Trivia Database_31 Flashcards
What is the young of this animal called: Horse
Foal yearling colt filly
What is a place where bees are kept called
Apiary
In 1959 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a
Rod
Which science studies animal behaviour in natural habitats ?
Ethology
Which Common Everyday Item Was Introduced To The World By “Ralph Scneider”
The Credit Card
Jefferson how did leonardo da vinci’s alarm clock wake a sleeper
Rubbing the feet
To within 30 feet, how tall is the Eiffel Tower
984
Name The Ship In Which Columbus Discovered America?
Santa Maria (Pinta & Nina Were Sister Ships)
What city has Kogoshima as its airport
Tokyo
What weighs less than a penny
Hummingbird
What is 40 in Roman numerals
XL
Who said of Marilyn Monroe ‘Kissing her is like kissing Hitler
Tony cutis
What US states name means long river in Indian
Connecticut
Which flying pioneer was nicknamed the lone eagle
Charles Lindbergh
If A Sparkling Wine Is Labelled As ‘Brut’ How Will It Taste
Dry
What is the study of the earth’s physical divisions
Geography
What European country administers the island of Martinique
France
In Which County Is The Epsom Derby Raced?
Surrey
What Historical Even Occurred on the 22 January 1901 ?
Death Of Queen Victoria
Carpet, coral and pilot are all types of which animal
Snakes
What county has its map on its flag
Cyprus
George C Scott - what does the C stand for
Campbell
The US Tennis Open takes place at which venue?
Flushing Meadows
The same Louis did not consummate his marriage 7 years - why
Overgrown Foreskin
The Parthenon in Athens is built in which architectural style
Doric
In George Orwell’s Animal Farm what type of animal was Muriel
The Goat
___________ has 150 recognized ecosystems.
Hawaii
System of winds producing fine weather
Anticyclone
Why Is Louise Brown Famous
First Test Tube Baby
What is a group of this animal called: Finches
Charm
What story features Flopsy,Mopsy and Cottontail
Tales of peter rabbit
What did dr bart hughes create
Trepanning
Who invented the wristwatch?
Louis Cartier
Which of Beethoven’s symphonies was the legendary “Incomplete”?
The 9th Symphony
Which television programme did Roy Castle present for 22 years
Record breakers
For how many radio stations was john cage’s ‘imaginary landscaper no 4’ scored
12
What’s the largest island in the arctic ocean, with 195,928 square miles
Baffin
Bugs always finds himself at the wrong end of a gun, usually toted by either Elmer Fudd or who
Yosemite sam
In 1981, who won song of the year with ‘sailing’
Christopher cross
Name the band - songs include “Let’s Stick Together, The Price of Love”?
Bryan Ferry
What Sanskrit word means great king
Maharaja
What sort of bone is broken as wishes are made
A wishbone
Which is the largest province of canada
Quebec
Skeleton is derived from Greek - what is its literal translation
Dried Up
What is the name of the berlin cabaret where lola lola sang
Blue angel
Which teacher did Maggie Smith play in the 1969 film of Muriel Spark’s novel
Miss jean brodie
Collective nouns a Blessing of what animal group
Unicorn
What’s known as the bishop’s stone
Amethyst
Were Cabaret Voltaire Named After A French Fashion Magazine Or An Art Movement
Art Movement
The telephone country code 852 would connect you with _____
Hong kong
In Which City were The Group Pulp Formed
Sheffield
Massachusetts in April the law states that dogs will have what
Rear Legs Tied
At what atoll in the South Pacific did the U.S. do bomb nuclear bomb test in 1946
Bikini atoll bikini
Palindromic word means raise to the ground or a mine passage
Level
What was the first name of the Israeli man who invented a rapid fire weapon in 1953
Uzi
Hamida Djandoubi in 1977 was the last one - what
Person Guillotined in France
What was Auguste Bartholdis most famous work 1886
Statue of Liberty
Which Hugely Popular Tv Show Was The Creation Of Peter Fluck And Roger Law
Spitting Image
What Song Features The Lyric “Then Your Children Will Be Next”
If You Tolerate This
For Which Famous Rock N Roller Did Scotty Moore Play Guitar In The 1950’s
Elvis Presley
What is the all-time best selling paperback book
Baby and child care baby
What lies between mars and jupiter?
The asteroid belt
Orthography is the study of what
Mountains
Who played Louis Armstrong in 1954 film The Glen Miller Story
He played himself
Meteorology is the study of ______
Weather
Solve this: 10*3+2?
32
Religious initiation of Jewish boy at 13
Bar mitzvah
In which modern country is the biblical land of Sheba
Yemen
The black and white episode of Chicago Hope is a tribute to who
Alfred Hitchcock
Flower of the blessed night is the local name of which plant
Poinsettia
What did Iroquois Indians mix with willow bark and call “kinickinick”
Tobacco
Who invented the magnifying glass
Friar roger bacon
Lilapsophobia is the fear of
Tornadoes and hurricanes
A burning oil lamp is the symbol of which organisation
Gideons
What is a draped female figure supporting an entablature
Caryatid
What’s the apparent gap between Saturn’s A & B rings called
Cassini division
Zeusophobia is the fear of ______
Gods
Hitihita is a character in what book and film
Mutiny on the Bounty - Tahiti chief
What sea is directly north of Poland
Baltic sea
Who owns the island of Bermuda?
Britain
The average adult male __________, the world’s largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
Ostrich
How many litres of air is in an adult lung?
Five
In the television series, who owned the High Chapparal ranch
John cannon
What is the capital of Lichtenstein
Vaduz
On which river is Rome located?
Tiber
Whose Election slogan Was (You’ve Never Had It So Good)?
Harold Macmillian, 1959
Muhammad Ali Took On George Foreman In The ‘Rumble In The Jungle’’ In what Country Did This Take Place
Zaire
In Geology What Period followed The Cretaceous
Jurassic
In which state are Gettysburg and the Liberty Bell
Pennsylvania
What sort of celestial body is Uranus
Planet
What is the capital of Andorra
Andorra la vella
Of What Illness Is Petit Mal A Form
Epilepsy
The average Britain consumes 4907 what in their lifetime
Loaves of bread
Point He released the parody “oh you ate one too” in 1988 which included the song “Cabo Wabo”
Van Halen
What is the main vegetable ingredient of moussaka?
Aubergines
What are the worlds four oceans - alphabetically?
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
In which 1956 film did Elvis Presley make his debut
Love me Tender
What is the common name for Larus argentatus
The herring gull
Football Team, minnesota _______
Vikings
From which plant is tequila derived?
Cactus
This marsupial native to Australia feeds on eucalyptus leaves.
Koala
In what year did the Royal Navy’s daily rum ration end?
1970
Any solo performance in a ballet.
Variation
Excessive discharge of blood from blood vessels, caused by pathological condition of the vessels or by traumatic rupture of one or more vessels
Haemmorage
What Hormone Controls The Supply Of Sugar From The Blood To The Muscles
Insulin
Which bottled water originates in Dovedale
Ashbourne
Processed Galena produces which metal
Lead
What are a chessboard’s horizontal rows called?
Ranks
Elizabeth I was the daughter of which king?
Henry VIII
In computing, what is ‘bit’ an abbreviation for
Binary digit
Which Italian hard cheese is especially good for grating
Parmesan
By what name was Baron Manfred von Richthofen better known?
The Red Baron
In 1986 Graceland was the Grammy album of the year – who’s
Paul Simon
Whose First Collection Of Short Stories Entitled In Our Time Was Published In 1925
Ernest Hemmingway
What is the study of prehistoric plants and animals?
Paleontology
What does the Irish ‘dubh linn’ mean?
Black pool
Where Will You Find The Characters Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde
Pacman (The Ghosts)
By what name is Reginald Dwight better known as?
Elton John
According to the Christmas song what was the only present asked for? 2 Front Teeth, 5 Bath Cubes, 4 Bars Of Soap, 3 Pairs Of socks
2 Front Teeth
Sex shop survey what’s most popular flavour eatable knickers
Cherry
What kind of animal was Cleo in the famous story of “Pinocchio”
A fish
Which Asian Country Banned Lewis Carrol’s Book Alice In Wonderland
China
Which pie consists of a long pork pie stuffed with a boiled egg?
Gala Pie
In Star Trek what is Chekov’s first name
Pavel
“Le Freak” and “Good Times” were hits for which New York group?
Chic
Greyhound racing in UK what colour does the No one dog wear
Red
Who Recorded The Album “Handsworth Revolution”
Steel Pulse
A digitabulist collects what
Thimbles
“Which of these was not one of the twelve apostles ? ““Jason,Bartholomew, Phillip, Thaddaeus”” “
Jason
Longacre square is now better known as what
Times Square - NY
Whose associate was J. Wellington Wimpy
Popeye
The term Centennial represents how many years ?
100
Where Is Sugar Loaf Mountain
Rio De Janeiro
Which is the heaviest, An Ice Hockey Puck or a Baseball?
An Ice Hockey Puck
Which country eats the most turkey per capita?
Israel
Who Declared “I Second That Emotion” In 1967
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
What product sold 25 bottles in its first year for $50 cost $75
Coca Cola a 50% loss
Who was the leader of the good Transformers?
Optimus Prime
Who was known as ‘the peanut president’
Jimmy carter
Japanophobia is a fear of ______
Anything japanese
Which is the largest african bird of prey
Lammergeyer
What has approximately 1/4 pound of salt in every gallon
Seawater
What’s the curved line between any two points on a circle
An arc
What is the last word of the old testament
Curse
Wher Might You Be Offered Ouzo
Greece
How many children are in the ‘american dream’
2.5
How many degrees in an interior angles of an equilateral triangle?
Sixty
Whose 1979 Debut Album Was Called Inflammable Material
Stiff Little Fingers
Who was the lead singer for creedence clearwater revival, and recently released ‘blue moon swamp’
John fogerty
What is the term that refers to the search for the existence of ghosts?
Eidology
What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Harare
The petawatt is the worlds largest what
Laser
Which instrument did jazz musician Louis Bellson play
Drums
What is the name given to the type of West Indian music made famous by artists such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh?
Reggae
Who won the 1982 soccer world cup?
Italy
What does “kindergarten” mean in german
Children’s garden
Who composed ‘Symphonia Antarctica’
Vaughan williams
What animal has a forked penis
Possum
In which actual city is the television series Casualty filmed
Bristol
In Minnesota what pleasurable activity is totally illegal
Oral Sex
