Trivia Database_41 Flashcards
Juliet ‘i melt with you’ was which band’s signature hit released on their ‘after the snow’ album in 1982
Modern english
Lemniscate is the correct name for what symbol
Infinity
What is the yellow variety of quartz?
Citrine
In cooking where does ‘angelica’ come from
Plant root
What is a Tallith
Fringed prayer shawl Jewish
In 1906 the John Gable Entertainer was the first what
Juke Box
Who won the 1966 f1 championship
Jack brabham
What author wrote about Adrian Mole
Sue Townsend
Cyesolagnia is a fetish about what
Pregnant women
Where could you find a rundle
Ladder - it’s a rung
What are lop cheong
Chinese Sausages
What does a sphygmomanometer measure
Blood pressure
What band sold the most number of records in the 1970’s
Led Zepplin
Who, in Greek mythology, was condemned to eternally roll a stone uphill, where it continually rolled back down again
Sisyphus
What was the #8 movie (1988) to the end of 1988 with 109 million dollars gross
Indiana jones and the temple of doom
Which apollo space mission put the first men on the moon
Apollo 11
Before Brasilia What Was The Capital Of Brazil
Rio De Janeiro
On Which Beatles Song Did George Harrison First Play A Sitar
Norwegian (This Bird Has Flown)
Name the lead singer and principal songwriter of the American group “The Doors”
Jim morrison
Which substance may be added in the preparation of jams to make them set
Pectin
Who turned down the Bogart role in Casablanca
Ronald Reagan
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is?
Screeched
In an average lifetime, the average american is counted in 7 ___
Censuses
Eureka - is the state motto of what state
California
Which Group Originally Recorded The Original Of “Light My Fire”?
The Doors
In what country is the source of the Blue Nile
Ethiopia
Who Went To No.1 In The Album Charts In 2008 With Their Album Accelerate
REM
Umbles can be made into a pie and gave rise to the expression ‘to eat (h)umble pie’. What are umbles?
Edible entrails
Which English king not only had to deal with the bloody Vikings but with a barrage of burnt bannocks?
King Alfred
Which Countries Currency Is Called The Rufiya?
The Maldives
What name is given to the sedimentary rock that has changed after being subjected to heat and pressure, for example, Marble
Metamorphic
What is Laver Bread made from?
Seaweed
Sindonology is a debate concerning the origins of what
Turin Shroud
Rusty Egan & Steve Strange Worked As DJ’s At A Legendary Club What Was It Called
Blitz
What do x and y chromosomes combine in making
Males men
In scrabble what two letters are worth ten points
QZ
Where was the 1962 world’s fair held
Seattle
Land Of Hope & Glory Comes From Whose Pomp & Circumstance Marches
Sir Edward Elgar
What famous occurrence happened at Ujiji in 1871
Stanley found livingstone
Who sings ‘you’ve got a friend’
Carole king
Dried fish eaten as a relish with curry
Bombay duck
Who does Adrian Mole lust after
Pandora
Minnelli who wrote “moby dick”
Herman melville
The popular ski resort of Aspen is in which U.S. state
Colorado
Slate is formed by the metamorphosis of _________.
Shale
What is an extra lane on an uphill stretch of motorway provided for slow-moving vehicles called
Crawler lane
Australia’s highest mountain is named for Thaddeus ________________, the Polish general who fought in the American Revolution.
Kosciusko
How many beams of light are used to record a holograph?
Two
According To The Beatles How many holes does it take to fill the Albert Hall?
4000
In The TV Show Dangermouse What Was Dangermouse’s Sidekick Penfolds First Name
Ernest
What city are you in if yoU.S.troll in the piazza san marco & visit torcello, burano & murano
Venice
Who is the only man to have been both chief justice and president of the US?
William Taft
Who recorded ‘Shadows of the Night’ in 1982?
Pat Benatar
Cotton Eye Joe Was A Hit In 1994 Who Sang It
Rednex
According to Mattel, her manufacturer, what is Barbie’s last name
Roberts
To whom was Marie Antoinette married
Louis xvi
In The Year 2001 Which Popular Food Dish Was Declared As Britain’s Favorite
Chicken Tikka Masala
What is the capital of Slovakia ?
Bratislava
What ocean fills nearly a complete hemisphere of the earth’s surface
Pacific pacific ocean
Who was the second Soviet cosmonaut to successfully orbit the Earth
Titov
Which Sport Includes Events Called The Halfpipe, The Slopestyle And The Bordercross
Snowboardring
What is the largest museum
Louvre
At Which Ground Do Scotland Play Their Home International Rugby Union Matches
Murrayfield
If you have cherophobia what are you afraid of
Joy - happiness
A device used to change the voltage of alternating currents is a __________.
Transformer
The branch of medicine dealing with curing by operative procedures is ________.
Surgery
What Ancient Invention Was Commercialized And Sold By The “Wham-O” Corporation in 1957 Selling Over 20 Million Of Them In Just 6 Months
Hula Hoop
Who Was The Last British Monarch Born Abroad?
King George II
“retro” is latin for what
Backward
Name the last province to become part of canada
Newfoundland
In which country is sapporo
Japan
What sexual practice does a mazophallate enjoy
Tit Wank
Who wrote the vampire series that featured Lestat as the main character?
Anne Rice
What Is The Largest Species Of Penguin
Emperer
The Boys from Syracuse is based on what Shakespeare play
The comedy of errors
What are officers of 46 u.s federal agencies authorised to carry
Firearms
Who Had A No.1 Hit In 1984 With “The Reflex”
Duran Duran
What was the Mark Twain in WW2
A Bombsight
What color was Lucy’s sky?
Marmalade
BCG is a vaccination for which disease
Tuberculosis
What TV series from 1970-1974 starred Susan Dey?
Partridge Family
What nationality was the composer Delius
British
In 1981, film was introduced to replace glass in making ______
Photographic
What was the name of Hitlers mountain retreat
Berchtesgaden
The male __________ will mate for life, and if the female dies, he remains single for the rest of his life. However, if the male dies, the female will hook up with a new mate.
Fox
Morten Harket Was The Lead Singer With Which 80’s Band
Aha
What is the fear of being contaminated with germs known as
Misophobia
Who sings “Imitation Of Life”?
R.E.M.
What is the Capital of: Benin
Porto-novo
In The World Of Music How Are “SAW” More Commonly Known
Stock, Aitken, Waterman
If you were born on Christmas Day, what would your star sign be?
Capricorn
What are salopettes
Snow proof Dungaree trousers
Austin is the capital of ______?
Texas
In the acronym SHAPE for what does the letter S stand
Supreme
Until 1796, which state in the U.S. was known as Franklin
Tennessee
Wolves, Curlews, Bulls and Ravens the first groups of what
Boy Scouts
Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do
Shoemaker
To which country do the Coral Sea Islands belong
Australia
The name of which fabric comes from the Persian word for spun
Taffeta
What Became The Uk’s First Registered Trademark In 1875
Bass Red Triangle
In June 19&3, SvetLana Savatskaya was the first wornan to do what
Walk in space
Of what is ‘9’ the billionth digit
Pi
Ambigu was an early form of what card game
Poker
What is the sum of 67 + 67 + 67 + 67 + 67
365
In which cop show did Petrie and Isbecki appear
Cagney and Lacey
What is the name of the mountain chain separating most of Spain from France?
Pyrenees
The Term (Impressionism) Was First Used Abusively About Which Artist
Claude Monet
How many colours are there in the rainbow
Seven
96% of all what are purchased by women
Candles
Near what river is the Temple of Karnak?
Nile
Which Star Of A Popular TV Sitcom Released A Fitness Video Called “Lets Dance” In 1996
Richard Wilson
What describes “noon good”
Good afternoon
What actress played the female cop on hill street blues
Betty thomas
Which city has the longest metro system
London
1994 what’s the most registered dog by American Kennel Club
Labrador retriever
In cookery what does ricotta literally mean
Twice cooked
In Which Country Is Guallatiri (The Worlds Largest Volcano)
Chile
In which country is the seaport of Trabzon, or Trebizond
Turkey
What is the capital of Iran
Tehran
What was first opened in 1922 by national department stores in saint louis
Shopping mall
What is the literal translation of ‘Passat’ as in the Volkswagen car model?
Trade Wind
Which author created Svengali
Georges du maurier
What’s the Australian slang name female man trainee sheep farm
Jillaroo
What Dr Seuss character steals Christmas?
Grinch
What type of animal was selected to test the first electric toothbrush
The dog dog
What would a Conchologist be intrested in?
Shells
Which characters were invented in 1957 in Belgium
The Smurfs
Just before their planned comeback tour michael hutchence of which band was found dead of an apparent suicide
Inxs
Nicky Chinn Mike Chapman wrote Suzi Quatro No 1 UK song
Can the Can 1973
Corie Ten Boom was the first licensed female what in Holland
Watchmaker
What is the first name of the son of Patsy Kensit and Liam Gallagher
Lennon
What is the most common mammal in the UK
Brown Rat
Joan Collins was how old when she posed semi-nude for “Playboy” in 1983?
50
Which American State Has The Highest Population
California
Which Very Popular Cartoon Character Actually Has The First Name “Mimi”
Road Runner
Who was the only person to ever play in the Super Bowl and World Series?
Deion Sanders
A waterproof over shoe
Galosh
Secret Identities: Bruce Wayne
Batman
Which Suffolk town was the birthplace of Benjamin Britten?
Lowestoft
Vectis’ Is The Roman Name For What Part Of The British Isles
Isle Of Wight
What is the capital of Mexico ?
Mexico City
Thinker who sang the 1963 hit ‘it’s my party’
Lesley gore
Who was the first snooker player to be a subject of this is your life on the 14 th January 1978?
Ray Reardon
As what is East Pakistan now known
Bangladesh
The pleistocene epoch of geologic time is more commonly known as
Last ice
What is the most frequently accessed article World Encyclopaedia
Snake Information
Richey Edwards Who Is Missing Presumed Dead Played In Which Band
Marseilles
What is a Tsunami
Tidal wave
He played Superman in the 1978 movie version.
Christopher Reeve
What crime did Theresa Vaughn commit 62 times in 5 years
Bigamy - Tried 1922
Who invented the ball point pen?
Laszlo and Georg Biro
Hemeroticism is what
Sexual fantasy
Which sport is played by L.A. Lakers
Basketball
In Riverside Cal its illegal to kiss unless both wipe lips with what
Rose Water
What do 12% of mississippi households lack
Telephones
What type of clothing article is a Belcher
Neckerchief
Which 1994 Album Bore The Name And Naked Picture Of The Artist
Seal
What was invented by Henry D Perky 1893 Denver Colorado
Shredded Wheat
Sheena Easton sang the title song for which ‘James Bond’ film
For your eyes only
Who designed Madonna’s conical basque for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour?
Jean Paul Gautier
