Trivia Database_37 Flashcards
What is The Daily Planet in Australia
Biggest Brothel – Listed company
Jacqueline du Pre was a soloist on which instrument
Cello
Which character was portrayed by Meryl Streep in the film Out of Africa
Karen blixen
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Oxygene
Jean Michel Jarre
Which author sold most books in the first half of 20th century
Edgar Rice Burroughs
In squash what colour dot indicates the slowest ball used
Yellow
Who invented the air brake
George westinghouse
Flying fish is the national dish of which country
Barbados
What is the only national spectator sport originating entirely in the united states
Rodeos
Which is the second largest city in england
Birmingham
What is the most common street name in the cities of the USA
Park street
In legend what did Cleopatra have her mattress stuffed with
Fresh rose petals nightly
New delhi is the capital of ______
India
What south American country has both a Pacific and Atlantic coastline
Colombia
Strasbourg is the administrative centre of which French region
Alsace
Which country is reputed to have the world’s oldest flag design?
Denmark
What should be given on the 9th wedding anniversary
Pottery - some say willow
Calamine is the ore what is the product
Zinc
Who was jason lee’s father
Bruce lee
What is a group of elk
Gang
US Fed laws specify what colour underwear for Crash Dummies
Tea Rose
What are you doing if you ‘yarn over’ or ‘pop corn’
Knitting
Where was the Rosetta stone found ?
Cairo
Vodka, Orange juice and Cranberry juice make which cocktail
Madras
Arguably the largest state in the world, _______________________ covers one_third of the Australian continent. It spans over 2.5 million square kilometers (1 million square miles).
Western australia
What james dickey novel tells the story of an ill-fated canoe trip
Deliverance
What was the sister ship of the olympic
The titanic
Which U.S. president gave the ‘four freedoms of democracy’ speech- ie freedom from want; freedom from fear; freedom of worship and freedom of speech
Franklin d roosevelt
Smetana in what novel do we find winston smith living in the nation of oceania and battling doublespeak and the thought police
1984
Name The Queen Of England Who Ruled For Nine Days?
Lady Jane Grey
Cernan and Scmitt were the last men to do what
Walk on the moon
Every human has one of these on their tummies
Navel
Mafalde is what shaped pasta
Corrugated Strips
The two rival gangs in “West Side Story” were the Sharks and the _________.
Jets
Sildenafil Citrate Is the Chemical Name For What
Viagra
How was uther pendragon killed
Ambush
If a flower is described as ‘stellate’ what shape would it be
Star shaped
Jonathan Buttall is well known in art by what name
Gainsborough’s Blue Boy
What island is due south of Corsica
Sardinia
Jacques Cousteau made his name in underwater exploration. What was the name of his scientific survey ship
Calypso
What was the police chiefs name in the first two Jaws films
Martin Brody
Which Instruments Were Played By Motown Session Men James Jamerson & Benny Benjamin Respectively
Bass & Drums
What is the english for umbrella
Little shaded area
What is a group of this animal called: Whale
School gam pod
Who Had Hits With “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It” & “Orange Crush”
REM
Suomi is the name the natives give to what country
Finland
Alexey Pajitnov Created A Very Famous Video Game During 1985-1986 What Was It Called.
Tetris
Of which ship was Miles Standish captain?
The Mayflower
What new england state would be home if you laid down roots in ‘bald head’
Maine
What is a cyclonic tropical storm with winds at the centre in excess of 74 miles per hour
Hurricane
In this game players take turns placing disks on an 8x8 board.
Othello
Stevie Wonder won the 1984 Oscar for Best Song for I Just Called to Say I Love You. For which film was this song written
The woman in red
A dog’s __________ has over 200 scent receiving cells.
Nose
Who ‘schusses’ down a piste
Snow skiers
Which Funny Girl Sang About A Re-Cycled Flower In 1966
Barbara Striesand (Secondhand Rose)
What year did the first nudist colony open
1903
Which sweet treat could be found at the Ambassador’s parties?
Ferraro Rocher
Which Song Has Spent The Most Weeks In The Singles Chart Regardless Of Artist
My Way
What nationality is the lager giant ‘Grolsch’?
Dutch
Who wrote The Sign of Four and The Valley of Fear
Conan doyle
What are Blue Professor, Bottle Imp and Rat Faced McDougal
Fishing Flies
Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars - what do names mean
Fear and Terror
What is the official language of Senegal?
French
Madam Hooch teaches what at Hogwarts school
Quidditch
Triomphe what is the pope’s pontificial ring
Fisherman’s ring
From the 1830s to 1960s, the Lehigh River in eastern _____________, was owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., making it the only privately owned river in the United States.
Pennsylvania
What words do SPAM take its name from?
Shoulder Pork And Ham
How long did the israelites wander in the desert after the exodus
Forty
Fingal O’Flaherty Wills is better knows as who
Oscar Wilde
What is the capital of Nigeria ?
Abuja
The universe what steve martin film had him go from rags to riches to rags
The jerk
Andr’e Gide the writer was expelled from school for what crime
Masturbating during lessons
What is the title of the 1996 sequel to “Terms of Endearment”?
Morning Star
Which film starring julie andrews and christopher plummer won the oscar for best picture in 1965
Sound of music
The upper horizontal part of a classical order, between a capital and the roof; it consists of the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
Entablature
What Nationalaty Was Hans Christian Andersen ?
Danish
How many sides does a snowflake have? 6,8,10,12
6
Jon Ansell, Matt Stiff, Michael Christie & Ben Thapa Are Better Known As What
G4 (The Pop Group)
Which movie about a TV news show won Peter Finch a posthumous Oscar
Network
Who Led A 125 Mile March Of Child Worker To Theodore Roosevelt’s Vacation Home On Long Island
Mary Harris Jones
What Does Mass Multiplied By Velocity Give You
Momentum
How does the mermaid buy the gift for tom hanks in “splash”
Her necklace
What’s Prince Charles’ favorite cereal
Cornflakes
Who was Daisy the dog’s owners
Blond
During pregnancy, how many times its normal size does the human uterus expand?
Five hundred
What Is Black & Tan
A Mixture Of Beer & Stout
In which country is the largest active volcano in the world?
Ecuador
What is the flower that stands for: menatl beauty
Clematis
When Saigon fell the signal for all Americans to evacuate was what song by Bing Crosby being played on the radio
White christmas
What is the world’s highest mountain ?
Mount Everest
What is a group of this animal called: Marten
Richness
In Oct 1992 Bernard Lavery of Wales grew an 18lb 3oz what
Brussels Sprout
This instrument measures atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
In which county in the UK are the Heights of Abraham
Derbyshire
What Is The Only Country With A Bible On It’s Flag
Dominican Republic
In what country is the Penina golf course
Portugal
In the film Jumping Jack Flash what is Jack’s code key
B Flat
Who recorded the album “zoot allures” in 1976
Frank zappa
How many islands make up hawaii
20
Which popular poem was alternatively known as A Visit from St Nicholas? ‘
Twas The Night before Christmas
The sequel to which famous novel was called 20 years after
The Three Musketeers
Who Plays Drums For Fleetwood Mac
Mick Fleetwood
Who recorded ‘A Boy Named Sue’?
Johnny Cash
Where was the ‘Australian’ swimmer John Konrads born
Latvia
The world’s longest tunnel connects Delaware and ______?
New York
What is the correct name for a castrated pig
Barrow
Homophobia is a fear of ______
Monotony
Where Will You Find The Character “ Jake The Jailbird ”?
On A Monopoly Board
A Myologist studies what
Muscles
What did John Montague invent
The sandwich – He was 4th Earl
Lorne Green has only one what (an alligator ate the other)
Nipple
What is a half of a half of a half of a half
A Sixteenth
When was the first ‘Final Fantasy’ created?
1987
What were the Beatles billed as when they recorded with Tony Sheridan?
The Beat Brothers
Who was the star of ‘riverdance’ and ‘lord of the dance’
Michael flatly
Lb What was the nationality of the abstract artist, Mondrian
Dutch
Which mythical UK creature becomes an evil boggart if annoyed
Brownie
Who wrote the song ‘do they know it’s christmas’ with bob geldof
Midge ure
What’s the more familiar name of the himalayas’ yeti
The abominable snowman
Which is Britain’s top selling fruit flavoured soup?
Tomato
Tunas will suffocate if they ever stop __________. They need a continual flow of water across their gills to breathe, even while they rest.
Swimming
Of Which Rock Group Is Bono A Member
U2
Capital cities: Ghana
Accra
For What Drink Was Chicory A War Time Substitue
Coffee
In Which Country Is The Suez Canal
Egypt
The white marks intersecting each five yard line are called ________.
Hash marks
What links Pacer Burton, Chad Gates, Walter Gulik
Elvis film characters
What is cl the chemical symbol for
Chlorine
Tinkerbelle ( A Chihuahua ) Is The Famous Pet Of Which Party Animal
Paris Hilton
Anatomically speaking, what is your hallux’
Big toe
What animals are on the Australian coat of arms?
Emu and kangaroo
Indian dish of of fried vegetables
Bhaji
On what was the declaration of independence written
Hemp paper
As what is minus forty fahrenheit the same?
Minus forty celcius
Telstar By The Tornadoes Is Said To Be The Favourite Song Of Which Former Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Circuits can be wired in parallel or ______
Series
What is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?
Alton Towers
What is a crime worse than a misdemeanor
Felony
What Was Robbie Williams First Solo UK Number One
Millenium
Which tennis player defected to the west in 1975
Martina navratilova
Who wrote ‘la traviata’
Guiseppe verdi
Buffalo Bill’s real name was___.
William f cody
Distinguished Information Cross is whose highest bravery award
The CIA
Russian triangular musical instrument
Balalaika
Filled with water, gas, electric, telephone, cable, steam, and sewer lines, _____________ is the most dense underground site in the United States.
Manhattan
Strange creatures, jellyfish are comprised mostly of water _ more than 95 percent _ and have no brain, heart, or bones, and no actual __________
Eyes
In which country is Normandy
France
What country was the setting for “Doctor Zhivago”
Russia
In What Year did Steve Redgrave Win His First Gold Medal At The Olympics?
1984
Which Band Named Themselves After A Milk Drink Featured In A Clockwork Orange
Moloko
In which state is Mount St. Helens?
Washington
What is the standard time for boiling a soft boiled egg
3 minutes
Where in the south pacific did the u.s do nuclear bomb tests in 1946
Bikini
Mussels can thrive in __________ because of an inborn ability to purify bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
Polluted water
What is a young otter called
Whelp
Who was the last New Zealander to win the Olympic 1500 metres track race
John walker
Who was, “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen”
George washington
What invention was nicknamed the Noisy Serpent in 1902
Vacuum Cleaner
What does the lack of iodine in the diet cause?
Goitre
Bahina de los Cochinos is better known as what
Bay of Pigs
