Trivia Database_111 Flashcards
Which actor used to sweep out lions cages for a living
Sylvester Stallone
Parthenophobia is the fear of
Virgins young girls
What did Rocky Racoon find in his room?
Gideon’s Bible
What phantom ship is said to haunt The Cape of Good Hope
The Flying Dutchman
On Tv’s A Question Of Sport Who was the other Capt with Ian Botham?
Bill Beaumont
What is the princess’s name in the story The Sleeping Beauty
Aurora
A small herring or sprat
Brisling
In Which Country Is The Worlds Tallest Building (2005) Taipei 101 (509 Ft), Petronas (452 Ft), Sears (442 Ft)
Taipei 101,Petronas,Sears
What was the Shadows first hit without Cliff Richard
Apache
What is the largest exclusively indonesian island
Sumatra
Which drink was advertised with the slogan ‘There’s a Humphrey about’?
Milk
What Type Of Creature Is An Aardvark?
An Anteater (Edentata)
William Michael Albert Broad Is The Real Name Of Which Singer
Billy Idol
In what country is Peter II of Yugoslavia buried
America only euro monarch there
Who invented the predecessor to today’s computers
Charles babbage
Who must you kill to be convicted of patricide
Your father
Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park
Canada – Wood Buffalo 17300s ml
Packy Ease an amateur boxer - what name become famous
Bob Hope
What is the Roman numeral for fifty?
L
If You Were On An Internet Chat Room And You Wrote The Letters BBIAM What Would You Mean
Be Back In A Minute
Greek mythology King Minos of Crete got what annual payment
7 men + Women to feed to Minator
What was the war during Regan’s first term that took place on an island in the carribean?
Grenada
What’s fidel castro’s brother’s name
Raoul
What is the Capital of: Bangladesh
Dhaka
Hymen in Greek Genius in Roman Gods of what
Fertility and Marriage
Which quirky brunette was one of the first MTv VJ’s?
Martha Quinn
Who Pioneered Nursing Whilst Serving In The Crimean War?
Florence Nightingale
In what game/sport terms Bobble Boom Drop Giraffe Pique Twist
Real Tennis types of service
Which is the Earth’s third largest continent ?
North America
Who invented the ‘Spinning Jenny’
James hargreaves
Iceland Glima Iran Kushti Turkey Yagli Russia Sambo what is it
Wrestling
What was the name of the first Wings album
Wild Life
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
Merging the words ‘melt’ and ‘weld’ created which word?
Meld
In what Australian state would you find Horsham
Victoria
In what country did the sepoy mutiny occur
India
Ebenezer HowaWhat does the musical term ‘pesante’ mean
Rd is most associated with the foundation of what garden cities
Israel has the highest per capital consumption of ______
Turkey
How long did it take god to create the universe
Seven days
In what sport do women compete for the Uber cup
Badminton
A silicate mineral, heat resistant and insulating
Asbestos
What insurance company in the u.s stopped using their slogan ‘own a piece of the rock’ after rock hudson died of aids
Prudential life
What animals are on the australian coat of arms
Emu and kangaroo
Originating In Mexico A “Pok Ta Pok” Is Known In Modern Times As What Sporting Item?
A Basketball
Other than the U.K. and Eire, name a European country where cars are driven on the left hand side of the road.
Cyprus malta
What year was the first oreo sold in
1912
Which Italian composer’s funeral in 1924 was said to have brought Rome to a standstill
Puccini
-ologies: Study of the sound system of languages; the analysis and classification of phenomes
Phonology
Who were the 2 lead characters in the movie Life?
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence
What position do baseball’s ‘cy young award’ winners play
Pitcher
Vaduz is the capital of ______
Liechtenstein
What’s the smallest mammal
Shrew
Which U.S. golfer was killed when his plane crashed in 1999
Payne stewart
What is the fear of shadows known as
Sciophobia
Snails have __________. They are arranged in rows along the snail’s tongue and are used like a file to saw or slice through the snail’s foot.
Teeth
What is a sorcerer who deals in black magic called?
Necromancer
Which Jane Austen novel was originally entitled First Impressions
Pride and prejudice
Indians eat using which hand?
Right
What was Sam Cooke’s only #1 song?
You Send Me
The interior of what is called the paste
Cheese round
The word “puppy” comes from the French __________, meaning “doll.”
Poupee
Which oceanic plate lies off the Andes
Nazca
When a female horse & male donkey mate, the offspring is called a what
Mule
Who took over from Kennedy after he was assassinated?
Lyndon B Johnson
What takes place at Montlhery France and Zandvoort Holland
Motor car racing
In ballet, shifting weight from one foot to the other.
Dégagé
Who is the female presenter of the TV programme Fort Boyard
Melinda messenger
What award, founded in 1901, is funded with the help of the Bank of Sweden
The Nobel Prize
“Who was the author of ““A Christmas Carol””?”
Charles Dickens
Who composed “Sinfonia Antartica”
Ralph vaughan williama
Nations What actor was married to Carole Lombard between 1939 to 1942
Clark gable
How Is Frozen Carbon Dioxide More Commonly Known?
Dry Ice
What Is The Barber Of Sevilles Name
Figaro
What’s the common name for hydrogen hydroxide
Water
Magazine wrote “Fighting for peace” is like fucking for chastity
Knave March 1977
What is the criminal number of sideshow bob in ‘the simpsons’
24601
Who was given a ticker tape parade in new york after his 1927 flight to Paris
Charles lindbergh
What Roman galley was Judah Ben Hur a slave oarsman on
Astrea
Graphite dust is formed when what is cut with a laser
Diamond
What would you be if you were a coryphée
Ballet Dancer
What is the Capital of: Mali
Bamako
What elaborate white marble tomb did India’s shah Jahan build in memory of his favourite wife
Taj mahal
The Silkworm Lives On A Diet Of Leaves From Only One Type Of Plant What Is It
Mulberry
Whose flag has the national arms on one side and the treasury seal on the other?
Paraguay
Waves ‘break’ when their height is how much more than the depth of the water?
Seven tenths
U.S. Captials - Idaho
Boise
What was Adam Sandler’s occupation in Big Daddy?
A tollbooth worker
What country did the allies invade in world war ii’s operation avalanche
Italy
Countries of the world:about 700 islands between Florida & Haiti
Bahamas
When does the southern Autumn Equinox occur
42075
Who killed goliath
David
What Song did david Bowie & Mick Jagger Have A Hit With As A Duo
Dancing In The Street
What Were Pterosaurs
Warm Blooded Flying Reptiles Related To Dinosaurs
Who wrote the opera ‘tosca’
Giacomo puccini
Darwin She starred in Broadcast News and The Piano.
Holly Hunter
Which Song Gave The Group Hanson A Trans Atlantic Hit in 1997
MMM Bop
What does the typical man have 13,000 of
Whiskers
Any member of a group of protozoa (single-celled animals) that are blood parasites
Trypanosome
Who killed Jesse James?
Robert Ford
What is Ordune
Arousal by nude pics
The Florida Martins won the World series baseball in this year
1997
Who Said “I Don’t Wanna Fight” Was The Ideal Theme For Her Autobiography
Tina Turner
What animal’s milk is more than 54% fat?
Humpback whale
Which Band Of The 1970’s Got Their Name From Vital Elements In The Astrological Chart
Earth, Wind & Fire
Which Great Lake has tides
Superior
Kenny Rogers sang Someone Who Cares for what film
Fools
What is the basic unit of currency for Greece ?
Drachma
Pali is the sacred language of who
Buddhists in India
What is this sign called “&”?
Ampersand
To Which Country Does Easter Island Belong
Chile
Venus and Adonis was whose first published work
William Shakespeare
What Was The Famous Novel Written In Gaol, By John Bunyan
Pilgim’s Progress
Roald Amundsen Achieved A World First On “Dec 14 th – 1911” What Was It?
First Person To Reach The South Pole
Who Bounced Back To No.1 In 1999 With “Maria”
Blondie
Which Novel Was Originally Going To Be Titled Elinor And Marianne?
Sense And Sensibility
The Windmills of your Mind was a theme song in what film
The Thomas Crown Affair
In which constellation in the night sky is there to be found the only confirmed “Black Hole”
Cygnus
Where did Horst Jankowski Take His Piano For A Walk In 1965
For A Walk In the Black Forest
For which film did Michael Caine win an Oscar in 2000
The cider house rules
Whose ghost appears in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Caesar’s Ghost
According to Espen Lind when __________________ cries, she cries a rain storm, she cries a river she cries a hole in the ground
Susannah
Name the implement that removes water from your windshield on your car?
Wiper
Who said Tis better to have loved and lost etc
Alfred Lord Tennyson In Memoriam
What Is The Term Used For The Disintegration Of A Nuclear Reactor
Meltdown
Which Poet Laureate declared ‘I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky’
John masefield
In English mythology, who caused the death of the Lady of Shallot?
Sir Lancelot
What is Belleek
Type of Pottery
According to Olympic rules, what number of feathers must a badminton bird (shuttlecock) have?
Fourteen
In Greek mythology, who hired Daedalus to construct the labyrinth?
Minos
Ever Glamorous She Died Aged 34, On 26th October 1966 Ian Dury Later Called Her The Best Popular Singer Britain Has Ever Had Who Was She
Alma Cogan
Salix Alba produces which drug
Aspirin - from the willow
How many hearts has an octopus
Three
What hormone is produced by the adrenal glands?
Adrenaline
Which Millais painting was later used in adverts for soap
Bubbles
What was the first country to use TV as a mass info media
Germany
What country is ruled by King Hans Adam II
Liechtenstein
It is commonly called the funny bone, where is it
Elbow
Star which TV show really a programmer written 20 books on it
Buffy Vampire Slayer Sarah Michelle Geller
What does an ichthyologist study
Fish
“From the Christmas Carol ““Good King Wenceslas””, where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?”
Bogemia
What did North American Indians eat to dissolve gravel and stones in the bladder?
Watercress
What ancient languages writing has no spaces between words
Ancient Greek
Who was the Roman god of field boundaries
Terminus
What is anaemia
Iron deficiency
U.S. captials Wisconsin
Madison
Ouagadougou Is The Capital Of Which Country
Burkino Faso (Upper Volta)
Baseball: The Kansas City ______?
Royals
Which beatle song features sweet loretta
Get back
What sport is identified with the movie, “kansas city bomber”
Roller derby
Kimgazer is a newspaper in what country
Cyprus
Who wrote the long religious epic, “Paradise Lost”?
John Milton
In TS Elliot’s book of practical cats name the mystery cat
Macavity
Which Invention Often Associated With Fashion Was Invented In 1906 By “Karl Ludwig Nessler”
The Perm
What is the best selling personal computer game of all time
Myst
Surfing is believed to have originated here.
Hawaii
Which Sex Is The Only One To Suffer From Haemophilia
Male
What is Sekkusu in Japan
Sex
When Elvis Presley Returned To Civilian Life After Army Duties, He Appeared In A “Welcome Home Elvis” Television Spectacular Who Hosted The Show
Frank Sinatra
What was Maggie Seaver’s maiden name on Growing Pains?
Maggie Malone
A character named ‘Spearchucker Jones’ was deleted from this famous American television show’s cast after only five episodes
MASH
What is the 1983 bryan adams album which features the hit ‘cuts like a knife’
Cuts like a knife
What was Rizzo’s real name in Grease?
Betty
In Which Game Might You Get A Royal Flush
Poker
Which Group Were A One Hit Wonder With “Danger Games”
The Pinkees
Which wood was traditionally used to make English longbows?
Yew
Into which body of water does the river Danube flow
Blacksea
For which team will Neil Hodgson be riding in the forthcoming World Superbike Motorcycling season
Ducatti
To the nearest one million miles, how far is the Sun from the Earth
93
Who killed 5 london prostitutes in 1888
Jack the ripper
Who Sang With Michael Jackson On “Say Say Say”
Paul McCartney
On What Label Was “Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” Released
Parlophone
Which female name means worth of love
Amanda
In what Australian state would you find Coffs Harbour
New south wales nsw
Which Company Began Manufacturing The Jeep In 1943
Willys
Lome is the capital of ______
Togo
What was the first publicly televised sporting event in Japan
A Baseball Match
Who recorded the Lennon/McCartney song “World Without Love”?
Peter and Gordon
The Teddy bear was named after which US president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which Has The Longer Wavelength Xrays Or Microwaves
Microwaves
Adolf Hitler took nude photos of Ava Brown - What part why
Arse - so she not recognised
From where was ricky in ‘i love lucy’
Cuba
Where did Mighty Mouse get his superpowers
The supermarket
What is Cornelius Mcgillicuddy’s stage name
Connie Mack
What is the capital of Samoa ?
Apia
What word is used for a male deer
Buck
According to his nazi dossier, what color are Rick’s eyes in Casablanca
Brown
A Gila monster is a type of what
Lizard
A catholic minister is known as a
Priest
Where is the septum linguae
Tongue
A typical American eats how many pigs in his/her lifetime
28
Who had a job as a Grave Digger
Rod Stuart
An Intravenuspylorigram is used to detect the presence of what in the human body?
Kidney Stones
Because the emu and the kangaroo cannot walk backwards, they are on the Australian ______?
Coat of arms
Mary Kelly was the last known who
Victim Jack Ripper
In The World Of Sport How Did “Guenter Parche” Hit The Headlines In 1993
Fan Who Stabbed Monica Seles
What Is The Name Of The Player In Baseball Who Is Positioned Behind The Home Plate
The Catcher
A mirliton is another name for what musical instrument
A Kazoo
Under What Name Had Punk Band PVS-2 Previously Had A No.1 Hit
Silk (Forever & Ever)
What Philippine volcano erupted in 1991
Mt pinatubo
The greyhound, along with this smaller relative, is used in the sport of coursing?
Whippet
What country is Phnom Penh the capital of
Cambodia
What is the word for hallucinations & delusions
Schizophrenia
What letter ends all Japanese words not ending with a vowel
N
What B Is A Mexican Dish That Translates Into English As Little Donkey?
Burrito
What did Einstein call “the most difficult thing to understand”
Income Taxes
Everyone is familiar with the RCA logo with nipper the dog listening to the rca grammaphone. But the original picture had both the dog & the grammaphone sitting on what
His dead master’s casket
Reverend Marcus Morris founded which UK comic in the 50s
Eagle
In the Dickens’ novel ‘Great Expectations’ what was the Christian name of the convict ‘Magwitch’
Abel
The largest sundial was constructed in which year
1724
Who taught George Harrison to play the sitar
Ravi Shankar
How many pints will the 27 inch Americas cup hold
None - its bottomless
What is the former name of the Russian city Volgograd
Stalingrad
A napiform thing is shaped like what
A turnip
What is the world’s oldest song ?
Shadouf chant
Give either first name of the author P.G.Wodehouse
Pelham grenville
Fifties rock “n” roll was revived by what greased hair, T-shirted, TV frequenting group?
Sha Na Na
When light waves pass from one medium into another they change direction. This is called _________.
Refraction
An average American consumes 600 what a year
Cans of Soda
Who was lancelot’s son in arthurian legend
Galahad
Which portuguese colony reverts to china in december 1999
Macau
This Tony Award-winning musical is actually a thinly veiled biography of Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Dreamgirls
What is the pH value of a neutral solution
Seven
Which English name produces the most nicknames
Elizabeth
Who is popeye’s adopted son
Swee’pea
Who wrote the best selling book on which the film ‘Jurassic Park was based’
Michael crichton
The __________ is one of the few land animals that does not need water to supplement its food.
Koala
Which Singer Made His First Appearance On Adamski’s Killer In 1992
Seal
In medicine what is an Anomaloscope used for
Test for colour blindness
What is the most unbelievable part of the warren report
Magic bullet theory
What is the birthstone for September?
Sapphire
45% of wives say husbands do it 5% husbands admit it - what
Snoring
Silent movie star Ben Turpin insured his what for $500000
His Squint
What is the cure of disease by faith in divine power
Faith healing
Which Bone Is The Scapula
The Shoulder Blade
Who was the composer of ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet? (Handel, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Schubert)
Tchaikovsky
Who Were Chang And Eng Bunker
The First Documented Siamese Twins
Which Graham Green book and film had Pinky as the star
Brighton Rock
What’s the capital of Montana
Helena
Who Accidently Sailed Around The Cape Of Good Hope In 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
Which city did Crocket and Tubbs spend most of their time in?
Miami Vice
Albrecht Durer drew what - without ever seeing one
Rhinoceros
Who discovered Uranus?
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel
What is the traditional trade of aspiring bullfighters
Bricklaying
Who was the first Canadian woman to swim across Lake Ontario
Marilyn bell
What is a young pigeon called
Squab
What is the product for the slogan ‘silly rabbit’
Trix cereal
How many gallons of diesel does the cruise liner ‘queen elizabeth ii’ use for each six inches it moves
One gallon
The term warts and all comes from a portrait of who
Oliver Cromwell
Who only author to have a book in every Dewy-Decimal category
Isaac Asimov
In the tv series ‘seinfeld’, who plays kramer
Michael richards
Which comet struck Jupiter in July 1994
Shoemaker-levy
What did Peppermint Patty always call Charlie Brown
Chuck
Who Celebrated His 50th Birthday In 1997 In New York With Lou Reed And The Cure
David Bowie
In Which Sport Is The Brit (Mucky Maureen) From Barnsley The Current World Champion
Mud Wrestling
Which other left wing faction did the Bolsheviks defeat to take control after the Russian revolution
Mensheviks
Frankfort is the capital of which state
Kentucky
If you saw Cave Canem written what would you know
Beware of the Dog
What is the latin Olympic motto?
Citius Altius Fortius
Who spoiled Muhammand Ali’s 1980 comeback
Larry holmes
Who is the roman counterpart of aphrodite
Venus
What computer game featured a disco leftover looking for love?
Leisure Suit Larry
In 1969 Richard Cawston Made A Documentary For The BBC About Which Famous Family
The Royal Family
What song from Bambi begins” “Drip, drip, drop”
Little april showers
What typewriter brand was invented by a man whose father made a well known flintlock rifle
Remington
Ignoring obvious what links Minotaur Harpy Centaur and Sphinx
All part human
Greek mythology what underground river souls drink and forget
Lethe
After she recorded “the nitty gritty” this lady released the rhyming “name game”?
Shirley ellis
In The Scorsese Movie Of The Same Name Who Sang “New York New York”
Liza Minelli
Which lawyer broke the law by refusing to be finger-printed in the Transvaal during 1907
Gandhi
Which female name means bright or illustrious
Clare or Clara
In Helsinki Finland what’s the police alternative to parking tickets
Deflate cars tyres
Which singer has appeared in films playing characters called “Danny Fisher”, “Glenn Tyler” and “Lucky Jackson”?
Elvis Presley
In 2006 Who Was Named As The Highest Paid Female In The World Of Sport?
Maria Sharapova
What do airplane mechanics refer to as ‘pickle juice’
Motor oil
What Flower Is Depicted On The Flag On India
The Lotus
St Boniface is the Saint of what
Sodomy
What was the name of inn in Treasure Island
Admiral Benbow
Which famous Arab / Israeli war took place in 1973?
Yom Kippur war
In Norse mythology Tyr is the god of what
War
A game in which small balls are struck into holes on inclined board
Bagatelle
What is the final event in a decathlon?
1500 metres
Who did general francisco franco designate as his successor in spain in 1969
King juan carlos
In ancient Athens every third man worked with what
Marble
What was the name of the helicopter on Riptide?
The Mimi
What’s the international radio code word for the letter “P”
Papa
Who was Ancient Egyptian moon god ?
Khonsu
We have used a cassette but what does it literally mean
Small Box
Prescribed as cure Beri Beri it cured scrotal dermatitis - what
Marmite
The town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is closer to the equator than it is to the _____________
North pole
What is the captain of a yacht usually called
Skipper
In which state is Walla Walla?
Washington
How many Wimbledon titles does Billie-Jean King possess
20
Which childrens classic was written by Anna Sewell
Black beauty
__________ are the smallest breed of dog used for hunting. They are low to the ground, which allows them to enter and maneuver through tunnels easily.
Dachshunds
Large wicker en-cased bottle
Demijohn
Amnesic, Diarrhetic and Paralytic main types of what poisoning
Shellfish
On what common item would you find a harp
Lamp metal part supporting shade
Which element is also known as Quicksilver ?
Mercury
On which river is linz, austria a leading port
Danube
What Number Lies Between 15 & 6 On A Dartboard
10
Which German town hosts the annual Wagner Festival
Bayreuth
When Yuri Gagarin Became The First Man In Space What Was The Name Of His Spacecraft
Vostok 1
What Popular Artist In 2004 Released The Album Slicker Than Your Average?
Craig David
In which county would you find Fuqing
A port in Taiwan
Pocahontas was baptised and given what English name
Rebecca
Who played stand-up bass on Elvis’ songs for Sun Records?
Bill Black
What symbol appears on the tails of Qantas jets
Flying kangaroo
What does a crapulent person suffer from
Drunkenness
What kind of music does an “MOR” radio station play
Middle of the road
Who made wings for himself & his son to escape from the island of Crete
Daedalus
Who became World Speedway Champion in 2013?
Tai Woofinden
In 1974 who was sacked from his position of England football manager?
Alf Ramsey
In Australia, what are a ‘middy’ and a ‘schooner’?
Glasses of beer
_____________ itself was formed by the activity of undersea volcanoes.
Hawaii
Mlb: he said “if i ain’t startin’ i ain’t departin’” when named an all-star
Garry templeton
In ancient Rome what was the triclinium?
Dining Room
Who starred in ‘conan the barbarian’
Arnold schwarzenegger
Who Also Succeeded Under The Name Shane Fenton
Alvin Stardust
What do the locals call the cloud that covers Table Mountain in Cape Town
Tablecloth
What peninsula does Denmark occupy
Jutland
A person refusing to join a strike
Blackleg
Countries of the world: western coast of Africa, the capital is Porto-novo
Benin
Which principality has been ruled by the Grimaldi family since the 15th century
Monaco
What is a group of coots called
Covert
What is the international cry for help
Mayday
The Song “ Don’t Go Breakin My Heart ” Was Performed By Elton John & Kiki Dee But Can You Tell Me What Was Kiki Dee’s Profession, Before She Became Famous
Prostitute
International dialling codes what county is 20
Egypt
What is the legal term for a formal agreement enforceable by law
Contract
What volcano destroyed Pompeii
Vesuvius
The French call it The Casserole what do we call it
The Big Dipper
A shallow dish with a cover, used for science specimens is a(n) ________.
Petri dish
What was the nickname of bank robber Charles Floyd, killed in a shoot-out in 1934
Pretty boy
Van Gogh started to draw at the age of?
27
Who won the Nobel peace prize in 1964
Martin luther king jr
Lazy Susans are named after who
Thomas Edison’s daughter
Where did Hamlet send his girlfriend Ophelia
A Nunnery
What eighties TV show starred Bruce Willis in a detective agency?
Moonlighting
Who speaks romany
Gypsies
Which Biblical heroes name meant splendid sun
Samson
In Greek mythology, who did Minos hire to construct the labyrinth?
Daedalus
What Was The Goverment Of Oliver Cromwell Called?
The Commenwealth Goverment
What is the capital of Denmark
Copenhagen
“In Charles Dickens’ ““A Christmas Carol””, how many different ghosts visited Scrooge?”
4
Trismus is a muscular spasm where in the body
Jaw - like lockjaw
Which Sport Is Played Over 4 Periods Of 15 Minutes Where Only Two Of The Seven Players Can Score?
Net Ball
Which two man series of space missions preceded the Apollo missions
Gemini
Who was the American millionaire, given an honorary knighthood in 1980
John paul getty jnr
Who was the director of the cult film ‘Casablanca’?
Michael Curtiz
Egg beaters operate on what type of gear
Bevel
In Bali they observe noebi a day of what
Silence
What is the world’s longest tunnel?
The Water Supply Tunnel
In boxing what comes between bantam and light weight
Feather weight
Seen on Egyptian rivers what is a Shadoof used for
Water bucket on pole
Which Queen Album Went Straight To No.1 In The Charts In 1995
Made In Heaven
Who was the mother of James I of England (VI of Scotland )?
Mary Queen Of Scots
This instrument is used for measuring the distance between two points, on a curved surface.
Calliper
What river provided water to feed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The
Where in London is Rotten Row
Hyde park
Where was the 1999 rugby world cup held
Wales
What was the former name of Burkina Faso in Africa
Upper volta
What year was DNA first determined
1953
In Rhythmic Gymnastics Competitors Have Five Pieces Of Apparatus The Rope, Hoop, Ball, Club And What Else?
Ribbon
Who is the original master of the Shakespearean jester Lancelot Gobbo
Shylock
How Old Was Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner When He Launched The First Edition Of ‘Playboy’’
27
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen
O
Who appears on the 5,000 dollar (US) note?
James Madison
What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho
Stuffing birds
Which Eastender Reached No 10 In 1975 With “The Ugly Duckling”
Mike Reid
Which author wrote ‘The Cruel Sea’?
Nicholas Monsarrat
Who wrote the opera La Traviata
Verdi
Name Micks First Solo Album
She’s The Boss
Name Clint Eastwoods first film made in 1955
Francis in the Navy -1955
Who was the cult leader of the Waco Siege in 1993?
David Koresh
In the US what was the first TV test symbol
Dollar sign
An artist supports his canvas on a(n) _____.
Easel
Who is Eric Twinge better known as?
Bananaman
What do you call the underground systems in both paris and newcastle
Metro
In which country did chocolate originate?
Mexico
What animal lives in a warren
Rabbits
The name of which of the seven hills of Rome is the origin of the word ‘palace’
Palatine hill
Which car make has a double diamond as its logo
Renault
Which mammal appears on the Bacardi Logo?
Bat
Where is Euston Station
London
What is the name of the tar like substance derived from petroleum
Bitumen
Where does the embryo implant itself in a tubal pregnancy
A fallopian tube fallopian tube the fallopian tube
What was Babe Ruth’s uniform number
Three
What bird is the offspring of a cob and a pen
Swan
Pertussis has what more common name
Whooping Cough
What was the name of the guy who couldn’t enunciate on “The Fat Albert Show?”
Mushmouth
Which European Country Did The Romans Call “Lusitania”
Portugal
What Country As Of 2005 Has The Highest Per Capita (Par Head) Wine Consumption In The World
The Vatican City
What word do British people use to describe that which an American would call a ‘teeter-totter’
Seesaw
The French call it pomplamouse what do we call it
Grapefruit
What nationality was the film legend Greta Garbo, Swedish, German or Polish
Swedish
Name the month in the French Republican calendar which is also the title of a novel by Emile Zola
Germinal
What was Madam Tussaud’s First name ?
Marie
Synonymous with obituary; a list of recently deceased.?
Necrology
The world’s biggest meteor crater is located in New Quebec, ______________
Canada
Why did the state of Indiana ban Robin Hood in 1953
Communist – rob rich
What are the two largest cities in scotland
Glasgow edinburgh
