Trivia Database_30 Flashcards
What is the basic unit of currency for Malta ?
Lira
William Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature in which year
1983
Magnum PI wore a baseball cap supporting what team
Detroit Tigers
President Kennedy was shot in Dallas in what type of car
Lincoln
What 1958 Eddie Cochran song became his biggest US hit and a rock classic?
Summertime Blues
What is a Blue Moon?
2nd full moon in 1 month
What English meadow saw the signing of the Magna Carta
Runnymede
Who Told Stories About Brer Rabbit & Brer Fox
Uncle Remus
Kolpeuryntomania is what sexual activity
Stretching the vagina
AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what
The Deaf
Dagon is the mesopotamian god of ______
Vegetation
Second city: Brisbane (state)
Rockhampton
Who wrote The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts, first published in 1896
Hilaire belloc
What u.s president was castigated for picking up his pet beagles by the ears
Lyndon johnson
Which James Bond Film Duran Duran Provide The Theme Music For
A View To A Kill
Who cut off Samson’s Hair (King James Edition)
An Unnamed Man
Who Was The First Female Presenter Of The Old Grey Whiste Test
Annie Nightingale
What Type Of Oranges Are Traditionally Used To Make Marmalade
Seville Oranges
Police in Winchester - got call - Man being held by wife - how
Hidden artificial leg
Who was the first voice of Mickey Mouse?
Walt Disney
What is the most powerful whip in ‘Castlevania 2’?
Flame Whip
Men women compete 3 Olympic sports Equestrian Shooting ?
Yachting
A __________ can remember a specific tone far better than can a human.
Dolphin
By which name are English Truffles known?
Pignuts
Iophobia is the fear of
Poison
How many weeks until Christmas Day if it is the 25th September?
13 weeks
In 1992 Kevin Keegan became manager of which football club?
Newcastle United
Which Track Became Elvis Presley’s Final UK No.1 In The Weeks After His Death
Way Down
Which Artist Has Had More Hits Dead Than Alive?
2Pac Shakur
What kind of creature is a funnel web
Spider
What Was The Name Of Prince’s Band In The 80’s
The Revolution
In British Columbia is illegal to kill what
Sasquatch
In which country is the city of Omdurman
Sudan
In which country would you find the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world?
Venezuela
A Hobbits will requires seven signatures in what
Red Ink
Which computer firm made a model called Amiga
Commodore
The following is a line from which 1970’s film ‘Blessed are the cheese makers’ ?
Life of Brian
What is podobromhidrosis?
Smelly feet
What did Scott find at the North Pole
Nothing - he never went there
What was Oliver Mellors’ daytime job
Gamekeeper
Hellenologophobia is a fear of ______
Greek terms
On the show FRIENDS what was Phoebes twin sisters name?
Eursela
What is a ‘tandoor’
Clay oven
What is the capital of Seychelles ?
Victoria
Who was the New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953, together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary
What’s a computer screen’s display made up of
Pixels
What name was given to the 8th century Muslim invaders of Spain
Moors
The sackbut developed into which modern instrument
Trombone
Where Is The Louvre
Paris, France
Which Pair Had A Leaky Bucket In 1961
Harry Belafonte & Odetta
There is a museum in Philadelphia 211 North 3rd Street to what
Pretzels
Who was Poet Laureate during World War Two
John masefield
Concord Is The Capital Of Which US State?
New Hampshire
Board in what country would you find the world’s largest pyramid
Mexico
The Japanese word ‘karate’ can be translated as
Open hand
Polyhexamethyleneadipamide is better known as what
Nylon
In which European country is the Dalmation coast?
Croatia
What is the Capital of: Uganda
Kampala
What was rembrandt’s surname
Van rijn
In Formula One what is the race course called in Italy?
Monza
What was the name of the hollow hole-covered plastic ball kids used to hit instead of a baseball?
Wiffle ball
Which Country Did The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest Winner “DANA INTERNATIONAL” Come From
Israel
Who was the American master of decorative “art nouveau” glass, especially lamps
Louis comfort tiffany
In the play “The Entertainer” what is the name of the Entertainer
Archie rice
Which city had the world first public bus service
Paris
Where does young Anakin Skywalker come from?
Tatooine
What are the sava, drava and soca
Rivers
Where is Queen Maud Land located
Antarctica
In traditional wedding anniversaries what is given on the twelfth
Silk
Name Cathy’s on again/off again boy friend?
Irving
Whose epitaph reads Lived a philosopher died a Christian
Casanova
What is the only word in English that ends in mt
Dreamt
The Treaty of Paris in 1856 ended which war
The Crimean war
Paul Hewson Is the Real Name Of Which Rock Star?
Bono
What is officially the poorest US state
Mississippi
Where do Rocky and Bullwinkle play football
What’samatta u niversity
In the film “bringing up baby”, the baby is what
A leopard
How did the Greek dramatist Aeschalys die
Eagle dropped tortoise on head
What comes next in the following sequence (Red, Blue, White, Black, Orange)
Black and White (Grey Hounds)
What is the capital of El Salvador ?
San Salvador
In His Joy Division Days Bernard Sumner Used Two Other Surnames Before Settling On Sumner, Name Any
Dicken, Albrecht
Who Are Known To The British Secret Service With The Codenames “Potus & Flotus”
Us President & First Lady
Which Band Wanted to Know What Love Is
Foreigner
What is a period of play in polo
Chukka
On what japanese city was the second atomic bomb dropped during world war ii?
Nagasaki
What is the Capital of: Spain
Madrid
On Friday 23rd Sept 1955 ITV First Began Boadcasting, But What Other Major Media Event Occurred On That Very Same Night!!!!!!!!
Grace Archer Died On Radio
Who composed the classical piece Peter and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev
How Many Million Barrels Of Beer Are Sold Annualy In The UK
36 Million
Originating around 1830 as a social dance, by 1844 it had become a raucous dance performed in French music halls.
Cancan
Excluding man, what is the longest-lived land mammal?
Elephant
What football team was previously known as the frankford yellow jackets
Philadelphia eagles
Whose headstone reads ‘my jesus mercy’
Al capone
What Was Rodgers & Hammerstein’s First Musical
Oklahoma!
What is the fear of hearing a certain word known as
Onomatophobia
Known To Millions As Hank Marvin What Is His Actual Christian Name
Brian
Tissue or organ of the animal body characterized by the ability to contract, usually in response to a stimulus from the nervous system
Muscle
Which Country Has The Highest Population Of Mobile Phone Users?
Finland
The deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy
C
What flavouring is in frangelico liqueur
Hazelnuts
What is the real name of the actor who plays the voice of the spaceship in Flight Of The Navigator?
Paul Reubens
Baby opossums _ upon birth when they move to the mother’s pouch _ are smaller than honeybees. An entire litter can fit in a __________
Teaspoon
Which former Soviet Republic in Central Asia has Alma Ata as its capital
Kazakhstan
Who wrote the book Interview with a Vampire
Ann Rice
Which 1964 Movie Had The Alternative Title ‘How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The Bomb’’
Dr Strangelove
How many days of Sodom were there according to the Marquis de Sade?
120
What animals cannot walk backwards
Emus
The upper part of an entablature, extending beyond the frieze; also, ornamental molding projecting along the top of a building or wall.
Cornice
Capers Are Derived From What
The Pickled Flower Buds Of A Mediterranean Plant
International Airline Registrations N is what country
America
What country was ruled by pol pot, leader of the khmer rouge party
Cambodia
All US Presidents were Federalists Republicans Democrats or what
Whigs 1841 - 45 1850 -53
What is the capital of Kenya
Nairobi
Who was the youngest American President
Theodore Roosevelt
Who is the most-capped scottish footballer
Kenny dalglish
Which screen role has been played by, among others, Elliot Gould and Humphrey Bogart
Philip marlowe
The Louvre in Paris, was originally a what, before it was changed to a museum durung the French Revolution?
Palace
The Dish Of Rice, Flaked Fish And Hard Boiled Eggs Is Known As What
Kedegree
Name the aboriginal detective in the novels of Arthur W Upfield
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who is the supreme head of the Church Of England?
Queen Elizabeth II
The Patella is commonly known as what?
Kneecap
Lack of what vitamin causes pellagra
B3
To which part of the body does the adjective ‘pulmonary’ refer
Lungs
In Greek mythology, as which constellation did zeus place callisto
Ursa
The long term effect of the sun’s radiation on the rotating earth’s varied surface & atmosphere
Climate
What was the name of the bar that the characters from “Three’s Company” frequented?
Regal Beagle
Who is `The Naked Chef’?
Jamie Oliver
Which company developed the Laser Printer
Cannon
Who was Dick Dastardley’s pet
Muttley
What does iron deficiency cause
Anaemia
Who was the first man to fly across the channel
Louis Bleriot
What are the busiest days for hospital emergency departments
Mondays
Who released the following album ‘Whipped cream and other delights ‘
Herb Albert and the Tijuana brass
Highway 9 is the official name of what thoroughfare
Broadway New York
Who said if i had to choose between staying married & Snooker it would be snooker everytime
Ray Reardon
To which family of birds does the fieldfare belong
Thrush
Who is the boss of UNCLE
Mr Waverley
Which battle was fought by Wellington two days before Waterloo
Quatre bras
How Many Sisters Are There In The Group “Sister Sledge”
4
Borborygmus is the medical name for what
Gas noises in gut
How many litres of air is in an adult lung
Five
We have heard of the Renaissance - what’s it literally mean
Rebirth
In which American city can the Liberty Bell be found
Philadelphia
Where was Napoleon born Ajaccio -
Corsican capitol
With the development of which computer language was grace hopper associated
Cobol
Which Tennis Player In 2007 Equalled Bjorn Borg’s Record Of Five Consecutive Men’s Wimbledon Titles?
Roger Federer
Who painted the picture, entitled Mares and Foals in a Landscape, in 1762
George stubbs
In mythology Romulus and Remus were brought up by which animal
Wolf
What product is sold with “just for the taste of it”’
Diet coke
Which famous talk show host made a guest apearence on Laverne & Shirley?
Jay Leno
In which state is the Painted Desert?
Arizona
Every plant in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is edible. Plants in this section of the amusement park include __________, strawberries, tomatoes, and more. Guest are more than welcome to pick their fill.
Bananas
Who was proclaimed empress of India in 1877
Queen victoria
Name the porceilan chair yoU.S.it on at least once a day
Toilet
The amazing Spider Man’ was one of the first comic books to have a story in which one of the supporting characters ____
Dies
In 1995 what was the most common name given to girls in USA
Ashley
Whose teachings are collected in the Hadith
Muhammad
What is the birthstone for august
Peridot
Margie Belcher provided the body movements - which character
Disney Snow White
What common legal item literally means under penalty
Subpoena
