USA early last century what were Comet Star Sun Moon
Motor Car Manufacturers
Who developed the laws of electrolysis?
Michael Faraday
According to truck drivers which US state has the worst drivers
California
Who wrote The Joy of SexAlex
Comfort
Which Architect Designed The Whitehouse
James Hoban
What are the siberian prison islands also known as
Gulag archipelego
During which month is the shortest day in the Southern hemisphere?
June
How many nipples does an echidna have?
None
Which England Rugby Union international was fined 15,000 pounds for bringing the game into disrepute?
Lawrence Dallaglio
Which European Country Shares England’s National Anthem “God Save The Queen”
Lichtenstein
Who was king arthur’s father
Uther pendragon
What’s the first sign of the zodiac
Aries
In a computer, what is a CPU?
Central Processing Unit
Who Ran Up The Charts With “Walking Back To Happiness” In 1961
Helen Shapiro
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state
South Dakota
What is the name of the background screen on which windows is displayed
Desktop
Ommetaphobia is the fear of
Eyes
What president could write Latin with one hand & Greek with the other
James garfield
From the milk of which animal is ricotta made
Sheep
What is the capital of China ?
Beijing
Edmund Dante is what eponymous hero
The Count of Monte Christo
Does a wild rabbit live 10, 15 or 20 years
Ten
The railway executive, Sir William Cornelius (1843 - 1915), is associated with the construction of which railway
The canadian-pacific
A flageolet is another name for what musical instrument
A penny whistle
What guitar company created the ‘Flying V’ guitar in the late 1950’s?
Gibson
Who first played Flash Gordon on film
Buster Crabbe
What is 3 for a child 6 a woman 9 for a man
Funeral Bell Tolls
Which Theme Tune Sang By Matt Monro & Composed By John Barry , Came To Us With Love
From Russia With Love
What was John’s father’s name?
Alfred “Freddie” Lennon
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in which country
Libya
Name the most north-easterly of the 48 contiguous states.
Maine
To which animal is the adjective caprine refer
Goat
What is the first day of the week
Sunday
A giraffes long tongue is what colour
Blue, blue black really
The study of the manner in which organisms carry on their life processes is ________.
Physiology
In which sport might yoU.S.ee an Axel-Paulsen and a double Lutz
Ice skating
When was the Berlin Wall erected, and when was it dismantled
1961 1990 1961
Pedophobia is a fear of ______
Children
Name either of the only sisters to both win acting Oscars
Joan fontaine olivia de haviland
Who was the mad monk
Rasputin
In which country is Chennai (formerly Madras)?
India
How many herbs and spices are used in Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Eleven
The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for what
Heart
A clip, shaped like a bar to keep a woman’s hair in place is a _______
Barrette
What group of minerals are corundum, sapphire and ruby a part
Alumina
What Do You Call A Narrow Strip Connecting 2 Land Masses
An Isthmus
Which group sang the song “Thank You For Loving Me”?
Bon Jovi
Baseball: The Baltimore ________.
Orioles
The Palk Strait runs between which two countries?
India and Sri Lanka
What name is popularly applied to twins congenitally united in a manner not incompatible with life or activity
Siamese twins
What is the capital of South Dakota
Pierre
Napoleons life was saved by a dog what breed – and he hated dogs
Newfoundland – saved from drowning
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals at 10,000 metres
Finland
Who is the elder statesman of ‘british blues’, and fronted ‘the bluesbreakers’
John mayall
Where are the cheddar caves
Mendips
What are the moufflon & bighorn
Sheep
