Trivia Database_18 Flashcards
Itamae have what job in Japan
Chef - In Front of cutting board
Which bird is famous for its ability to walk long distances and for killing snakes by stamping on them with its huge feet?
Secretary Bird
Mr Doberman developed the breed protection at work - what job
Tax Collector
What is the capital of Seychelles
Victoria
Who wrote the book ‘The Shining’ on which the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film was based
Stephen King
Who designed the WW 1 plane Camel and co designed Hurricane
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith
What is bell metal an alloy of
Tin & copper
What did Paul Benier leave in his locked getaway car while he robbed a bank in Swansea, Massachusetts
His car keys car keys the car keys
Where would you find Argine Esther Judith and Pallas
Pack of cards – Queens names
In Which Country Was John Constable Born
Suffolk
White Room’ was a hit off which Eric Clapton album?
Cream
What happens to Wanda in “A Fish Called Wanda”?
Wanda is eaten
Which wedding anniversary is coral
Thirty fifth
To make a car go backwards you have to put it in what gear?
Reverse
Which Football Team Managed To Loose The 1974,1978 World Cup Finals
Holland
What does the electrical abbreviation db stand for
Decibel
What is a french ‘german shepherd’
Alsatian
The state of __________ was once known as the “Earmuff Capital of The World”. Earmuffs were invented there by Chester Greenwood in 1873.
Maine
What is the fear of chinese, chinese culture known as
Sinophobia
What began in 1877 but banned women until 1884
Wimbledon Tennis
The archbishop of krakow, in 1978, came to be known as whom
Pope john paul
Which film director’s films include “Midnight Express” and “Bugsy Malone”
Alan parker
How deep is a fathom
Six feet
Product name from the words Durability Reliability Excellence
Durex condoms
By what name is Allan Stewart Konisburg better known as?
Woody Allan
What is the young of this animal called: Hippo
Calf
Which Country Has The Longest Coastline In Europe
Norway
Which form of light is used to treat skin diseases
Ultraviolet
What is the flower that stands for: counterfeit
Mock orange
What beverage named after the UK Prime Minister of the 1830s
Earl Grey Tea
What creature was the early symbol for christ
Fish
In which country is K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, located?
Pakistan
After The Fire made ‘Der Kommissar’ popular, but which eighties musician performed it originally?
Falco
In which 1975 smash hit film did the male star own a fishing boat called Orca
Jaws
What is Blondie’s maiden name?
Oop
Of what was the first lightbulb filament made
Cotton
What profession had Lemual Gulliver when he was shipwrecked
Ships surgeon
_______________ has 254 counties. Alaska, which is more than twice as large, hasn’t any.
Texas
What pigment affects the colour of the hair & skin
Melanin
What’s pennsylvania’s state tree
Mountain laurel
Who played the mutating fly in the film ‘the fly’
Jeff goldblum
In siberia in 1994, a container full of what was discovered in the 2,000 year old grave of a scythian princess and priestess
Marijuana
Mount Victoria is the highest peak of this island country.
Fiji
“Baker Street” Was A Hit In 1992 Who Sang It
Undercover
Who surpassed George Halas for most career NFL coaching victories in 1993
Don shula
Cherilyn Sarkisian Lapiere Is The Real Name Of Which Singer
Cher
Are most cats right pawed or left pawed
Left
What northern nation’s geyser heated soil allows it to grow bananas
Iceland’s icelands iceland
Who was the eighties group that was named after the inventor of the radio?
Tesla
Brave New World - Aldus Huxley - where name from
Shakespeare’s The Tempest
There are about 40 different __________ in a birds wing.
Muscles
Who wrote “The Corn is Green”
Emlyn williams
In common: nova, comet, galaxy, meteor
Cars named after stellar bodies car
From what Irish words is ‘Dublin’ derived?
Dubh linn
Two villains first appear in Batman Comics 1 - Joker and who
Cat - Later called Catwoman
Mickey Mouse is known as what in Italy?
Topolino
What is the capital of Armenia ?
Yerevan
What is the more common name for the bird also known as the windhover
Kestrel
What is the fear of flying known as
Pteromerhanophobia
What is the name for the study of liquid flow
Hydraulics
Where is the old quarter ‘plaka’
Athens, greece
Fundador is a potent brandy made in what country
Spain
Kevin Keegan & Henry Cooper Both Have A Connection , What Is It
Brut 33
What are the fundamental constituents of tissue building drugs
Anabolic steroids
Who would wear a diadem
Kings headband
On The Drew Carey Show what foreign country did Mimi send Drew to?
China
Where is Selfridges?
Oxford Street, London
Which Englishman Was Famously Beheaded On The 29 th October 1618 ?
Sir Walter Raleigh
The first International floodlight football match took place in what year
1955
Three of the following U.S. Presidents appeared at one time or another on what’s my line which one did not Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush
George bush
In brewing what do the initials OG stand for
Original Gravity
Which German firm produced the World War Two plane the Condor
Fockewulf
The pivot point of a lever is called the _________.
Fulcrum
The Salvation Army was founded in what year
1865
Who, posthumously, was the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Champion in 1970
Jochen rindt
What Type Of Cheese Was Traditionally Made From Buffaloes Milk?
Mozzarella
The normal temperature of a cat is _____ degrees (it’s a decimal)
101.5F
What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Pb
What is the minimum number of integer degrees in an obtuse angle?
91
What is defined as “The fruit of the oak, beech, chestnut, and other forest trees, on which swine feed”
Mast
Logophobia is the fear of
Words
The largest rough diamond is a?
Cullinan
What is recorded with two beams of light
Holograph
In Happy Days what was Potsies full name
Warren Webber
What line of latitude separates the Slave States form the Free States of the USA?
Mason-Dixon Line
Which fruit has the scientific name of malus pumulia?
The Apple
What Do You Call A Birth Where A Baby’s Feet Are Delivered First
Breech Birth
In which American city can you get doctorate in hambugerology
Hamburger College – Chicago
The Young Ones Was A Hit On Both Screen & Vinyl For Which British Legend
Cliff Richard
What is the basic unit of currency for Honduras ?
Lempira
What term originally menat instruction in all branches of knowledge, or a comprehensive education in a specific subject
Encyclopedia
Which Beatles Son Had A Hit With “Too Late For Goodbyes”
John Lennon (Julian)
What is the cube root of 64
Four
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled The Grand Tour
George Jones
Which british club became the first to have an all seater stadium?
Aberdeen
What two words make the word ‘meld’
Melt and weld
What two items make up the dish devils on horseback
Bacon Prunes
What are Arran Pilot Homeguard and Ulster Chieftain
Early types of Potato
With which part of the body is dermatology concerned
Skin
What name was given to the light, clear wine developed in medieval times along the coastal valleys of the Gironde river in the Bordeaux region?
Claret
What is the correct name for brown coal
Lignite
Author of Good as Gold and Closing Time but famed for another
Joseph Heller Catch 22
How Many Successive Wimbledon Titles Did Bjorn Borg Win
5
An adventurous penguin named Tennessee Tuxedo had a sidekick named _______?
Chumley
Which Song From “The White Album” Was Originally Entitled “Maharishi” ?
Sexy Sadie
What is in the Red Data Book
Endangered Species
What is tramp’s nickname for lady in “Lady and the Tramp”
Pidge
The first international cricket match ever, was held between canada and _____
U.S.A.
Literature Scramble: lxrnaadee lzynsshietno (Author of Gulag Archipelago)
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Which sailor dreamed of Toasted Cheese in Treasure Island
Ben Gunn
In 1900, what was the average lifespan in the u.s
Forty seven
Japanese profesional hostess and entertainer
Geisha
Legal Terms: To steal property entrusted to one’s care.
Embezzle
Orange juice and what make an ambassador
Tequila
What system is based on the number 10
Decimal
Who was known as the clown prince of basketball
Meadowlark lemon
What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may use in a round
Fourteen
On the fahrenheit scale, there are 180 degrees between boiling point and ______
Freezing point
U.S. Captials - Illinois
Springfield
What is the fear of politicians known as
Politicophobia
The only us state that celebrates its own independence day
Texas
What is the longest English word that only has one vowel
Strengths
“The Diary of Anne Frank” was first published in English under what title
The diary of a young girl
What was the original name of Duran Duran?
RAF
Liza Minelli played what character in Cabaret
Sally Bowles
In Raton New Mexico its illegal for a woman to ride wearing what
A Kimono
What is the second largest of the United States
Texas
In the English legal system there are three Divisions in the High Court of Justice. One is the Family division. Name the other two
Queen’s bench & chancery
Crabs and other crustaceans can escape danger by simply discarding an injured or trapped __________
Limb
What sort of meat is used in the dish Guard of Honour
Neck of Lamb
Which actor’s real name is Emmanuel Goldenberg
Edward g robinson
How often does a quotidian thing occur
Daily
The geometric shape found on the Bass Pale Ale bottle
Triangle
What was the Grammy album of the year in 1967 (Full name)
Beatles Sergeant Peppers
Who Penned The 1999 Autobiography (Managing My Life)?
Alex Ferguson
Off what coast was ‘prison island’
French guiana
In 1962 Chubby Checker had a hit with a pop song and novelty dance that remains famous today. What was that dance?
The Twist
Who invented the saxophone
Adolphe sax
In which European country is Romansch one of the official languages
Switzerland
Hills and ridges composed of drifting sand are known as _____.
Dunes
A Ten pound note depicts a scene from which Dickens novel
Pickwick papers
In Computing What Does The Word Modem Stand For
Modulate Demodulate
What is the oldest country in Europe
San Marino 301 ad
In which country are ‘fajitas’ a traditional dish
Mexico
Addictive drug prepared from morphine
Heroin
Which Cricketing Bad Boy Is Known As ‘The Cat’
Phil Tuffnel
What is a Winter Banana
A variety of Apple
What is the technical name for the twisting of a stalk as it grows in response to a stimulus from a particular direction
Strophism
What is a group of this animal called: Hare
Down husk
Who was the NBA’s most valuable player in 1976, 1977 and 1980?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Gangster Al Capone, boss of the Chicago underworld, was finally gaoled for 11 years for what crime?
Tax evasion
What war lasted from june 5 to june 11 1967
Six day war
What chemical compound causes pain in muscles after exercise?
Lactic acid
What Was The First Record To Chart For US Supergroup “The Eagles”
One Of These Nights
What are the Aki - Dai-shimizy - Seikan in Japan
Tunnels
3 Singers Have Sung The Opening Line The Christmas Favourite Do They Know Its Christmas (PFE)
Paul Young, Kylie Minogue, Chris Martin
Which independent family company is Britain’s oldest brewer, having been brewing on the site in Faversham since 1698
Shepherd neame
What lake is approximately 394,000 sq km
Caspian sea
What ship did jason sail on
Argo
What’s the capital of Uruguay
Montevideo
