Trivia Database_32 Flashcards
Which Member Of The Buzzcocks Went On To Form The Band Magazine
Howard Devoto
What is the worlds longest race
The Whitbread round the world
What german city do italians call “the monaco of bavaria”
Munich
In which South African town were over sixty people murdered by the police, during a campaign against the Pass laws in March 1960
Sharpeville
What Was John Lennons First No.1 Single In 1980
(Just Like) Starting Over
What is the largest & most complicated joint in the body
Knee
Who painted The Gleaners
Jean Francis Millet
In Japan what is Shogi
Japanese Chess
In which city were the summer Olympic Games of 1900 held
Paris
In cooking something made Veronique must contain what
Grapes
Which TV Show Was Set In The Fictional Location Of Kings Oak
Crossroads
What’s a farm that has both cattle and crops called
Mixed farm
What mountain - Greeks believe was the home of the Muses
Helicon
E W Hornung created which fictional character
Raffles
Who is the master of the Shakespearean brute Caliban
Prospero
What is a group of gnats
Mothers-in-law
What bird is depicted on the Canadian $1 coin
The loon – coin nickname is loonie
In horse racing, what is the straight opposite the one with the finish line
Backstretch
Name the author who created Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox
Joel Chandler Harris
Large South American constrictor snake
Anaconda
After which Italian is America named
Amerigo Vespucci
What is the longest tunnel
Water supply tunnel
What do Ombrophobes fear
Rain
Who wrote “The Black Prince”, “The Sea The Sea”, and “The Philosopher’s Pupil”
Iris murdoch
Name the home city of the US football team nicknamed Falcons
Atlanta
What actress played mrs margaret williams in the danny thomas show
Jean
What Is The Longest Athletics Race In The Olympic Games?
50 Km Walking Race
Who played Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun
Paul Newman
Which British Artist Is Noted For His Numerous Paintings Of Horses
George Stubbs
Which was the sacred animal of ancient egypt
Cat
In what bodily system are Schwann cells found?
Peripheral Nervous System
What foodwise is a Fieldlane Duck
Baked Sheep’s Head
D&D stands for this.
Dungeons and dragons
What Was The Name Of The North Sea Oil Rig That Caught Fire In 1988
Piper Alpha
On Punky Brewster,how was she abandoned by her mother?
Her mother went in to the grocery store and never came out.
Which group had a 1970s UK number one hit with Oh Boy
Mud
What is the capital of Spain
Madrid
How many years in a vicennial?
20
What unit is used to measure electrical resistance
Ohm
What company did actor Brad Pitt model for
Levis
Who Had A Hit In 1997 With “Torn”
Natalie Imbruglia
What football player rushed for 2,003 yards in 1973?
OJ Simpson
In Kiplings Jungle Book Ikki was what type of creature
Porcupine
Where is George Washington buried
Mt. vernon, virginia
What Is The Value Of (K) In Scrabble
5 Points
Name Any Three Of The Five Members Of The New Seekers
Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Peter Doyle, Marty Kristian, & Paul Layton
Who Recorded The Album “Never Too Much” Was It Luther Vandross Or George Benson
Luther Vandross
What is between panama and nicaragua
Costa rica
Who’s First Top Ten LP Was Entitled “Wood Face”
Crowded House
Who was Joseph Merrick?
The Elephant Man
What actress was born frances ethel gumm
Judy garland
Which Spice Girl Upset Anti Fur Campaigners By Wearing Furs In A 1997 Feature In Tatler
Victoria Beckham
What was the final destination of the first u.s. paddle wheel steamboat, what departed from pittsburgh?
New orleans
Where are the ‘wallops’?
Hampshire
Who Wrote (Robinsonn Crusoe)
Daniel Defoe
What are the worlds four oceans _ alphabetically
Arctic, atlantic, indian and pacific
In which Kent town is the Indian princess, Pocahontas, buried
Gravesend
What did Emerson, Lake & Palmer burn on stage during their concerts?
The American flag
What is the largest country in central america
Nicaragua
What Is The Largest Of The Channel Islands
Jersey
What ernest hemingway novel depicts the lives of rebels during the spanish civil war
For whom the bell tolls
Which Famous Cocktail Was Invented At The Raffles Hotel In The Far East Around 1910
The Singapore Sling
On which Beatles album would you find “Ticket To Ride”
Help
Blackie Lawless Was The Singer With Which Band
Wasp
What is the Chess ranking system called ?
Elo
In what country is Lahore?
Pakistan
For whom did Colonel Tom Parker act as manager?
Elvis Presley
What was the name of the nuclear missle defense system Reagan proposed?
Star Wars
Who was the first christian emperor of rome
Constantine
Which country is the world’s biggest gold producer?
South Africa
In “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”, what were the colors of the Celophane Flowers?
Yellow and green
Who painted “The Shriek” and “The Kiss”
Edvard munch
Which is the last book of the Old Testament
Malachi
Lassa fever is named after the village in which it was first detected in 1969, where is Lassa
Nigeria
Crime of getting married again whilst still legally married
Bigamy
Which is the highest poker hand 2 pairs or three of a kind
Three of a kind
What form of light comes at wavelengths below 360 nanometers
Ultra violet
What Was The Best Selling Dire Straits Single In The UK
Private Investigation
What did the Victorians call servant regulators
Alarm Clocks
In Imperial measurement, how many square yards are in a square chain
484
What country calls themselves Nipon?
Japan
What is The Adi Granth
Sacred Scriptures Sikhs
Which American state’s name is Spanish for “flowered” or “flowery land”?
Florida
What would you expect to find in a vespiary
Wasps
How many members are in the ‘fairfield four’
Five
Baseball: the cleveland ______
Indians
What language is klutz an insult in
Yiddish
In ballet, a leap in which the lower leg beats against the upper one at an angle, before the dancer lands again on the lower leg.
Cabriole
Nicosia is the capital of ______
Cyprus
For what was Joan of Arc made a Saint
Her Virginity
Which US city was once named Porkopolis
Cincinnati
What is the basic unit of currency for Antigua and Barbuda ?
Dollar
What is the only day named for a planet
Saturday
Zymase and Glucose combine to form what drug
Alcohol
Which international companies logo is exactly 42 dots
Sony
Psychologist say when a woman wears red she wants what
Another Woman
A social dance in ¾ time that became widely popular in the nineteenth century. It developed from the Landler, a German-Austrian turning dance.
Waltz
In 1891 what city held the first weightlifting world championship
London
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Mercury
Hermes
Dacca is the capital of which country
Bangladesh
What device was used to determine a ship’s latitude ?
Sextant
Who was the 1978 Wimbledon Women’s Singles champ?
Martina Navratilova
Whom did Colin Baker replace as Doctor Who on television
Peter davison
Who had a hit with Schools Out in 1972?
Alice Cooper
Which Country Now Have A Parliament Called “The Bee Hive”
New Zealand
What type of birds (Hugin + Munin) sit on the shoulders of Odin
Ravens
Dutchphobia is a fear of ______
Anything dutch
What is the 100 year old safe in washington dc
Centennial safe
What Do Eric Clapton, Marilyn Monroe, And Laarry Grayson All Have In Common
They All are Or Were Illegitimate
What does CR-ROM stand for?
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Where is Londons whispering gallery
St pauls cathedral
Who is the Roman goddess of destiny?
Fortuna
What is the largest of the countries in Central America
Nicaragua
Who won the world soccer championship in 1934
Italy
Which film links novelist Ira Levin and Sharon Stone
Sliver
What president’s hobbies included pitching hay, fishing, and golf?
Calvin coolidge
The only __________ to ever appear in a Shakespearean play was Crab in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”
Dog
Pushin’ Too Hard’ was the notable song recorded by which group in the 60’s
Seeds
When Prince Edward Married Sophie Rhys Jones In 1999 What Title Did She Adopt
Countess Of Wessex
Who was Britain’s second Labour Prime Minister
Clement attlee
Who Was The First Woman To Be Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame In 1973, 10 Years After Her Death
Patsy Cline
Which rugby ground is sometimes referred to as the Cabbage Patch?
Twickenham
Iceberg, Boston, and Bibb are types of What
Lettuce
Aaron Copeland wrote a ballet about which American folk hero
Billy the Kid
Which superstar film actor’s real narne is T.C. Mapother IV
Tom cruise
In Which English City Will You Find The Crucible Theatre
Sheffield
Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal
Rabbits
What pop group was originally named ‘The Quarrymen’
The Beatles
Film is to Oscar as Mystery novel is to
Edgar
Who painted’ A Bar at the Folies Bergere’ (1882)
Edouard manet
What country was once known as ‘The Breadbasket of Russia’?
Ukraine
Who was the 2nd president of the U.S.
John adams
Which computer firm made a model numbered ZX80
Sinclair
What is the Capital of: Wallis and Futuna
Mata-utu
Egyptian god credited with first making beer
Osiris
What meets the Atlantic Ocean at the Cape of Good Hope
Indian ocean
Who created ‘trepanning’
Dr bart hughes
What is the Capital of: Zambia
Lusaka
Which Chinese Dynasty Lasted From 1368-1644?
Ming
What is the capital of Singapore
Singapore
What is the Capital of: United States
Washington dc
A crested parrot
Cockatoo
Which company produces PageMaker, Photoshop and Acrobat
Adobe
Of The Known Planets Which One Is Nearest The Sun
Mercury
After whose rebellion were the ‘Bloody Assizes’ presided over by the infamous Judge Jeffreys
Duke of monmouth
Who Provided The Voice Of Buzby In The Old BT Adverts Of The 1980’s
Bernard Cribbins
What Was Rolf Harris ‘s First Hit
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
Which BBC Newsreader Advertised Cow & Gate Baby Food In The 1980‘s?
Martin Lewis
Who invented logarithms ?
John Napier
Of what is ‘soweto’ in south africa an abbreviation
South west township
What in reality was Dr McCoy’s medical scanner in Star Trek
A Salt Shaker
What Does BASIC Stand For In Computing Terms
Beginners All Purpose Symbolic/Standard Instruction Code
Which European country has the lowest population density
Iceland
A Baseball travels 9% faster in which US city
Denver - thinner air
What is an octothrope
The # symbol
What muscle is joined by the lingual nerve to the brain
Tongue
Because of the giant panda’s large size and the small size of their offspring, it is difficult to tell when a panda is __________
Pregnant
Which part of a cat’s eye reflects light ?
Tapetum
Where is maxim’s restaurant
Paris
Is right music: who recorded “sos”
Abba
