Trivia Database_63 Flashcards
When asked what she did for a living, “I’m a housekeeper-I get married-I get divorced-I keep the house.”
Zsa zsa gabor
Except Australia 1 New Zealand 1 USA all since 1870 want?
America’s Cup
What was the name of the regimental tune of the 7th cavalry
Garryowen
Which magician did lothar assist
Mandrake
What is a poker hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair
Full house
The very first bomb dropped by the allies on berlin during world wwii killed the only ________ in the berlin zoo
Elephant
Who recorded the album “Rio” in 1983
Duran duran
This cell organelle is responsible for protein production?
Ribosome
Translated literally what does television mean
Far Seeing
Mustard, ketchup and onions on a hotdog are all __________.
Condiments
What does a thurifer do
Swing censor Anglican high mass
Who ‘imagined’ a better world?
John Lennon
On what island is the U.S. naval base, Guantanamo?
Cuba
What is the term ph an abbreviation for
Potential of hydrogen
About 10% of the worlds population is what
Left handed
What term is used by the British military to describe an incidence of friendly fire?
Blue on Blue
In Greek mythology, gave fire to mankind
Prometheus
Who sang the theme tune to the latest James Bond film ‘Tornorrow never dies’
Sheryl crow
What Type Of Creature Is The Most Poisonous In The World?
A Frog (The 1&1/2 Inch Golden Poison Frog )
What is the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
Who Recorded Ther Albums “Popped In Souled Out” And “Holding Back The River”
Wet Wet Wet
What Is The Reeded Wood-Wind Instrument Comprising A Wooden Tube Doubled Back On Itself
The Bassoon
What Was ELO Short For
Electric Light Orchestra
Who Managed The Sex Pistols
Malcolm Mclaren
The mathematical study of properties of lines, angels, etc., Is ________
Geometry
First Defence, In Home or Second Attack positions what sport
Lacrosse
Who experimented with the idea of contact lenses
Leonardo da vinci
In the television series The Prisoner, what seas Patrick McGoohan’s number
Six
What islands were once called the “fortunate islands” or “isles of the blest”
Canary islands canary
Who Was The First Ever Man Seen On Channel 4?
Richard Whitely
What do the letters ‘r.e.m.’ stand for
Rapid eye movement
What does the family name Perkins mean
The Rock
What Was The First UK Top Ten Hit For “Adam And The Ants”
Dog Eat Dog
Earl Grey is a China tea flavoured with what
Bergamot
Who played the forger in the film The Great Escape
Donald pleasance
How many hearts do earthworms have
Five
Which Canadian province extends farthest north?
Quebec
What country has the worlds largest merchant navy
Liberia
In Tennis where is the Australian Open played
Flinders Park
In ancient Egypt which animal was considered sacred ?
Cat
What Was The First Broadway Musical
The Black Crook In 1866
What is the Capital of: Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade
On who’s show would yoU.S.ee the german character, keeglefarven
Red buttons
What Was The Title Of Mousse T And Tom Jones Hit Of 2000?
Sex Bomb
What Italian city had the Roman name Mediolanum?
Milan
Sarah Jane Fulks - Anne Francis Bobbins both married who
Ronald Reagan J Wyman N Davis
What is dennis the menace’s surname
Mitchell
What does the word ‘karate’ translate to in English?
Open hand
Between 1916 and 23 Clarence Saunders opened 2800 what
Piggly Wiggly – self service stores
Who is Warner Brothers oldest cartoon character
Porky Pig
This animal is armed with bony plates and rolls up into a ball if frightened.
Armadillo
What is the fear of property known as
Orthophobia
This is a classic film about a huge gorilla.
King Kong
Which region of France does claret come from?
Bordeaux
What was the name of David Hasselhoff’s talking car in Knight Ridder?
Kitt
What are non-precious metals called
Base metals
Who founded Mormonism?
Joseph Smith
What is thought to be the oldest English Cheese
Cheshire
What forms when a diamond is cut with a laser?
Graphite dust
Which legendary American fire fighter was sent to extinguish the oilfields of Kuwait in 1991?
Red Adair
In what game would you nurdle scrunge or carnovsky
Tiddlywinks
If someone gave you a frumenty at Christmas would you eat it, drink it or wear it
Eat It (A spiced porridge)
John McClane was fighting terrorists in a skyrise in which eighties movie?
Die Hard
What is a male ass
Jack
What’s the best possible poker hand
Royal flush
Who won the 1968 oregon democratic primary
Eugene mccarthy
How many continents must a sport be regularly played in before it is accepted into the olympics
Five
Which breed of dog was popularised from the name of a character in the Walter Scott novel ‘Guy Mannering’?
Dandie Dinmont
Dianne Fossy the naturalist is famed working with what animals
Gorillas
What do opposite charges do
Attract
Ruby Falls, America’s highest underground waterfall open to the public, is located on historic Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, _______________
Tennessee
What two characters from Sesame Street got their names from the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Bert and ernie
What is a spoodle
Kitchen instrument spoon ladle cross
Which Continent Did Captain Cook Discover In 1768
Australia
Who Had A 1990 Hit With “Tell Me There’s A Heaven”?
Chris Rea
Who wrote The Hunt for Red October
Tom clancy
In Peter Pan what were the names of Wendy’s brothers
Michael John
What’s the connection between the Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family
Eunice and Mama
In Islam what is the third piller of wisdom - there’s 5 in total
Charity - 2.5 % of income
What is the official language of india
Hindi
Who was disqualified during the 1908 Olympic Marathon
Dorando pietri
How many horses are there on a polo team
Four
Whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
Tutankhamen
Which famous horror film featured a killer wearing a mask which was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white
Halloween
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which wood appears to move
Birnham wood
What DoYou Call A Picture That Is Made Of Various Materials Stuck Together
A Collage
Which planet was discovered in 1930 ?
Pluto
What geometric shape has 4 equal sides?
Square
Cyprus lies in which sea
Mediterranean
What type of craft is the u.s’s airforce one
Boeing 747
Which City Has More Rolls Royce Cars “Per Capita”Than Any Other
Tokyo / Japan
Who recorded the song ‘Rocket Man’
Elton john
What was first work of fiction blessed by the Pope
Ben Hur – Lew Wallace
What is a group of hyenas
Cackle
Which US states name means meadowland
Kentucky
Where would you find the stuffing box and sucking rod
Oil Well Pump
What is the main flavour in the following alcohols ‘Cointreau’ ?
Orange
Who Scored Six Of England’s Seven Goals At The 1986 World Cup Football Finals?
Gary Lineker
Dermatitis affects the __________.
Skin
What is a scut
A short tail
In Brainard Minnesota every man must do what by law
Grow a Beard
What Is The SI Unit Of Energy
Joule
What produces the natural gas which is New Zealand’s contibution to the greenhouse effect
Sheep
Dows, Grahams and Warres famous producers of what wine
Port
In Which War Was Pork Chop Hill Fought Over?
Korean
In which weight category did John Conteh fight for the world title
Light heavyweight
What is Montreal’s subway known as
Metro
Whose business cards identified the holder as a furniture dealer
Al capone
Who is daisy duck’s boyfriend
Donald duck
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Name the Lieutenant Colonel who was first black US in space
Bluford
The head of which organisation is known as The Black Pope
The Jesuits
By 70 years of age, an average person will have shed how many pounds of skin
105
The smell of a __________ can be detected by a human a mile away.
Skunk
What is the Capital of: Vietnam
Hanoi
What sin have inhabitants of Dantes first circle of hell committed
Pride - they are crushed by stones
In which film does Kim Bassinger play a hooker who looks like Veronica Lake
LA Confidential
Where did Clark Kent attend college
Metropolis university
A ballet movement in which the dancer repeatedly crosses his or her legs in the air.
Entrechat
What are Zap Spirit Crazylegs and Chuckles
G I Joe figures
Who was Captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage?
Edward J. Smith
The average human uses which muscles most
The eye eye
With what are frogs often confused
Toads
What symbol is on the flag of Vietnam?
Star
By the end of 1983, how many computers were in use in the world
Thirteen million 13,000,000
What Shakespeare play has Portia as the heroine
Merchant of venice
By what name is Harry Angstrom known in the titles of John Updike’s trilogy
Rabbit
We had joy, we had fun ..’ what is the song title
Seasons in the Sun
In Which Ocean Is The Island Group The Maldives
Indian
Which Bird Is Resident Of The American Southwest & Has Been Immortilized In A Cartoon Series
Roadrunner
Which American Band Comprised Jeffrey Hyman , John Cummings, Douglas Colvin, & Tommy Erdelyi, Although All Were Known Professionaly By The Same Surname
The Ramones
What animal only blinks one eye at a time
Hampster
Does Botany Bay lie to the north or south of Sydney
South
In Greek mythology, who was minos
King of crete
What is a war between parties of the same country
Civil war
In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms?
Postmen
What Do Aardvarks Eat?
Termites Or Ants
The effect produced when sound is reflected back is known as a(n) _______.
Echo
What sport has a hooker in a scrum
Rugby
With Which Boyband Did Mariah Carey Cover The Phil Collins Hit “Against All Odds”
Westlife
Which is the largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
Who wrote the 1994 biography “Princess in Love”
Anna Pasternak
On what peninsula are Spain and Portugal located
The iberia n peninsula
Where were the 1964 Olympics held ?
Tokyo, Japan
What is a Chuckwalla
Lizard
What group founded Brother Records
Beach boys
What Drink Has The Words ‘Quality Tennessee Sour Mash’’ Written On The Label
Jack Daniels
Uranus’ moons are all named after
Shakespearean women
A __________________ measures blood pressure
Sphygmomanometer
His many Romantic odes include Ode to Melancholy and Ode to a Graecian Urn?
Keats
A Russian person famous as a horseman
Cossack
What is the name given to a solid figure with 12 plane faces
Dodecahedron
Where is the largest church in the world
Vatican in Rome
Which creature taught Dr. Doolittle how to talk to the animals
His parrot
What are or were Wix Fibs and Fax
Brands of Tampons
What do Hansel & Gretel push the witch into
The oven
How do you Rizzle something
Sun dry
Cougars can kill animals __________ times their size
8
What is the sacred animal of india
Cow
What is the maximum length permitted for the blade of a goalies hockey stick
Fifteen and a half inches 15 and a half inches
Which Irish Band Is Led By Dolores O Riordan?
The Cranberries
Logizomechanophobia is the fear of
Computers
Which Groups Had Hits With “At The Hop” & “Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay”
Danny & the Juniors
In Which Sport Might You See A Hiplock Or Flying Mare?
Wrestling
A thick revolving cylinder for winding cables
Capstan
In which country were pizzas made first?
Italy
What was the only hit song for the band ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’?
White Bird
What book of the old testament has the least chapters (1)
Obadiah
What part of a human takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip
Nails
What airport in Uganda was the scene of a rescue drama in 1977
Entebbe
What Widely Used Kitchen Item Was First Marketed By The General Electric Company In 1909
The Electric Toaster
What was the first name of dom perignon, the monk who gave us champagne
Pierre
Where did ‘the mayflower’ take the pilgrims
New world
In Glendale Arizona it is illegal for a car to do what
Reverse - Back up
How many points does a snowflake have?
Six
What is the fear of food or eating known as
Sitophobia
Rhodopsis original Egyptian Cinderella had what job
Prostitute - bird stole her shoe
Artist - The Monarch of the Glen in 1850 - Lions Trafalgar square
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
What’s the only property an orthodox Hindu woman can own
Jewelry
In Greek mythology, which titans forged thunderbolts for zeus
Cyclops
What three counties were Eliza Dolittle taught to pronounce
Hertford Hereford Hampshire
What is the worlds highest island mountain
Mauna kea
Which country has no public toilets
Peru
With which four words did Samuel Pepys end his diary each day
And so to bed
What country is the setting for The Thorn Birds
Australia
Many cities in our country bear the names of other countries. The U.S. city of Mexico can be found in the states of Indiana, Maine, and ________________
Missouri
What actor played trapper john, md
Pernell roberts
Which scale is based on the speed of sound ?
Mach
An italian movement c.1909-1919. It attempted to integrate the dynamism of the machine age into art.
Futurism
Which Band Had A Hit With The Song “Dr Mabuse”
Propaganda
An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire how many miles long
Fifty 50
Halloween originated from a festival celebrated by what ancient European tribe is it A Druids B Huns or is it C Celts
C = Celts
What loses colour if kept in dimly lit or running water
Goldfish
Where is lake maracaibo
Venezuela
Which Former Cambridge Footlights Comedian Made A Mint Out Of Me And My Girl
Stephen Fry
Plant of the lily family with edible shoots
Asparagus
In sailing, what is a warp
Rope
Martina Hinges represents what country at tennis
Switzerland
What is the flower that stands for: devotion
Heliotrope
What is the most essential tool in astronomy
Telescope
This was the site of worse nuclear accident in history
Chernobyl
In Italy where are Monterosa Ave Park of Victory Constantine Ave
On a Monopoly board
Time ____ when your having fun
Flies
Who played Bonnie in the film ‘Bonnie & Clyde’
Faye dunaway
What country is the worlds oldest functioning democracy
Iceland
The name of which constellation me ‘harp’
Lyra
Who was the Bad in the spaghetti westerns
Lee van Cleef
What Material Is The Puck Made Out Of In A Game Of Ice Hockey
Rubber
Which mythological creature was half man, half horse
Centaur
What Type Of Foodstuff Is A Dunlop
Cheese
Over what place in india is it forbidden to fly an airplane
Taj mahal
Where is the columella
Nose
How many reindeer does Santa Have?
8 / (9 With Rudolph)
Through which ocean does the international date line approximately follow the 180 degree meridian
Pacific ocean
In Which Surrey Town Is The British National Shooting Centre
Bisley
What snack food was portrayed in claymation dancing to “Heard it Through the Grapevine”?
Raisins
Mandoura Greece Zampogna Italy Corenmuse France what is it
Bagpipes
British soldiers mentioned in despatches get which bronze award
The Oak Leaf
When was Clinton first elected president of the U.S.
1992
What is the only animal, other than a human that can catch leprosy?
The Armadillo
Which Heavy Metal Guitarist Provided The Soundtrack To The Movie Death Wish 2
Jimmy Page
Where would you find the medulla oblongata
Brain
Which cities name comes from Algonquin meaning traders
Ottawa
Which islands way of life and culture is described as Bajun
Barbados
A Queef is the name for what
Fanny Fart
What was tokyo originally known as
Edo
What word was created by merging the words ‘melt and weld’
Meld
Which European Football Club Plays Its Home Matches At The Stadio Delle Alpi?
Juventus
Who Was The Lead Singer Of The Plasmatics
Wendy O Williams
What is the term for unlimited authority
Carte blanche
What is the correct name for an animal’s pouch
Marsupium
Which American singer sang “ Thank God I’m a Country Boy”?
John Denver
Dr George Wander invented what drink in Switzerland 1860s
Ovaltine
At Which Olympic Games Was The Modern Olympic Flag Introduced
Antwep 1920
In What Year Did The Spanish Civil War Begin
1936
Which Prime Minister introduced Income Tax
Pitt the younger
In 1975 Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek died at the age of
87
What science is celebrated on mole day, every october 23rd
Chemistry
Which Shakespeare play contains the line ‘if music be the food of love play on’
Twelth Night
Who Replaced Betty Boothroyd As Speaker Of The House Of Commons
Michael Martin
The French TGV train is called Traine Griende Viesta, what does that mean in english?
Train With Great Speed
Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth l to the throne in 1603
James i
James Hoban designed what
The White House
Which seven letter word in English contains all five vowels
Sequoia
Which Pop Singer Was Born “ Leslie Sebastian Charles ” On 21 st Jan 1950
Billy Ocean
What pop group took their name from a Herman Hess novel
Steppenwolff
Toxophily Is More Commonly Known As What?
Archery
C2 H5 OH is the formula of what
Alcohol
Where Exactly (And You Must Be Specific) Will You Find The Words “Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants”
On The Edge Of A £2 Coin
How Many Consecutive No.1’s Did The Beatles Have Between 1963 & 1966
11
What comic strip is set at Camp Swampy?
Beetle Bailey
What are FAQs
Frequently asked questions
In Florida it is illegal for a single woman to do what on Sunday
Skydive
What university was founded in 1160??
Oxford University
Which Sporting Event Of 1985 Attracted 18.6 Million Viewers In The Early Hours Of The Morning?
Embassy World Snooker (Taylor & Davis)
What was James Bonds fathers name
Andrew
What is the flower that stands for: bashful shame
Deep red rose
In Heraldry if things are accosted what position are they in
Side by Side
Which of the Old Testarnent prophets was taken up to Heaven in a fiery chariot
Elijah
On the Periodic Table, what is the first element in alphabetical order?
Actinium
Did The Game Of Polo Originate In India, Persia, Or Argentina
Persia (Iran)
Which playwright and dissident became President of Czechoslovakia in 1989
Vaclav havel
In cookery how is something julienne prepared
Thin Strips
Which Is Generally Considered To Be The Most Intelligent Breed Of Dog?
The Border Collie
What vegetables are sometimes called ‘spuds’
Potatoes
What is best viewed from two tourist viewpoints - the North Rim and the South Rim
Grand canyon
Who is the only person to win oscars for best actress and best song?
Barbara Streisand
What is the word Taxi short for
Taximeter
How Much To Within £5 Was A Weekend Ticket For The Reading 98 Concert
£75
In Greek mythology, what were the fifty daughters of nerius and doris called
Nereids
What Symptom Does The Affliction Tinnitus Cause
Ringing In The Ears
Which English poet wrote ‘No man is an island, entire of itself.’
John donne
What 1987 Movie Theme Is The Only No.1 Ever To Be Sung Entirely In Spanish
La Bamba
Before 1938 toothbrushes were made using hairs from what
Beaver
In which city would you find Tuff Gong International Studios, built by the late Bob Marley
Kingston
Who is swee’pea’s adopted father
Popeye
Who composed the Air for the G string (init and name)
JS Bach
What day of the week did Solomon Grundy die
Saturday
Who was the title star of Meet the Veep
Alben w barkley
In 1981, who won song of the year with ‘Sailing’?
Christopher Cross
What Is Johnny Rottens Real Name
John Lydon
Who was the original voice of Mickey Mouse?
Walt Disney
The study of light and its relation to sight is called ______.
Optics
What does Monaco get most of its income from
Gambling Casinos etc
What country did the operating system ‘linux’ come from
Finland
Who directed the Movie ‘Psycho’ from Robert Bloch?
Alfred Hitchcock
What city’s name is derived from ‘dubh linn’
Dublin
What is the main ingredient of boxty bread
Potatoes
DELAG was the worlds first what Oct 16 1909
Airline - by Zeppelin
The shape of plant collenchyma cells & the shape of the bubbles in beer foam are the same. What are they called
Orthotetrachidecahedrons
In the 1700s, european women achieved a pale complexion by eating ‘complexion wafers’ which were actually what poison
Arsenic
In which country was natural gas first discovered ?
Greece
On ER what is the character name of Mark Greens daughter
Rachel
Who invented the Egg McMuffin
Ed Peterson
Advertising slogan - No one ever got fired for buying what
IBM
What kind of water well is under natural pressure
Artesian
What metal forms one twelfth of the earth’s crust
Aluminium
Who sang the 1975 remake of the Flamingos’ I Only Have Eyes For You?
Art Garfunkel
What Is Amontillado
Sherry
Old Testament two non humans can speak the serpent and who
Balsam’s Ass Numbers 22
Who famously owned a yacht called Lady Ghislaine?
Robert Maxwell
Lotta and Vassar were the first two brands of what
Wrigley’s Gum
What is the Capital of: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Which Football Club Are The Only Team To Go Through A Premiership Season Unbeaten
Arsenal
What is the capital of Bhutan
Thimphu
Harry Rosoll created which famous bear
Smokey the Bear
Who replaced Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd?
David Gilmour
Which very fast ball game is also known as Jai Alai
Pelota
Where in the world are the most roses grown
Texas
Polio is also known as _____
Infantile paralysis
A Jocko is what type of animal
Chimpanzee or ape
What Fictional Band From The Film Of The Same Name Did Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi Make Up
The Blues Brothers
To what country does the Gaza Strip belong
Egypt
In the Arthurian legend, who was the son of a demon and a nun?
Merlin
What is the characteristic of an aphyllus plant
No leaves
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled 2112
Rush
What is the flower that stands for: appointed meeting
Everlasting pea
How many legs does a crab have?
Ten
Name the Hotel in Arthur Haley’s novel / film of same name
St Gregory
What does a compass needle point to
North
Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980?
Zimbabwe (Independent Nation of Zimbabwe)
This large bean_shaped lymph gland can expand and contract as needed.
Spleen
In What Year Was The United Nations Organisation Formed
1945
What symbol on the Bacardi symbol is there because the soil where the sugar cane grows is fertile from the excessive guano
The bat
Football is the favourite sport of which family
Kennedy
A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals
Kittens
Born on Christmas Day 1899, which actor starred in ‘Casablanca’’ and ‘The Big Sleep’’
Humphrey Bogart
A Jacaranda is a type of what?
Tree
Name the city at the west end of Lake Superior.
Duluth
What boxer was nicknamed The Ambling Alp
Primo Carnera
Charles Russell Is The Founder Of Which Worldwide Religious Organisation?
Jehovas Witnesses
According To The Police “Every Little Thing She Did” Was What
Magic
Terry Knight was the original producer of what group
Grand funk railroad
What is the commonest item traded internationally
Petroleum and its by products
Where was the home of the flintstones
Bedrock
What is ‘hoi polloi’ in english
The masses
What is the capital of Ecuador ?
Quito
What is Indiana Jones first name
Henry
December 26th is known as Boxing Day but it is also which Saints Holy Day
St. Stephen
How was Boris Karloff listed in the credits 1931 Frankenstein
As ?
A fellmonger deals in what items
Animal skins
The Guarani is the unit of currency in which South American country
Paraguay
Who Recorded The Albums “In The Army Now” And “Whatever You Want”
Status Quo
What us national park contains gumbo limbo trail
Everglades
Which country’s national symbol is the harp
Ireland
Which 19th century battle UK / USA fought after peace signed
Battle of New Orleans
Daisy Hawkins original name of which Beatles hit song
Eleanor Rigby
Brownie Wise first cover woman on Business week developed?
Tupperware Party
What ingredient is always found in a carciofo sauce
Artichokes
Records show four Popes died doing what
Having Sex
Who Sang With Elton John On His Only Top Ten Hit Of 1996
Luciano Pavarotti
Of what are Karakul, Texel, Romney Marsh types
Sheep
Which hereditary form of anaemia largely affects people of sub-Saharan African descent
Sickle cell anaemia
What US state has the most tornadoes on average?
Texas
Which Colour Is At Top Of A Rainbow?
Red
Who invented the idea of “infantile sexuality” or the Oedipus complex
Sigmund freud
Which snooker player was fined 20,000 for assaulting an official in 1996?
Ronnie O’Sullivan
What doctor discovered the source of malaria in 1880
Charles laveran
Who was corsica’s most famous son
Napoleon
What are the names of Donald Duck’s nephews?
Huey Dewey and Louey
Actor ______ Savalas
Telly
What is the capital of Guinea
Conakry
Whose 1973 Album Was Titled “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”
Neil Diamond
The Carloline Institute of Stockholm won the nobel prize for what?
Physiology and Medicine
What was the former name of the Czech town of Kalovy Vary
Carlsbad
Complete the proverb: ‘What you lose on the swings..’
You gain on the roundabouts
Who spells his name T I double grr
Tigger
What TV show takes place in Sunnydale
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Who commanded the English fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada
Admiral howard
Elmo Lincoln was the screens first what 1918
Tarzan
What was Marilyn Monroe’s last film?
The Misfits
In which country would you find the ‘Angel Fall’s
Venezuela
In which country would you find the Ida mountains
Turkey
Which nut is used to make Marzipan
Almond
What direction is the sahara expanding in by a half a mile a year
South
Down, husk, trace, trip all collective nouns what creature
Hares
What is the name of the strong, heavy grating lowered to block the entrance to a castle
Portcullis
Overhead metal bar strengthening the frame of a vehicle and protecting the occupants if it overturns
Roll bar
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Parallel Lines
Blondie
Which Sportsman Got His Nickname From A Character From The Movie “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”
Big Daddy
Which song was a Christmas No 1 in both 1975 and 1991
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody
In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?
Six
Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay
Tom Robinson
Which bird is sometimes nicknamed ‘Mother Carey’s Chicken’ especially by sailors?
Storm Petrel
Who wrote the book “Couples”
John updike
If an animal has feathers, what is it
Bird
From which country does the dish paella originate?
Spain
He was ‘dancing on the ceiling’
Lionel richie
Who started the second Punic war?
Carthage
What is the marseillaise
French national anthem
Hansenosis is more commonly known as___.
Leprosy
The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a ______
Dead sheep
Rene Raymond is better known as which author
Raymond Chandler
Which American clarinettist and bandleader created the jazz idiom known as swing
Benny goodman
What is the very first track on Spice?
Wannabe
What does the computer language For-Tran stand for?
Formula Translation
Name the large mountain chain in the eastern U.S.A.
The Appalachians
In WW2 what linked members of the Caterpillar club
Life saved parachute
Who Beat Muhammad Ali In 1978 To Assume His World Heavyweight Title
Leon Spinks
Which island was born near Iceland in 1963 ?
Surtsey
