Trivia Database_46 Flashcards
In Japan what would you find in a Heya
Sumo wrestlers
What is another term for a police informer
Nark
Something Happened 74 Picture This 88 Closing Time 94 author
Joseph Heller
What is the second largest continent
Africa
What is the capital of Israel ?
Jerusalem
Scriptophobia is a fear of ______
Writing in public
How many muscles are in a human ?
639
What song did Marilyn Munroe sing in the film Bus Stop
That Old Black Magic
What Canadian province has been virtually rat free since 1905
Alberta
At the beginning of a game of draughts how many pieces does each player have
12
What is the atomic number for thalium?
81
In the Dr Dolittle stories what type of creature was Too-Too
Owl
What is Mo Mowlam’s first name
Marjorie
What was the name of the funky van Scooby Doo and friends rode in?
The Mystery Machine
Where would you find a gemshorn
On an Organ
What is the name given to stoats when they have their winter coats
Ermine
What volcano showers ash on Sicily
Etna
Mineral & the most abundant ore of iron, composed of ferric oxide, fe2o3
Hematite
Which cartoon character was originally pink and called Orsen
Tweety Pie
Do You Remember Who Was Flying High To His Music In The Mid 70’s
John Miles
Which County Is Basingstoke In?
Hampshire
What Disaster Hit London In 1666?
The Great Fire
Where is the hockey hall of fame
Toronto
Biblical city was the code for RAF bombings of Hamburg WW2
Gomorrah
What is the only english word that ends in the letters ‘mt’
Dreamt
Who is President of the European Commission
Jacques santer
Who Drew Drawings Of Absurd Mechanical Contrivances
William Heath Robinson
Who works from home
Open-collar workers
As what was tomato ketchup once sold
Medicine
Who Invented Nylon
An American Chemist Named William H Carothers
Who taught alexander the great
Aristotle
When traces of a calcium compound are held in a bunsen flame, the colour of the flame changes to ___?
Red
What was the original name Charles Schultz had for Peanuts
Li’l folk s
What is the substance obtained from acacia trees that is used in medicine
Gum arabic
Which British Pop Band Had A Hit Album In 1967 With “If Music Be The Food Of Love..Prepare For Indigestion”
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
What is a group of this animal called: Peacock
Muster ostentation
What kind of bug emerges in the 1975 movie the bug?
Beetle
What is the name of the rabbit in the film, “Bambi”?
Thumper
What heisman trophy winner returned his first nfl kickoff for a touchdown?
Tim brown
The word stymie originated in what sport
Golf ball blocking you
Who Had A Hit With “Higher Love”
Steve Winwood
What creature acts as a carrier of the diseae bilharzia
Freshwater snail
Which Nationality Was The Man Who Built The First Bicycle Propelled By Pedals
Scottish Kirkpatrick Macmillan 1840
Douglas Adams is famous for writing what ?
The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
What colour is vermilion a shade of
Red
Who was Adam & Eve’s third child
Seth
In which ruins was the first known written advertisement found?
Thebes
Chlorine is derived from the Greek word meaning what
Green
Who wrote the book ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’
C.s. lewis
The Hula Hoop was illegal in what country
Finland
He Flew His Own Single Engine Aircraft But Crashed Into Monterey Bay In October 1997. What Was The Stage Name Of The Man Born “Henry John Deutschendorf Jr”
John Denver
What disney character’s picture did the N Y Times wrongly call goofy
Pluto
What is the more common term for enuresis
Bed wetting
What is the capital of Tanzania
Dar es salaam
What does michelle remeber the formula for in Romy and Michelle’s High School Renuion?
Post-it glue
What did AOL claim had been found, on April Fool’s Day in 1996 ?
Life on Jupiter
According to superstition, what do you do when yoU.S.tub the toes on your right foot
Make a wish
What links Alex, Ben, Chrissie and Quint
Eaten by Jaws
What Musical Act Had The Last UK No.1 Of The Millenium
Westlife
Laurence Tureaud became more famous as who
Mr T
What is the largest wild animal in the UK
The Scottish red deer
Whose ‘how to cheat’ cookbook was heavily criticized when it was launched in 2008
Delia Smith
Carom is a form of what sport / game
Billiards
What Was The Name Of George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley’s First Band
Executive
What golfing accessory was patented by George Grant on december 12th, 1899
Tee
If you were taking a class in pistology what are you studying
Faith
Which country began the tradition of exchanging Xmas gifts
Italy
Belgian Joseph Merlin invented this form of “transportation” in 1760
Roller skate
Which cookery dish is named after a Napoleonic battle
Chicken marengo
The grizzly bear is capable of running as fast as the average __________
Horse
At which railway station does Harry Potter catch the Hogwart’s Express at platform 9 and 3 quarters?
King’s Cross
This island was ulysses’ home
Ithaca
What is the largest country in Africa
Sudan
Which Shakespeare play opens with the 3 Witches?
Macbeth
Maschalophilous people get sexually aroused by what
Armpits
Which animal lives at the highest altitude
Yak
Which Soul Artist Was The Surprise Hit Of The Otherwise Flowery 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
Otis Redding
Of whom was it said by Gerald Ford, ‘He doesn’t dye his hair - he’s just prematurely orange’
Ronald reagan
Who sang the 80’s smash hit ‘future’s so bright, i gotta wear shades’
Timbuk
Name The 4 Members Of The Band The Travelling Wilburys (PFE)
George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan
“Higher Love” Was A Hit For Which Uk Artist
Steve Winwood
Widespread disease caused by the infestation of the human body by flukes fluke commonly called blood flukes, of the genus schistosoma
Schistosomiasis
Name the world’s first nuclear powered merchant ship
Savannah
What Austrian city was named for it’s mining & trading of salt
Salzburg
Havana is the capital of which country
Cuba
What sort of fish is used to make an Arbroath Smokie
Smoked haddock
According to the Bible, what is the root of all evil
Money
What ‘BH’ Do You Get When You Cross & Sheep With A Sweet
Bah Humbug
What Are You Deficient In If You Suffer From Scurvy
Vitamin C
In fashion correspondent and bar are types of what item
Shoe
Philemaphobia is the fear of
Kissing
What are you if yoU.S.uffer from baker’s leg
Knock kneed
This Sioux indian toured with Buffalo Bill’s wild west show
Sitting bull
Name the spinoff show from Who’s the Boss?
Living Dolls
Stairway To Heaven Was The Title For A Book About Which Band
Led Zeppelin
What do Americans traditionally eat on thanksgiving day?
Turkey
U.S. Captials - Alabama
Montgomery
Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘___To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray..’?
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Seeds of SE Asian aromatic plant used as a spice
Cardamon
The cancer drug ‘Taxol’ is derived from which tree?
Yew Tree
What is the nickname for South Carolina
Palmetto state
Boreas Eurus Notus Zephyrus were what
Classic Winds NESW
What did Peppermint Patty always call Charlie Brown?
Chuck
Which type of full moon follows a harvest moon
Hunters Moon
Who founded the London Metropolitan Police
Sir robert peel
Eve of All Saints Day
Halloween
Chief monetary unit of germany
Deutschmark
What’s the tallest mountain in Canada
Logan
Name the pet peacock on The Walton’s
Rover
Jumping Badger was the original name of which Indian leader
Chief Sitting Bull
Who was the first character to speak in Star Wars
C3PO
What is the Capital of: Panama
Panama
Who Played The Part Of Che Guevara In The Original London Production Of Evita
David Essex
Who was the tallest of robin hood’s men
Little john
Which game usually begins with, “Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?”
Twenty questions
The lack of this element in the diet is a cause of goitre.
Iodine
In 1990 When Stephen Hendry Became The Youngest Person ever To Be Crowned The World Snooker Champion Who Did He Beat In The Final
Jimmy White
What Are The 3 Divisions Of An Insects Body
Head Thorax & Abdomen
If a male ass is a Jackass what is a female called
Jenny
What is an antitussive medicine taken for?
Prevent Coughing
Who wrote ‘The Hobbit’?
J.R.R. Tolkien
N 2006 Who Became The First British Solo Artist For Eight Years To Top The US Charts?
James Blunt
Instrument for measuring wind force
Anemometer
At birth, baby __________ are only about an inch long _ no bigger than a large waterbug or a queen bee.
Kangaroos
What fruit is usually used to make Marmalade
Orange
Who played Domino in Never say Never Again
Kim Bassinger
What was the first desert rodent to spin its wheels into popular petdom
Hamster
Creatures of class including spiders and scorpions
Arachnid
What was the name of the bar on Dukes of Hazzard?
Boars Nest
What is the capital of Djibouti
Djibouti
What is named after Dr Ernest Grafenberg
The G spot
Who Was The First Beatle To Have A Solo Number One Hit
George Harrison
What is the common name for the tympanic membrane?
Eardrum
Gladys Mary Smith became famous under what name
Mary Pickford
What item does Dogbert use to find empty chairs
Dowsing rod
What was invented over 3000 years ago that is now considered the first ‘computer’?
Abacus
Which Russian composer died on the same day as Josef Stalin?
Sergei Prokofiev
How long were Noah and his family confined in the ark
One year
Apparatus mixing air with petrol vapour in an internal combustion engine
Carburettor
What’s the primary function of two-thirds of a shark’s brain
Detecting
This is the choice and arrangement of words and phrases in a literary work. It is the vocabulary that the author, poet or playwright uses to create style and effect in a piece of writing?
Diction
George Michael was one half of Wham!, name the other half.
Andrew Ridgley
Most effective spot to pierce a Vampire with a wooden stake.
Heart
What is consumption otherwise known as
Tuberculosis
What is samian ware
Fine pottery
What islands name is Australian slang for a football shirt
Guernsey
What name is given to a clear soup with thin strips of vegetables?
Julienne
Which hero, a Christmas panto favourite, marries Bedr-El-Budar?
Aladdin
In what was the strength of early lasers measured
Gillettes
What animals are likely to die first from global warming
Polar Bears
Small pieces of fried or toasted bread usually served with soup
Croutons
What rifle accessory originated in bayonne, france, in 1641
Bayonet
Who was the shortest british monarch
Charles i
In Biker Slang what are Giblets
Chrome add ons
In which country did the Boxer Rebellion take place
China
Where is mount etna
Sicily
Which Company Formed By Larry Paige & Sergei Brin Was Incorporated On 7 th Sep 1998
Which Ancient Egyptian Burial Monuments Built During The Old & Middle Kingdom Periods Have Associations With Royal Solar & Stellar Cults
Pyramids
Which author wrote the ‘Stone Diaries’
Carol shields
What is the fear of performing known as
Topophobia
