Trivia Database_13 Flashcards
The tailorbird of Africa makes its nest by sewing together two broad leaves. It uses fiber as the thread and its bill as the __________
Needle
What is the sacrament of anointing for dying persons
Extreme unction
What is a sorcerer who deals in black magic
Necromancer
An area of London got its name from a hunting call what
Soho
Which 60’s Movie features The Line wise men and grocers, they weigh everything
Zorba the Greek
What Type Of Vegetable Is Used In A “Dubarry” Soup
Cauliflower
Americans consume 2 billion lbs of what each year
Chocolate
Afrikaans developed from which language
Dutch
What city has the longest metro system
London
What was Helen Keller’s first word
Water
Who Wanted To Take Things “One Day At A Time” In 1979
Lena Martell
Who ate watercress to dissolve gravel and stones in the bladder
North
Nonpariel Mission Caramel Neplus Peerless types of what
Almonds
Fruit puree thin enough to pour
Coulis
What marvel Comics superhero carries a star spangled shield
Captain america
What was a Spiney Pear
Pineapple
What European countries flag is square
Switzerland
Names from jobs - Baker Cook obvious what did a Mercer do
Textile dealer
Who was the leader of the notorious Gambino Mafia family
John Gotti
A Cow Moos - A Cock Crows - What does an Ape do
Jibber
Whose best-selling album is An Innocent Man which reached number two in the charts in 1983
Billy joel
In mythology who are sometimes called the dioscuri
Castor Pollux Zeus twin sons
Which U.S. state receives the most rainfall?
Hawaii
Which sci-fi writer adapted his own book for the movie Pet Sematary
Stephen king
Discoverer of nine ancient cities including Troy, Heinrich Schliemann made spectacular excavations of which city during 1874 to 1876
Mycenae
Which is the largest of the Asteroids
Ceres
In the cartoon show My Pet Monster,what were the only things that could send Beastor,Monster’s enemy,back to the monster world?
A pair of orange handcuffs
What is a group of this animal called: Pony
String
Who sang ‘25 or 6 to 4’
Chicago
Which 90’s Song Opens With The Line “She Came From Greece She Had A Thirst For Knowledge”
Pulp / Common People
What wondrous creation was built by Sostratus of Cnidos
Pharos of Alexandria
In the Bible what did David give Saul as a dowry for Michal
200 Foreskins from Philistines
In Which Game Might You Peg Out
Cribbage
What is the capital of Slovenia ?
Ljubljana
What Name Is Given To The Diagram In Which Sets Are Represented By Circles
Venn Diagram
By Which Name Is Paul Gadd Better Known
Gary Glitter
Each tour through Natural Bridge Caverns in ____________ covers 3/4 mile. An average tour guide will walk almost 560 miles in one year.
Texas
What is the second biggest country in South America after Brazil
Argentina
Vodka and orange makes up what cocktail
Screwdriver
What facial feature contains approximately 550 hairs
Eyebrow
Tarlike mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum
Bitumen
The original Peeping Tom had what job
Tailor
In Egyptian mythology, who is known as the god of the desert?
Ash
What word comes from the Latin phrase to crowd together
Constipation Con Sta Pay Shun
This country’s flag has a large “R” on it.
Rwanda
Saturday is named after which planet?
Saturn
What is Israel’s domestic intelligence agency called?
Shin Bet
From whom did Peter Mandelson borrow the money for his house
Geoffrey robinson
What does the ‘o’ used as a prefix in irish surnames mean
Descendent of
Who could win a PATSY
Picture Animal Top Star of Year
Operation Thunderbolt was the nickname given to which raid
Israeli raid on Entebbe
What is the official language of new caledonia
French
Which former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has Tashkent as its capital
Uzbekistan
Wiccaphobia is the fear of ______
Witches and witchcraft
What gives pasta its green colour?
Spinach
What is sex on the internet called
Cybersex
Who was the only survivor of Custer’s last stand?
His horse
In ancient Rome by law prostitutes had to do what
Dye blond or wear blond wig
In Curse of the Pink Panther who plays Clouseau after surgery
Roger Moore
What type of alcoholic drink is Manzanilla
Sherry
Like fingerprints, what other print is individual?
Tongueprints
What woman won 6 gold medals in the Olympic Summer games
Kristin Otto
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Who wrote ‘born free’, ‘living free’ and ‘forever free’
Joy adamson
What is the scientific name for brimstone?
Sulphur
What was Gary Gnu’s catch phrase?
No Gnus is Good Gnus
Which breed of dog was introduced to Britain from Seistan province of Persia by John Barff, who exhibited it at the Kennel Club in 1907
Afghan hound
Philippe Pages became famous as who
Richard Clayderman
Who is the adopted son of Vito Corleone
Tom Hagan
What Fashion Accessory Did Mary Quant Design
The Mini Skirt
What is the study of poisons called
Toxicology
Who Had A No.1 Huit In 1967 With “Let The Heartaches Begin”
Long John Baldry
Where did you see Fancy, Spook and Choo-Choo
In Top Cat
Judeophobia is the fear of
Jews
What did north american indians eat to dissolve gravel and stones in the bladder
Watercress
In 1911 the archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered what lost city
Machu Picchu
Who is the greek counterpart of juno
Hera
Who sang the theme to The Spy who Loved Me
Carly Simon
What does the Australian word ‘duuny’ mean
Toilet
To which of its games did Hasbro give a red card in January 2000
Subbuteo
Which is the oldest walled city in the world
Jericho
Writer For Michael Jackson, George Benson & Michael Mcdonald Among Others With Which Band Did Rod Temperton First Find Success
Heatwave
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sin to eat the flesh of what bird?
Woodpecker
Who starred in the 1957 film showboat as June?
Ava Gardner
What was the first daily comic strip in the USA
Mutt and Jeff
Former YES drummer Bill Bruford played with what group in 1972
King crimson
Telly Savalas played which TV detective
Kojak
In the theme song from ‘the flintstones’, what is the line after ‘let’s ride with the family down the street’
Through the courtesy of fred’s two feet
Where might you spend a Won
North or South Korea
43% of Americans regularly do what
Attend church
Got a way what sport did andre agassi’s dad compete in
Boxing
Approximately how many spoons are there in the ‘New Jersey Spoon Museum’
Five
What word refers to very harsh laws such as those devised by a 7th century BC Athenian legislator
Draconian draconic
Stagecoach and Fort Apache starred which actor
John wayne
Marcus Garvey founded what
Rastafarians
What form of verse is “paradise lost” written in
Blank verse
A Russian space programs name meant East what was it
Vostok
In which opera does Leporello entertain a vengeful jilted lover?
Don Giovanni
What colour was moby dick
White
Plus or minus 100 pounds (lb), how much did the world’s largest recorded pumpkin weigh
1,524 lb
What religion was founded by Lao-tzu ?
Taoism
What did Barbie first get in 1962
Her car made by Irwin for Mattel
What European Nation Was The First To Drink Tea
The Dutch / Holland
Where Can you see Lenny Bruce, Edgar Allen Poe, Karl Marx, and HG Wells all in the same place at the same time
Sergeant Peppers
Where Is The World’s Rarest Plant?
The UK. Encephalartos Woodii At Kew Gardens
Name The Carly Simon US No.1 For Which Mick Supplied A Backup Vocal
You’re So Vain
What is the main ingredient of Tapanade?
Olives
1836 Mr Gray a gasfitter 10 years penal servitude stealing what
One Rabbit
“I’m a soldier of fortune, I’m a dog of war ___” What’s the Dire Straits song title
Ride Across the River
Jean Montgolfier in 1157 built the worlds first what
Paper factory
What’s the most popular form of bridge
Contract bridge
Elvis Stojko was an ice skating word champion - what country
Canada
What is the old name for solid sodium hydroxide
Caustic soda
The ore bauxite is the chief commercial source of which element
Aluminium
What age preceded the Iron Age?
The Bronze Age
Kittens are born both blind and deaf, but the vibration of their mother’s purring is a physical signal that the kittens can feel _ it acts like a __________, signaling them to nurse.
Homing device
What was the name of the German Republic of 1918-1933 overthrown by Hitler
Weimar republic
What officer of king pharoah bought joseph as a slave
Potiphar
What is the oldest soft drink in the USA
Doctor Pepper
What is the most ordered seafood item in a restaurant
Shrimp
In Music How Are The Trio Of “Ferguson, Pinkney And Holliday” Better Known
The 3 Degrees
Magnus Huss (a Swede) coined which word
Alcoholism
What was Gary Gnu’s catch phrase?
No Gnus is Good Gnus
What mountain has the figures of three mounted confederate heroes of the American Civil War?
Stone Mountain
Linda Hunt won an Oscar Year of Living Dangerously what 1st
First Oscar playing opposite sex
Who Played Jack Nicholson’s Wife In The Shining
Shelley Duvall
This U.S. president was fatally shot in 1881.
James Garfield
Name Li’l Abner’s favorite Indian drink.
Kickapoo joy juice
What bird has two toes
Ostrich
Which All-Male Group Spent More Weeks On The UK Charts In The 1980s Than Any Other Group?
Madness
Gregory Peck played Lt Joe Clements in what 1950s film
Pork Chop Hill
Kim Smith Is The Real Name Of Wjich Singer
Kim Wilde
Which phrase with a French flavour was the titleof Paul Young’s debut album?
No Parlez
Which French Explorer Of West Africa Convinced Many African Leaders To Cede Power To France
Pierre Ne Brazza
What was jean harris found guilty of
Second degree murder 2nd degree murder
What is Britain’s largest wild mammel
Grey seal
Which country consumes the most chicken per capita
Saudi Arabia
How did the crew of Red Dwarf get brought back to life?
By Nanobots
What is a group of herring
Army
Elvis Presley Adolf Hitler Errol Flynn all had what kinky habit
Peeping Toms
What titan had snakes for hair
Medusa
Who Had An 80’s Hit With The Song ‘Is There Something I Should Know’
Duran Duran
What Canadian city has the most bars per capita
Halifax Nova Scotia
Which Alabama city was the first capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Montgomery
Which elephant cant be domesticated the african or indian
African
Sapporo is brewed in this country.
Japan
Mottephobia is the fear of what?
Moths
Because metal was scarce, the oscars given out during WW II were made out of what
Wood
A flag flown upside-down is a signal of a(n) _________
Emergency
Who is Pat Andrejewski better known as?
Pat Benatar
Egyptian embalmers replaced the bodies eyes with what
Onions
What chicken part is the snack of choice for Chinese movie goers
Feet
What type of scientific equipment was named after the german Bunsen
Burner
With what sport is gabriela sabatini associated
Tennis
Which Country Consumes More Coca-Cola Per Head Than Any Other?
Iceland
Which breed of dog was developed from the Bullenbaiser
Boxer
What Star Sign Would You Be If Your Birthday Fell On Christmas Day
Capricorn
The Stasi were an intelligence organisation in what country
East Germany
Who Was The Very First Actor To Win 2 Consecutive Best Actor Oscars
Spencer Tracy
What was Alaska called before 1867?
Russian America
What French word literally means little skip
Cabriolet
What type of creature is an Orb Weaver
Spider
Who wrote Private Lives - 1930 - Blyth Spirit 1941 (both names)
Noel Coward
All commercially bred turkeys are what
Artificially Inseminated – males oversized
Who Was The Merchant In Shakespear’s (The Merchant Of Venice)
Antonio
Three fourths of household _____ is used to flush the toilet & take baths & showers
Water
Who performed the world’s worst circumcision
Lorena bobbit
Large amphibious broad tailed rodent
Beaver
Topo in Italian Fare in Turkish what in English
Mouse
A story by Edgar Allan Poe___Fall of the..
House of usher
In cockney rhyming slang what are ‘Mince Pies’’
Your Eyes
Who said “I have no problems with drugs - only policemen”
Keith Richard
The human body has over 600 what to account for 40% of the body’s weight
Muscles
Who Had A 1994 Hit With “Them Girls, Them Girls”
Zig & Zag
Diane Belmont became famous as who
Lucille Ball
Which was the first U.S. city to stage the summer Olympics
St louis
Where do bathers traditionally go for a swim in Hyde Park on Christmas Day
The Serpentine
What animal has the same name as a high church official
Cardinal
Acmegenesis is a fancy name for what
Orgasm
What well known Russian author was also a doctor
Anton Chekov
What is a group of larks called
Exaltation
What word is used for a female sheep?
Ewe
In Bonanza what was Hoss Cartwright’s characters first name
Eric
How Many Girls Were There In Steps
3 , Lisa, Claire, Faye
According To The Title Of Their 1979 Hit, Where Did The Leyton Buzzards Spend Saturday Night
Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees
When was the date of the Christian festival Easter fixed by the Council of Nicaea?
325 AD
What is the correct name for the honey bear or potto
Kinkajou
Yogi Bear’s sidekick was?
Boo boo
Into what sea does the elbe river flow
North
Lee Which U.S. state is known as the “Volunteer State”
Tennessee
By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line
Put male female washing together
What comedy team’s films included ‘hollywood or bust’ and ‘living it up’
Dean martin and jerry lewis
Which european country will lose its independence if there is no heir to the throne
Monaco
Mark David Chapman was famous for what in 1980?
Shooting John Lennon
Which `Rocky Horror Picture Show’ actor played Mocata in the 1967 film ‘The Devil Rides Out’
Charles Gray
Which camera company produces the popular ‘Trip’
Olympus
Harvey Lee Yeary II became famous under what name
Lee Majors
Of the ten strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the world, three have occurred in ____________
Alaska
What is wynonna judd’s real name
Christina clair ciminella
Somniphobia is a fear of ______
Sleep
What is the default extension given to paintbrush files
It’s .bmp
A Quidnunc is a what - from the Latin Quidnunc what now
Gossip - used to be all politicians
Which girls name comes from German meaning battle
Hilda
A large box for valuables
Coffer
Why do Christians fast during the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter
To replicate the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness
What kind of pants were first worn during the California gold rush
Denim jeans
Who founded ‘live aid’ and ‘band aid’
Bob geldof
From which plant is the poison ricin obtained?
The Castor Oil Plant
How was the universe said to have been created
Big bang
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Lyra ?
Lyre
With what song did Status Quo opened the Band Aid concert
Rocking all over the World
Who ate chicken little
Foxy loxy
Garnet is the birthstone of January - what does it symbolise
Truth - consistency
In which country are the Philips company based
Holland
Maxillary palps, abdomen, and metathorax are parts of a(n) ________.
Insect
Who Asked “Am I The Same Girl” In 1992
Swing Out Sister
Name the Hindu god with the head of an elephant.
Ganesh ganesha ganapati ganesa
What is normal body temperature for an adult human
97.8 F or 36.5C
In 1954 Roger Bannister achieved the worlds 1st Sub 4 min mile in what English County did this take place
Oxforshire
What tv series was based on the series of books by laura ingalls wilder
Little house on the prairie
In Maine it is illegal to bite your own what
Landlord
Which German chemist, along with Fritz Strassmann, is credited with the discovery of Nuclear Fission?
Otto Hahn
How many men have walked on the moon
12
From what were Jack-o-Lanterns first made in U.K.
Turnips
What was the top film of 1990
Home Alone
Which cartoon character’s vital statistics were 19-19-19 -in inches
Olive oyl
In WW1 what warning device was on the top of Eiffel Tower
Parrots
What is installed in the world’s deepest mine in carletonville
Refrigeration
In the Bible who climbed Mount Nebo
Moses to see promised land
The average human body contains enough iron to make how many 3” nails
1
Spanish: How do yoU.S.ay “sixteen”
Diez y seis
Which exercises are designed to increase O2 consumption & speed circulation
Aerobics
Where is your zygomatic bone
Cheek
Run away to marry secretly
Elope
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
Name the capital city of Utah.
Salt Lake City
Who fought at the battles of Bastia, Calvi and Toulon
Horatio Nelson
What is often referred to as “the oldest profession”?
Prostitution
What Is The Name Given To A Sailors Work Song
A Sea Shanty
What is the SI Unit for pressure?
Pascal
Who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Melvin and Howard
Mary
Kigali is the capital of ______
Rwanda
What kind of birds would you find in a gaggle
Geese
What is the basic unit of currency for Burkina Faso ?
Franc
The French call it La Mort aux Trousses what Hitchcock film is it
North by Northwest
What common 4 legged animals never walk or trot
Rabbits
Where is David Livingstone Buried (Two Places / countries)
Westminster Abby / Tanzania
What does the prefix ‘pseudo’ mean
Pretend
Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Eli and Isaiah were all what in The Bible
Prophets
The Venetian island of Murano is particularly associated with the manufacture of which product
Glass
In 1902 this volcano erupted, killing 30,000
Pelee
Who Would You Associate With Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
Holland hosted the Olympics in which year
1928
What company created the gif image file format
CompuServe
What is the binot simon scale used to measure
Intelligence
50 years ago Texas giving advice on what was prison sentence
Birth Control
The Murryfield Racers play which sport
Ice Hockey
In Which City Is The Oldest Metro System In The World
London
Who sang the song “Californication”?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
In common: detroit, phibes, demento, faustus?
Doctors
Which Roman God was the equivalent of the Greek God Dionysus?
Bacchus
Where Were typically Tropical Going To In 1975
Barbados
Who was castrated in the time of richard the lionheart
Poachers
Who Was Sportswoman Of The Year In 1971
Princess Anne
What gemstone has a name literally meaning not intoxicated
Amethyst
Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it
Decca
Patterson what do you call a person that stuffs dead animals
Taxidermist
In what country was the worlds first wildlife sanctuary set up
Sri Lanka 3rd cent BC
Shinguards were introduced into football in which year
1839
What name is given to sweet chestnuts preserved in syrup
Marrons glace
Which Boys Name Is Also The Name Of The Object Ball In Bowls?
Jack
The shrew is known to eat up to its own weight about every three hours. Deprived of nutrition for a day, it may __________
Starve to death
Who used to do naked cartwheels to amuse the English settlers
Pocahontas
Name the first British show to air on US autumn prime time
The Avengers
A __________ keeps purring, no matter if it is inhaling or exhaling, a baffling accomplishment.
Cat
What is the Capital of: Czech Republic
Prague
Which West Bengal town is the centre of production of the tea called ‘The Champagne of Teas’ because of its grape aroma
Darjeeling
Who was the second man to step onto the Moon in 1969
Buzz aldrin
In what country is the source of the blue nile
Ethiopia
Pax was the Roman god of peace who’s the Greek equivalent
Irene
In 1968, who invited you to Dance To The Music
Sly and the Family Stones
Which Mediterranean island is named after a metal
Cyprus
In addition to writing novels, Jonathan Swift also wrote social and philosophical commentary. In one satirical piece, “A Modest Proposal,” what did he suggest should be made out of the skin of children?
Gloves
What deranged movie murderer has been dubbed a “jaws on land”
Jason
Pieces of vegetable coated in seasoned flour and deep fried
Pakora
He designed the first feasible automobile with an internal combustion engine.
Karl Freidrich Benz
Quercus is the Latin name of what Tree
Oak
In ‘Back To The Future’, where did Doc Brown get the plutonium to power the time-travelling DeLorean?
Lybian terrorists
Where could you spend a Sol
Peru
Mark King Was The Lead Singer With Which UK Pop Outfit “Level 42” Or “Big Country”
Level 42
An adult walrus typically eats about 3,000 __________ per day.
Clams
Name a country which has the same name as a bird.
Turkey
When Jonathan Edwards smashed the world triple-jump in 1995, by how much did he increase it
0.31 metres
Who Sang In A Pop Duo Alongside Mel Appleby
Kim Appleby
In which city is the worlds longest skating rink - rideau canal
Ottawa Canada
A mother __________ often gives birth while standing, so the newborn’s first experience outside the womb is a 1.8_meter (6_foot) drop. Ouch!
Giraffe
Table Tennis competitions only two coloured balls allowed what
White and Yellow
Who wrote Last Tango in Brooklyn his third novel
Kirk Douglas
Vincent Furnier is better known as who
Alice Cooper
To which tree family does the osier belong
Willow
“What brought Frosty the Snowman to life? (““Pixie Dust, A Kiss,Magic Snow,An Old Silk Hat”” “
An Old Silk Hat
Artistic movement shared name with French for hobby horse
Dada thus Dadaism
What Did Hot Chocolate Say It Sterted With In The 1970’s
A Kiss
Who dropped out of Harvard in 1975
Bill Gates
Art, science, & industry of managing the growth of plants & animals for human use
Agriculture
Which country was represented by the athlete Don Quarrie?
Jamaica
What actress said “I acted vulgar - Madonna is vulgar”
Marlene Dietrich
What Was The Name Of The Dog In Fraggle Rock
Sprocket
Who breathes through spiracles
Insects
Which eponymous, or title female, cartoon character was created by Max Fleischer
Betty boop
What are the colours of the five olympic rings?
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black
What city is associated with Alcatraz?
San Francisco
Who owned the dog called Peritus
Alexander the Great
What is the fear of dolls known as
Pediophobia
Which is the highest mountain outside Asia
Aconcagua
Hormone used in treating inflammation and allergy
Cortisone
What is the worlds most polluted major city
Mexico City
What was the capital of east germany
East berlin
Who invented crop insurance?
Benjamin Franklin
A pudding of stewed fruit under bread
Charlotte
With what day does a month start if it has a friday 13th
Sunday
Name 3 Of The Four Members Of The Classic REM Lineup
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mick Mills, Michael Stipe
Proverb: the early bird __________
Catches the worm
What three letter word means the same as “to ingest”
Eat
In Korean, what does seoul mean
The capital
Which Declaration Brought The Beastie Boys Into The Charts In 1987
You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party
The Underworld in Greek mythology
Hades
Who was the first winner of the British version of the TV reality show ‘Big Brother’?
Craig Phillips
Who was football manager at Southampton, Rangers and Liverpool in the 1980’s & 1990’s?
Graeme Souness
Other than Alain Prost, which driver won three Formula One World Championships in the 80’s?
Nelson Piquet
What Was Dire straits 1982 Album Called
Love Over Gold
What kind of animal was the now extinct Dodo
Bird
The character Lieutenant Pinkerton appears in what work
Madam Butterfly
What term is applied to animals or plants that are not nocturnal
Diurnal
Who said ‘public service is my motto’
Al capone
Which group of Australian origin had a top twenty hit in 1965 with The Carnival is Over
The seekers
What Colour Is The Australian Swan?
Black
The largest internal organ of the human body is
Liver
What is measured in fathoms
Depth of water
What muscles provide about 200 pounds of force
Jaw muscles
What is the basic unit of currency for Belarus ?
Rubel
80% of Americans say they believe in what
Miracles
What gift is associated with the 40th Wedding Anniversary?
Rubies
From what country did the U.S. buy the Virgin Islands?
Denmark
What is the basic unit of currency for Uruguay ?
Peso
The Fagus is the Latin name of what type of tree
Beech
What does a heliologist study?
The sun
What colour is the the Northern Line on the London underground?
Black
In Texas its illegal to shoot a buffalo from where
Hotel second story
Isms: a painful stiffness of the muscles and joints
Rheumatism
___________________ has the largest rural population in the United States.
Pennsylvania
What links Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabria, Galicia
Regions of Spain
What is the name of Jonny Quest’s Dog
Bandit
Which Country Has Had The Most Wins At The Angling World Championships
France
Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head of a ______?
Pez dispenser
Who was the first dog in space ?
Laika
Nipper is the RCA dog in the US what’s he known as in the UK
HMV dog
What is the significance of the moth found in the Harvard Mark I computer
First computer “bug”
A large French country house
Chateau
A Russian abstract movement originated by Malevich c. 1913. It was characterized by flat geometric shapes on plain backgrounds and emphasized the spiritual qualities of pure form.
Suprematism
All living things contain what
Water
What is the common name for the Aurora Borealis
Northern lights
What do runners pass to each other in a relay race?
Baton
Which planet did John Couch Adams and Urbain Leverrier work out the existence and position of before it could actually be seen
Neptune
What was the worlds first patented synthetic food in 1869
Margarine
In what Australian state would you find Fremantle
Western australia
Formerly known as East Pakistan what is this country now called
Bangladesh
Live Aid was to benefit which starving country?
Ethopia
Jr how many tunes blared from the 1948 wurlitzer model 1100 jukebox
24
This chess term means “in passing”
En passant
What Song Was Christmas Number One In The UK In Both 1975 And 1991?
Bohemian Rhapsody By Queen
Which of Paul Simon’s musical characters was told to hop on the bus?
Gus
What martial arts name means gentle way
Judo
Which Group Sat Down In The Top Ten Twice
James
Arnold Cream was a famous (early) boxer - who
Jersey Jo Walcott
Who was voted BBC’s Golden Sports Personality for the last 50 Years in 2003?
Steve Redgrave
What Shakespearean king was actually king of Scotland for 17 years?
Macbeth
J D Sallenger wrote Catcher in the Rye what’s the J D stand for
Jerome David
Which tough guy actor was once a drop hammer operator
Robert Mitchum
What is the flower that stands for: death preferrable to loss of innocence
White rose
What part of an eatery do some restaurant owners call “the cancer ward”
The smoking section smoking section
In Australian Rules Football How Many Players May A Team Have On The Field At One Time
18
In boy meets world,what is the crazy older brother’s name?
Eric
What element is lacking in a diet causes goitre
Iodine
What is the capital of Mauritius ?
Port Louis
Charles Henry Stuard Gmelin was the first UK what 6 Apr 1896
Olympic competitor 4th 3rd heat 100 m
In motor racing, what is yellow
Danger flag
The French call it Sabayon, what do the Italians call it?
Zabaglione
Nylon was invented in 1934 what product first used it
Toothbrush
Which Significant Beverage Did Dr John Pemberton Of Atlanta Georgia Invent In 1886
Coca Cola
In Professional World Cup Rugby How Many Minutes Does The Game Actually Last
80 Mins
Which Country Did The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest Winner “Dana International” Represent
Israel
What is the common name for a “canis lupus”
Timber wolf
How Did UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjoeld Die In September 1961
In An Air Crash
Engine that employs gas flow as the working medium by what heat energy is transformed into mechanical energy
Gas turbine
Approximately what percentage of the earth do the oceans cover
71%
In which European country is the world’s deepest known cave
France
The Composer Mozart Wrote The Music To Which Popular Tune?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
A is Alpha is the international alphabet but A used to be what
Able
What is the Capital of: Sierra Leone
Freetown
