Trivia Database_109 Flashcards
The first one was delivered in 1933 - the first what
Singing Telegram
What common word comes from two Greek art/craft area study
Technology tekhne logia
Which Band Proclaimed “We Don’t Need No Education”
Pink Floyd
What Song Features The Lyric “I Was Working As A Waitress In A Cocktail Bar”
Don’t You Want Me Baby
A horse can sleep __________
Standing up
Name was the first city to mint its own gold coins in 1252
Florence – florin
George washington carver advocated planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace what
Cotton and tobacco
Petilent wine is what
Slightly sparkling
The hood on a monks habit is call a
Cowl
What does a racoon do before eating its food
Washes it in water
Which East African leader gave himself the title of ‘Conqueror of the British Empire’
Idi amin
Francophobia is a fear of ______
Anything french
The leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, they contain ________?
Strychnine
This frontiersman and politician was killed at the Alamo.
Davey crockett
What Nationality Is KD Lang
Canadian
Grenadine is a syrup from the juice of which fruit
Pomegranate
What does ‘unicef’ mean
United nations childrens’ emergency fund
Axe with an arched blade at right angle to handle
Adze
What is the name given given to the lowest temperature theoretically possible
Absolute zero
A Parthenophobe has a fear of what
Young Girls - Virgins
How long is an emerald anniversary
Sixty years
Which 60s film was based on the true ‘life’ story of Robert Stroud
The Birdman of Alcatraz
What continent’s westernmost point is called cape verde
Africa
What is the correct name of Bangkok?
Krung Thep
In which state is walla walla
Washington
Who’s Christian names inc Johannes Chrysostomus Theophilus
Wolfgangus Mozart
What is the basic unit of currency for Myanmar ?
Kyat
Which alcoholic drink is named after a Welsh Pirate?
Captain Morgan
Name the title which, together with Berlin Game and London Match completes Len Deighton’s trilogy
Moscow set
What is the SI unit of force
Newton
Trypanophobia is fear of what
Inoculations – Injections
Where were the 1952 Olympic games held
Helsinki
For Which Group Did “Candy Girl” Reach No.1 In 1983
New Edition
What does a marsupial mouse have that other mice don’t
A pouch pouch
In Which Movie Blockbuster Does “Susan Backlinie” Play The Character Christine “Chrissy” Watkins
Jaws
Which ancient continent is said to be submerged?
Atlantis
What product is sold with the slogan “just for the taste of it”’
Diet coke
Investigation what group’s top selling lp was “rumors”
Fleetwood mac
What percent of ticket sales did arthur rubenstein demand from concerts
70
Name the sea north of Murmansk, Russia.
Barents
Glascow was voted the European City of Culture in which year
1990
Madonna Has Been In The Public Eye For Several Years But What Does Madonna Actually Mean?
My Lady
Which sport has a movement called a “telemark”
Skiing
The young Raphael sketched which famous work by Leonardo da Vinci while it was being painted
The mona lisa
Which country cancelled national beauty contests 1992, claiming they were degrading
Canada
Which 2 Records Both Reached No 12 For Judas Priest In 1980
Living After Midnight / Breakin The Law
What is another name for a fruit that is often called a pawpaw
Papaya
What bumbling andy griffith show character has the middle initial b
Barney
Nephophobia is the fear of
Clouds
Who is a successful recording artist, talented landscape artist, and author of children’s books
Ricky van shelton
What was the first TV show in colour
The Cisco Kid
What is the capital of Slovenia
Ljubljana
What is the only country in the world that starts with the letter O in English
Oman
What is the longest undammed river west of the Mississippi
Yellowstone river
Raiders what is the oakland raiders’ motto
Commitment to excellence
Guiseppe Verdi wrote Aida - in what city was it premiered
Cairo
In which country was Lord Beaverbrook born
Canada
Which Famous Chef Released The Controversial Cookbook ‘How To Cheat’’ In 2008
Delia Smith
Given 10 Years Either Way In Which Year Was The Mona Lisa Started
1503
Whish actress was nominated for an Oscar for her part as a prostitute in the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas
Elizabeth shue
In which city is the c.n. tower
Toronto
Name the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.
Speedy Gonzalez
In football, where are the hashmarks
Five-yard lines
Who was captain of the Titanic
Edward smith
Pip’ is the hero in which novel by Charles Dickens
Great expectations
In what does a rhinologist specialise?
Human nose
Leonardo Michelangelo Raphael How many squares are on a Shogi (Japanese chess) board
81
What is a tourbillion
Whirlwind
Which Roman Emperors name means little boats
Caligula
20% of women first look at a mans what
Butt not face
Which European Country Generates The Highest Proportion Of It’s Electricty By Hydroelectric Power Stations
Norway
Australian highwaymen or robbers who, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, terrorized settlers in the New South Wales and Victoria regions
Bushrangers
Whose autobiography is titled ‘groucho and me’
Groucho marx
In what Australian state would you find Swan Hill
Victoria
What is the Capital of: Italy
Rome
Which sport is played by the Minnesota Twins?
Baseball
A jynx is a __________, also know as the wryneck because of its peculiar habit of twisting its neck.
Woodpecker
The _________________ is the lowest country in the world. It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.
Netherlands
Of what are the central processing units of modern computers mostly composed
Silicone
What is the fear of stars known as
Siderophobia
“All That She Wants” Was A Hot Hit For Which Swedish Pop Group
Ace Of Base
What was Donald Fagen’s first solo album title (1982)
The Nightfly
Who was the lead singer for Creedence Clearwater Revival, and recently released ‘Blue Moon Swamp’?
John Fogerty
Which Fictional Literary Character Has Been Transformed Into The Most Movies?
Dracula
What fleshy muscular organ is joined to the hyoid bone?
Tongue
What jelly is traditional accompaniment to Lamb
Redcurrant
Phallophobia is the fear of
Penis
Which Donovan hit was inspired by the rumour that you could get high by smoking dried bananas?
Mellow Yellow
In Which Classic 80’s Tv Show Would You Find A Shepherd and His Lost Sheep?
The Dukes Of Hazzard
Who was Hiawatha’s father
Mudjekeewis – The West Wind
In England what is the most popular girls name of the 90s
Rebecca
Joe Yule jr born 1920 became famous as who
Mickey Rooney
The bite of a leech is painless due to its own __________
Anaesthetic
The major religion in Haiti is?
Voodoo
Where was the capital, established in 1862, of the Confederate States of America
Richmond, virginia
What film won the best sound effects Oscar in 1985
Back to the Future
What is the maximum distance between the moon and the earth
253,000 miles
Alfred Hitchcock admitted to being terrified of what
Policeman
If you bet a Lady Godiva what would be your stake?
5 Pound
What is a leprechaun’s usual job
Cobbler or shoemaker
What type of animal is a wallaby
Kangaroo
What is a sorcerer who deals in black magic called
Necromancer
What does a phycologist study
Algae
Greek mythology which character was raised by centaur Chiron
Jason - of Argonauts
North Fork Roe River - worlds shortest - which US state
Montana
Don Henley & Glenn Frey Were Both Members of which band
The Eagles
What did the three bears leave to cool when they went for a walk
Porridge
Somewhere My Love was the theme song of which movie
Doctor Zhivago
What herb gets its name from Latin for jewel of the sea
Rosemary – Ros Marinas
What group of american indians formerly ranged from texas and arizona, south to the mexican state of durango, until rounded up in 1886
Apache
Name the eighties sitcom in which Bob Ueker was upstaged by an obese butler regularly.
Mr. Belvedere
are the only truly social cat species, and usually every female in a pride, ranging from 5 to 30 individuals, is closely related.
Lions
What is the capital of Cape Verde ?
Praia
Detective Philip Marlow smokes what brand
Camels
Jane Taylor 1783 1824 wrote what famous verse
Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star
According to Gene Kelly who was his favourite dancing partner
Fred Astair
Sung by the bee gees in 1978, the song is called ‘stayin’ ______’
Alive
Sigmund Freud used a dog to help his psychoanalysis what breed
Jo-Fi a Chow
What is a logogram - a $ sign is one
Sign representing a complete word
What term comes from the catholic church practice of appointing someone to give opposing views on a nominee for sainthood
Devil’s advocate
In Which European City Was The First Ever Motorway Built In 1921
Berlin
Which is the only position in soccer allowed to handle the ball
Goalie
Name the cold south-west wind which blows from the Andes across the South American pampas to the Atlantic Ocean.
Pampero
What famous playwrite has his birthday on 23rd April?
William Shakespeare
In Spain what is manchego
Sheep’s cheese
Who wrote the poem It was the night before Christmas
Clement Moore
What republic would a Finn reach by paddling due south from Helsinki
Estonia
Which Middleweight Boxer Is The Subject Of The Film ‘Raging Bull’’?
Jake Le Motta
Alex Pierrepoint & His Assistant Royston Pickard Executed Who At Holloway Prison On 12th July 1955
Ruth Ellis
Robert Alan Zimmerman real name of who
Bob Dylan
Which famous explorer visited Australia and New Zealand, then surveyed the Pacific coast of North America?
Captain George Vancouver
Generation X Toys: Building tool named after Civil War president
Lincoln logs
What new female fighter is introduced in ‘Virtua Fighter 4’?
Vanessa Lewis
What film was the last featuring mel blanc’s voice
Jetsons
What was Ghengis Khans first job
Goatherd
In Magnum PI,what kind of car did Higgins drive?
An audi
In which month is the Munich beer festival held
October
In which song did hall and oates tell you to watch out for that sharkey girl
Man eater
Sherrinford was hero Ormond Sacker assistant names changed To
Holmes and Watson
Where would you find a coffin joint
Horses foot
For the development of a vaccine against which disease is Jonas Edward Salk best remembered
Poliomyelitis (polio)
Slow and steady wins the ___.?
Race
Where were Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore freshman roommates?
Harvard University
The most abundant metal in the earths crust is what
Aluminum
Dawson City was replaced by Whitehorse as the capital where
Yukon
Virginitiphobia is the fear of ______
Rape
On the Single “ Do They Know It’s Christmas ” Only One Person Performed On Both The Original And The 20 Year Remake Band Aid 20, Who Was It?
Bono / U2
In which country is Brest (NOT Breast;_)
France
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith
Which musical features the song “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”
Guys and dolls
Who starred as Daisy in The Great Gatsby
Mia Farrow
When did England’s lease on Hong Kong expire
1997
Vladivostok stands on what body of water
Sea of Japan
Gilbert & Sullivan, Which One Wrote The Music
Sir Arthur Sullivan
What is mainly extracted from pitchblende
Uranium
Karl Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize for his findings in the field of haematology, what was his discovery
Human blood groups
What links Edegra, Cavetra and Erix
Brand-names for Viagra
Where would you find a Taoiseach
Eire - Head of State
How many points is the green ball worth in snooker
Three
Often Found On A Computer Keyboard What Symbol Is Known As “The Octothorpe”
Hash / Gate
