Trivia Database_49 Flashcards
Shop selling exotic cooked meats and cheeses
Delicatessen
Who is the Patron Saint of grocers
Saint Michael
Postage stamps were first introduced in to Britain in what year
1840
Between October and March what is illegal in Indiana
Taking Baths
Who Sang About “The Greatest Love Of All” In 1986
Whitney Houston
What’s the correct name for a young un-bred male fur seal
Batchelor
Goa used to be a colony of which nation
Portugal
What is the basic unit of currency for Kazakhstan ?
Tenge
How many ribs does a human have
24
What was the most bombed place in WW2
Malta
During which month is the shortest day in the Northern hemisphere?
December
Michael Henchard better known as what eponymous literary hero
The Mayor of Castorbridge T Hardy
What Was The Biggest Selling Album In The UK In The 1970’s & Also The Title Of One Of Their Biggest Hits
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Does a person’s heart rate increase or decrease during exercise
Increase
Who was the “keymaster” in Ghostbusters?
Rick Moranis
Who were the two disappointed candidates when Richard Nixon was elected as U.S. President in 1968
Hubert humphrey george wallace
Which famous scientist’s first published work was a monograph on barnacles
Charles Darwin
What color do you get in mirc using control code number 4
4red red
What was the name of Judge Smales grandson in the movie ‘Caddyshack’?
SpauldingIn
A castrated horse
Gelding
“Utah” is from the Navajo word meaning _________
Upper
London link Prince Edward’s, Prince of Wales, Her Majesty’s
Theatres
You’re Moving Out Today Was A One Hit Wonder For Which US Female Vocalist
Carole Bayer Sager
What was Citizen Kane’s dying word?
Rosebud
More than one half of New Brunswick is surrounded by
Water
All pinball machines are made near this city, the pinball capital of the world
Chicago
From which prison in South Africa was Nelson Mandela released
Victor verster
Who is the Patron Saint of Germany and sodomy
Saint Boniface
Defeated in a footrace in greek mythology what did atlanta want to do until she was defeated in a footrace
Remain unmarried
What is a sunbeam that shines down through the clouds called
Crespucular rays
Hockey: The Pittsburgh __________.
Penguins
What flavours cavatappi al nero pasta
Squid Ink
Thumb Lock Mongolian Release Mediterranean Draw what sport
Archery
Who painted Diana and The Bathers
Renoir
Secret Identities: Maggie Sawyer
Maggie sawyer
Cocktails: Gin and Collins mix make a(n) __________.
Tom Collins
The Queen of Spades and Jack of Diamonds combine to form the key combination in which card game
Bezique pinochle
This is the medical name for shoulder blade?
Scapula
What is an island formed by a volcanic eruption
Atoll
Who Did Soft Cell Team Up With For “Somethings Gotten Hold Of My Heart”
Gene Pitney
At which university did the poet Philip Larkin work as a librarian
Hull
This radical Agrarian communist organization controlled Cambodia in the 1970s until the Vietnamese removed them from power.
Khmer rouge
What is a type of west indian popular music
Reggae
What are ratite birds the only ones not to do
Fly
“The Beach Boys” First UK No.1 Hit Was “Good Vibrations” But Who Actually Wrote The Song
Neil Diamond
Who was Bram Stoker’s most infamous character
Dracula
In 1962, who lamented that ‘only love can break a heart’
Gene pitney
In The Beatles Song “Penny Lane” What Does The Fireman Have In His Pocket
A Portrait Of The Queen
In Which 2 Consecutive Years Did Amen Corner Achieve Four Top Ten Hits Including A No.1
1968 & 1969
In the tv sitcom ‘married with children’, what is the dog’s name
Buck
What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur
Art of Dancing
The American Band Chicago Have Numbered All Their Albums From “Chicago 2” In 1970 Onwards What Number Had They Reached By 1986
Chicago 18
How big is a Jeroboam compared to a normal size bottle?
4 Times
When Boris Becker Was The First Unseeded Player To Win Wimbledon, Who Did He Beat In The Final?
Kevin Curran
What country are the Islands of Quemoy and Matsu part of
Taiwan
Philosophobia is the fear of
Philosophy
How many plays is Shakespeare generally credited with today?
Thirty seven
Phil Oakley Was The Lead Singer With Which Band
The Human League
Cross country, Riding, Swimming, Fencing what’s missing
Pistol Shoot Modern Pentathlon
The Pirate Khair-ed-Din had what Italian name meaning redbeard
Barberossa
In Which Song Released First in 1966 & Again In 1991 Will You Hear The Name Of Americas First Woman Astronaut Uttered Time & Time Again (66 Wilson Picket / 91 The Commitments)
Mustang Sally
Which president was responsible for the ‘Louisiana Purchase’?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the computer which beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in 1997
Deep blue
What does am/fm stand for
Amplitude modulation/frequency modulation
The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is __________
India
In which film did paul newman and robert redford hold hands and jump into a river
Butch cassidy and the sundance kid
What is 3 days and 6 hours in minutes
4680
Which treaty between Great Britain and China ended British rule in Hong Kong?
Treaty of Nanking
What ocean lies to the north of Alaska
Arctic ocean arctic
In ________________, the Presidential highway links the towns of Gore and Clinton.
New zealand
Baby rattlesnakes are born without __________
Rattles
Pussycat sings ‘now the country song forever lost its soul, when the guitar player turned to rock n roll ______’ what’s the song title
Mississippi
What aid to cooking was first manufactured by Mark Gregoire in 1954
Non stick pans
How does a tortoise drink water
Thru its nose
Exodus and which Bible book list the ten commandments
Deuteronomy
Handlebar, toothbrush and walrus are all types of what
Moustache
Where would you find A Pope Empress Hermit and Juggler
They are Tarot Cards
In the Fantastic Four what is Mr Fantastic name
Reed Richards
What large herbivore sleeps only one hour a night
Antelope
Myctophobia is the fear of
Darkness
The fourth planet from the sun is _______.
Mars
What is 65% of 60?
39
Nessiteras Rhombopteryx Latinised name of what - as a Hoax
Loch Ness Monster
From Which Country Does The Beer ‘Red Stripe’’ Originate
Jamaica
How fast (mph) can a kangaroo hop?
Forty
How Many Dice Do You Have In A Backgammon Set
5 Dice
The fleur de lis is a representation of which flower
Iris
Who was ulysses’ son, who grew to manhood in his absence
Telemachus
What is written at the bottom of a Oiuja board
Good bye
What’s the better known name of the card game twenty one
Blackjack
Where could you find The round window and The oval window
In the human ear
What poke hand comprises three of a kind and a pair
Full house
Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York
Frank lloyd wright
Which Oscar-winning film of the 1980s was directed by Hugh Hudson
Chariots of fire
Get Down On It Was A Smash Disco Hit For Which Us Group
Kool And The Gang
Who Wrote The Noddy Stories
Enid Blyton
What does the brut indicate on a bottle of champagne?
Very Dry
What is the fear of anything new known as
Neophobia
Archaeopteryx Differed From It’s Modern Counterparts In That It Had Teeth, Clawed Fingers & A Bony Tail Core. Otherwise It Bore The Characteristics Of Which Group Of Creatures
Birds
In minerology what does the Mohs scale measure
Hardness
A tall, tapering, pointed roof on a tower, as in the top of a steeple.
Spire
What does hepatitis affect?
Liver
In which country is the chief range of Drakensberg Mountains
South africa
Olfactophobia is a fear of ______
Smells
Which Song Penned By The Gibb Brothers Provided Barbara Streisand With Her Only UK Number One Single In 1980?
Woman In Love
What is the Capital of: Estonia
Tallinn
Who Worked In Mime And Appeared In Jubilee And Quadrophenia Before Her 1981 Chart Entry
Toyah
What do the words nick and tuck refer to
Cosmetic surgery
What U.S. city was the capital from 1789 to 1790
New York City
Airman T E Shaw in WW2 was better known as who
T E Laurence of Arabia
The part of the foot of a horse between the fetlock and the hoof is the __________
Pastern
Which Actress Won The Title Of “Miss Orange County Beauty Queen” In 1976
Michelle Pfeiffer
What ‘CE’ Does Adam Call His Wife On December 24th
Christmas Eve
Where is the Admirality Arch?
London
Who in 1994 knocked out Michael Moore to become the oldest man ever to win a version of the World Heavyweight Boxing title
George foreman
Which country has the oldest national flag ?
Denmark
Who committed the first daytime robbery?
Frank and Jesse James
In terms of tons of cargo handled, which is europe’s busiest port
Rotterdam
What is the fear of lawsuits known as
Liticaphobia
What Is The Collective Name For Rhinoceroses?
A Crash
Which army rank is equivalent to the naval rank of Lieutenant-Commander
Major
Which Tory Author Won substantial Damages From The Daily Star
Jeffrey Archer
In which Dickens novel does Little Nell appear
The Old Curiosity Shop
The medical name for the voice box is the _________.
Larynx
What links Sheffield, Edinburgh, Rome
Built on 7 Hills
An unkindness is a group of what birds
Ravens
Where is the sear’s tower
Chicago
Wrigley’s promoted what new flavor chewing gum in 1915 by mailing 4 sample sticks to each of the 1.5 million names listed in us telephone books
Spearment
In which country is Penina golf course
Portugal
Which officer commands a platoon
Lieutenant
The Acropolis - what does the word literally mean
Highest point (of a city)
Bird Music: What was the original name of the group ‘Chicago’
Chicago Transit
What did Fletch’s initials (I. M.) stand for?
Irwin Maurice
Who is the male lead in the “Naked Gun” movies?
Leslie Nielsen
Approximately how many times sweeter is saccharin than sucrose
Five hundred
If you landed at Cannon airport where are you
Reno
What is the fear of smothering known as
Pinigerophobia
Tiramisu is a coffee desert but what does it literally mean
Pick me up
What is the term for the study of how the inherited characteristics of a human population can be improved by genetics
Engenics
What Connects David Cassidy, The Monkees, KISS
Own Tv Programme
What is the fear of sitting known as
Thaasophobia
Whats the Muslim name of God
Allah
Who wrote the novel Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
Robert Fitzroy captained which famous ship?
The Beagle
With what kind of pen were allied bomb crews issued
Biro pens
In pottery, what is biscuit ware
Pottery fired but not glazed
Which colour is at the top of a rainbow?
Red
How many litters can have a mouse in a year
Up to ten
The Lightweight Portable Drill Was First Marketed In 1917 By 2 Americans With The First Names Duncan & Alonso, What Were Their Surnames
Black & Decker
This is the longest mountain chain in the world.
Andes
Who was “The Mad Monk”?
Rasputin
What basketball star played a genie in ‘kazaam’
Shaquille o’neal
What Did Wellington Replace As The Capital Of New Zealand?
Auckland
Of which bird did Wordsworth write “Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice”
The cuckoo
What was the first name of the baby girl who fell down the well?
Jessica
Anethum tastes a little like aniseed - what herb is it
Dill
Which Prime Minister Was Once Editor Of The “Church Times”
Edward Heath
Super Model Jodie Kidd Once Represented England At The Olympics In Which Event
Polo
In Which Sport Is The Lance Todd Memorial Trophy Contested
Rugby League
A Cruciverbalist is interested in what
Crossword Puzzles
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer had a girlfriend - name her
Clarissa
What does Magna Carta literally mean
Great Charter
In Chaucer’s England a mussel was slang for what
Vulva
Frank Sinatra Had 2 No.1 In The 60’s Name Them
Strangers In The Knight / Something Stupid
Milton lost which sense
Sight
On what street in new rochelle did rob and laura petrie live
Bonnie meadow
In which Shakespeare play would you find the lines: ‘This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, this earth of ‘majesty, this other Eden’
King richard ii
Who did the voices of bugs bunny, sylvester and tweety pie
Mel blanc
Banjul is the capital of ______?
Gambia
What is the capital of Croatia
Zagreb
The capital of the African country Liberia is named after which American President
James Monroe
In which county is the town of Market Harborough
Leicestershire
What are the 3 big colleges of the Ivy League? (name them alphabetically)
Harvard, Princeton, Yale
What do bats’ wings, elephants’ ears, flamingos’ legs, rabbits’ ears, goats’ horns, and human skin all have in common? They radiate heat to providing __________
Cooling
How high could the Klopek’s furnace go in The ‘burbs?
5000 degrees
In Monopoly, What is the cost to buy Oriental Avenue
100
According to Christian religion what happened at Epiphany
Wise men visited
This city can be abbreivated to 3% of its size “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”?
LA
Which pop artist died in New York in 1987?
Andy Warhol
Sanford what presidential candidate from indiana lost to roosevelt in 1940
Wendell
What was the first toy advertised on TV in USA
Mr Potato Head
What is the flower that stands for: difficulties that i surmount
Mistletoe
In Which Former Soviet Republic Do 100 Luma Make A Dram?
Armenia
Which Country Did Celine Dion Represent In 1988 Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland
Who was assassinated on December 8, 1980 in New York City?
John Lennon
The ______ tea party
Boston
Singapore is the capital of ______?
Singapore
Which of Neptune’s moons is the biggest?
Triton
With which group does Damon Albarn sing
Blur
For which European country did Mozambique declare independence in 1975?
Portugal
In 1964 Douglas MacArthur U.S. general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at
84
On the face of which mountain does the climax of North by Northwest take place?
Mount Rushmore
Canadian Ben Johnson Famously Lost His Olympic Title,World Record & Gold Medal By Failing A Drugs Test At The Summer Olympics But Where & When Did This Take Place ‘ Where (Country) & When (Year) ‘’
1988, Seoul / Korea
What unrecognised phenomenon was discovered when Comet aircraft started to fall out of the sky
Metal fatigue
What is the world’s fastest passenger aircraft?
Concorde
Which sign used in punctuation denotes interrogation
Question mark
Who built the lambarene missionary station
Albert schweitzer
Who was Sitting Bull’s right hand man
Crazy horse
Phronemophobia is the fear of
Thinking
Who was the first athlete to clear eight feet in the high jump
Javier sotomayor
Balein, Boops, Fin, Grampus and Pothead are types of what
Whale
Who had a number one hit in 1966 with Keep on Running
Spencer davis group
Unusual words - What’s the only word 4 double letters in a row
Bookkeeppers
The Band King Sang “Love & Pride” Or “Love & Rockets”
Love & Pride
At birth, the white whale is __________
Black
How many pole positions did ayrton senna score
65
6300 was the biggest cast in a commercial for what company
British Airways
Hagen the _____ _______ supplies the liver with oxygen
Hepatic artery
Who would wear a Hachimaki - or headband
Kamikaze pilots
What is the capital of Belize ?
Belmopan
Who wrote The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Gallico
Which Band Consisted Of The Following Members “Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras MKichel
The Fugees
In which cult novel do gang members known as ‘droogs’ appear
A Clockwork Orange
What is the name of the least dense element
Hydrogen
In what sport is the Palma Match contested
Shooting
What was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars
Daimler
What is the common name for a coin operated record player
Juke box
Maya Angelou Made Herself Unavailable For Rehearsals After Working On Which Miusical
King - The Musical (1990)
Which Football Club Reached The Fa Cup Final In 1885, 1984, & 1986
Everton
If a dish is served `au gratin’ what does it have on it?
Cheese
Which nationality drinks the most coffee per person per day
Sweden
Whose last word were “I have not told half of what I saw”
Marco Polo
What Shakespeare play is set in Massina and has Claudio in it
Much ado about Nothing
By what name is the 3rd battle of Ypres known
Passchendaele
In Britain what is The Andrew
The Royal Navy
Which country has the longest land border?
China
What does ‘n.b.a’ mean
National basketball association
In Greek mythology, who drove the sun across the sky in his chariot?
Helios
The 2 months added when the Roman calendar was expanded from 10 to 12 months
January & february
Where would you Wedel
Ski slope
Who was the 1990 Wimbledon women’s singles runner-up?
Zina Garrison
In 1931 Al Capone was sentenced to how many years in prison
Eleven
What insect gives its name and body to a food colouring
Cochineal
Who won the Spanish grand prix at weekend?
Kimi Raikkonen
Who is paul mccartney singing about in “here today”
John lennon
What is the basic unit of currency for Egypt ?
Pound
Which actress left ‘The Queen Vic’ in 1999 to begin a solo singing career
Martine mccutcheon
Which city is known as the Windy City?
Chicago
In Old England what would you do with your titties
Its an old word for Sisters
Which Famous Book Begins With The Line ‘When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightening, or in rain’
Macbeth
Every human has one of these on their tummies.
Navel
What was the thirteenth album released by Chicago?
Chicago XIII
The ‘frigorifique’ was the names of the world’s first what
Refrigerator ship
What Is EP Short
Extended Play
What country is home to Sabena airlines
Belgium
Which Famous Athlete Became Master Of Pembroke College Oxford In 1985
Roger Bannister
What is the main ingredient of a traditional fondue?
Cheese
Which Group Released The Album Entitled “Chemistry” In Late 2005 ?
Girls Aloud
As what is minus forty celcius the same?
Minus forty fahrenheit
What Was The Name Given To The Coding Machine Used By The Germans In World War II?
Enigma
What large sea is between Europe & Africa
Mediterranean
Who became U.S. president following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901
Theodore roosevelt
What is the sum of 9685z + 235z - 1800z + 2z
8122z
What Classic Toy Was Invented By Richard & Betty James In 1945?
Slinky
The highest mountain on Earth, _____________, reaches only about halfway through the lowest layer of the troposphere.
Mount Everest
-isms: This 20th century pihlosophical movement with thinkers and writers such as Sartre and Camus is responsible for the Theatre of the Absurd
Existentialism
What is the basic unit of currency for Norway ?
Krone
Which English King met Francis I of France on the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’
Henry viii
Studios who recorded “true love ways” in 1965
Peter and gordon peter and gordon
What is the throwing event making up part of the ancient greek pentathlon, in which a circular object had to be thrown
Discus
Which Country Music Star Sang As Guest Vocalist On The KLF Track “Justfied And Ancient”
Tammy Wynette
Who would perform the Maha Mantra
Hari Krishnas
Common name for many rodents belonging to the same family as the woodchuck (marmot), chipmunk, and prairie dog
Squirrel
What term describes a male swan?
Cob
After Athens which is the largest Greek speaking city in the world
Melbourne
What is considered to be the worlds fastest team game
Ice Hockey
A light canvas shoe with a plaited sole
Espadrille
Who did Spain fight in the 1808-1814 Peninsular War
Portugal
What was the name of the mythical hero-king who slew Grendal?
Beowulf
How did Karmuala Searlel - an early Tarzan die
Mauled by Elephant
During the u.s civil war, how many blacks served in the union army
Two
This imaginary line approximately follows the 180 degree meridian through the pacific ocean
International date line
What musical instrument does John McEnroe play
Guitar
What type of dog can be Manchester, Skye or Greenland
Terrier
Beat It’ by Michael Jackson was the single of the year What year was it
1983
Angel falls Venezuela Highest but where second Highest
Yosemite USA
Small beetle destructive to the potato
Colorado
Which area of water lies between China and Korea
Yellow sea
In the nursery rhyme, what medication was applied to Jack’s head after his tumble down the hill
Vinegar and brown paper
“Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town? ““Noel,Missouri”” - ““Santa Claus,Georgia””, ““St Nicholas Florida””, ““Snowflake,Texas”” “
Snowflake, Texas
Which city is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Jerusalem
He directed “The Godfather”.
Francis Ford Coppola
Ulan Bator is the capital of ______?
Mongolia
Who Was Famous For Singing About “The Biggest Aspidastra In The World”
Dame Gracie Fields
How To Save A Life Was The Debut Album Of Which Band
The Fray
What is the largest wholly Indonesian island
Sumatra
What is the medical term for cancer of the blood?
Leukemia
Abbot - Costello routine who’s on first name the pitcher
Tomorrow
What is Mongolia often called to distinguish it from an autonomous region in China
Outer mongolia
Who was the recording engineer on Sgt. Pepper’s?
Geoff Emerick
Who is Steveland Morris better known as?
Stevie Wonder
Collective nouns - a Barren of what
Mules
Name The Jackson Five’s Fourth consecutive Hit Reaching No.4 In The UK Charts In 1970
I’ll Be There
Which English bowler achieved his test career best when he took 7 wickets for 46 runs against South Africa in December 1999
Andrew caddick
He released the parody ‘oh you ate one too’ in 1988 which included the song ‘cabo wabo’
Van halen
Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin d
Rickets
What was computer pioneer niklaus wirth’s nickname at stanford
Bucky
Picardy is in the north east of which country
France
Ailurophobia is the fear of what
Cats
Who played lestat in ‘interview with the vampire’
Tom cruise
What was the name of the B-29 used at Hiroshima to drop the bomb?
Enola Gay
Mount Dashan is in which African country
Ethiopia
What was the name of Minnie Caldwell’s cat in Coronation Street
Bobby
Who Is Tommy Tutone Trying To Call When He Dials “867 5309”
Jenny
In which country would you find Karachi
Pakistan
What is Kanga’s son’s name in the Winnie The Pooh stories
Baby roo
What does the Latin phrase Deo Volente mean
God willing
What Is The Michelin Man’s Nickname
Bibendum
Hansen’s disease has another name what is it
Leprosy
Which partnership was responsible for the musical Paint Your Wagon
Lerner & loewe
In what country is Taipei?
Taiwan
How many days will it be before a clock, losing 30 minutes a day shows the right time again
24
Which opera overture is used as a background to Post-Grand Prix champagne celebrations?
Bizet’s Carmen
Cat stevens sings ‘i can’t keep it in, i gotta ______’
Let it out
U.S. captials Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Jayne Austin is famous but who reigned Britain when she wrote
George III
Whats the surname of the mediaeval author of Canterbury Tales
Chaucer
A racing sledge steered and braked mechanically
Bobsleigh
St Fiacre is the Patron Saint of what
Piles
Who played by Luther Adler Roy Goldman Peter Sellers etc
Adolf Hitler
Who Wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
Adolf Hitler
Which individual had the highest income of anyone in the USA in the 1920s
Al capone
Wiesmuller what was canada’s first national park
Banff national park
Whats the worlds largest church
St peters, vatican city
Where is salzburg
Austria
What is a male guinea pig called
Boar
Guayaquil is the largest city in what country
Ecuador
What is the board game where it pays to know your trivia
Trivial pursuit
What famous soap opera duo reigned on General Hospital in the eighties?
Luke and Laura
Where was the original Crystal Palace built
Hyde Park in London
How did Mussolini die
Execution
In which book is Scheherazade a story teller ?
Arabian Nights
October 1939 what UK battleship sunk torpedo loss 800 lives
Royal Oak
What is South Korea’s national dish called?
Kimchee
What Does The Term “Kung Fu” Mean
Leisure Time
A terrapin is a type of _________.
Turtle
What is the capital of Ethiopia ?
Addis Ababa
Dammen in Dutch is what game
Draughts or Checkers
Who is the only solo performer to win Euro song twice
Johnny Logan 1980 – 1987
Who was the king of England from 1509-1547, and founder of the Church of England
Henry viii
What term is used in cooking to describe food that has been cooked so that it is still firm to the bite?
Al Dente
This European war was named after a peninsula between the Black sea and the sea of Azov?
Crimean War
-isms: A painful stiffness of the muscles and joints
Rheumatism
Peter George wrote Two Hours to Doom filmed as what
Dr Strangelove
Name the profession most often late for doctors appointments
Doctors
What is known to Pentagon procurement people as a “portable handheld communications inscriber”
A pen pen
In which organ is Bile produced ?
Liver
Who live in monasteries
Monks
What’s the other name for the statue of Egyptian god Harmachis
The Sphinx
Thirty three degrees fahrenheit who sang ‘islands in the stream’ with dolly parton
Kenny rogers
Who invented a screw which lifts water to a higher level
Archimedes
Managua is the capital of ______
Nicaragua
Which Band Started Out In Basildon Under The Name “The Composition Of Sound”
Depeche Mode
A Backgammon board is marked out in sawtooth “points” in two colours. How many of these points are there
24
In the soapie ‘one life to live’ who was vicky’s alter ego
Nicky
What would you do with a drupe
Eat it - it’s a fruit
What is the royal disease
Haemophilia
Gold or silver in lump valued by weight
Bullion
A group of pigs is called a
Litter
Lake Eyre, Australia’s lowest point , is in which state
South australia
River Providence is the capital of what state
Rhode island
Slate is formed by the metamorphosis of what
Shale
Each year ___________ has approximately 5,000 earthquakes, including 1,000 that measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale.
Alaska
What is the common name for muscivora forficata, the state bird of oklahoma
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
How thick is an ice hockey puck
One inch
Why was Fred Lorz disqualified 1904 Olympic marathon
Hitched a lift passing car
Which character was invented in a comic for Montgomery Ward
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer
Rum is made from this plant.
Sugar cane
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia (c.17 million square kilometres)
A jump in which the legs open in second position in the air, resembling a scissors.
Ciseaux
What was Colombo’s dog called
Fang - Basset Hound
Who born US Edu UK Expelled West Point Died Baltimore 40
Edgar Alen Poe
What’s the number ten to the power of 100
A googol
In what area of France is champagne made
Reims
What sitcom was “The Facts of Life” a spinoff of?
Different Strokes
What Is The Common Name For The Crane Fly
Daddy Long Legs
In the 1996 version of “Romeo and Juliet”, who played Juliet?
Claire Danes
Where could you find the Lutine Bell
Lloyds of London
A government in which power is restricted to a few is a(n) __________.
Oligarchy
What coutnry did 300,000 Chinese troops invade in February, 17979
Vietnam
Who was the first sports announcer to address Muhammed Ali by his Muslim name
Howard Cosell
Alphabetically speaking, which is the last of the 26 Irish counties. Most people say Wexford, but they’re wrong
Wicklow
Who Was The First Athlete To Exceed a Distance Of Eight Metres In The Long Jump In 1935?
Jesse Owens
What does the sign BYO, seen outside some Australian eating places, mean
Bring your own booze
What Is Sauerkraut
Pickled Cabbage
How many letters are in the Cambodian Alphabet
74
Which singer is a former school teacher
Sheryl crow
What is the Capital of: Brazil
Brasilia
Who wrote, ‘Goodbye to all That’
Robert graves
Name the porceilan chair you sit on at least once a day.
Toilet
Relating to food what is another name for ‘tamarillo’
Tree tomato
What units are used to measure the size of pearls
Grains
Stygiophobia is the fear of
Hell
What kind of cancer did Napoleon fear, because it ran in his family
Stomach
What state is considered the vampire capitol of America
Rhode island
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a famous poem about his animal
Raven
Who failed an audition for Fame because was not pretty enough
Tom Cruise
Who wrote the ‘Waverley Novels’
Walter scott
The zeedonk is a cross between which two animals
Zebra & donkey
What is stuffed with a sheep’s carcass stuffed with chickens stuffed with fish stuffed with eggs
Roast camel
