Trivia Database_34 Flashcards
Name the connection bewteen the “A-Team” and “Battle Star Gallactica?”
Dirk Bennidic
What does a lepidopterist collect
Butterflies
In “Penny Lane”, what did the Fireman keep in his pocket?
A portrait of the Queen
From which Shakespeare play does the line ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ come
A midsummer night’s dream
Which premiership team used to play at the baseball ground?
Derby County
In what year did Bob The Builder have a U.K. Xmas No1 hit with “Can We Fix It”?
2000
What is the bone at the end of the spine
Coccyx
What is a Caryatid
Building support woman shaped
Which city is a ‘player with railroads, and the nation’s freight handler’
Chicago
What fictional character was “The Napoleon of Crime”
Professor Moriaty
Who was puff the magic dragon’s human friend
Little jackie paper
Booze Name: 2 oz. gin, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tsp sugar, top with soda water.
Gin fizz
Which country administers Christmas Island
Australia
Who Did Stevie Wonder Duet With On The Track “My Love” In 1988
Julio Iglesias
What was the title of Joe Loss’s signature tune
In the mood
The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle was celebrated by which piece of music
Music for the royal fireworks
Booze Name: 1 oz. gin and 1 oz. orange juice.
Orange blossom
What USA state drinks the most beer
California
Where did you find cherry strawberry orange apple grape bird
Pac Man speed up things
Which One Of These Songs Was A Hit For Madness “Love Is Enough”, Baggy Trousers, Enough Is Enough”
Baggy Trousers
What are mother mary’s “whispered words of wisdom”
Let it be
Eddie Irvine is contracted to drive for which car company in 2001
Jaguar
What is the capital of Bangladesh
Dhaka
In Which Shakespeare Play Does A Ghost Not Appear
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Who is the abandoned man cub in The Jungle Book
Mowgli
Which Queen Of Soul Did George Michael Team Up With For The Song “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me”
Aretha Franklin
What is chiengora
Dog Hair spun into yarn
Who on the F.A. Cup the most times during the 70’s?
Arsenal
Who founded ASH ( Action on Smoking and Health ) in 1971
Royal College of Physicians
In Hinduism, which God is known as the Preserver
Vishnu
Who was nicknamed “Queen of the Swashbucklers”
Maureen O’ Hara
The British Patent Office since 1949 banned patents for what
Perpetual Motion Machine
What Type Of Food Stuff Comes From The French Language Literally Meaning “Eat All”
Mange Tout
Philippe Pages is the real name of what pianist
Richard Clayderman
A man who commits Pseudogyny is doing what
Uses woman’s name to deceive
What kind of triangle has a hypotenuse
Right angle triangle
Who did macduff kill
Macbeth
What is Leslie West’s nickname?
Mountain
If you wanted your eggs fried without cooking the yolks, how should you order them in?
Sunny side up
Which Comedy Duo Made The Song “Bring Me Sunshine” Their Own
Morecambe & Wise
Where did Gerald Durrell open his zoo in 1958?
Jersey
What Edwin Budding invention began changing the face of English landscapes in the 1820’s
The lawn mower lawn mower
A fagotist is a person who does what
Plays the Bassoon
Name The Label Owned By Madonna
Maverick
Theologicophobia is a fear of ______
Theology
Which Shop Of Jewish Origin Used To Have The Motto “ Don’t Ask The Price - Tis A Penny “
Marks & Spencer
A common belief is that John Lennon says ‘I Buried Paul’ at the end of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ on the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ album. What did he actually say
Cranberry sauce
In China if you order white tea - what do you get
Boiled Water
Located above and just below the Arctic Circle, this region became an official territory of Canada in April 1999.
Nunavut
What conc. product carried in tankers has a hazardous sign
Coca Cola
Who was the actor who played Bobby Ewing in Dallas
Patrick duffy
Dutch-born Swiss scientist, who discovered basic principles of fluid behavior
Daniel bernoulli
Which animal sleeps with one eye open
Dolphin
Who believed that a prism split light because of ‘corpuscles’ of varied mass
Isaac newton
Which rock musician committed suicide in Scattle on 5th April 1994
Kurt cobain
What’s the words most popular brand of malt whisky
Glenfiddich
What is the capital of Tuvalu ?
Fongafale (Funafuti atoll is the location of the capital Fongafale! So pls don’t complain about the correction ;-))
Where were the 1928 Olympics held ?
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsERROR: Ret: amsterdam, (the netherlands|holland)
In which county does the River Mersey rise
Derbyshire
Who composed the opera I Pagliacci
Leoncavallo
What was Buddy Holly’s First Hit Record as the Crickets reaching No.1 in the UK & USA?
That’ll Be The Day
What was “The gun that tamed the West”
Winchester rifle
How fast can a kangaroo hop
Forty mph
Bohemian Rhapsody was on what Queen album
A Night at the Opera
Which famous duo won the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year In 1984?
Torvill & Dean
What is measured in units called phon
Sound
She starred in Broadcast News & The Piano.
Holly Hunter
Who voiced Mr Spock in the cartoon version of Star Trek
Leonard Nimoy
Which Group Was Originally Called The Primettes
The Supremes
A series of arches supported by columns or piers, or a passageway formed by these arches.
Arcade
Known as ‘The Ace of Aces’, who was the leading American fighter pilot of World War One
Eddie rickenbacker
What TV sitcom about Liverpool family life did Carla Lane write?
Bread
Who started a giant fast food chain in 1928 in a hut near Bradford, Yorkshire
Harry ramsden
Who sung the Song “Fast Car”?
Tracy Chapman
Do You Use More Muscles To Smile Or To Frown
Frown
The earth’s circumference is approximately how many miles
24870
Which Hollywood Actress Was Responsible For Uttering The First Words Of Maggie Simpson ?
Elizabeth Taylor
Name The Singer Whose Body Was Found In A Hollywood Hotel Room On 4th October 1970 Eighteen Hours After She Had Died
Janis Joplin
What do you get by mixing gin & vermouth
Martini
What does Dorethy have to steal from the wicked witch in oz
Her Broomstick
What is the name of the famous large coral reef located off the coast of northeastern Australia?
Great Barrier Reef
What do the initials FRAM stand for?
Fellow Of The Royal Academy Of Music
How many plays is Shakespeare generally credited with today
37
This island group is off the east coast of southern South America.
Falkland Islands
Name One Of The 3 Major record Companies That Simultaneously Launched The Compact Disc In March 1983
Sony, Phillips, Polygram
What is the capital of Afghanistan ?
Kabul
How many times has the character Ross from the show friends been married?
Twice
What is the world’s fastest passenger aircraft
Concorde
What female name comes from the Greek for foreign woman
Barbara
In which ocean or sea are the Seychelles?
Indian Ocean
What is a group of this animal called: Rhino
Crash herd
Which song composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan in sorrow over his brother’s death became the most popular ballad of the nineteenth century
The lost chord
What Was The First Number One Album For Oasis?
Definately Maybe
Who invented painting by numbers
Palmer paint company
What was the name of Dr Dolittle’s Parrot
Polynesia
Where did Guinevere retire to die?
Amesbury
What was The Liberty Bell manufactured 1900s Charles Fey
Fruit Machine
In Greek mythology, into what did athena turn arachne
Spider
What is a group of this animal called: Cat
Clowder clutter
If you take a before meal aperitif what’s an after meal one called
Digestif
Candy bar promoted by Bart Simpson.
Butterfingers
What’s the unit of measure for a racehorse’s height
Hand
Who hated mozart with a deadly passion
Salieri
In Scotland, what vegetable was traditionally carved into a jack-o-lantern was it A Potato B Turnip C Pumpkin
B = Turnip
Which Singer Born On Christmas Day Released A Debut ASlbum Entitled No Angel
Dido
Muckle John was the last official royal one in England - what
Fool or Jester
Who had a hit with the song Loco-Motion
Little Eva
Germany’s equivalent to the dollar is the ______?
Deutsche mark
How much jelly fills a proper dunkin donuts’ munchkin
One half ounce 1/2 ounce
Whose face is on the front of a quaker oat box
William penn
Who wrote ‘valley of the dolls’
Jacqueline susann
What were the russian atrocities against the jews called
Pogroms
Which film star was described as “A vacuum with nipples”
Marilyn Munroe
In which modern country is the site of the Battle of Balaklava
Ukraine
How were the bodies of dead crusaders brought home for christian burial
Chopped up and boiled
Who is the Linux operating system named after
Linus torvalds
Who is Reginald Dwight known as?
Elton John
Which is the closest town to Ayres Rock
Alice springs
What did the massachusetts bay colony outlaw in 1641
Lawyers
What is the capital of Djibouti?
Djibouti
Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
Captain Matthew Webb
What are bloaters a type of
Fish
What Shakespeare play was the basis of The Forbidden Planet
The Tempest
What sort of animal is donkey kong of video game fame
Gorilla
What was the name of the vehicle in which Sir Malcom Campbell broke the 300 mph barrier in 1935?
Bluebird
Which London’s church’s other name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter
Westminster abbey
In Which Indian City Is The Taj Mahal
Agra
The _____ Revolution began in 1905 on ‘Bloody Sunday’ when troops fired at demonstrators
Russian
Who Warned Us About Dirty Diana
Micheal Jackson
What is the real name of Tony Curtis
Bernard schwartz
What is the fear of gravity
Barophobia
What do the five olympic rings represent
Continents
Who was given the only Nobel Peace Prize award during WWI?
International Red Cross
What city is the Christian Science Monitor based in?
Boston
Which 1950s films took place in Burma 1943
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lack of Vitamin D causes which disease?
Rickets
Whats the nearest galaxy to our own
Andromeda
To The Nearest 100 Million Years How Old Is The Earth
4,540 Million Years
What is the capital of Central African Republic
Bangui
In The Muppet Movie who sang for Miss Piggy
Johnny Mathis
Which European airport has the international code LIS
Lisbon
Who shot J.R. Ewing?
Kristin
What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols
Danube
Which Band Were At The UK Christmas Number One Spot In December 1979
Pink Floyd / Wall
Derived from Greek what does alias literally mean
Otherwise
What is the basic unit of currency for Turkey ?
Lira
What’s the name of Disney’s Little Mermaid
Aerial
Who piloted the first flight across the English channel
Louis Bleriot
In which country did Scampi Originate?
Italy
Who was the father of modern bullfighting
Juan belmonte
What is measured by Moh’s Scale?
Hardness
How many points are awarded to the winner of a Formula One Grand Prix
Ten Points
Who wrote the Robocomm computer program
Dan parsons
For which Olympic athletic event is there no official world record
Marathon same distance diff courses
What chain did ray kroc build
Mcdonald’s
Which British city had the first pavements (sidewalks) in 1688
Edinburgh in High St and Cowgate
During The Beatles Run Of 7 Consecutive No.1 Singles, What Was The Name Of The Song That Failed To Make It 8 In A Row For Them?
Paperback Writer
Mageiricophobia is the fear of what
Cooking
What country’s people developed the crossbow
China
To make all the text align against the left or right margins is called
Justification
