Trivia Database_65 Flashcards
The Silver Phyllis, a Boeing 707, belonged to what financier
Robert vesco
Who wrote four consecutive number one songs in 1978
Barry Gibb
Native peoples of South America catch __________ and use their razor_sharp teeth to make tools and weapons.
Piranha
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled All Mod Cons
The Jam
Another word for direct confrontation
Face-off
In 1985 William Beckman paid no tax on £100000 profit why
William was a dog – cant pay tax
In Morrisville Penn a woman must have a permit to do what
Wear Cosmetics
What’s unusual about phone directory in Iceland
Alphabetical by forename
Amerigo Vespucci airport is in which city
Florence
Emission of energy as electromagnetic waves in the portion of the spectrum just beyond the limit of the red portion of visible radiation
Infrared Radiation
In Which Year Did Donna Summers Disco Anthem “I Feel Love” Get To No.1
1977
Apart from a caber by rule what is compulsory in caber tossing
Wearing a kilt
How many players are there on a water polo team?
Seven
What is Michael Jackson’s middle name
Joseph
Name 2 Of The 3 Stranglers Hits That Made The Top Ten In 1977
Peaches, Go Buddy Go, Something Better
What Olympic Sport Prohibits The Wearing Of A Beard?
Boxing
What is bottled in Jeroboams?
Champagne
James Cagney won an oscar for his part in which musical
Yankee doodle dandy
At What Age Did Michael Jackson Record “Got To Be There”
13
Who recorded the lengthy song: “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” in 1969?
Iron Butterfly
In whose band is Madonna Wayne Gacy the keyboard player?
Marilyn Mason
What is the flower that stands for: crime
Tamarisk
Which Jimi Hendrix Classic Features The Line “Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky”
Purple Haze
Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport
Motorcycle Racing
Who was the Russian-born French painter, one of the originators of abstract art, who died in 1944
Vasily kandinsky
Poppin Fresh’ Serves As The Mascot For Which International Food Brand?
Pillsbury Dough Co
Who wrote ‘Alice In Wonderland’?
Lewis Carroll
Sesquipedalophobia is the fear of
Long words
What is the special significance of the asteroid Ceres
Believed to be the largest one
The are 16 of these on a dollar bill - 16 what
Number One
At over 3 million square kilometres, Sakha is the largest federal subject of which country?
Russia
Who was the first unseeded man to win Wimbledon
Boris becker
Hanna-Barbera rose to fame by creating what duo for MGM?
Tom and Jerry
Matthew Perry plays which character in the television series Friends
Chandler
Which U.S. baseball player was known as the ‘Yankee Clipper’
Joe di maggio
What Rank Was Biggles
Major
Of what species is the firefly a member
Beetle
On FRIENDS what was the name of Ross’s monkey?
Marcel
Who played the younger scrooge in the Classic with Alistair Sim?
George Cole
400 what per week permanently close in the USA
Churches
Coffee haematophobia is a fear of ______
Blood
SF are the international car registration letters for which country
Finland
If a woman maritates what is she doing
Female Masturbating
What year was Geronimo captured in
1886
Ponophobia is the fear of
Overworking of pain
Oil can Henry is the enemy of which cartoon character
Mighty Mouse
In which opera does the U.S. naval officer Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton appear
Madam butterfly
The name of what style of painting was taken from, the title of a Claude Monet work
Impressionism
July 14th is a national day of celebration in what country
France - Bastille Day - from 1789
Who wrote “The Emporers New Clothes”
Hans christian anderson
Which pop group took their name from the Arabic word for black?
Aswad
Who played Jack Nicholsons wife in The Shining
Shelley Duvall
Where was the record for most snowfall in a day, on february 7 1916
Alaska
Les Gray was the lead singer of which group
Mud
Which writer caused a massive stir in 1926 when she went missing for eleven days?
Agatha Christie
Baseball: the texas ______
Rangers
Who wrote The Caine Mutiny
Herman Wouk
If you have Dorophillia what turns you on
Animal Skins or furs
The last day of public operation of the Liverpool Overhead Railway was December the 30th of which year
1956
Which is the only sea below sea level
Dead sea
Where is it polite to stick your tongue out at your guests
Tibet
Who died at Gravesend in March 1617 when she was about to embark for her homeland in America
Pocahontas
What Are Escargots
Snails
What is the name of the Family Circus’s dog?
Barf
What are followers of the Unification Church called
Moonies
What made Michael Milken famous and rich?
Junk Bonds
Who wrote ‘psycho’
Alfred hitchcock
Who counted himself out on March 31, 1968
Lyndon johnson
What body of water rises in the Yukon & flows south to British Columbia
Lizard river
This word comes from a knight whose lance was free for hire, (i.e. Not pledged to one master).
Freelance
In Which Decade Did Earth Wind And Fire Have Their Biggest Hit
The 80’s Lets Groove In 1981
What is the collective noun for a group of bears
Sloth
What is the common name for white soft limestone
Chalk
Who, with the First Edition, had a number two hit in 1969 with ‘Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town’
Kenny rogers
With Which Mod Revival Band Did The Style Councils Mick Talbot Play Keyboards
The Stranglers
Who is the persian goddess of water, fertility and war
Anahita
How many bulls are slaughtered in a normal bullfight
Six
What state was the home to Mayberry
North carolina
This early American statesman and inventor wrote the book, “Fart proudly”?
Benjamin Franklin
The word ‘poltergeist’ comes from what language
German
Which job was so dangerous staff adverts wanted orphans only
Pony Express
Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask
Alexander Dumas
Which Medical Complaint Was The “Jacuzzi” Originally Developed To Help
Arthritis
Potophobia is the fear of
Alcohol
What was the favorite expression of captain marvel
Holy moley
What is a myocardial infarct
Heart attack
What is the food tofu made from
Soya Bean Curd – via Soya milk
From which type of rock is marble formed
Limestone
What sport did James Naismith invent ?
Basketball
What Kind Of Cats Did “The Cure” Have
Love Cats
What Height Is The Crossbar Of A Goal In Professional Football
8 Feet
A mind-boggingly stupid, but very very ravenous, animal
Ravenous bugblatter beast of traal
Whose catchphrase was “Stop messing About”
Kenneth Williams
After which war did cigarette smoking become fashionable
Crimean war
What is the correct name for food permitted under Moslem laws
Hal-al
In Scandinavian mythology what bridge linked heaven and Earth
Bifrost
What nationality was the first person who walked in space
Russian
What Was Invented By Adolf Flick In 1887
The Contact Lens
What does the latin “luna” mean ?
Moon
What is the capital of Yugoslavia ?
Belgrade
In Computing And Hi_Tech Gadetry What Doe The Initials WAP Stand For
Wireless Access Point
He was stabbed by Cassius.
Julius caesar
Which group of animals are called a cete
Badgers
Stygiophobia is a fear of ______
Hell
Small shell fish clinging to rocks
Barnacle
Susanna Hoofs & Vick & Debbi Peterson Were Members Of Which All Girl Band
The Bangles
How many referees work a soccer game
One
Urophobia is the fear of ______
Urinating
What is meant in computing terminology by the acronym WYSIWYG
What yoU.S.ee is what you get
In law, the criminal offense of marrying while one is still a partner in a valid earlier marriage.
Bigamy
What does Scotland export to Saudi Arabia
Sand
Port Louis is the capital of ______?
Mauritius
You meld groups of three cards or more of the same rank or suit in this game.
Rummy
Walloons speak what language
French in Belgium
In the year 2000 which companies CEO was the worlds second richest man ?
Oracle
What is the ability to move objects with mind power called
Telekinesis
An entertainment with an educational aspect
Edutainment
Which British Military leader had a horse called Copenhagen
Duke of wellington
What popular american writer coined the word nerd
Doctor seuss
In which city is the Canale Grande
Venice
What part of a bathroom tap most often needs to be replaced
Washer
Who was the first commoner to appear Royal Mail pack 1964
William Shakespeare
Who first transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic?
Enrico Marconi
Captain Macmorris only ever Irishman in what Shakespeare play
Henry V
What large herbivore sleeps only one hour a night?
Antelope
In football, what are the white marks intersecting each five-yard line
Hashmarks
Who wrote the Nutcracker Suite ?
Tchaikovsky
What childhood disease did 312 Americans have in 11993, a record low
Measles
Who Inflicted Amir Khan’s First Ever Professional Defeat On The 6th September 2008
Breidis Prescott
What is a young lion called
Cub
What two body organs benefit from cardiovascular exercise
Heart and lungs
Who released ‘Time, Love and Tenderness’ in 1981?
Michael Bolton
What food was invented in a sanatorium in 1890
Kellogg corn flakes
The Pop Trio Dee Lite Are From Which 3 Countries (PFE)
USA, USSR, Japan
What catholic bishop was killed in rome on february 14 in 270 ad
St
What Is Tabasco
A Hot Soup From Mexico
Light silvery metallic element
Aluminium
What british comedian was the first man to appear on the cover of ‘playboy’
Peter sellers
What was the first James Bond Film?
Dr. No
What mountain was Reinhold Messner the first to climb solo in 1980
Mount everest
In which South American country is the city of fray Bentos?
Uruguay
What magazine started in America March 1923
Time
Which stars name means chained maiden
Andromeda
Translate: latin “opus magnum”
Masterpiece
The young of which animals are called ‘brockets’
Deer
Which “daring young man on the flying trapeze” gave his name to a garment
Jules leotard
This science deals with the motion of projectiles
Ballistics
Here comes the judge is from what TV show
Rowan and Martins Laugh In
Which herb is used to flavour the tomato based sauce on a Pizza
Oregano
On the Omen series Damien was the devil - what second name
Thorne
Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951
London
In Which Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta Does Nakipoo Appear
The Mikado
What was the nickname of William I of England
The conqueror
What is the largest of the pyramids in Egypt?
Cheops
What Was Officially Recognised As A Summer Olympic Sport At The 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Badminton
Which artists work entitled ‘’ My Bed’’ shocked the art world when exhibited at the Tate Gallery in 1999
Tracey emin
In Boxing What Name Is Given To An Illegal Punch To The Back Of The Head
A Rabbit Punch
Over what distance is the Melbourne Cup horse race ran (in metres)?
3200
In what TV series did we meet Perry Masonry
Flintstones lawyer never lost case
Iceberg, Boston, and Bibb are types of _________.
Lettuce
