Trivia Database_54 Flashcards
In 1715 Louis XIV Of France Was Succeeded By Louuis XV What Relation Was He
Great Grandson
Which South-East Asian fruit’s smell reminds people, to put it mildly, of various stages of decay ?
Durian
What is the central part of a backgammon board called
The Bar
Which 1995 Album Cover Features A Wedding Photo With One Of The Band Members Shown In Black & White
Pulp / a Different Class
In Ancient Mesopotamia people worshiped what
Pigeons
What was Professor Moriarties first name
James
Somniphobia is the fear of
Sleep
Who recorded “love is all around” in 1968
Troggs
What job links Paul Clifford, Claude Duval, Capt. Macheath
Highwayman
Which film director coined the term “Paparazzi” to describe intrusive photographers
Fellini
How many buttons does a double breasted suit have?
Six
Only one miracle is mentioned in all four gospels what is it
Feeding of 5000
The orchestra usually tunes up to what instrument
Oboe
Allergic Rhinitis has what more common term
Hay Fever
What film links Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon
The witches of eastwick
Ii what is the round fruit of the sycamore tree called
A buttonball
A castrated bull
Bullock
Which Group Of Islands Are Known As The Friendly Islands
The Tonga Islands
To which Berkshire destination did C.N.D. march from London each Easter beginning in the late 1950s
Aldermaston
What is a Characin
Small Fish
Who Was Nick-Named (The Desert Fox)?
Field Marshal Rommel
Who Recorded The Album “Eat Em And Smile”
David Lee Roth
What delicatessen dish is highly seasoned beef prepared from a shoulder cut called?
Pastrami
What is the oldest known cultivated vegetable
The Pea
What beautiful hotel commands a matchless view of quebec city
Chateau
What is the Capital of: Uzbekistan
Tashkent toshkent
What type of large vehicle is named after a Hindu God
Juggernaut
Which jockey rode a Derby winner called Pinza
Gordon richards
Who appeared as the infant Moses 1956 film 10 commandments
Frazer Heston – Charlton’s son
What is a group of this animal called: Walrus
Pod
What job does an Oikologiost do
Housekeeper
Pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected with strings
Tanga
What’s the name of the holy book of Islan
The koran
King Henry VIII trained as what
A Priest
Which Musical Opens At Uncle Jocko’s Kiddie Show In Seattle
Gypsy
What was originally called olive oil water
Vaseline
What is the British equivalent of the US Navy rank Rear Admiral (lower half) ?
Commodore
What nation on average takes most time to eat meals
French
Frederick Gowland Hopkins won a Nobel prize in 1929 for which medical discovery
Vitamins
Which country left the Commonwealth in 1987 and has not rejoined
Fiji
Bacteriophobia is a fear of ______
Bacteria
What was the most prescribed drug in the u.k in 1985
Valium
What is the toothpick capital of the world
Maine
Who sang ‘We’ve only just begun’?
Carpenters
The once popular dog name __________ is from Latin and means “fidelity.”
Fido
Who Were Man Utd Playing When Eric Cantona Performed His Famous Kung Fu Kick On A Fan
Crystal Palace
What do New Zealanders claim Jack Lovelock did in 1935
Run a four minute mile
In which tv series are joey potter, pacey witter, dawson leary and jennifer lindley
Dawson’s creek
What Was Hung Upside Down In The Piazzale Loreto In Milan In 1945
Mussolini’s Body
Which plant has gills, a veil and scales
Mushroom
A pair of small drums played with the fingers
Bongo
Faith Hope Charity Fortitude Justice Prudence what’s missing
Temperance
In the Hindu pantheon Hanuman is the King of which creatures
Monkeys
Heliotaxis means the response of an organism to what
Sunlight
What famous artist could write with both his left and right hand at the same time
Leonardo da vinci
Who Took The First Practical Photograph
Louis Daguerre In 1826
How Many Children Did Queen Victoria Have
Nine
In the song American Pie, who did the word ‘jester’ refer to?
Bob Dylan
What does Abraham Lincoln never do in any photographs
Smile
Lack of Vitamin D results in ___. ?
Rickets
Which Cecil B. De Mille classic carried the publicity tag, ‘The mightiest dramatic spectacle of all the ages’
The ten commandments
One quarter of people who lose sense of small also lose what
Desire for sex
Ball point pen ink is made from dye and what
Castor Oil
What Kind Of People Did REM Take To No.6 In 1991
Shiny Happy People
The study of insects is __________.
Entomology
Who discovered radium
The Curies
Genoa overlooks which sea
Ligurian
English festival word from French literally Farewell to Flesh
Carnival
A small atmospheric vortex that comes from surface heating is known as what
Dust devil
In 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated from the British throne to marry an American divorcee, who was she
Mrs. Wallis Simpson
Islands what is ice cube’s real name
O’shea jackson
Who said - Remember time is money
Benjamin Franklin
In the film ‘pulp fiction’, what was the name of uma thurman’s pilot character
Fox force five
Osiris was the egyptian god of ______
Underworld and vegetation
Pinatubo The application of science to law
Forensic science
How Many Draughts Are On The Board At The Start Of A Game
24 (12 White 12 Black)
What group is Phil Lesh a member of?
The Grateful Dead
Which city has the highest population ?
Mexico City
Bowling for lizards was whose favourite TV program
Fred Flintstone
Where did forrest gump keep the book ‘curious george’
In his suitcase
This football team was formerly known as the Frankford Yellow Jackets?
Philadelphia Eagles
Two most commonly sold items in stores are sodas and what
Breakfast Cereals
In Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire, What ingredient was needed to resurrect the dark lord
Blood of an enemy
Which Motown Singer/Songwriter Was Once Described By Bob Dylan As America’s Greatest Living Poet
Smokey Robinson
Where was Bobby Kennedy shot
California
Dick Tracy the comic strip started life as what name
Plainclothes Tracy
What classic novel sold only 50 copies authors lifetime
Moby Dick
Which vegetable is a Welsh emblem?
Leek
What does an ornithologist study?
Birds
How fast did the bus in the movie Speed need to go in order not to blow up?
Below 50mph
“As free as the wind blows, as free as the grass grows’. What is the song title
Born Free
Which Annual Event First Hit Our Screens On The 5 th February 1988
Red Nose Day
What is the largest lake in australia
Eyre
More species of __________ live in a single tributary of the Amazon River than in all the rivers in North America combined.
Fish
According to its name what major Italian city is the new city
Naples - short for Neopolis
Which unfinished castle is found on the island of Anglesey?
Beaumaris
What is the tartan skirt worn by Scottish men called
Kilt
What 1968-71 tv series did ken berry star in
Mayberry rfd
What Type Of Glass Darkens When Exposed To Light
Photochromic
In which war did Ulysses Grant & Robert Lee fight on the same side
Mexican
What animals did hannibal lead over the alps for the first time
Elephants
In “10,000 Leagues Under The Sea”, what ship did Captain Nemo travel in
Nautilus
Who is the Patron Saint of hunters
St Hubert
A Lady Paramount judges at what sport
Archery
Who always ended his show in a white e-type jaguar
Simon dee
Where would you find a howdah
Back of Elephant (basket)
While creating the movie ______________(1995), the animation team at Pixar Animation Studios perfected the movement of the toy soldiers by gluing some sneakers to a sheet of wood and trying to walk around with them on.
Toy story
Which u.s state gets the most rainfall
Hawaii
Who many gallons of fuel does a jumbo jet use during take off
Four thousand
Contralto and Soprano are female voices what comes between
Mezzo - soprano
The French call it creame anglaise what do we call it
Custard
Tippi Hedren is best known for her lead role in which film?
The Birds
What is a moist, fertile spot inside a desert called
Oasis
What is the fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod known as
Rhabdophobia
Who was Prince Charles’ mistress while he was married
Camilla parker bowles
What Is The Value Of Sine 30 Degrees
0.5
Which ‘Eastenders’ character was found guilty of the murder of Saskia
Matthew rose
Dybowski’s Formosa and Japanese are types of what
Sika or Saki Deer
In Rome, what was the Cloaca Maxima
Main sewer
3.26 light years equals one___.
Parsec
Who searched for the holy grail
Knights of the round table
In ‘David Copperfield’, which of his so-called “Aunts” has the Christian name Clara
Aunt peggotty
The song Love is All Around, performed by Wet Wet Wet, is featured in which Richard Curtis film
Four weddings and a funeral
In organic chemistry nomenclature, the prefix “meth” means how many atoms of carbon?
One
The administration of which U.S. President was known as “The thousand days of Camelot”
Kennedy
In The World Of Entertainment How Is “Erik Muhlheim” Or “Eric Claudin” Better Known
The Phantom Of The Opera
What is Barbara Streisands middle name
Joan
By what other name do we know table tennis
Ping pong
Traditionally children in Italy and Spain don’t get their presents on Christmas day. On what day do they get them, is it Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, January 1st or January 5th
Januray 5th
The larva of the click beetle is called what
Wireworm
Locomotive 4472 is better known by what name
Flying Scotsman
What US state was once an independent republic?
Texas
Which part of the body is most affected by the disease diptheria
Throat
In the final scene of the film “White Heat”, James Cagney stands on a roof and shouts, “Made it, Ma!” Which four words follow
“top of the world!”
Who designed the mini skirt
Mary Quant
What star, most popular of 1925 was born in a trench in France
Rin Tin-Tin during WW1
Where Did George & Ira Gershwin Experience A Foggy Day
London Town
Who was the last amateur to win US tennis open 1968
Arthur Ashe
On the song “Dear Prudence”, who’s Prudence?
Mia Farrow’s sister
What did Mother Hubbard look for in her cupboard
A bone
This Romantic poet and wife of Mary Shelley drowned in a boating accident?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
In December 2004 Which Piece Of Artwork Was Voted Most Influential Of The 20th Century
Marcel Duchamps / Fountain
What did He-man say when he lifted his sword and gained his strength?
By the power of Grayskull I am He-Man
Every Few Years Lemmings Do Something Rather Stupid___.What?
Throw Themselves Off Cliffs
Name The Band That Had Hits With “Freedom Of Choice” “Beatiful World” & “Working In A Coalmine”
Devo
What country’s cavalry used dried milk as long ago as the 13th century
Mongolia
John Le Carr invented what common term used in espionage
Mole
What is the song “Pass the Dutchie” about?
A Cooking Pot
Little used name for either corner of the eye?
Canthus
In what US state are 75% of world’s pineapples grown?
Hawaii
What did Joy Division change their name to?
New Order
During the 1980’s, which song and who sang “These mist covered mountains, Are a home now for me, But my home is the lowlands, And always will be, Some day you’ll return to, Your valleys and your farm”?
Dire Straits / Brothers In Arms
What animals cannot swim
Gorillas
In the USA the government says its a crime to give false what
Weather Reports
In 1979, Jeremy Thorpe was found not guilty of plotting to murder whom?
Norman Scott
Where is George Washington buried?
Mt. Vernon, Virginia
What common word comes from the French for purse or wallet
Budget
Where did the most powerful explosion ever witnessed on Earth occur?
Krakatoa
Which fruit has varieties called Concord, Niagra and Muscat?
Grapes
Which Danish word means ‘play well’
Lego
