Trivia Database_114 Flashcards
Cockney Rhyming Slang: apples and pears
Stairs
What were the two major crops used by the Aztecs ?
Maize (corn) and Amaranth
What is Charles E Chuck Yeagers Claim To Fame In The Field Of Aviation
First Man To Fly At Speed Of Sound
What city in the USA means First People in Indian
Biloxi
If you “peg out” what game are you playing
Cribbage
A member of the Commonwealth, which is the most southerly African country through which the Greenwich meridian passes
Ghana
Name the largest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter
What U.S. state includes the telephone area code 317
Indiana
In the song who killed Cock Robin
Sparrow
Which Band That Had Just One No.1 Hit In The 1980’s Were Originally Called “The Nightmares In Wax”
Dead Or Alive
What part of Britain is St. David the patron saint of
Wales
Coquille St Jaques is a fancy name for what?
Scallops
In 1975, what re-opened after an 8 year closure
Suez canal
What sport’s umpire sat in a padded rocking chair before 1859
Baseball
Mendavoy and Martinez are characters in which TV show
NYPD Blue
Joe Yule became famous as who
Mickey Rooney
Who wrote the original sherlock holmes stories
Sir arthur conan doyle
How many members make up the House of Represetatives in the USA?
435
Who was hercules’ father
Zeus
Where were the first books printed
China
In Wallace and Grommit’s ‘The Wrong Trousers’, what is the name of the penguin who steals the trousers
Feathers mcgraw
Which Country Has Won The Eurovision Song Contest The Most Times Behind “Ireland”
France
Name actor Von Ryan’s Express, The Third Man, Brief Encounter
Trevor Howard
With Which Singer Is “Get Up I Feel Like A Sex Machine Associated”
James Brown
Which Lennon & McCartney Tune Was A 1966 Hit For Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
Got To Get You Into My Life
Who danced with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh in 1945
Jerry Mouse
How is the Olympic torch lit
By the sun in Greece
What did J Edgar Hoover call home of disease bribery rape
Motels
In the Bible what is the first mentioned colour
Green
What links Yul Bryner Burt Lancaster WC Fields Joe E Brown
Circus Performers
Where was president kennedy assassinated
Dallas, texas
What is the capital of Gambia?
Banjul
What’s The Connection Between Robert Palmer & Duran Duran
The Power Station
What is the basic unit of currency for Swaziland ?
Lilangeni
What inventor said Genious is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration
Thomas edison
Who wrote the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Grey’
Oscar wilde
What does a mosque’s mihrab indicate the direction to
Mecca
Which Japanese picture-puzzle game is based on an initially blank grid of squares?
Hanjie
What is the sum of 99 - 33 - 33 - 33
Zero 0
In Greek mythology, europa was the mother of ______
Minos
How many of the u.s states have similar names (like virginia and west virginia)
Six
What Is A Number Called That Is Equal To The Sum Of All The Numbers By Which It Is Divisible
A Perfect Number
The Color of Money starring Paul Newman was released in this year
1986
On “Sesame Street,” what is the name of Big Bird’s teddy bear
Radar
Who was the narrator in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick
Ishmael
If you suffer from epistaxis what is wrong
Nosebleed
What woman is thought of as the greatest trick shot artist of all time
Annie oakley
The Bosphorus links which two seas
Black and marmara
Who wrote the ‘Noddy’ books?
Enid Blyton
When did Brazil move its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia
1960
On what continent did the Incas live
South america
In 19th century England what was a Snickerdoddle
Cookie
Which instrument is principally used in Boogie-Woogie?
Piano
What extends from the Arctic to the Aral Sea in Russia
Ural mountains
Mother maybelle and the carter family were regulars in this variety show
Johnny cash show
Where are the Nazca Lines?
Peru
Whose headstone reads ‘that’s all folks’
Mel blanc
The Swiss Royal Exchange building is commonly known by what epiphet?
Gherkin
Persian Sultan Selim hanged 2 doctors - advised him stop what
Drinking Coffee
In telephony, what do the initials ADSL stand for
Asymmetric digital subscriber line
How many witches were burned at the state in salem, massachusetts
None
Quakers Natural, Prewetts Honey, California Revival - types what
Museli
Which two countries formed tanzania
Tanganyika and zanzibar
What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian
Son of the Devil
Nassau is the capital of which country?
Bahamas
What is the modern name of the Roman town of Lutetia
Paris
Who developed the first nuclear submarine?
Soviet Union
The busiest muscles in the body are found where
Eyelids
What does 180 degrees make
Straight line
What is the Capital of: Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947
Polaroid
What country eats the most cereal per capita
Turkey
Who wrote A History of English Speaking Peoples
Winston churchill
In 1982 San Francisco became the first US city to do what
Ban sale possession of handguns
Who directed the film ‘bowfinger’
Frank oz
Which Pope died on today’s date in 1978
John paul 1
Which UK punk group had hits White Riot and London Calling
The Clash
Relating to food what is ‘halloumi’
Cypriot cheese
Which soldier, the last-surviving British soldier of World War I, is immortalised in a song by Radiohead?
Harry Patch
What element has the periodic table name Au ?
Gold
How Many Bones Are There In The Adult Human Body
206 Bones
In thermodynamics what word describes the disorder of a system
Entropy
What is the literal meaning of ‘pince-nez’?
Pinch nose
Sameer Bhatia from Bangalore began what service
Hotmail
Which singer was given the nickname ‘The Killer’
Jerry lee lewis
Istanbul and Constantinople what else was it called
Byzantium
What gas in the blood of divers can cause the bends
Nitrogen
What’s the basic unit for measuring electric energy
Joule
What happened to women who tried to watch original Olympics
Thrown off cliff
Number of permutations of the band Wings
6
What is the violet variety of quartz
Amethyst
Who wrote ‘sexual behavior in the human male’ in 1948
Alfred kinsey
Which 1976 Movie features the character ‘Travis Bickle’’
Taxi Driver
Who went on to become an Eastern Communist leader after working as a pastry chef at London’s Carlton Hotel
Ho Chi Minh
How Many Claws Does A Domestic Cat Have
18
What is the fastest breed of dog ?
Greyhound
Whose legs were banned from metro posters too distracting
Marlene Dietrich
Which word, associated with Nuclear Physics, is a variation of a Greek word meaning ‘final cut’
Atom
What did William the Conqueror regard as a sign of victory in the battle of Hastings and also appears on the Bayeux Tapestry?
Halley’s Comet
Which part of a boar is called a wreath
Its tail
Navy ranks: stars a ‘commodore’ has
1
Who wrote The Rights of Man - and The Age of Reason
Thomas Paine
According To Barry Manilow What Is The Name Of The Showgirl At The Copacabana?
Lola
What are the Buckingham Palace guards commonly known as
Beefeaters
The ‘Three Graces’ in Liverpool consist of the Liver Building, Port of Liverpool building and which other?
Cunard Building
This song by the Shirelles, fought its way to the top of the pop chart
Soldier boy
Which Bonn musician left for Vienna in 1792 to study Haydn
Beethoven
What license plate number is on the Volkswagon on the cover of The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ Album?
281F
Which meteor shower occurs on the 21st April ?
Lyrids
Whats the computer term “bit” short for
Binary digit
In the UK 9 out of 10 people live within walking distance of what
A Bus Stop
What saint is the huge church in the Vatican named after
St peter
Which Record Went Top 10 For Roy Orbison In This Decade
I Drove All Night
Gossima was the original name of what game
Table Tennis
What is the fastest land animal
Cheetah
What did Queen Elizabeth I, most Popes and Adolf Hitler all insist on having at their dinner table ?
Taster
The tenth part of a Roman legion consisting of 600 men was known as what
A cohort
What insect in Spain is known as La Cucaracha
The Cockroach
What movie memorabilia sold at Christies in 1987 for £82500
Chaplains Hat Cane
What Office Did Churchill Hold For The Longest Continous Period?
Prime Minister
U.S. President, John Quincy ________.
Adams
What is the highest mountain in the world
Mt everest
Who did Vivian Vance play on ‘The Lucy Show’?
Vivian Bagley
Who won an Oscar for the African Queen
Bogart
What is the crime of embracery
Jury Bribing
In 1967, Who Became The First Singer To Win The Eurovision Song Contest For The UK?
Sandie Shaw
What are the only two colours a table tennis ball is allowed to be in competitions?
White and Yellow
What name is given to the bonds which link amino acid molecules together to form proteins
Peptide bond
Who was the first British SF author to win a Hugo award
Eric Frank Russell Allamagoosa
There are 12 bottles of champagne in a what
Salmanazar
Which ocean has an area of approximately 166 sq km
Pacific ocean
What is the size of each angle in an equilateral triangle
Sixty degrees
What sea is situated between Vietnam & the Philippines
South china sea
Which Queen Of England Was Known As Bloody Mary?
Mary I
Who played Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”?
Judy Garland
What theme park is located in buena park, california
Knotts berry farm
What Is The Pop Star Darius’s Sir Name
Danesh
In Which Scary Movie Will You Find The Character ‘Dr Egon Spengler’
Ghostbusters
A road known as a corniche would be located where?
On the Coast
Quarter oz whiskey half ounce sloe gin makes a black what
Hawk
Who signed the USA for Africa poster with his thumbprint
Stevie wonder
Who is famous for writing ‘interview with the vampire’, the first book in the vampire chronicles
Anne rice
What is the third book of the Old Testament
Leviticus
Ennisophobia is fear of what
Criticism
Guess The Band From These Initials VA / MB / MC / EB / GH
The Spice Girls
Who Wrote The Score To West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein
What actor dropped out university to be a dishwasher
Warren Beaty
Colgate (the toothpaste) translates to what in Spanish
Go hang yourself
Who was the leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Book
Akala
Who Directed The Stage Version Of The Lion King
Julia Taymor
What Is The Hemispherical Pan Used In Chinese Cooking
A Wok
The process of removing salt from sea water is known as ___________.
Desalination
_______ Rain Was A Minor Hit For Bruce Hornsby In 1987
Mandolin
Which Famous Composer Did Falco Sing About
Amadeus
Which Tv Detective Sang About A “Silver Lady” In 1977
David Soul
In 1896 the speed limit for horseless carriages was raised from 4 mph to what
14 mph
Who wrote ‘Roll Over Beethoven’?
Chuck Berry
Peniaphobia fear of what
Being Penniless
Zebus are humped cattle found in India, China, and northern Africa. Zebubs are tsetse_like flies found in __________
Ethiopia
What is the name of Mighty Mouse’s girl friend
Pearl Pureheart
