Trivia Database_45 Flashcards
In What State Is The Grand Canyon Found
Colorado
What was mozart’s first name
Wolfgang
What short-lived sitcom featured Snow White and Prince Charming living as husband & wife?
The Charmings
What sport did burt reynolds play at florida state university
Football
Who played tv’s superman in the original series
George reeves
The Smithsonian Institute houses this 44 & 1/2 carat, cursed blue diamond
Hope diamond
Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent
Sugar Ray Robinson
What is the smallest state of Australia
Tasmania
In ‘star wars’, sebastian shaw was darth vader’s ______
Face
What Was The First Single To Sell 2 Million Copies In Great Britain
Mull Of Kintyre / Wings
Leatherjackets are the larvae of which insect
Cranefly
What is the subject of the reference book Janes
Militaria – Ships Planes Guns etc
Which Cross Eyed Lion In A 1965 Film Spawned The Dakari Television Series
Clarence
Which was the last country to host both the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games in the same year
Germany
In area, which is the largest Australian state
Western australia
What is the flower that stands for: warmth of sentiment
Spearmint
A large oven in which pottery is fired is a ____
Kiln
An arrangement for five performers is called a:
Quintet
Name the author of his famous and only novel ‘Doctor Zhivago’, which presents a panoramic view of Russian society at the time of the 1917 Revolution.
Boris Pasternak
Who is the greek equivalent of vulcan
Hephaestus
What is another name for a sleepwalker?
Somnambulist
Starring Nigel Hawthorne, which 1994 film was publicised with “His Majesty was all-knowing. But he wasn’t quite all there.”
The madness of king george
What was the name of the topless stage dancer with ample charms who often accompanied the rock band Hawkwind on stage?
Stacia
Which Former Radio One DJ Used To Broadcast ‘Our Tune’
Simon Bates
In Vermont it is illegal to do what under water
Whistle
Name the largest island in the world.
Greenland
“What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ““First”” Day Of Christmas”
A Partirdge In A Pear Tree
In which country do people eat noodles while listening to a bell start ringing and strike 108 times?
Japan
What is the capital of Eritrea ?
Asmara
Where are the great Walls of Babylon located in the modern day world ?
Iraq
Who Spent Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen
What is the main ingredient of faggots
Liver
What is the fear of Halloween called is it A Samhainophobia B Hallowphobia or is it C Druiphobia
Samhainophobia
Who sang ‘popsicle’, ‘hangin’ tough’, please don’t go girl’ and ‘step by step’
New kids on the block
What Is Measured Using A “ Spirometer ”
Lung Capacity
In A Decathlon What Is The First Event
100 Metres
On a ship, what is the plimsoll line
Loading line
What hobby uses the term “cast on”
Knitting
Which former British prime minister returned to power in 1951?
Winston Churchill
To what do opposite faces of a dice always add up?
Seven
The Stirling prize is awarded annually for which field of design
Architecture
The octal number system is based on the number _____
Eight
What’s a “group” of toads called
Knot
Which 20th century American icon died on Halloween After A Night Out At The Viper Rooms
River Phoenix
In which house did Charles Dickens live from 1857 to his death in 1870
Gad’s hill
Cyprieunia is sex with who or what
A Prostitute
In which game or sport can a person be “skunked”?
Cribbage
With what sport is the Zimbabwean Heath Streak associated
Cricket
Name Canada’s oldest incorporated city
Saint John
What does a heliologist study
The sun
In 1922, which composer scored Mussorgsky’s piano piece Pictures at an Exhibition for full orchestra?
Ravel
In the bible who authorises the Crucifixion
Pontius pilate
Lusaca Is The Capital Of Which Country
Zambia
Who Performed A 1982 No.1 Duet, Without Actually Laying Eyes On Each Other?
McCartney & Wonder
Who composed the cantata Carmina Burana
Carl orff
A nervous kangaroo licks its where
Forearms
How many days and nights did the Lord flood the earth while Noah and his family were safely aboard the ark
Forty 40 fourty
What is the occupation of Tom Hanks’ character in Bachelor Party?
School Bus Driver
Who sang ‘You Can Call Me Al’?
Paul Simon
What does the computer acronym EFTPOS stand for
Electronic fund transfer at point of sale
Which city has the most homeless cats per square mile
Rome
What is the name of the President of Peru, very much in the news during the siege of the Japanese Embassy in Lima
Fujimori
Who were the first people to be elected into the aviation hall of fame
Wright brothers
Haven What was the name of Flash Gordon’s girlfriend
Dale arden
Miss Ellen Church was the worlds first what in 1930
Air Stewardess
Alicante, Money-maker and Ailsa Craig varieties of what
Tomatoes
What is the flower that stands for: splendid beauty
Amarylis
Who was the blind Norse god of who shot balder
Hoeder
Where were the fighting shipes ‘arizona’, ‘oklahoma’ and ‘utah’ sunk
Pearl
What’s parts include barbican, oilette and donjon
A Castle
Phonophobia is a fear of ______
Voices
The Owen Ford Dam one of worlds largest is in which country
Uganda
Brasco is Australian slang for what
Toilet
What was the first game show on Mtv?
Remote Control
A turn while jumping straight up in the air.
Tour en l’air
What was Hugh Hefner’s jet plane called
Big Bunny
Randy Newman said short people don’t have what
Reason to Live
Which shipbuilding company constructed the Titanic?
Harland & Wolff
What species of mammal can come in fairy or giant size
Banded Armadillo
This is a common nickname for McDonalds(singular)
Micky d
In What Sport Would You (Catch A Crab)
Rowing
What did J Edgar Hoover bar people from walking on
His Shadow
Which song did robin luke write about his 5 year old sister
Susie darlin’
In ‘startrek’, who played captain james t kirk
William shatner
Mayfair, London is a district of little streets near ______?
Hyde Park
The Egyptian godess Bastet was depicted with the head of which creature
Cat
In Which Year Did The Beach Boys Release “Good Vibrations” & “Sloop John B”
1966
Gillan Music: Who re-recorded ‘Secret Agent Man’ in 1979
Devo
In The Arabian Nights what was Ali Babas job
Woodcutter
Who wrote Les Miserable
Victor Hugo
What was Fortran designed for ?
Formula Translation
What Element Is Used In The Process Of Galvanisation
Zinc
On which racecourse is the Lincoln Handicap run
Doncaster
Footballer Jamie Redknapp Is Married To Which Pop Star
Louise
In 1976 which computer company was set up by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, marketing the first open system machine in 1977?
Apple
What would you expect to find in a binnacle
Ships compass
Common name for a family of mostly woody flowering plants, and for one of its important genera
Tea
What did Archie Bunker call his son-in-law?
Meathead
The book ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ won the Nobel Prize for Literature in what year
1982
What sport was first introduced into the Olympics in 2000?
Trampoline
In Greek what (bad for your diet item) translates into solid bile
Cholesterol
What is the science based upon the assumption that planetary influences affect human affairs
Astrology
Company what is the abbreviation for lake minnetonka
Lake tonka
What is the young of this animal called: Frog
Tadpole
Badderlocks is a form of___.
Seaweed
How Many Hurdles Are Jumped Over In A 110-Metre Men’s Hurdles Race?
10
Moving anti-clockwise on a dartboard, what is the number next to ‘4’
Eighteen
Scrambled Eggs was the working title of which Beatles song
Yesterday
`Witchy Woman’ was a hit for which American group in the 1970s
Eagles
What Is The Meaning Of The Term Julienne
Cut Into Thin Strips
The first trees to move into a newly cleared forest area are called
Pioneer
What’s the light sensitive layer on photographic film called
Emulsion
What flavour is added to LAMBIC beers to make them into KRIEK
Cherry
Which French word is used to describe a restaurant wine specialist?
Sommelier
Which sport featured in the 1968 film ‘Fat City’?
Boxing
What make of car is an ‘Espace’?
Renault
Fluid produced in the lacrimal glands above the outside corner of each eye
Tears
Who invented the ballpoint pen
Georgo and laszlo biro
In old English what is a Bellibone - From French Belle Bonne
Fair Maiden
In 1543, who published a theory that planets revolve around the sun
Copernicus
There are three parks in the USA dedicated to what
Butterflies
In which American state are the towns of Anaconda, Moscow and also the Salmon river
Idaho
Which everyday labour-saving device was patented by Cecil Booth in 1901
Vacuum cleaner
Middle ages it was believed birds picked mates what Saints day
14th February – Saint Valentine
Which class of racing yacht has the same name as a Wagner opera
Flying dutchman
What drink is also known as Adam’s Ale
Water
What shape is a goat’s pupil
Rectangular
St Brigit of Ireland could do what amazing trick for visitors
Bathwater into Beer
Where were the worlds first paved streets
Rome 170 bc
What type of creature was ‘Mang’ in Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’?
Bat
What’s the gaelic name for Dublin
Baile atha cliath
Which Moroccan Athlete Became The first Man To Run 5000 m In Under 13 Minutes
Said Aouita
Who recorded left overture in 1976
Kansas
Louis the XVI France only two (recorded) what in his lifetime
Baths
In what US state is Panama City?
Florida
Who was Hercules’ father?
Zeus
What Can Babies Do That Adults Cannot
Breathe And Swallow At The Same Time
Sir Christopher Wren Who Designed St Pauls Cathedral Was A Professor In Which Scientific Field
Astronomy
How Are Messrs Moor & Prater Better Known
Sam & Dave
What Is V = IR Better Known As
Ohm’s Law
Which Sporting Milestone Occurred At Iffley Road, Oxford In May 1954?
Roger Bannister Ran The First 4 Minute Mile
What was the Troggs most famous hit
Wild Thing
Who is on a u.s. $100 bill?
Benjamin franklin
How many ‘tarsal’ bones do we have in each foot
Seven
Of Which Group Was Suggs A Member
Madness
Which Singer Recorded The Album “No Angel” Which First Charted In 2000
Dido
Who played the lead in the movie “Erin Brokovich”?
Julia Roberts
Who sang ‘forever and ever, amen’
Randy travis
What shakespearean play refers to the date of epiphany?
Twelfth Night
What does aka stand for
Also known as
What do the Germans now celebrate on October 3rd
Unity day
French German Italian 3 official languages Switzerland what 4th
Romansch
What lifeboat gets launched from the coast of cornwall
Padstow lifeboat
A pigs penis is shaped like what
Corkscrew
Who is identified with the word ‘eureka’?
Archimedes
In MASH what was the character Radars full name
Walter O’Reilly
A puggle is a baby what
Echidna
Who had a best selling single in 1972 with ‘Amazing Grace
Royal scots dragoon guards
By what is the hudson river spanned
George washington bridge
What’s the christian penitential season from end of november to christmas
Advent
