Trivia Database_52 Flashcards
What do you get when you add fresh fruit to red wine?
Sangria
What does the columella separate
Nostrils
A Greek type mandolin
Bouzouki
Game show: before she became the head-turning letter turner on wheel of fortune in 1982, vanna white appeared as a contestant on what show?
The price is right
What soul great appears in the flick Ski Party
James brown
Whose Last Words Were Reputedly, ‘ET TU BRUTE’ ?
Julius Caesar
What new york city avenue divides the east side from the west side?
Fifth avenue
Emerson Lake And Palmer Had A No.2 Hit With “Fanfare For The Common Man “ Who Wrote It
Aaron Copland
What is the Japanese Shinkasen
High speed Train
Who Was The First Person To Play Evita On Stage
Elaine Paige
What is the lowest rank of the british nobility
Baron
Which English porcelain factory used an anchor as its mark
Chelsea
In Which Century Did Lady Godiva Live?
11th Century
What is a hoblet
A Vasectomised ferret
Queen Berengaria never came to England, although she was married to the King. Which King
Richard the first
When is Saint George’s day celebrated
April 23rd
Fear of one’s mother in law
Pentheraphobia
According to an old proverb, what is ‘the soul of wit’
Brevity
Often eaten for breakfast, the egg comes from what barnyard animal
Chicken
What is the basic unit of currency for Paraguay ?
Guarani
What Contribution Was Made By Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, Kenneth Essex & Francisco Gabarro To The Recording Of The Help! Album
String Quartet On Yesterday
Approximately how many species of butterfly are there
100 thousand 100,000
Who advocated planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace cotton and tobacco
George washington carver
What family do these fruits belong to - Kumquat, Pommelo, Ugli Fruit?
Citrus
In The World Of Snooker Disappeared In 1991 & Was Brought Back In 2005
Pot Black
Where were the 1908 Olympics held ?
London, England
Who preceded Bobby Robson as England Football Manager
Ron greenwood
In Ferris Buellers Day Off, who is Cameron going to marry?
The first girl he lays
Boned steak cut off sirloin
Entrecote
In what country is the language Fanti spoken
Ghana
What science deals with the origin and structure of the universe
Cosmology
Which Actors Real Name Is Morris Micklewhite
Michael Caine
What is the fastest fish in the world
Sailfish
J Worthington Foulfeather was the name of what Disney character
The Fox in Pinocchio
In what American State is the city of Nevada?
Missouri
A tropical house lizzard
Gecko
Who wanted ‘a new drug’?
Huey Lewis and The News
What is a young goose called?
Gosling
In which game is banjo and tooty
Banjo-kazooie
What is the fear of teeth or dental surgery known as
Odontophobia
The word “cumulus” refers to a type of ___________
Cloud
The Lover Speak’s Only Chart Entry Was Later Covered By Annie Lennox . What Was It Called
No More I Love You’s
Photographic inventor suicided 1932 said my work is done why wait
George Eastman Kodak Brownie
What’s the capital of Syria
Damascus
Spectrophobia is the fear of
Specters ghosts
What makes up about 85% of all the greenery on earth
Ocean plants
What three words mean the same as 5,880,000,000,000 miles
One light year
Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810
Stethoscope
What is a resident of liverpool?
Liverpudlian
What is the registry number of the enterprise in the original star trek
Ncc
Guiyaquil is the largest city in which country
Ecuador
In what opera would you find Lt. Pinkerton?
Madame butterfly
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea
Port moresby
Anonymous letters of hostility towards the recipient
Hate mail
Who Wanted To Know “Have You Ever Been In Love”
Leo Sayer
What FBI agent tracked Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd to Ohio, where Floyd died
Melvin purvis
Whets the correct name for golf club called Texas Wedge
Putter
What is the only other animal besides humans to have unique prints?
Koala Bears
What was the nationality of Marco Polo ?
Italian
What is a Shofar
Carved Rams Horn Jewish faith
Who was the head villian on “The Smurfs” and what was his cat’s name?
Gargamel and Azreal
What is the flower that stands for: artifice
Acanthus
Hartford is the capital of ______
Connecticut
The Sydney Olympics had 3 mascots. What type of animals were they?
Kookaburra Echidna Platypus
What island do most of the North Atlantic icebergs come from
Greenland
What is made of fermented grape juice?
Wine
Who was the last prisoner in the Tower of London
Rudolf Hess
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Camelopardalis ?
Giraffe
N is the civil aircraft marking for which country
USA
Where might you spend a Ceti - Capital Accra
Ghana
What is the basic unit of currency for Samoa ?
Tala
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Jupiter
Zeus
In 1800 Free black commission of Philadelphia petitioned Congress to abolish
Slavery
What Is The Technical Term For Memory Loss
Amnesia
Which is the only country that has every type of climate
New zealand
Vanilla is part of which plant family
Orchids
What is a resident of moscow
Muscovite
What does 2thwrk do for a living
Dentist
What popular bird derives its name from Abo for Good to Eat
Budgerigar
Indian fig tree with self-rooting branches
Banyan
This war began on June 25, 1950.
Korean
Which Lakeland poet was born in 1770
William wordsworth
What is Hulk Hogan’s real name?
Terry Bollea
A dolphin can remember a specific ______ better than a human
Tone
Contagious disease of warm-blooded animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax
What Electrical Device Can Change The Magnitude Of Voltage Or Current
A Transformer
What measures wind velocity
Anemometer
Which Northumberland castle is claimed to be the second largest inhabited castle in the world
Alnwick
President Woodrow Wilson May 6th 1919 first to do what
Take out Air accident Insurance
Garuda is the national airline of which far-eastern country
Indonesia
Small rectangular instrument played by blowing and sucking air through it
Harmonica
Cheval-vapeur in France is equal to what in English
Horse power
What year did Yuri Gagarin become the first human in space
1961
A gigantic mass of snow and ice, mixed with stones and earth, which falls from the mountains into the valleys is called a ______
Avalanche
What is the name of the ridge seperating two glacial valleys
Arete
Who developed the first jet fighter
Germany
In the Bible the good Samaritan was travelling to where
Jericho
What is the capital of Sierra Leone ?
Freetown
Chrometrophobia is the fear of what
Money
When It Comes To Flowers Especially Roses, What Colour Is The Rose The Silver Jubilee ?
Pink
How did Marvin Gaye die
Shot by his father
Who sang ‘beauty and the beast’
Celine dion
What is the chemical symbol for radium?
Ra
What Theory Did Darwin Propose
Theory Of Evolution
What are the three colours on a roulette wheel
Black, green & red
What notable geographical feature is shared by Oxford, Reading, Windsor and London?
The River Thames
An “omniscient” person has unlimited __________.
Knowledge
Word for slight of hand comes from the French for nimble finger
Prestidigitation
Which metal is the main constituent of Gunmetal?
Copper
What Greek runner of 5 bc is said to have run 241 km in 48 hours to summon help for Athens
Pheidippedes
Which nursery rhyme was the first gramophone recording?
Mary Had A Little Lamb
What is Paul’s McCartneys middle name?
Paul
Which Colours Are Most Commonly Confused In Colour Blindness
Red And Green
In the movie “Rainman”, what was the only airline that Raymond said had never crashed?
Quantas
What is the commonest name used in London streets
Victoria
Where would you have found Binky Inky Pinky and Clyde
Pac Man Ghosts
Which Suitable Named Cars Single Re-Entered The Charts In 1985 Reaching No.4
Drive
Painting in which natural scenery is the subject.
Landscape
Small polecat used in catching rabbits and rats
Ferret
My Word were the final words of which famous TV character
James Tiberius Kirk
Which freezes faster - hot or cold water?
Hot
After whom is the month of July named
Julius caesar
What Is The Name Of The Russian Born US Pioneer In Aircraft Design Who Is Best Known For His Successful Development Of The Helicopter
Igor Sikorsky
A piece of soft leather from sheep or goats
Chamois
Who were lucy and ricky’s next door neighbours and best friends
Fred and
What product did the first commercial in the USA advertise
Bulova Watches
Starliters what’s the only video game that became a television show
Pac-man
What was the name of the film star Gene Autry’s horse
Champion
What’s Margaret Houlihan’s nickname
Hot lips
What hereditary defect of vision is sex-linked affecting more men than women
Colour blindness
What light operas name literally means Honourable Gate
The Mikado
Ray WilkingsWas The First English Player To Be Sent Of In A World Cup Final But Which Country Were England Playing At The Time
Morocco
Which 60s sex symbol was, in film at least, attacked by anti-bodies ?
Rachel Welch
Who had the motto Non Sans Droit - not without right
William Shakespeare
Who shot J.R. Euing?
Kristin Sheppard
In which 1974 disaster movie did fireman Steve McQueen need a long ladder
The towering inferno
Where is Kloster beer brewed
Thailand
Which U.S. city is known as Beantown?
Boston
What is cuneiform
Writing system
Whose daughter became the wealthiest three year old in 1988
Christina
Which Mediterranean Country Has The “Livre” As It’s Basic Unit Of Currency?
Lebanon
In what country did “Sepoy Mutiny” occur
India
Who Had A No.1 With “She Wears Red Feathers” In 1952
Guy Mitchell
Which contribution to western tea culture was introduced in New York restaurants in 1908
Tea Bags
Bearbrass founded by John Batman the original name of where
Melbourne
Which dancer found guilty of espionage was shot dead during WWll
Mata hari
Which Australian state capital was named in honour of a British naturalist
Darwin
What Is The Origin Of The Word Gammon
From The French Word For Ham Jambon
What Is The Liquid Portion Of Blood Known As
Plasma
Name the NYC club where Blondie and the Ramones got their start?
CBGBs
Who sang the theme tune for the James Bond film “Die Another Day”?
Madonna
In which sport or game is the term “rook” used
Chess
Who played the mother in lost in space
June lockhart
What Was Frank Sinatra’s Middle Name
Albert
In Greek mythology, who ruled over the island of samos
Polycrates
What sinatra hit did he dooby dooby do in
Strangers in the night
4000 patents for a variation of what issued since first 1838
Mousetrap
The first Apple Mac hard disk was how big
5 Megabytes
Which Female Singer Had Two No.1 Hits In 1998 At The Age Of Fifteen
Billie
What Show did the Simpsons first appear?
The Tracy Ullman Show
