Trivia Database_110 Flashcards
Which Animal Has Young Called Elver?
The Eel
Simmons film - who was the female star of bugsy malone
Jodie foster
In which decade if the 20 century was the first Filofax sold
1920’s
He transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic in 1901.
Enrico Marconi
Born Roberta Joan Anderson Who Had A 1970 Hit With “Big Yellow Taxi”
Joni Mitchell
In December 1990 Who Became The Only Act To Top The Charts In 5 Separate Decades?
Cliff Richard
This Was A Highly Successful Film In 1961, A Flop Broadway Musical In 1966, And A Top Ten UK Hit In 1996, What Is It?
Breakfast At Tiffany’s
What three main ingredients are added to mayonnaise to make a Waldorf salad?
Apple, celery and walnuts
Who sang about ‘commitment’
Leann rhimes
Catherine the Great kept who in an iron cage in her bedroom
Wigmaker
What is a group of snakes
Nest
After homes and jobs where do Americans spend most time
Shopping Malls
Who was jethro tull
Agriculturist
Until 1947, what mixture used for calming babies contained opium
Gripe water
DNA analysis suggests there are three distinct species of this animal, African forest, African savanna & Indian. What animal
Elephant
Which company manufactures Calvin Kline’s Obsession
Unilever
Which animal has the largest eyes
Giant squid
Pope Clement VII made it illegal for anyone else to eat what
Mushrooms
Which painting medium is an emulsion of egg yolks and water
Tempera
What was the recently closed Wembley Stadium called in 1923
The Empire Stadium
What was Bretts last supper in the film Pulp Fiction ? (food and beverage)
A Big Kahuna (cheese)burger and Sprite
What is the drink ‘Southern Comfort’ flavoured with
Peaches
Who wrote the book “wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now”
Maya
How many member states are there in the United Arab Emirates
Seven
Which country has the internet domain .me?
Montenegro
If you are born in March what is your Flower
Violet
Which 50’s Movie features the Line ‘Tomorrow you’ll be one of us’
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Cirrus is a cloud type - what literal translation of its Latin name
Lock of Hair
What is a gharial
Fish eating Nile Crocodile
What country was the setting of ‘you only live twice’
Japan
What singer sang the song Spank Me
Madonna
Which singer went from ‘The Libertines’ to ‘Babyshambles’?
Pete Doherty
What should you give on a 35th wedding anniversary
Coral
Trudeau 3399 what sport do you rack your balls in
Billiards
A method of producing images or letters from sheets of cardboard, metal, or other materials from which forms have been cut away.
Stenciling
What symbol is on the flag of Vietnam
Star
His wife was Roxana, his horse was Bacephalus, he was?
Alexander the Great
When were fortune cookies invented
1918
What is the smallest bone in the body
Stirrup bone
What Do You Call A Person Who Studies Earth Quakes
Seismologist
Upon Which Shakespearean Play Is The Musical West Side Story Based
Romeo & Juliet
There Have Only Been 2 No.1 Singles That Have Rhymed “Eskimo” With “Arapahoe” Name Them
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick & Chicken Song
Who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Truman Capote
Old apothecaries weights 20 grains in a what
Scruple
Who was Robbin Island Prison’s most famous inmate ?
Nelson Mandella
What is a group of buzzards
Wake
The Little Mermaid is found in the harbour of which city
Copenhagen
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Vesta
Hestia
How many times did stirling moss win the world championship?
Never
Captain cook lost almost half his crew in 1768 on his first voyage to ______
South pacific
Plashing’ is a term used to describe the collecting or gathering of what kind of nuts?
Walnuts
What happens to 12% of Americans each year
Arrested
What is the Capital of: Guinea
Conakry
Who composed ‘the four seasons’
Vivaldi
Capital cities: Taiwan
Taipei
Cocktails: gin, blue curacao & lemonade make a _______
Blue lagoon
Frodo. Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins are all characters from what
The lord of the rings
FIDE govern what game
Chess
What is the transformation of inhospitable planets into hospitable ones
Terraforming
Madame Tussard the waxwork founder was born in which city
Strasbourg
Who Recorded The Million Selling Album “No Parlez”
Paul Young
What is the state bird of New York
Bluebird
What Is Aioli
Garlic Mayonnaise
What sport uses rubber cushions and slate beds
Billiards
What was the name of the company that the characters on Taxi worked for?
Sunshine Cab Company
Name the group that linked with Motorhead on the St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP?
Girlschool
When a satellite is closest to Earth its position is called what
Perigee
Which country has the longest coastline?
Canada
Barbary Apes live on what Mediterranean feature
Rock of gibraltar
What Sport Would You Expect To See In A Velodrome?
Cycling
Which British Boxer Was First To Win 3 Lonsdale Belts Outright?
Henry Cooper
What don mclean song laments the day buddy holly died
American pie
After Whome is the Teddy Bear Named
Theodore Roosevelt
Whose first single released July 1961 was Buttered Popcorn
The Supremes
What’s the largest and most powerful of the american cats
Jaguar
Pellagrophobia is the fear of
Pellagra
On The Subject Of Fine Wines, Or In This Case Not So Fine , Which Country If The Origin Of The Word “Plonk”?
Australia
Which Country Was The First To Allow Woman To Vote?
New Zealand
In Which Tv Show Were “ Henry Davenport & Sally Smedley ” Newsreaders
Drop The Dead donkey
Who plays the part of Satan in the film The Devil’s Advocate, released in 1998
Al pacino
What does sub rosa mean
Not literally but in plain english in secret
This ugly creature has patches of red on his rear-end.
Mandrill
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallin
The initials of the band NIN stand for?
Nine Inch Nails
What is a chihuahua named after
Mexican state
What Animal is Featured On a Ferrari Badge
Horse/Stallion
What is the only country to have a single color flag
Libya
Who did time magazine nickname the “first lady of radio” in 1939
Kate smith
Who said “never kick a fresh turd on a hot day”
Harry S Truman
By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, in what can you not sink
Quicksand
What legume did George Washington Carver use as a basis for over 300 inventions
Peanuts
Who is the roman equivalant of the greek god eros
Amor
The date of which christian festival was fixed in 325 ad by the council of nicaea
Easter
What is the next line ‘Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat …’’
Please put a penny in the old mans hat
Perfume from the fruit of a dwarf orange tree
Bergamot
What bird lays an egg that is roughly a quarter of its body weight?
Kiwi
Which Northern UK English city Did The Beatles Come From
Liverpool
What is the name of the ‘big con’’ that Paul Newman and Robert Redford carry out in The Sting?
The Wire
What artist had most weeks in the UK chart in 2000 was it Bob The Builder, Westlife, Craig David or Britney Spears?
Craig David
What do we call what the Japanese call Oshugatsu
New Year
Who is the unit of sound named after
Alexander Graham Bell - Decibel
How Many Sides Does A “Enneadecagon” Have
19
To What Name Was The Hall Of Arts & Sciences Changed
The Royal Albert Hall
The baby ruth candy bar was named after which u.s president’s daughter
Grover cleveland
“One shaft of light that shows the way, no mortal man can win this day” what is the Queen song title
A Kind of Magic
What vehicles are involved in the ‘Tour de France’
Bicycles
Who was best man at John and Cynthia’s wedding?
Brian
The liquid measure of a capacity equal to 1/8 of a fluid ounce is a(n) _________.?
Fluid Dram
Aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree?
Willow
Peter Piper picked a peck of what?
Pickled peppers
Gloria Estefan’s Band Was Called “The Miami Sound Machine” Or Was It “The Furious Five”
The Miami Sound Machine
How was Tristram Shandy (fictional character) circumcised
A Sash window fell on it
In Greek mythology, what were the golden apples
Apricots
What country does Gotland belong to
Sweden
The name Gregory is from the Greek meaning what
Watchman
Salad plant, its root can be roasted and ground and used as coffee
Chicory
What fruit bear the latin name “citrus grandis”?
Grapefruit
Which drink is sometimes referred to as Adam’s ale?
Water
With what instrument is the jazz musician Chet Baker associated
Trumpet
Which 60’s Model Starred In Ken Russell’s Film Of The Musical “The Boyfriend”
Twiggy
What sport do players ‘tee off’ in
Golf
What is a cachalot
A Sperm Whale
Where is the National Motor Museum
Beaulieu
Devils on horseback are prunes stuffed with almonds and wrapped in what?
Bacon
In Japan what is jigai
Female suicide
What organisation is known as the Society of Friends
Quakers
Charles Bingley was a character in what classic novel
Pride and Prejudice
Sticky tape was produced in which year
1928
What is the basic unit of currency for Nicaragua ?
Cordoba
What Is The Name Of Bill Wymans Knightsbridge Restaurant
Sticky Fingers
What film is generally considered the worst film ever made
Attack of the
What is the meaning of dc in “Washington DC”
District of columbia
Gore is also known as the Brown Trout Capital of the World and New Zealand’s ___________
Country music capital
Ethanoic (or acetic) acid is the major constituent of which everyday condiment?
Vinegar
What state is only part of the U.S. by treaty
Texas
What rock music term was coined by william burroughs in his book “the soft machine”
Heavy metal
In Egyptian mythology, who was Horus’ mother?
Isis
What animals name comes from the Sanskrit to steal
Mouse - Musha
When was the Fascist party founded in Italy
1919
Who recorded such popular songs as ‘Whose Zoomin’ Who’ and is known as the Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
Football Team, the baltimore ______
Colts
Norma Talmage in 1927 made the first - the first what
Footprints concrete Grumman theatre
What nationality is athlete Greta Waitz
Norwegian
Who Was The Fictional Band In The Famous Movie Of The Same Name That Made Fun Of Heavy Metal Bands
Spinal Tap
What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed
Can Opener
Countries of the world:eastern coast of Baltic Sea in northeastern Europe, the capital is Vilnius
Lithuania
To what is the area of a human lung equal
Tennis court
What is ambergis used in the making of
Perfume
Francesco Seraglio invented what in Australia in early 1960s
The Woolmark logo
Wheeled vehicle, specifically, a vehicle for carrying persons, designed to be drawn by one or more draft animals
Carriage
From Which Fish Do You Obtain Cavia
The Sturgeon
Roger Bannister ran the first sub 4 minute mile who ran 2nd
John Landie of New Zealand
What were the earliest tree ornaments?
Apples & Fruit
Indiana Jones: What company handled the “special effects”
Industrial light
What colour signifies a difficult slope in skiing?
Black
What is the nickname for Maryland
Free state
Which city was superman born in
Kryptonopolis
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
Illustrator Florence K Upton created what (now not PC)
Golliwog
What’s the oed
Oxford english dictionary
