Trivia Database_60 Flashcards
What is a combination of chopped and boiled pigs heads, feet, hearts and tongues, held together in a loaf shaped by gelatin
Head cheese
Who is the patron saint of music
St Cecilia
This word is used as the international radio distress call.
Mayday
What does an agrologist study
Soil
Who starred in the film The Man from Laramie
James stewart
What In The World Of Science Is The Russian “Dmitri Mendelev” Credited With Creating
The Periodic Table
Acetylsalicylic acid is the active ingredient in which well known drug
Aspirin
In mythology, which soil of Juno was considered to be the most Roman of gods
Mars
Promotion of friendly relations between countries
Bridge-building
Bert and ernie of ‘sesame street’ were named after bert and ernie in which frank capra film
It’s a wonderful life
What company was formed by the Swede, Ingvar Kamprad
Ikea
What punishment was meted out to english poachers in the time of richard the lionheart
Castration
What legendary monster does Seattle secretary Katie Martin believe to be the father of her furry faced son
Bigfoot
What is the name of the body part which seperates the nostrils
Septum
What male name comes from the German meaning army rule
Harold
What started in early 1900s to improve sales sports newspaper
Tour de France Le Petite Journal illustre
Collective nouns a Toc of what
Capercailzie
If you were given a pot of vermicide what would you use it for
Killing worms
By what name is Allen Konigsberg better known?
Woody Allen
Who Was The First Black Footballer To Score A Hat Tick Whilst Playing For England
Luther Blissett
Who was the last American president to sport facial hair?
Taft
Which 1996 TV Christmas special, saw two of the stars dress as Batman and Robin, for a fancy dress party
Only Fools & Horses
What dog shares his owner with Garfiled the Cat
Odie
What is unusual about the nobody crab
Transparent appears No Body
Who painted The Naked Maja
Goya
In Greek mythology, who judged a beauty contest on Mount Ida, between Hera, Athene and Aphrodite
Paris
Who Recorded The Album “Eat To the Beat”
Blondie
A small naval escort vessel
Corvette
What ‘saturday night live’ star played in the film ‘stripes’
Bill murray
Between Which 2 Countries Would You Find The Gulf Of Bothnia
Sweden & Finland
What is the fear of vegetables known as
Lachanophobia
The St. Moritz ski resort is in which European country
Switzerland
What Animals Suffer From A Disease Called “Strangles”
Horses
What scene is included for good luck in most of Spielberg films
A Shooting star
Mediolanum was the Roman name for what Italian city
Milan
In Which City Was The First Heart Transplant Carried Out
Capetown, South Africa
Who wrote the christmas story, “A Visit From St Nicholas”
Clement moore
What is the part of a horse between fetlock and hoof called
Pastern
In Which Sport Might You Encounter A Face Off
Ice Hockey
In which country would you find the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mexico
Who wrote ‘The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’
Douglas adams
What do toads do before mating
Sing
What religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama ?
Buddhism
In “Alice in Wonderland”, who sings of “Soup of the evening, wonderful soup”
Mock turtle
In the world of sport what has the maximum dimensions of 60 metres by 30 metres?
An Ice Skating Rink
Skadi is the Norse Goddess of what
Winter and the Hunt
In 1994, Who Collided With Damon Hill, Shattering His Chance Of Winning The World Title, At The Adelaide Grand Prix?
Michael Schumacher
What was Mother Theresa’s Christian name - before she became a nun
Agnes
The study of the composition of substances and the changes that they undergo is __________.
Chemistry
Any material that hardens & becomes strongly adhesive after application in plastic form
Cement
What country is surrounded by brazil, argentina and bolivia
Paraguay
Who was the original Peeping Tom looking at
Lady Godiva
Name The Youthful Singer Who Headed The Teenagers
Frankie Lymon
What is the largest island in the Philippines?
Luzon
Who was Mr. Wizard
Don Herbert
In which country is Gander airport
Canada
On which coast of australia is sydney
East
What are the units of measurement for Pressure ?
Pascal
In what Dickens novel is there a case of spontaneous combustion
Bleak House
On which item of clothing are the letters YKK often found?
Zipper
Which singer won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999?
Charlotte Nilsson
Which is the largest cathedral
St peter’s
What Do You Wrap Beef In When Preparing Boeuf Wellington
Pastry
What peninsula does Mexico occupy
Yucatan peninsula yucatan
What Song Was The Last Christmas No.1 Of The Millenium (1999-2000)
I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
The branch of medicine dealing with curing by operative procedures is ________
Surgery
Oklahoma has more man-made ___ that any other state
Lakes
President fd roosevelt appeared in the 1943 comedy princess o’rourke as what
Himself
Of what material was the hairspring made in early watches
Pigs Hair
What nationality was alexander graham bell
Scottish
Much loved by Scrabble players, what kind of creature is a zebu
Ox
Germany’s WW I allies were Austria_Hungary, Bulgaria, and ________.
Turkey
By what name is the love apple better known?
Tomato
In Milton’s Paradise Lost what was the lowest point of Hell
Pandemonium (Hells capitol)
Who is the roman god of light and sky
Jupiter
In which country is the great victoria desert
Australia
Every year 11000 Americans are injured doing what
Trying out bizarre sex positions
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Abraxas
Santana
What song was originally ‘good morning to you’ before the words were changed and it was published in 1935
Happy birthday to you
On which river does Melbourne, Australia, stand
Yarra
In Belgium if you are eating waterzooi what is it
Creamy fish stew
With what charge was Al Capone imprisoned
Tax evasion
What became a full Olympic sport in 1992
Badminton
The first telephone call was made in what year
1876
In which country would you find Ayers Rock ?
Australia
7:25 pm In military time is how many hours
1925
1838 Los Angeles man needed a licence to do what to a woman
Serenade her
Who Had A Hit In 1988 With The Song “Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi”
Kylie Minogue
Which explorer discovered the island of Spitsbergen
Willem barents
At what temperature should ‘rice wine’ be served
Warm
Which was the first credit card
Diners club
What artist was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper” action painting
Jackson Pollock
Who is the Roman Goddess of flocks and herds
Pales
Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island
Captain Flint
Who took over as Fuhrer after Hitler’s death till his arrest 1945
Admiral Karl Donitz
Whose single season strikeout record did Nolan Ryan beat by one
Sandy koufax
Which Was The First Glen Miller Record To Sell 1,000,000 Copies
Chattanooga Choo Choo
In terms of hair what does FSH stand for
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
What are you supposed to remove after kissing someone under the mistletoe?
A berry from the mistletoe, for luck
In 1995 The Japanese Stock Market Temporarily Collapsed Following Mistranslated Reports That Ronald Reagan Was Undergoing Heart Surgery, Which Veteran British Singer Was Actually The Patient
Lonnie Donegan
Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower - what was his first name
Gustave
Any of various scientific recording devices designed to register a person’s bodily responses to being questioned?
Polygraph
What is an extract of fermented and dried orchid pods
Vanilla
Name both families in Soap
Tates Campbells
What is the method of resolving disputes without resorting to law, strikes or lock-outs
Arbitration
Where is Albuquerque
New mexico
In what film did Whoopi Goldberg make her screen debut?
The Color Purple
Besides the stones which group had the longest touring career until the founder’s death in 1995
Grateful dead
What Did Al Capone Die From
Syphilis
In which organ is a pulmonary disease located?
Lung
What Country’s Currency Is A Baht?
Thailand
Who owned a sword called crocea mors or yellow death
Julius Caesar
Churchill It’s a Riddle wrapped in a Mystery in an Enigma what
Russia
RCMP stands for___
Royal canadian mounted police
Oikophobia is the fear of
Home surroundings house
Limnophobia is the fear of
Lakes
Patricia Holm is the girlfriend of what famous fictional character
Simon Templar The Saint
What does the Greek root word ‘chrom’ mean?
Color
What Central American country extends furthest north?
Belize
Skopelos, Thasos and Andros are all what
Greek islands
Which composer’s second symphony was called the Resurrection, his tenth was unfinished
Mahler
Which U.S. State is known as the Pelican State
Louisiana
How Did Stuart Lockwood From Worcester Make International Headlines On 23rd August 1990
Yound Boy Held By Sadham
Killer tomatoes what album holds the world record for copies sold
Thriller
Which number, when doubled, exceeds its half by nine
Six
When two words are combined to form a single word (e.g., Motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch) what is the new word called
A portmanteau
Which country did China invade on Christmas day 1950
Tibet
Which country has the most cellular phones per capita
Sweden
In Gustav Holsts planets suite which planet is the magician
Uranus
Where Might You Come Across Walloons
Belgium
Which fictional detective appears in the novel “Farewell My Lovely”
Philip marlowe
Asparagus is a member of which family
Lily
In mythology, who was the wife of Jupiter
Juno
In which 20th century decade was the first angle-poise lamp sold
1930’s
In Greek mythology who invented the lyre
Hermes
A tayberry is a cross between which two fruits
Blackberry and Raspberry
Which Celebrity Is The Founder Of “The Spirit Foundation” For The Aged Abused And Orphaned
Yoko Ono
What are tiny cracks in the glaze of pottery
Crackle
Prior to 1935 what was Iran known as
Persia
Who was the first incumbent u.s. president to survive being shot
Ronald reagan
Adolf Hitler was fascinated by _____
Hands
Who had a hit with Sylvia’s Mother
Dr Hook
A flat board used by a painter to mix and hold colors, traditionally oblong, with a hole for the thumb; also, a range of colors used by a particular painter.
Palette
Soyuz was a soviet spacecraft but what’s it literally mean
Union
Gentlemen what hairstyle did chris evert sport in her first us open tennis champions
Pigtails
A poem written to celebrate a wedding is called a(n) ___________
Mercury
What is the holy book of Islam ?
Koran
In what city does a certain church forbid burping or sneezing?
Omaha, Nebraska
What Is Manufactured From The Sapodilla Tree?
Chewing Gum
A cat has how many muscles in each ear
32
What canadian horse won the 1964 kentucky derby
Northern dancer
Which Country Currently Holds The Record For The Heaviest Rainfall Ever Recorded
India
The medical journal Practitioner 1923 said it will never happen?
Teaching of contraception
What fish has its head at right angles to its body
Sea Horse
The Romans called it Cambria - what do we call it
Wales
In Greek mythology, who abducted europa to crete
Zeus
Which ship did charles darwin captain
Hms beagle
Scelerophibia is the fear of
Bad men burglars
Prophesied the Chalus the Greek - Die on day - did of what
Laughing cos he was not dead
Who Was The First American Chess Champion ?
Bobby Fischer
