Trivia Database_16 Flashcards
Which US superstar has had over 70 chart albums in his career?
Frank Sinatra
Wings of Desire a foreign film remade as what with Nicolas Cage
City of Angels
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Ursa Major ?
Great Bear
The spiral galaxy nearest ours is the ________.
Andromeda
Who sings and plays the theme song for the TV show ‘Frasier’?
Kelsey Grammer
What is the name of the evil spirit in Polterguise?
Kane
Fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
Delta
Justin Hayward-Young, great grandson of English painter and postcard artist Walter Hayward-Young, is the lead singer of which band?
The Vaccines
What is the Capital of: Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
Of what are quemoy and matsu part
Taiwan
What popular party drink gets its name from Sanskrit meaning 5
Punch - originally 5 ingredients
From Which Country Does The Drink Tequila Originate?
Mexico
The underwater mating song of the __________ is so loud that sometimes it can be heard by humans on the shore.
Toadfish
What’s Princess Aurora’s better-known name
Sleeping beauty
In which country is the machu picchu
Peru
Give The Title Of The 1973 Mott The Hoople Single Featuring A Tennessee City
All The Way From Memphis
Who played Matt Helm in the movies?
Dean Martin
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
The number unemployed consists of all those people in a country who are willing and able to work but are unable to ___ ?
Find jobs
What liqueur is prepared from cumin and caraway seeds
Kummel
What is the actual vat in Romania
19%
In Star Trek Generation who was the chief of security killed off
Tasha Yar
What is the basic unit of currency for Vatican City ?
Lira
A plant allied to the thistle with a partly edible flower
Artichoke
What is the Capital of: Tunisia
Tunis
Firm Music: What was the first album Roger Waters released after leaving Pink Floyd
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
In which game are there hashmarks on each five-yard line
Football
The puma, cougar, lynx & other wildcats are all
Catamounts
In WW2 what was unique about the US 222 Infantry battalion
All Japanese or Hawaiian immigrants
What sport does “FISA” govern
Auto racing
Where did Jim Morrison die
Bath - in Paris hotel
Who was john merrick
Elephant man
When a U.S. army bomber crashed into the New York’s Empire State Building, how many people did it kill
Fourteen
Which tree do Druids regard sacred ?
Oak
What does a heliologist study
The sun
Nephologists study what
Clouds - Meteorology
What year did Chernobyl explode
1986
Which breed of dog gets its name from the French for earth
Terrier
In Computing of what is the term ‘bit’’ an abbreviation?
Binary Digit
Which Victorian explorer and translator was best known for his translations of the “Kama Sutra” and “Arabian Nights”
Richard burton
Who Wrote The 1972 Mott The Hoople Hit All The Young Dudes?
David Bowie
In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first to cross the English channel using which method of transport?
Balloon
Fidelity Bravery Integrity is which organisations motto
FBI
How many pairs of ribs are there in a male skeleton
12
Who Had A Number One Hit In 1962 With The Song Telstar?
The Tornados
Who Had A Surprise Hit With “Atmosphere” In 1984
Russ Abbot
In Kiplings How the Leopard got its Spots name the Leopard
Best Beloved
Which novel, when broadcast in America, was believed by many people to be a real news report, and it caused widespread panic
The war of the worlds
When does a full moon rise?
Sunset
Which book is subtitled “the Mistakes of a Night”
She stoops to conquer
Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2
Douglas Bader
What U.S. senator gives out the golden fleece awards
William proxmire
Which U.S. state receives the most rainfall
Hawaii
What is the capital of Guatemala?
Guatemala
As what is a giraffe also known
Camelopard
Steven Georgi is now Yussef Islam what other name had he
Cat Stevens
After his death what bit Walter Raleigh did his wife carry around
His Head
How tall was the world’s shortest man
670 mm
Goodfellow’s Lumholtz’s and Bennett’s type of what animal
Tree Kangaroo
Which is the world’s second largest monolith
Ayers rock
In food labelling what does GM mean
Genetically Modified
Acadia was the original name of which Canadian province
Nova scotia
I see your schwartz is almost as big as mine.
Spaceballs
The “Old City” of this holy location is divided into four quarters — a Christian quarter, a Muslim Quarter, a Jewish Quarter, and an Armenian Quarter.
Jerusalem
Where did abraham lincoln gave his historic speech
Gettysburg, pennsylvania
What is the flower that stands for: evanescent pleasure
Poppy
Countries of the world: east-central Europe, the capital is Kiev
Ukraine
Ncaa: what team won the men’s basketball championship game in 1976
Indiana
What was the name of Hannibal’s father
Hamilcar barca
What trio were originally called The Rattlesnakes
The Bee Gees
Who is known as the “Father of History” ?
Herodotus
In which decade was cricket’s first World Cup Final played?
1970’s
The cardinal is the state bird of 5, 7 or 9 u.s states
Seven
Who led 900 followers in a mass suicide in 1979?
Jim Jones
What religious movement was founded by william booth
Salvation army
What is more effective than caffeine for waking up in the morning
Apples
Which Song Was A Hit For Both Cliff Richard And Elvis Presley
The Twelth Of Never
In Which Sport Would You Encounter a Bed Post, A Six Pack, A Blow And A Cherry
Ten Pin Bowling
What is a young Irish girl called
Colleen
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from which country
Indonesia
Which (Age) Occured Between The Stone And The Iron Ages?
Bronze Age
Which actor and muscle man, a former ‘Mr. Universe’, gained fame and fortune in Italy, playing mythical heroes such as Hercules
Steve reeves
2% of Americans admit to doing what
Affair with Postman
What mountain overlooks Rio de Janeiro harbour
Sugar Loaf
An old sweet scented rose
Damask
What was rod serling’s last television series
Night gallery
What is a Tam Tam
Orchestral Gong
What colour was the maltese falcon
Black
Joseph Hobson Jagger broke it in 1886 broke what
Bank at Monte Carlo
A short legged hunting dog
Basset
The Albert Canal links Liege with which city
Antwerp
What Name Is Given To A Plant That Grows From Seed & flowers And Dies Within A Year
An Annual
Who is Joley Richardson’s famous mother?
Vanessa Redgrave
Who signed the ‘thanksgiving proclamation’?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Scandinavian alcoholic spirit is made from potatoes
Aquavit
Small graceful antelope
Gazelle
The Rise Of Cuban Music In The Late 90’s Was Represented By Which Album
Buena Vista Social Club
In what sort of landscape would you find an erg
Desert
What is the name of the telescope that was placed in orbit in the eighties?
Hubble
Is South America or Australia closer to the Antarctic
South america
As what is a moose also known?
Algonquin
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da vinci
What city stands on the river Torens
Adelaide - Australia
What was the Beatles’ first single in 1962?
Love Me Do
Billy Joels “Uptown Girl” Video Featured Which Super Model
Christie Brinkley
What Was The Name Of Phil Collins First ever Solo Album
Face Value
Which Wild Animal Has The Proper Name Of Acinonyx Jubatus
Cheetah
What is the first book of the Bible
Genesis
The Allman Bros Song Entitled “Jessica” Is The Theme Tune To Which Long Running Tv Show
Top Gear
What name is given to the hypothetical super-continent which consisted of all the present continents before they split up
Pangaea
What name is given to the unripe, ground or whole berries of Piper nigrum?
Black Pepper
Musical terms - what does De Capo mean on a score
From the beginning
Which former dictator was executed by firing squad on Christmas Day 1999
Nicolae Ceausescu, (Romania)
From which Shakespeare play is this line taken: Double, double
Macbeth
The “canebrake”, “timber” & “pygmy” are types of what
Rattlesnakes
What is the nickname for Mobile, Alabama
Gulf city
What is a resident of Manchester called?
Mancunian
Lee Marvin won his only Best Actor Oscar for the dual role of Kid Sheleen and Tim Strawn in which film
Cat ballou
Which Woman Lived With Natives In West Africa & Became The First European To Visit Parts Of Gabon In 1894
Mary Kingsley
Who directed the Halloween series of films
John Carpenter
What is the middle name of author H.G. Wells
George
How many ‘southpark’ episodes have there been that kenny didn’t get killed
One
Which British director founded the Theatre Workshop in Manchester in 1945
Joan littlewood
Who Was On Paul Evans Telephone Answering Machine In 1978
Joanie
Percent in which county are all ten of england’s highest peaks
Cumbria
Which British Driver Was Formula One World Champion In 1996
Damon Hill
The locals call it Shqiperia what do we call this country
Albania
Which Female Tennis Star Was Handed A Two Year Ban After Testing Positive For Cocaine At Wimbledon In 2007?
Martina Hingis
Who did anthony eden succeed as british prime minister in 1955
Winston
Gaye on which show were we introduced to ernestine the operator
Laugh in
Popular in the Netherlands, what type of food is a frikandel?
A Sausage
Spermophobia is the fear of
Germs
What is the name for the deepest part of the ocean ?
Abyss
How much were betty grable’s legs insured for
One million dollars
What was the full name of the cat
Thomas hewitt edward cat
Who Is Kenneth Brannagh Married To
Emma Thompson
What links Bass, Messina, Hormuz and Torres
Straits of water
What is a person with a strong desire to steal
Kleptomaniac
What Was Barbara Disksons Only Top 10 Hit, Reaching No 9 In 1976
Answer Me
What is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
Hinny
Where would you find your Glabella
Space between your eyes
Who sang the theme song in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only
Shena Easton
What Was The Name Of Elvis Presley’s Manager?
Colonel Tom Parker
Which planet in the solar system was discovered in 1846
Neptune
Who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock film ‘To Catch a Thief
Cary grant
In France what is Framboise
Raspberry
For which illness did Lois Pasteur develop a cure
Rabies
The Song Mr ________ Man Was A Hit For The Birds
Tambourine
Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back by a stranger during a poker game. The hand he was holding aces & eights is known to poker players as what
Dead man’s hand
What does Sweden call itself on its stamps
Sverige
Some animals spend the winter in a sleep-like state known as _________.
Hibernation
When a a positive & negative plate are placed together in an electrical circuit which stores a charge in the form of an electric field it is called a _________
Capacitor
Cocktails: whiskey, angostura bitters, and sugar make an
Old fashion
Which Jump Event Did Carl Lewis Specialize In As Well As The Sprint?
Long Jump
What does “Ursa Major” mean in everyday English?
Great bear
Who said “Too much of a good thing is wonderful”
Mae West
The legendary creature “sasquatch” was also known as_________
Bigfoot
What is the young of this animal called: Fox
Cub pup
What was the first recorded message?
Mary had a little lamb
Who is robert van winkle
Vanilla ice
