Trivia Database_115 Flashcards
What is the largest island in the East Indies?
Borneo
Whose slogan was plop plop fizz fizz
Alka Seltzer
Who Had A 1978 Hit With “Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie”
Alberto Y Los Trios Paranois
What did Welch’s grape juice become a favorite substitute for when the 18th amendment passed
Wine
What is a Umiak
Eskimos large open skin boat
In which English town was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
The largest island on the west coast of North America is
Vancouver
Who is James Bonds Recurring Foe?
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Who read the original writing on the wall
Daniel - in the Bible
What mountains are located on the border of tennessee & north carolina
Smokey mountains
What is the basic unit of currency for Grenada ?
Dollar
What type of soup is a dubarry
Cream of cauliflower
Of what was charlie chaplin’s cane made
Bamboo
What does a cobbler mend
Shoes
Which fruit did Columbus discover in Guadalupe in 1493
Pineapple
Which company built the first spiral escalator in the 1980’s
Mitsubishi
Who would use an opisometer
A cartographer to measure
What television character was born july 1, 21 bc in pompeii
Jeannie
Which is the Earth’s smallest continent
Oceania
Which was the first Chinese dynasty?
Shang
What was the name of Aristotle’s school ?
Lyceum
In 1996 what was the most common use for a computer 46%
Bookkeeping invoicing WP 45%
A European style developed in France in the late eleventh century. Its sculpture is ornamental, stylized and complex.
Romanesque
For Which Occasion Was Vichyssoise Soup Created
The Opening Of The Roof Garden At The Old Ritz Carlton Hotel, New York City
Robert Redford, Steve McQueen Paul Newman reject $4m role
Superman - C Reeve paid 200K
What is salicyclic acid better known as
Aspirin
Who calculated the amount of energy that appears when matter disappears
Albert einstein
Whose 1998 Album “When We Were The New Boys” Included Covers Of Oasis “Cigarettes & Alcohol” & Primal Screams “Rocks”
Rod Stewart
Whose designer leisure wear carry the symbol of a crocodile
Rene Lacoste
What was the first staple that the U.S. government rationed during World War II
Sugar
Ancient Romans dyed their hair with what waste product
Bird Shit
What do the dots on a pair of dice add up to?
42
In Star Trek Voyager what is the shuttlecrafts name
The Delta Flyer
Who Recorded The Albums “Fantastic, Make It Big, & Final”
Wham
Dating back to the 1600s, thermometers were filled with what instead of mercury?
Brandy
Who Had A Hit In 1983 & 1989 With “Cruel Summer”
Bananarama
What is the Capital of: French Guiana
Cayenne
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Reggatta de Blanc
The Police
In what sport is the term ‘terminal speed’
Drag racing
A Draughts player starts with how many pieces?
12
In Thailand its illegal to step on what
Nation’s Currency
Jimmy Carter’s family grew goober peas in Georgia. What’s their more familiar name
Peanuts
What city was known as Christiana until 1925
Oslo - Sweden
A mature Japanese sea squirt eats what
It’s own Brain
Who was the president of the merchant bank of Beverly Hills
John cushing
This type of insect is named after a month
June bug
What Was The 1962 Instrmental No.1 For B Bumble And The Stingers
Nut Rocker
Papaphobia is a fear of ______
Popes
In which television series do the characters Doctor Green and Doctor Lewis appear
E r
What Is An Anthracite
A Type Of Coal
Which is the largest city in India
Calcutta
What was the name of the first nuclear powered submarine?
Nautilus
Tyrian Purple is a strong dye made from what
Mussels and Whelks
Who wrote the utopian novel Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge piercy
What religion links Weasak, Dhrammacacka, and Bhodi day
Buddhist
What Van Gogh painting did the Getty Museum pick up after Alan Bond was unable to pay the 53.9 million he agreed to pay Sotheby’s
Irises
What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen
Ozone
Which biblical prophet was sawn in half inside a hollow log
Isaiah
Which band comprises Shaznay and Melanie plus sisters Natalie and Nicole
All saints
Which Bon Jovi album was best kept dry?
Slippery When Wet
XYZ Was A Solo Album By Which Former Member Of The Police
Andy Summers
What was on the B side of the Beatles 1968 “Hey Jude”
Revolution
Where in the body is the tiniest human muscle
Ear
How many games must you win to win a normal set in tennis
Six
Approximately how many pounds of cereal will the average american/canadian eat every year?
12
Who was a member of ‘the great society’ before she joined ‘jefferson airplane’
Grace slick
Live And Dangerous Is A Classic Live Album By Which Hard Rock Band
Thin Lizzy
The Character Mary Goodnight was the Bond girl in which film
The man with the golden gun
Long Legged Hannah and Marty’s Express what pastime involved
Line Dancing
Who sang about the fall of man in ‘the tall oak tree’
Dorsey burnette
U.S. captials Maine
Augusta
Which Team Knocked Out Liverpool In This Years Fa Cup
Burnley
Vienna is the setting for what Shakespeare play
Measure for Measure
In what state is concord
New hampshire
What year was Aaron Copeland born
1900
What Was Phyllis Nelson’s Big UK Hit
Move Closer
Nonage is what reason to stop a marriage
Underage one or both
Who Was To Blame According To Bewitched In 1999
The Weatherman
What is a high ranking chess player called
Grandmaster
What has a rectangular pupil
Goat
What is the young of this animal called: Guinea fowl
Keet
What Was Judge Jefferies Nickname ?
The Hanging Judge
Which TV Quiz Show Has The Theme Music Entitled “Approaching Menace”
Master Mind
What is measured in grains - four grains to a carat
Pearls
Which eighties cartoon ended with the phrase: “And knowing is half the battle?”
G.I.Joe
Arias And Rasberries’ Was An Autobiography Penned By Whom
Harry Secombe
Who recorded their first song under the names Tom and Jerry
Simon and Garfunkle
With which band did Boy George sing, besides Culture Club
Bow wow wow
Barrel sizes - there are 18 gallons in a what
Kilderkin
What place was nicknamed “The Pearl of the Orient”
Manilla - Philippines
Which group’s 1986 hit was ‘Waiting for the Ghost Train’
Madness
When is the top layer of a wedding cake usually eaten
First anniversary
Which Is The Smallest Mammal In Europe
Pygmy Shrew
In 1976 Sue Barker won her only Grand Slam Final. Which one?
The French Open
Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956
Fred Quimby
What Is Meant By A Low Wing Bearing
A Low Body Weight To Wing Ratio
In which country was the first Zoo ?
China
In which us state is the painted desert located
Arizona
This is called the “Honeymoon Capital” of the world.
Niagara falls
Who painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel
Michelangelo
Who is the first person a newly elected Pope meets
His tailor to measure him
In The World Of Boybands How Are Danny, David, Anthony & James Better Known
Eton Road
What are male crabs known as
Jimmies
In Greek mythology, who was minos’ mother
Europa
Name the Greek dish using aubergines and minced lamb
Moussaka
