Trivia Database_22 Flashcards
What is the colour of the italian liqeuer galliano
Yellow
Who Had A Hit In 1984 With Dancing In The Streets
Shalamar
Who was the Christian missionary portrayed in Chariots of Fire
Eric Liddle
Who Had A Hit With The Song “Don’t Pay The Ferryman”
Chris De Burgh
What character did george burns play in ‘oh, god’
God
Name The Folk Group That Gerry Rafferty & Billy Connolly Were In
The Humbledums
What is the flower that stands for: recall
Silver-leaved geranium
Prince George of England and his brother, Prince Albert Victor, witnessed this legendary ghost ship in 1881.
The Flying Dutchman
Irrumation is what sexual practice
Fellatio - Blowjob
Israel occupied the West Bank. It belonged to _______.
Jordan
In what Australian state would you find Maryborough
Queensland
On clothing, what does the symbol of a circle inside a square indicate
Can be tumble dried
What type of bullet was named after an arsenal near Calcutta
Dum dum
What does the placement of a donkey’s eyes enable it to see
All four feet at
Who was the original voice of Mickey Mouse
Walt disney
In which Dickens novel does the character Fezziwig appear
Christmas Carol – Scrooges Boss
As fit as a ______
Fiddle
In Chicago its illegal to fish wearing what
Your Pyjamas
A __________ focuses its eye by changing the angle of its head, not by changing the shape of the lens of the eye, as humans do.
Horse
What is the capital of Andorra ?
Andorra la Vella
In mathematics which prefix refers to 10 to the power of minus 9
Atto
Part of the human body can expand 20 times its normal size
Stomach 0.5 litres to 5 litres
What is missing from a navel orange
Seeds
What is a Merkin - There are two possible correct answers
Artificial Vagina – Pubic Wig
What marlon brando film was widely banned
Last tango in paris
What is the mascot of the US naval academy?
Goat
What did david stirling found
Sas
Who is the tallest telletubbie
Tinky Winky
In what precinct did Barney Miller work
12th
He was condemned in Hades to forever push a boulder uphill, only for it to come rolling down before it reached the top.
Sisyphus
What is a wallaby
Kangaroo
U.S. captials New Hampshire
Concord
Who would use or what are Tittums
Bellringers changes
Where Was El Grecho Born
Crete
Who was the 1958 Cha-Cha champion of Hong Kong
Bruce Lee
In what country is the highest point in South America
Argentina
Swine is a Chinese brand name of which food
Chocolate
A movement of the 1960s and 1970s that emphasized the artistic idea over the art object. It attempted to free art from the confines of the gallery and the pedestal.
Conceptual art
Zane Grey the western writer had what initial profession
Dentist
Morello Is Known As Which Variety Of Fruit
Cherry
What Is The Best Selling Album Of All Time Anywhere
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Who died in a porsche spyder
James dean
What country’s entire population was condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition
The Netherlands
Which town in Strathclyde was created a new town in 1955?
Cumbernauld
What is absinthe traditionally flavoured with
Wormwood
What Was Epic Records First Million Selling Single (Sold Around 6 Million)
Careless Whisper
A __________ can fall from a 5_story building without injury.
Rat
What is the study of the earth’s physical divisions termed?
Geography
Where Are The Atlas Mountains
Algeria, North Africa
Dove where is most of the vitamin c in fruits
Skin
Name the sport with Valentino Rossi as a leading competitor?
Motorcycling
In what professional sport did bob hope participate as packy east
Boxing
What Was Jamaican Singer Barry Biggs Highest Entry Making No.3 In 1976
Sideshow
In egyptian mythology, who married two of her brothers
Cleopatra
What Was Anne Frank Famous For?
Writing A Diary About Her Hide From The Germans In WW2
Who owned the newspaper in Lou Grant - Nancy Marchand
Mrs Pyncheron
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
The small tree Camellia Sinensis provides us with which digestible product
Tea
The W H O recons there are 100 million what each day
Sex acts
Who said “If a lie is told in the Whitehouse Nixon gets a royalty”
Richard Nixon
What is the capital of Idaho?
Boise
Who sang No More Heroes?
The Stranglers
Which British Guitarist Fronted The Mahavishnu Orchestra
John McLaughlin
What entertainment product did Nintendo make before entering the video game business?
Playing cards
February 18, 1930 marks the first flight by a __________ in an airplane.
Cow
Which book by Peter Wright did Margaret Thatcher try to supress
Spycatcher
What is the chemical symbol for curium?
Cm
During which month is the longest day in the Southern hemisphere?
December
Name only sports team to play professionally seven continents
Harlem Globetrotters
What is the Capital of: Lithuania
Vilnius
In which sport or game is the term “rook” used?
Chess
What is the basic ingredient of the Indonesian dish Nasi Goreng?
Rice
What is the longest river in Australia?
Darling
What does a Zamboni do
Machine cleans ice hockey games
What percentage of the Earth’s crust is salty
92
Which American Blues singer originally recorded “Got my Mojo Working”
Muddy waters
In Bavaria what is defined as a staple food
Beer
As what is Beethoven’s piano sonata in C-sharp minor more commonly known
The moonlight sonata
What Is The Ginger Like Root Crop Associated With Thai Cooking
Galangal
How many children did Adam & Eve have
Three
On what sea is the Crimea?
Black Sea
The three buildings of the Acropolis are the Propylaea, the Erectheum, and the _________.
Parthenon
What does M.A.S.K. stand for?
Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand
Animals and plants which produce light are said to be:
Bioluminescent
Of what is petrology the study
Rocks
In France what animal is specially trained to sniff out truffles
Pig
On what do honeybees have a type of hair?
Eyes
Which acid is found in yoghurt
Lactic
What did marconi transmit across the atlantic
Radio signals
How Many Of The Original 5 Members Of The Spice Girls Have Not Had A True Solo No.1 Single? (Disregard Any Duets Or Collaborations)
Mel B, Victoria (2)
What Is The Capital Of Ethiopia Called
Addis Ababa
Collective nouns - A Troubling of what
Goldfish
What is the name given to the dish of prunes wrapped in bacon
Devils on horseback
In 1955 Tim Berners Lee Invented something fantasic What was It
World Wide Web
Giovannie in the opera ‘don giovanni’, who was leporello
Servant
What is the capital of Niger ?
Niamey
For what principal purpose are UHF radio waves used
Transmission of television signals
USSR saying No ugly women in world just shortage of what
Vodka
What is the fear of mushrooms known as
Mycophobia
What was the full name of the butler in soap - later spin off
Benson Dubois
Where would you find an ideo locator
Map - You are here arrow
What year was film introduced to replace glass in making photographic negatives
1891
Which Apollo space mission put the first men on the moon ?
Apollo 11
Which City Was Formerly Called (New Amsterdam)
New York
What is the study of insects
Entomology
According CIA what language is most common in Afghanistan
Persian
Who recorded such songs as ‘toys in the attic’ and ‘angel’, and also did the music for the film ‘armageddon’
Aerosmith
Which Football Team Plays At The Baseball Ground
Derby County
From A Distance Was A Hit In 1990 & 1991 For Whom
Bette Midler
__________ and short_tailed shrews get by on only two hours of sleep a day.
Elephants
What century saw the War of the Roses
The 15th century
Where was Budweiser first brewed
St Louis
Who Recorded The Albums “Non Stop Erotic Cabaret” And The “Art Of Falling Apart”
Soft Cell
What is the fear of glass known as
Nelophobia
In what play do we follow Aaron a Moor beloved of Tamora
Titus Andronicus
In what city is the Smithsonian Institute?
Washington
As what was Taiwan formerly known?
Formosa
This is the Southeast Asian method of dying fabric using wax to create designs?
Batik
Jimmy Young, The Righteous Brothers, Robson & Jerome. Who Comes Next?
Gareth Gates
Label for person whose i.q is 110-120
Superior
Where did George of the Jungle live?
Imgwee Gwee Valley
The wrist, or the wrist bones
Carpus
The three toed sloth only does it every 10 days - what
Defecate - or crap
Van gogh what does oestrogen protect against
Heart attacks
How does paella get its name
From cooking pan
What books original title was Murder in the Calais Coach
Murder on the Orient Express
What is Dennis the Menace’s last name?
Mitchell
What science deals specifically with plant & animal life in the sea
Marine biology
What date is the ‘ides’ of march
Fifteenth
What’s a bee’s home called
Hive
The film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” takes place in which dynasty (- the ‘ )
Ching
Which dancer died in 1927 strangled by scarf on car wheel
Isadora Duncan
What lives in a holt
An Otter
What animals name translate from Arabic as He who walks fast
Giraffe – from Xirapha
__________ can clock an amazing 31 mph at full speed and cover about 3 times their body length per leap.
Kittens
Who was the son of Zeus and Maia - Gods Messenger
Hermes
Who had 60’s hits with ‘Glad All Over’ & ‘Bits & Pieces’
Dave Clark Five
Who started his film career as Anglo Saxton type 2008 in 1930s
David Niven
What does a Coprophobe fear
Crap - Shit - Faeces
What was the maiden name of Wallis Simpson, for whom Edward VIII abdicated in 1936?
Warfield
How many cells die in the human body every minute
300000000
French farmers get help from this barnyard animal to dig out truffles.
Pig
What’s most commonly used password on computer systems
Password
What yummy snack is used in the construction of dynamite
Peanuts
Frank Hornby Found Fame As The Founder Of Hornby Model Railways & Dinky Toys But Which Other Famous Very Toy Brand did He I(nvent And Patent In 1907
Mechano
Autolycus - accomplished invisible thief Greek myth whose son
Hermes
What hath God Wrought was first message sent by Who 1844
S Morse Washington to Baltimore
The film “High Society” was a musical remake of which 1940 film
The philadelphia story
Who did Perseus turn into stone with the Gorgons head
Atlas
Wheels Cha Cha & “March Of The Mods” Were Hits For Which Society Band Leader
Joe Loss
Who starred as Rocky Balboa
Sylvester Stallone
What U.S. city is named after Saint Francis of Assisi
San francisco
What was Michelangelo’s only signed sculpture
The Pieta
Any free-moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere, because of it’s surface ______
Tension
In USA / Britain give finger - What do you show in Thailand
Sole of foot
What Does IPA Stand For
India Pale Ale
What Was The First British Gameshow Adapted For Screening In The USA
The Krypton Factor
Who was known as “the sultan of swat”
Babe ruth
What is the second month of the year
February
Which Mediterranean island is named after the soldiers who were skilled in the use of slings
The balearics
