Trivia Database_2 Flashcards
In Greek mythology, what did the cyclops forge for zeus
Thunderbolts
Collective nouns - A gang of what
Elks
In what sport would you perform an Adolf
Trampolining forward 3.5 twists
Name Tin Tin’s Canine Companion
Snowy
Where does the famous ‘running of the bulls’ take place
Pamplona
What 80’s Pro-Wrestler was turned into a G.I. Joe character?
Sgt. Slaughter
The Amazon river pushes so much water into the _____________ that, more than a hundred miles at sea, off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean and drink it.
Atlantic
Who starred as ‘ouboet’ in the first tv series of ‘orkney snork nie’
Frank
What does a Belly Man do for a living
A Piano Tuner
Middle Ages having what creatures in the house was good luck
Ants
Which type of restaurant popularized the use of conveyor belts?
Sushi Restaurants
Who were the co-leaders of rock pile
Edmunds and lowe edmunds and lowe
Knismolagnia is sexual arousal from what
Tickling
In which film is the line, ‘I could have been a contender’
On the waterfront
What word beginning with M is the unit measurement for the brightness of stars
Magnitude
Michelle and Julia are songs by which group
The beatles
Who killed Macbeth?
Macduff
What is the fear of nudity known as
Nudophobia
Which African country had its capital transferred to Abuja
Nigeria
Does ‘verbatim’ mean ‘in the same words’ or ‘opposite’
In the same words
How do you write 69 in Roman numerals?
LXIX
Beside the long winding river is the translation of which US state
Connecticut
What actor was stung in “the sting”
Robert shaw
In which country was the Rosetta Stone found
Egypt
What is an emasculated stallion called?
Gelding
In which Dickens novel would you find the characters Jonh Jarndyce and Mrs Jellyby
Bleak house
Infantile Paralysis is commonly known as ________.
Polio
What is another name for the prairie wolf?
Coyote
On Which Island Which Is Also A Country Will You Find “Adams Peak”
Sri Lanka
What band did James Brown tour and record with in the 1950’s?
The Famous Flames
Who Was The First Professional Footballer To Be Knighted
Sir Stanley Matthews
Which is the only Shakespeare play with the name of an English town in the title
The merry wives of windsor
In Britain what are Sing Tao and Weng Wei Po
Chinese Newspapers
Colonel Tom Parker Elvis’s manager had what earlier act
Dancing Chickens – on hot plate
What writer lived at hilltop near Hawkshead now museum to her
Beartrix Potter
What Was The Contribution Of Actress Mercedes McCambridge To Linda Blairs Performance In The Excorcist
Provided The Devils Voice
What color is the tip of a Canada lynx’s tail
Black
La Celestina was the first one in Spain the first what
Theatre play
What was the first mickey mouse cartoon
Plane crazy
What modern word comes from the Arab “hashishi” ?
Assassin
Hoffman who wrote about a british agent named george smiley
John le carr
What is the main food of the oyster catcher
Mussels
Bob Fitzsimmons world boxing champion had what middle name
Prometheus
Oil seed rape belongs to which plant family
Mustard
What first occurred at California Disneyland in March 1981
Murder
Area of commerce that encompasses farming or trapping certain furbearing animals, processing their skins for sale to manufacturers of fur garments, & marketing finished garments to retail outlets
Fur industry
What Colour Caps Do The Australian Cricket Team Wear
Green
What is the latin word for ‘a junction of three roads’
Trivia
49% of Americans go out to dinner on what day
Their Birthday
Who Rode Shergar To Victory In The Epsom Derby?
Walter Swinburn
Whose normal heartbeat is 242 per minute
Mr Spock in Star Trek
What Was The Name Of Charles Dickens Last Novel Unfinished At His Death
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
What are The Chiuhauhan Nubian and Alaskan
Deserts
What’s the seventh sign of the Zodiac
Libra
New Zealand’s Rugby team is know as the __________________.
All Blacks
At which sport was Fred Perry crowned world champion in 1929?
Table Tennis
Who is associated with the address 221B Baker Street, London ?
Sherlock Holmes
In Which Scandanavian Country Is Gambling Illegal
Sweden
Which country is the largest producer of cheese
America
Which state is the Evergreen State
Washington
What name is given to animals which eat both plants and meat ?
Omnivore
What is the most redesigned appliance in the world
Telephone Handset
Where was “Can’t Buy Me Love” recorded?
Paris, France
What’s the sky king’s home, near the town of grover, called?
Flying crown ranch
Which Continent Is The Natural Habitat Of The Ostrich
Africa
What craft toy involved cutting plastic figures, coloring them in, and then baking them in the oven?
Shrinky Dinks
Deepest from what language is the word mummy derived
Persian
When was buckingham palace built
1703
Which is the only body cell with no nucleus
Red blood cell
Who Was The First And Original Host Of ITV’s “World Of Sport”
Eamon Andrews
An onomastician studies what
Names
Hey! what was the name of this song released by ‘the romantics’ in february 1980
What i like about you
Which Band Performed The Theme To The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 & 3 Quarters
Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Penis comes from the Latin meaning what
Tail
What is the colour of mourning in Turkey
Violet
What special talent did Molly Ringwald have in The Breakfast Club?
She could apply lipstick with her breasts
Amatripsis is what sexual practice
Female masturbation rubbing labia
Name the Shakespeare character son of the witch Sycorax
Caliban in The Tempest
What is a calm ocean region near the equator called?
Doldrums
Susanne & Joanne Catherall Sang With Which Band
The Human League
Created By German Scientists In 1876, What Was The First Artificial Favouring
Vanilla Essence
What’s the oldest college in the u.s.
Harvard
Where in the UK would you go to celebrate ‘Uphelia’’ shortly after Christmas
Shetland Isles
What is the young of this animal called: Antelope
Calf
The via appia went from rome to ______
Brindisi
Who qualified for pole position in the 1984 brazilian grand prix
Elio de
The distance around the outside of a circle is its ____________.
Circumference
“What Is The Name Of The Toy That Arnold Schwarzenegger Desperately Tries To Get For His Son For Christmas In the Film ““Jingle All The Way””?”
Turbo Man
If you landed at Lindberg airport where are you
San Diego
Which Central American country extends furthest north?
Belize
What replaced English as the official language of Kenya in 1974
Swahili
On what date did America become an independant nation?
July 4th, 1776
What is the flower that stands for: steadfast piety
Wild geranium
On One Day at a Time,what were the two daughter’s names?
Barbara and Julie
What Animal Can Change Its Colour?
A Chameleon
In the nursery rhyme what is Fridays child
Loving and Giving
What key is to the right of T on a keyboard?
Y
What is the main food of walruses
Clams
In A 2007 Poll What Music Video Was Voted The Best Video Of All Time
Peter Gabriel / Sledgehammer
What is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series
The Goblet Of Fire
For What Is Dame Margott Fonteyn Famous
Ballet Dancing
In which Chinese city is the Terracotta Army
Xian
Who played George Costanza on ‘Seinfeld’?
Jason Alexander
Which FootbaIl Bad Boy Was Accused Of Violent Assault Against Tv Presenter Ulrika Jonsson
Stan Collymore
Capitol city - Cathedrale Notra-Dame - statue Marron Inconnu
Port au Prince Haiti
Alphabetically Which Is The Last Of Santa’s Reindeers?
Vixen
The American Triple Crown - Belmont st Kentucky Derby and?
Preakness Stakes
What country is directly north of the continental United States?
Canada
Happy Days was a spin off from what US TV show
Love American Style
Who was called The Man of Destiny
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which thick custard-like food is made when fresh milk is artificially curdled by bacteria
Yoghurt
What is the only bird that can fly backwards
Hummingbird
What is a group of toads
Knot
The Blue Ridge Mountains lie in Virginia and which other state
Georgia
What Do The Initials TT Stand For In Regard With The Isle Of Man Motorcyle Race?
Tourist Trophy
Who said “In my free time I do differential and integral calculus”
Karl Marx
Ouranophobia is a fear of ______
Heaven
As what is sulphur also known
Brimstone
Who was the male lead character in Gershwins musical that featured the song Summertime
Porgy
What does barley become when prepared for brewing
Malt
What minty confection is a boys name - in reverse
Trebor mints - Robert
What is a cpu
Central processing unit
Tony Drago is a snooker professional from which country?
Malta
The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly & human events is called
Astrology
Name the female British climber while killed trying to climb K2 in 1995
Alison hargreaves
The amount of what substance in granite determines its color
Feldspar
Who Had A Hit In 1993 With “She Don’t Let Nobody”
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Who released the No.1 hit single ‘Barbie Girl’ in October 1997
Aqua
With Which Band Is Raul Malo The Lead Singer
The Mavericks
12 is the atomic number of which metal
Magnesium
What does a zoologist study
Animals
What does a linguist study
Languages
What rock makes the cheapest, softest form of sandpaper
Flint
In Greek mythology, for who did the cyclops forge thunderbolts
Zeus
Hans Lippershey made the worlds first practical what
Microscope
Who Is Known As Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Which department uses 65% of all paper bought by US gov
Defence department
What is the flower that stands for: betrayal
Judas tere
What Events Are Involved In A Biathlon
Cross Country Skiing & Shooting
What is the flower that stands for: avarice
Scarlet auricula
____________ possesses more proven oil reserves than any country outside the Middle East.
Venezuela
Who Won An Oscar For His Portrayal Of Broadway Legend George M Cohan In “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
James Cagney
Name the only major Greek God whose Roman counterpart has the same name
Apollo
Ebony & Ivory Was A Hit For Which Famous Duo
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Where can you buy a cup of coffee with cruzeiros
Brazil
Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel
The Pickwick Papers
What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
Madagascar
A pound of armadillo meat contains how many calories
780 calories
A wolf’s odor detecting ability is __________ times greater than man’s.
100
On what sea is the crimea
Black sea
Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water
Donald Campbell
Lee Where were the Toltecs from
Mexico
What note is written in the space above the bottom line of the treble clef?
F
What myth is the rhinocerous thought to have inspired
Unicorn
What Was The First Top 10 Hit For The Temptations Reaching No.3 In 1969
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
From Which Country Did The Dance, The Quadrille, Originate
France
If its 4:00pm in Seattle Washington, what time is it in Portland Oregon
4
Lockjaw is another name for which disease
Tetanus
What two colors is a magpie
Black and white
What is Moscow’s famed opera house
The bolshoi bolshoi
