Trivia Database_61 Flashcards
American money with serial #’s beginning with “B” are printed where
New York
What was the first animal on the endangered species list?
Peregrine falcon
Beethoven reportedly poured this over his head to stimulate his brain
Water
Singapore is the capital of ______
Singapore
What german military leader of the afrika korps was known as ‘the desert fox’
Erwin rommel
Who wrote “words of love” that the beatles recorded
Buddy holly
The temperature at which a liquid gives off a vapour which can be ignited is called it’s ______
Flashpoint
In Ireland what is a Gombeen Man
Moneylender
Which behaviorist conducted the “Little Albert” experiment?
John Watson
Who was known as “The Ace of Spies”
Sydney reilly
According to the lyrics of the famous Christmas song, what was Frosty The Snowman’s nose made from?
A Button
What is the capital of Thailand
Bangkok
In the Commedia del’Arte who was the daughter of Pantaloon
Columbine
Tempera uses water and what to paint with
Egg Yoke
Who stood at the top with “stand by your man
Tammy wynette
In Ghandi who played the General caused massacre Amritsar
Edward Fox General Reginald Dyer
What is Holland’s largest ever flood control project called
Delta plan
By what name is Richard Starkey better known as?
Ringo Starr
Acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, a device that amplifies or generates microwaves or radio waves
MASER
Epiphany Christian feast 6th Jan translates from Greek as what
Manifestation
A Cocktail Known As TNT Comprises Of Tequila, Neapolitan Brandy, But What Does The Second T Stand For?
Tia Maria
With what country is prince rainier iii associated
Monaco
Which country house in the south of England gives its name to a summer drink of claret, soda, and sugar?
Badminton
Who was adolf hitler’s mistress
Eva braun
To whom is Sleeping Beauty betrothed
Prince charming
Prior To Joining Manchester Utd In 2007 Which Club Did Cristiano Ronaldo Play For?
Sporting Lisbon
What Title Connects A Hit For The Police And A Film Starring Steve Martin?
Roxanne
Company what is the former name of the tonka metalcraft company
Mound metalcraft
Ignatius Loyola founded which organisation
Jesuits
Cocktails: Cognac (brandy) and white creme de menthe make a(n) _____________.
Stinger
What two colours are blood cells
Red & white
What did people desperately tried to avoid getting on “Press Your Luck?”
The Whammy
Is Dublin in Northern or Southern ireland?
Southern
Mens world championships started 1903 but 1934 women what
Gymnastics
What color spots has the common ladybird
Black
Who won Best Actress for her role in Hud
Patricia neal
What celestial body gets its name from the Greek long haired
Comet
What was the name of the first U.S. atomic submarine
Nautilus
If an Italian was having Pranzo what would they be having
Lunch
On which river does Berlin stand
Spree
Augusto Pinochet was the ruler of which country
Chile
From what plant is opium derived
Poppy
Mottephobia is the fear of
Moths
Which U.S. president said, “The buck stops here”?
Truman
Which sportswear company is named after a Greek Goddess
Nike
Which famous building in New York lights up a red heart each St Valentine’s Day
Empire State Building
In 1965 they urged you to keep on dancing
The gentrys
Ilium is the Latin name for what ancient city
Troy
The human body contains enough carbon to make ______
900 pencils
In which country is the style of beer called LAMBIC brewed
Belgium
What Were The 2 Top Ten Hits For Actor Turned Singer Bruce Willis
Respect Yourself & Under The Boardwalk
Which drink is served in a Schooner?
Sherry
What is the worlds largest airline
Aeroflot
Who was the first woman to swim the English channel in both directions
Florence chadwick
To which U.S. state would you travel to sample authentic Cajun cooking
Louisiana
What shop outnumbers MacDonald’s 3 to 1 in the USA
Adult Bookshops
In what village do Tom Sawer and Huckleberry Finn live
St Petersburg
Dantes Inferno what crime was done by those in the lowest level
Betrayal
Who was the female star of ‘The Graduate’
Anne bancroft
What allowed mexican, andean and some north american indians to hurl their spears a great distance
Atlatl
Pigs Eye was the original name of what Minnesota city
St Paul
In what war did the jet fighters first battle each other?
The Korean War
Of what country did Napoleon make his brother, Louis, king
Holland
Who invented the difference engine
Charles babbage
Which Eastender Provided The Voice Of “Dipsy” In The Teletubbies
Rudolph Waker / Patrick Truman
Bunyon wrote Pilgrims Progress - where
Bedford Jail
Of which Spanish province is Seville the capital city
Andalucia
Not all leeches are bloodsuckers. Many are predators which eat earthworms, etc. The nearest relatives of leeches are __________
Earthworms
What Was The Only Novel To Be Written By Margaret Mitchell
Gone With The Wind
Who said I have had a talent for irritating women since I was 14
Marilyn Munroe
Which Radio Station Bought XFM In 1998
Capital Radio
In what shaped ring does sumo wrestling take place
Circular
63% of Americans spend five minutes a day looking for what
TV remote control
In 1989 michael bolton won a grammy with this song that asked a question
How
The first Modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, where in 1900 were the second games held
Paris
What is the name of harvard university’s satirical newspaper
Lampoon
Which U.S. state is nick named ‘the First State’ because it was the first to ratify the American Constitution in 1787
Delaware
What is a female deer
Doe
What do enzymes in a beer’s mash convert the starch into
Sugar
Which eighties fashion accessory consisted of a saftey pin and small beads?
Friendship pins
What do the words ‘par avion’ on the outside of an envelope mean
Airmail
Who was responsible for the American style of spelling ?
Noah Webster
Whuch Band Before Becoming Famous Used To Go By The Name Of “Feedback”
U2
This racist organization was formed in Tennessee in 1865.
Ku Klux Klan
What’s the largest island in the British Isles, with 84,200 square miles
Great britain
What is the Capital of: Australia
Canberra
Which city in Central Alabama was the first capital of the Confederacy (1861) during the Civil War
Montgomery
The Film “10 Things I Hate About About You” Is Based On Which Shakespeare Play
The Taming Of The Shrew
What national flag has the largest animal emblem - a lion
Sri Lanka
Also In 1968 Which British Coin Was Introduced To Replace The Ten Shilling Note
50 Pence Piece
Any substance that produces disease conditions, tissue injury, or otherwise interrupts natural life processes when in contact with or absorbed into the body
Poison
Who was the giant wife of the Norse god Njord
Sonja
What kind of car was Kitt in Knight Rider
Pontiac Trans Am
What language (not dialect) has the most characters in it
Cambodian
In which year did three German emperors reign?
1888
A shroff is an expert in what
Testing coins
Who invented the Telephone ?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who got slimmed first in Ghostbusters?
Peter Venkman
In Which Sport Do Players Sweep Ice
Curling
What Event Killed On In Four People In Europe In The Fourteenth Century?
The Black Death Or Bubonic Plague
Which californian desert drops below sea level
Death valley
The dog breed borzoi gets it name from the Russian for what
Fleet or swift
Cat’s _____ glows under a black-light
Urine
Who was the American psychologist known for his experiments with hallucinogenics in the 60s
Timothy Leary
What is the currency of ecuador
Sucre
The word ‘hacienda’ comes from which language
Spanish
Who marched his elephants through the Pyrenees & the Alps in 218 b.c.
Hannibal
Each day 3000 Americans do what for the first time
Start Smoking
America what is the second most common word said before die
Shit
Which Festival Was Notoriously Captured On Film In Gimme Shelter
Altamont
Which winter game is known as the roaring game
Curling
Who Wrote The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
Charles Boyer inspired a cartoon skunk. Who
Pepe le pew
Lovely Rita meter maid appeared on which Beatles album
Sergeant Peppers
If you cut through a solid sphere what shape will the flat area be?
Circle
Which Countries Men Use The Largest Amount Of Deodorant
Japan
What large sea is between Europe and Africa
Mediterranean
How many books are there in Anne Rice’s vampire series?
Five
Maiden, Mother of All, Footman all parts of what
A Spinning wheel
What novel did Daphne du Mauruer write about Cornish Shipwreckers
Jamaica inn
A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to how many miles an hour
60
Who named a city after his horse Bucephalus
Alexander the Great
In downtown Lima Peru there is a brass statue of who
Winnie the Pooh
Who won the world soccer championship in 1974
West germany
What are Cobol, Fortran and Ada types of
Computer languages
How Long does a game of field hockey last
70 Mins
Of which country was Andreas Papandreou prime minister
Greece
What is the basic unit of currency for Bahamas ?
Dollar
Which Band Have Spent The Most Weeks In The UK Singles Charts In One Year With An Incredible 134 Weeks (2008)
Oasis
What is a group of herons
Darkness
The name of the only weapon in women’s fencing?
Foil
How many days can a us tourist stay in south korea without a visa
Fifteen
What name did Octavius adopt on becoming the first Roman Emperor in 27 B.C.
Augustus
Cocktails: Bourbon, sugar and mint make a(n) ___________.
Mint julep
What does RAMDAC stand for
Random access memory digital to analogue
Operation Urgent Fury was the US invasion of where
Granada
What is the fear of fears known as
Pantophobia
In The Early 1980’s Which Television Personality Was Briefly A Backing Singer For The Band “Dawn Chorus” And The Blue Tits
Carol Vorderman
What actor was freshman college roommate to Al Gore
Tommy Lee Jones
This sport gave us the term “Hang Ten.”?
Surfing
In which city is the Hockey Hall of Fame located?
Toronto
What Trick Does The Mirror Orchid Play On The Male Bee
Flower Resembles A Female Bee
Approximately How Many Coffee Beans Make Up An Expresso Measure
40
Who Sang Songs About Rosie, Caroline & Desiree
Neil Diamond (Cracklin Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Desiree)
What does the acronym “cpu” stand for
Central processing unit
What was Hilary Clinton’s maiden name
Rodham
Which 19th century Russian chemist formulated the Periodic Table of Elements
Mendeleyev
Whose Greatest Hits Album Was Entitled “Don’t Bore Us With The Chorus”
Roxette
Specifically ( And You Must Be Very Specific ) If You Comitted The Crime Of Uxoricide What Very Naughty Thing Have You Done?
Killing Your Wife
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the last king of where
Rome
By Law Lexington Kentucky what can’t you carry in your pocket
Ice Cream
Who opened the circus ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ in Brooklyn in 1871
Phineas barnum
What bit of Bobby Goldsboro syrup focused on a dying young wife?
Honey
What is Chinese checkers played with
Marbles
And he was born in which country
India
Which Bands Reunion Album Was Titled “Hell Freezes Over”
The Eagles
On the london underground, which station has a different name on two of its platforms
Bank and monument
Who had a hit with ‘Stand By Your Man’
Tammy wynette
What American Indian tribe currently has over 300000 members
Cherokee
What kind of ‘mate’ produces a tie in a chess game
Stalemate
