Trivia Database_6 Flashcards
What colour bill does a greylag goose have?
Orange
In Which English City Will You Find The Angel Of The North
Newcastle
Who once entered a Charlie Chaplin contest in Monte Carlo & placed third
Charlie chaplin
What is the longest word that can be typed using only the left hand
Stewardesses
What name was given to the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942?
Operation Torch
What gland washes the eyes
Tear gland
Caries refers to decay in what
Teeth
Methacrylate resin is used to make what
Prosthetic eyes
Which Famous TV show was introduced by the theme tune The Black and White Rag?
Pot Black
What is the capital of the U.S. state of Delaware
Dover
In Greek mythology, who did melanion defeat in a footrace
Atlanta
Who collaborated with john lennon on ‘whatever gets you through the night’
Elton john
What Is Micks Middle Name
Philip
How Are “Alan, Wayne Merrill, Jay & Donny” More Commonly Known
The Osmonds
How many top ten digit hits came from Lionel Richie’s LP “Can’t Slow Down”
Five
What was the first name of Senor Cardini, the Mexican restaurateur who created a classic salad in 1924?
Caesar
By what title was Mohandas K Gandhi known
Mahatma
International registration letters what country is ZR
Zaire
What was the name of the character on the 1st Garbage Pail Kids Pack?
Blasted Billy or Adam Bomb
Who was king of Egypt from 1375 to 1358 b.c
Amenhotep iv
Where is the statue ‘le petit pissoir’
Brussels
What people were the first to use the rounded arch
Romans
Diane Leather was the first woman to do what
Sub 5 minute mile
Which 1976 Film Is About A Persecuted Schoolgirl With Psychokinetic Powers
Carrie
What Monty Python movie was banned in Scotland
Life of brian
What is the top holiday in the US for candy / sweet sales
Halloween
Which witch did Ozzy Osborne sing about in 1980
Aleister Crowley
Who wrote the psalms
David
William Moulton Marston Lie Detector and what comic character
Wonderwoman
Who wrote the novel “Slaughterhouse Five”
Kurt vonnegut jr
Which Rodent Has Given It’s Name To A Mean Spirited Or Bad Tempered Woman
Shrew
Where is the dirtiest skin on your body
The face
What famous animal character called “Skull Island” home?
King Kong
What creature in nature is most sensitive to heat
Rattlesnake organs between eyes
American Hamilton Smith invented what in 1858
A washing machine
What’s the ancient greek word for “great city”
Megalopolis
What can readers learn about in Equus magazine
Horses
What is a group of finches called
Trimming
Britain’s live cable TV used to show what game topless
Darts - filmed in Australia
Countries of the world: north eastern coast of central America, the capital is Belmopan
Belize
What country has a birth rate of 0?
The Vatican City
Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army
Monaco
What is the development team at Nintendo headed by Shigeru Miyamotocalled?
EAD
Which City Was The First Ever To Host The Olympics Twice
Paris
What Was The Vey First London Underground Tube Station To Be Built
Baker Street
What eats 14 feet of earthworms every day
Baby robins
Who won an Academy Award in 1968 as Director of Midnight Cowboy
John schlesinger
What first name has been used by most presidents
James
What is the Capital of: Portugal
Lisbon
In which constellation are the Seven Sisters
Taurus
In the film The Great Escape , what were ‘Tom’, ‘Dick’ and ‘Harry’
Three escape tunnels
After Henry VIII, Who Was The Next Member Of British Royalty To Get Divorced?
Princess Margaret
What is the small irregular white cloud that zips around neptune approximately every 16 hours
Scooter
What well known drug comes from the yellow cinchona plant
Quinine
How many flats are in the key of B flat major?
Two
What phenomenon is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon
Tides
Name The Label That Links Joy Division, Durutti Column, OMD, A Certain Ratio, New Order & Happy Mondays
Factory
What colour is creme de menthe?
Green
Which Paul Simon Album Won A Grammy For Album Of The Year In 1987
Graceland
What is a heart attack
Myocardial infarct
What Was Des O Connor’s Only No.1 Single
I Pretend
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Minerva ?
Athena
When danger appeared, Quick Draw McGraw became which super hero?
El KaBong
What are the devils bones
Dice
Which international alliance was set up in Vienna in 1960 to control the production and pricing of a specific commodity
O p e c
What is -459.7 F also know as?
Absolute Zero
What Are Scallions
Spring Onions Or Shallots
The energy which a body possesses by virtue of its motion is called ________.
Kinetic
Name The Year: “Wuthering Heights”, Grease (Movie), Keith Moon Dies Of An Overdose
1978
The blubber of a male __________ is considered superior to that of the sperm whale for lubricating machinery.
Elephant seal
Which Sanskrit phrase means love story
Karma Sutra
Reaching No.13 In The Charts What Did Secret Affair Advocate 1979 As
Time For Action
German kids wear what round neck for good luck on New Year
Pretzels
In which film, starring James Cagney, with Pat O’Brien as Father Connolly did he play a character called Rocky Sullivan
Angels with dirty faces
What ailment kills the most fruit flies
Constipation
Who released the following ‘edible’ album ‘Burnt weeny sandwich’
Frank Zappa
Who Has An In-House Magazine Called Aerial?
The BBC
Who said “Losing my virginity was a career move”
Madonna
There are more than 1500 varieties of what food
Rice
When introduced they were pockets for men only - what were
Handbags
What band got their name from the sixties movie Barbarella?
Duran Duran
If You were drinking Rolling Rock lager what US state are you in
Pennsylvania
What does the ‘c’ in the equation e=mc^2 stand for?
Speed of light
Goldfish have four color recepectors in their __________ compared to our three _ the mantis shrimp has ten color receptors.
Eyes
In Bowling What Is The Term For Knocking Down All Ten Pins With 2 Consecutive Balls
A Spare
Which TV show portrayed the lives of performing arts high school students
Fame
What is the basic unit of currency for Nauru ?
Dollar
Name the legendary Hollywood cowboy who was born as Leonard Slye in 1912
Roy rogers
How many stars are there on Brazil’s flag?
23
General sherman burned this city in 1864
Atlanta
Dick Brams And Advertising Consultant From Missouri Is Responsible For Marketing Which Famous Edible Item
The Happy Meal
Which US Songwriting Team Produced The Hits “Searchin, Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown, & Poison Ivy” For The Coasters
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Who wrote the poem Anthem for Doomed Youth
Wilfred owen
Devon is the only county in Great Britain to have two ______
Coasts
Who Scored AS Record 11,174 Cricket Test Runs For Australia
Alan Border
Who entertained the colonists by doing cartwheels in the nude
Pocahontas
Which Beatles song did The Overlanders take to number one
Michelle
Which Actress Was Sued For Not Acting In Boxing Helena
Kim Bassinger
What is phonetic alphabet word for U
Uniform
Well known phrase Mad as a Hatter - but what made them mad
Mercury Poisoning
Which John Wayne Western was described by a critic as, ‘Grand Hotel on Wheels’
Stagecoach
The great warrior _______________ died in bed while having sex
Ghenghis khan
In which film is danny devito the voice of ‘phil’
Hercules
Who conquered the matterhorn in 1865
Edward whymper
Who founded the salvation army
William booth
At which battle did Nelson famously (turn a blind eye) to orders to disengage?
The Battle of Copenhagen
In The Ukraine what does it mean if find a spiders web In your house Christmas morning is it, good luck , bad luck, winter will be unusually cold
Good Luck
An alien creature in a funny hat has opposed both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Where is he from?
Mars
What number is on the opposite side of the ‘five’ on dice
Two
Forrest ____ liked shrimp.
Gump
Largest island of the continental United States, southeastern New York
Long
Who Was The First Boxer To Defeat Frank Bruno In A Professional Fight?
James Bonecrusher Smith
What is the basic unit of currency for Sudan ?
Dinar
Branch of mathematics concerned with the study of such concepts as the rate of change of one variable quantity with respect to another, the slope of a curve at a prescribed point, and the computation of the maximum and minimum values of functions
Calculus
How many points win a game in badminton?
15
Who won the world soccer championship in 1958
Brazil
From Which Film Did Duran Duran Take Their Name
Barbarella
What was invented by Garnet Carter of Chattanooga in 1926
Miniature Golf
Who Wrote The Famous Book ‘A Brief History Of Time’’ In 1988?
Stephen Hawking
Which is the most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen
What is the world’s largest sea
Mediterranean
What is Alice Cooper’s real name?
Vincent Furnier
What award did washington create in 1782 as a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and non-commissioned officers
Purple heart
Who was the 15th president of the U.S.
James buchanan
Name The Geordie “Hard Man” And His No.1 From July 1992
Jimmy Nail / Aint No Doubt
In Mexico it is illegal for the police to sell what
Their Guns
Libya is the only country in the world with a solid, single-colored flag __ what color is it
Green
In 1447 Johannes Gutenberg Invented The Printing Press, What Was The First Book He Produced
A Latin Edition Of The Bible
Who Became The Oldest Boxer To Retain The Heavyweight Title At The Age Of 45
George Foreman
This was the first cartoon talking picture.
Steamboat Willie
The IAAF finally recognised women in which sport in 1995
Pole Vault
Bohea is a type of what
Tea
If a dish is served A la Chantilly, what would be its main ingredient
Whipped cream
Who wrote the original story “The Lost World”?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
What continent is submerged
Atlantis
What relation was William the Conqueror to Stephen (1096-1154)
Grandfather
Who sent the brief message “i came, i saw, i conquered”
Julius caesar
What is the fear of one thing known as
Monophobia
Which Rock Star is Nicknamed Slowhand?
Eric Clapton
Eileen Collins was the first _______ on a space shuttle mission.
Female captain
What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law
Eggs
Which country was the first to legalise abortion
Iceland
Caer-Lud was the former name of what capitol city
London
In Massachusetts it’s illegal to wear what without a licence
Goatee
With what is champagne mixed to produce `Buck’s Fizz’?
Orange Juice
Who comes on stage before conductor and tunes orchestra
Concert Master / Mistress 1st violin
What is the capital of Tunisia ?
Tunis
A person at his wit’s end is said to be losing his what
Marbles
In Wyoming in June it is illegal to take a picture of what
A Rabbit
Who Sang The Theme Tune To The Bond Movie The Spy Who Loved Me?
Carly Simon
In AFTs top 100 movies only 2 sequels - Godfather and what
French Connection II
“Brass In Pocket” Was A Hit For Which Band
The Pretenders
Who Invented The Christmas Cracker
Thomas Smith
Who, according to a song, damaged her foot on a piece of wood and fell into a raging torrent?
Clementine
Who coined the term ‘proletariat’
Karl marx
Who played Andy Capp on television in 1988
James bolam
Who was the founder of the ‘epicurean’ philosophy
Epicurus
In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice name Shylocks wife
Leah
Collective nouns - A group of beavers is what
Colony
Even if up to 80% of this is removed from a human, what is it that will continue to function & grow back to its original size
Liver
