Trivia Database_40 Flashcards
To what Scandinavian country would you have to travel to watch the football team Malmo play at home
Sweden
What did Julius Caesar cross to signal a revolt against the senate?
Rubikon
What translates and executes your program
An interpreter
What was the first home console system released by Sega?
Sega Master System
Which new country was formed in 1971 at the end of the Pakistan / India conflict?
Bangladesh
Who Had Hits With Parodies Of Sh Boom , Rock Island Line, & Heartbreak Hotel
Stan Freeberg
Germany’s WW I allies were Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and ________.
Turkey
What is the Roman numeral for fifty
L
A carbohydrate consists of carbon, hydrogen, and which other element
Oxygen
The city of winnipeg manitoba’s by-pass is known as _____
Duff’s ditch
Who said Old age isn’t so bad - considering the alternative
Maurice Chevalier
What measure is used for the purity or fineness of gold
Carat
What very rude nickname was given to suede shoes with rubber soles in the 1950s
Brothel creepers
What Is The Most Successful Comedy Movie Franchise Of All Time
Police Academy
A belief that government and law should be abolished
Anarchism
Mariner Chinese: What do you call a Chinese sailing ship
Junk
This magazine chronicled the Man of Bronze and the Fabulous Five.
Doc savage
The Chinese pictogram for trouble also means what
Two women under same roof
What was the first country to approve aid drug azt
Britain
What are a swallowtail and a burgee
Flags
What is a group of this animal called: Swine
Sounder drift
What sport was involved in the movie “kansas city bomber”
Roller derby
What is an ethnologue
Catalogue of languages
Household items such as television sets and audio equipment are know as
Brown goods
What links Buddy Holly, Lyndon Johnston, Janice Joplin
State of Texas
The belief that no God exists
Atheism
What sport would you helicopter to the Bugaboos for
Skiing
What was the first James Bond film
Dr No
What does GDP stand for ?
Gross Domestic Product
Who wrote Travels with a Donkey on his honeymoon
Robert Louis Stevenson
Storm Warning the only film in which this Actress killed who
Doris Day
What is the fear of friday the 13th known as
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
A 1976 hit single for Cockney Rebel was titled “make me _____”
Smile
What term is applied to rocks changed by heat and pressure
Metamorphic
Either of the contibuters to the 4-note Hindol “Taril ha juj Girlja Shankur”
Marathe
What U.S. state is free of houseflies
Alaska
Who Was The First Asian Snooker Player To Be Ranked In The World’s Top 10?
James Wattana
During which war did the battles of The Modder River, Majuba and Magersfontein take place
The boer war
Natural vanilla flavoring comes from this plant, What Is It
Orchid
Light rays consist of small packets of energy called _____
Photons
What sport has ‘screwballs’, ‘bunt’ and ‘flies’
Baseball
There are 42 other year_round research stations on Antarctica. All told, about __________ people live on Antarctica in summer, 1,000 in winter.
4,000
Pierre Augustine Caron de Baumarchais play what Opera based on it
Barber of Seville
Who was the first United States Secretary of State
Thomas jefferson
What is the name given to the salted roe of a sturgeon
Caviar
What New England state is the fitting site for the town of Teaticket
Massachusetts
Levi Stubbs Renaldo Benson Abdul Fakir Laurence Payton Who
The Four Tops
Which Pop Stars Called Themselves sharon & Phyllis
Elton John & Rod Stewart
Which Successful Glam Career Was Eneded In A 1977 Car Crash
Marc Bolan
What do the initials nasa of the us government agency for space flight represent
National aeronautics and space administration
In sport what would a person do with a quoit
Throw it
Who is maureen o’sullivan’s daughter
Mia farrow
What was the first music CD burned in America
Springsteen’s Born in the USA
Which Film Featured The R Kelly Song “I Believe I Can Fly”
Space Jam
Which snake kills the most humans
King cobra
As what was winchester known by the Romans?
Venta Bulgarum
What Type Of Fruit Is Known As A Warwickshire Drooper
A Plum
Scotia What would you call the act of making a mark on a body by burning
Branding
Which city is the location for the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Kula lumpur
Under What Name Did Vince Clark And Alison Moyet Record?
Yazoo
Number of music artists who have covered ‘‘Yesterday”
2,961
Who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo
The bones of a _____ weigh less than it’s feathers
A pigeon
What year did the Bolsheviks overthrow the Russian government
1917
Sorbitol dulcitol and xylitol are forms of what?)
Sugars (artificial sweeteners)
To what did touching the ark of the covenant lead
Death
Baseball: The Toronto _________.
Bluejays
From what country does Sangria originate?
Spain
What Is Herpes Zoster More Commonly Known As
Shingles
What is the fear of insanity known as
Maniaphobia
What is a curragh
Boat
The person who carries the golfer’s clubs is called a(n) ________.
Caddie
What do the letters in SAM missiles refer to
Surface_to_air missile
What did Portuguese explorers christen O Rio Mar, “The River Sea”, in the 16th century
The amazon river amazon river
Two things grew on the little nut tree. A silver nutmeg & what else
Golden pear
What album holds the world record for copies sold?
Thriller
Caligari is the capital of what island
Sardinia
Who was ‘the elephant man’
John merrick
What character did Tex Avery first create upon arriving at MGM?
Screwball Squirrel
Of what modern mammal is the Mastodon an early relative
Elephant
A philomath has a love of what
Learning
If a robin’s egg is put in vinegar for thirty days, what colour does it become?
Yellow
In which Cathedral is Jane Austen buried
Winchester
Who was Margret Thatcher?
Prime Minister of Great Britan
What country consumes the most fish per capita
Japan
Instead of what does the royal family use rose petals
Confetti
What is the largest volcano on mars
Olympus mons
Which red-haird slide guitar player won a grammy in 1989 for her album ‘nick of time’
Bonnie raitt
Who Was The First Christian Emperor Of Rome
Constantine The Great
Who was the last incan king of peru
Atahualpa
The Red Rose City has what more common name in Jordan
Petra
In what Australian state would you find Inverell
New south wales nsw
Destructive insect related to the grasshopper
Locust
Who was ronald reagan’s first wife
Jane wyman
What is the name for a branch of a river?
Tributary
If you were to fly due West from New York, what would be the next country you would fly over
Japan
Name the Kiss member whose solo album featured Cher, Bob Seger, Donna Summer, Helen Reddy and Janis Ian?
Gene Simmons
An integer that is greater than 1 & is divisible only by itself & 1 is known as a(n) _______
Prime number
Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
Lord Louis Mountbatten
In a MORI pole what does MORI stand for
Market opinion research international
Adult polar bears usually eat just the skin and blubber of a seal. They leave the meat for cubs and scavengers. One seal will sustain an adult bear for __________
11 days
U.S. captials Arkansas
Little rock
72% of what country is covered by forest
Finland
Who wrote the book ‘Jaws’
Peter benchley
What is Snoopy’s mothers name
Missy
What does an optician make
Spectacles
What vehicles are involved in the “Tour de France”
Bicycles
What did archers at the ancient Olympics use as targets
Tethered Doves
Name the first chocolate bar created by Forest Mars in 1923
Milky Way
What is a group of wolves
Pack
Where Will You Find The Spirit Of Ecstasy?
On A Rolls Royce
Collective nouns - A Congregation of what
Plovers
What does Intel stand for
Integrated Electronics
Who was goyathlay
Geronimo
What countries flag red circle on green background
Singapore
Whose debut album was Definitely Maybe
Oasis
What member of the original StarFox team betrays the group to join StarWolf?
Pigma Dengar
Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus
Bacchus
What is the basic unit of currency for Italy ?
Lira
Where were the first European coffee houses opened
Vienna
What is the most popular street name in the US?
Park Street
Diana ross sings ‘everytime you touch me i become a hero’. what is the song title
When you tell me that you love me
What Is The Name For 1 Followed By 100 Noughts
A Googol
What is the state bird of Nevada
Mountain bluebird
What is the original literal meaning of the word bride
To cook (ancient tutonic)
What is the correct name for a two handed timber saw
Whipsaw
What Kind Of Turks Did Rod Stewart Sing About
Young Turks
Condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occuring after injury or severe shock
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Japanese rice wine
Sake
St Sithney is the Patron Saint of what
Mad Dogs
What was made illegal in England in 1439
Kissing
In which country would you find the holiday destination of Sousse
Tunisia
What Was The Most Common Present Girls Above The Age Of 16 Have Asked For in 2008
A Boob Job
More people are killed by donkeys every year than are killed in ______
Plane
What is the most popular beverage in north america
Milk
In Greek mythology who was the father of Iphigenia & Electra
Agamemnon
What mountains are located on the border of Tennessee & North Carolina
Smoky mountains
Which of Santa’s reindeer comes first alphabetically
Comet
Geniophobia is the fear of what
Chins
Who wrote the Opera ‘The Magic Flute’?
Mozart
What UK football team nick The Glaziers play at Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace
When using a telephone, you must wait for a ____ tone before starting your call.
Dial
Who laughed when the cow jumped over the moon
Little dog
In the film Trading Places, who played the part of the prostitute
Jamie lee curtis
Britain’s first space rocket was launched in 1964. What was it called
Blue streak
In which state is Michael Jackson’s Never Land Ranch?
California
With whom is Ludwig Ritter Von Kochel best associated
Mozart - catalogued K numbers
Who Gave Us A “Beatnik Fly” And A “Rocking Goose”
Johnny & The Hurricanes
What Is the Main Ingredient Of The Liquor Mead
Honey
What is the state bird of Wisconsin
The Robin
What is john wayne’s real name
Marion morrison
What flower produces pink and white flowers in alkaline soil
Hydrangea
What’s the term for a configuration of stars
Constellation
What Broadway show went through 2,488 pounds of yak hair between 1982 & 1995
Cats
Old Joe was the name of what on where
Camel on Camel Cigarettes
To which country do the Galapagos Islands belong
Ecuador
Which Pioneer Punk Band Signed To EMI’s United Artists Label On The Day Elvis Presley Died
The Buzzcocks
What is the most common surname among the Hmong people of Laos
Vang
33% of American women lie about what
Their Weight
Who worked for dr zorba
Ben casey
