Trivia Database_66 Flashcards
What Was Carly Simons Biggest UK Hit Allegedly Written About Warren Beatty
You’re So Vain
Which Italian City Is Famous For Its Leaning Tower
Pisa
Where is the fashion capital
Milan, italy
What is the Old English word for ‘sneeze’?
Fneasan
Which 19th Century novelist’s writings included travel sketches called Pictures From Italy and American Notes
Charles dickens
What is a group of oysters
Bed
In this 1968 film the husband of an unsuspecting young wife becomes involved with a witch’s coven.
Rosemary’s Baby
What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
Malabo
Effect A complex alcohol constituent of all animal fats and oils
Cholesterol
When was insulin discovered
1922
Number of Beatles kids
10; grandkids: 1
Frank Lloyd Wright son John invented these after watching workers move timber.
Lincoln logs
In solo whist, how many tricks must a player take in order to win a call of “Abundance
Nine
What country consumes the most coffee per capita 25 Lb
Finland
What would be the defining characteristic of a narcissistic person
Vanity
Who was the first u.s president born outside the orginal 13 states
Abraham lincoln
In Verdi’s opera Rigoletto what is the occupation of Rigoletto
Court jester
In what city would you find the Spanish Riding School
Vienna
The Jelbukk is a Swedish Xmas decoration - what is it
Straw Goat
How many chromosomes do each body cell contain?
Forty six
Name the Disney cartoon in which the character “Belle” appears.
Beauty and the Beast
5 Members Of The Original Human league Line Up, Split To Form 2 Other Bands (PFE)
Heaven 17, ABC
The average man or woman spends one year of their life - what
On the Telephone
A female pigeon cannot lay an egg unless she sees what
Another pigeon – or reflection
What character was played by phil silvers on the phil silvers show
Sgt ernie
Name the wife who survived Henry VIII
Catherine parr
Which President Of America Was A Peanut Farmer
Jimmy Carter
In 1888 What Did George Eastman Call His Hand Held Box Camera The First Of Its Kind
The Kodak Camera
What Was A Castrato
A Male Singer, Castrated As A Boy To Maintain A Child’s Pitch
In Which Movie Will You Find The Characters “Mikey Walsh, Lawrence Cohen, Clark Devereaux Stef Steinbrenner & Richard Wang”
The Goonies
Where would you find the yoruba people
Nigeria
Is a schnitzel a sweet or a savoury?
Savoury
Who wrote the book ‘Portrait of a Lady’
Henry james
Which Us State Goes By The Nickname “The Sooner stae”
Oklahoma
The Americas Cup Is In Which Sport
Sailing
Which comic character was dynamited to death in issue 428
Robin
Who Founded The Motown Label
Berry Gordy Jnr
Which Swedish naturalist developed the system of plant and animal classification which is still used today
Carolus linnaeus
Cash & Carry First Recorded The Birdie Song But Who Had The Hit
“The Tweets”
Tokyo is the capital of ______
Japan
“Myosotis” Is The Latin Name For Which Type Of Flower
Forget Me Not
Who failed his entrance exams to school aged 16
Einstein – Zurich poly
The Jewish prayer for the dead Kaddish is in what language
Written Hebrew but in Aramaic
What Is Charles E ‘Chuck’ Yeagers Claim To Fame
First Man To Fly Faster Than Sound
At Waterloo who commanded the Prussian troops
Marshal Blucher
How Many Diciplines Are There In Mens Gymnastics
6 (Vault, Rings, Floor, High Bar, Para Bars, Horse)
As what is the Devonian period also known
Age of fish
“Love And Understanding” Was A Hit In 1991 For Which Singer
Cher
Epidermal cells, palisade cells, and veins are parts of a(n) ________.
Leaf
What product was advertised by the first commercial to portray nudity on us televison (1987)
Viola brassieres
The letter B comes from Egyptian hieroglyphics meaning what
House
Admiral’, ‘soda’, & ‘zero’ ultimately derive from which language
Arabic
If you were drinking Cobra beer in what country would you be
India
Which Company Published The Harry Potter Novels
Bloomsbury
Cumberland Sauce Is Tradiotionally Served Cold With What
Venison
How much does a cubic meter of water weigh?
One Ton
What is the name of the cat in the smurfs?
Azriel
The English city of Salisbury stands on which river
Avon
What was the name of Rip Van Winkles dog
Wolf
What is the fear of bald people known as
Peladophobia
The word Sahara is Arabic for what
Desert
What famous Wham! frontman went on to record a multiplatinum record in 1987?
George Michael
Who Had A Hit With “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” In 1987
Belinda Carlisle
In Which Tv Show Might You Encounter ‘The Mystery Machine’
Scooby Doo
What is the capital of The Bahamas ?
Nassau
What is the “bubonic plaque” is know as the_________
Black death
What has albumen and a yolk
Egg
Which Famous Horror Actor Provided The Narration to Michael Jacksons Song & Short Mobie ‘Thriller’
Vincent Price
Who was the greek god of the sea
Poseidon
Spain’s equivalant to the dollar is ______
Peseta
__________ need about 2 tablespoonfuls of blood each day. The creature is able to extract its dinner in approximately 20 minutes.
Vampire bats
Where Was Napoleon Bonaparte Born?
Corsica
What is the Zodiac
A series of twelve fixed stars 12 fixed stars
All the pictures of which king are always shown in profile
King of Diamonds
What was the canadian literacy rate in 1987
99%
June 1611 what English navigator was cast adrift by mutineers
Henry Hudson
Which author whose name means flowering tree got OBE
Ngaio Marsh – mystery writer
Where did the bayonet originate?
Bayonne, France
Helena is the capital of ______?
Montana
And again in 1995 what was the one given to boys in USA
Michael
In which continent would you find the mekong river
Asia
What shook San Francisco in 1906
Earthquake
In one of donald horne’s novels, who was ‘the lucky country
Australia
According To the Lyrics Of One Of His Songs Where Did Paul Young Call Gome
Wherever He Laid His Hat
This french actor appeared in ‘The Big Blue’ and ‘The Professional’.
Jean Reno
What two countries do tyroleans come from
Austria and italy
What Mammal Of Northern Europe, Asia & North America Is Sometimes Called A Glutton
Wolverine
Who’s first film (THX1138) flopped in 1971
George Lucas
Who is the Patron Saint of bricklayers
St Steven
What continent contains queen maud land, wilkes land and bird land
Antarctica
Year that Viking I landed on Mars
1976
What is the astronomical name for a group of stars?
Constellation
Between 15 and 20% of what disappear from shops each year
Supermarket Trolleys
What short-lived tv series starred ice-cube
The watcher
What nationality is the keyboards wizard Vangelis
Greek
The teeth used for biting or cutting are known as _______.
Incisors
Who recorded the 1997 album “Flaming Pie”
Paul mccartney
Who owns: almond joy candy
Hershey
Who sang the Song “American Pie”?
Don Mclean
Who released an album titled Forever Changes?
Love
Who Painted The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who produced, directed and starred in “Citizen Kane”?
Orson Welles
Where in the world can you see the sun rise Pacific set Atlantic
Panama on Isthmus
Where Do Birds Of Paradise Come From?
New Guinea
Grolsch lager comes from what country
Holland
Who was the first black athelete to captain Great Britain’s men’s team?
Kris Akabusi
A flat_bottomed conical laboratory flask with a narrow neck is called a(n) __________.
Erlenmeyer
Which Darts World Champion Of The 80’s Had the First Names Of John Thomas?
Jocky Wilson
Complete this saying ‘All ship shape and’
Bristol fashion
What Pulitzer prize winning novelist ran for mayor of New York City
Norman mailer
What Was The Title Of John Lennons 2nd Book
A Spaniard In The Works
The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____.
Moon
Married men do it twice as often as single men – what
Change Underwear
Ostriches live about 75 years and can reproduce for __________
50 Years
What chemical element’s discovery in 1774 made bleached paper possible
Chlorine
What Is The Main Difference Between A Monkey And An Ape?
Monkeys Have Tails
With which of his novels did Michael Odantje jointly win the Booker Prize
The english patient
What is the scientific study of the body of man and lower animals called
Anatomy
Whose First Record Was A Rocker Called “Ooby Dooby”
Roy Orbison
In Greek mythology, themes was the mother of ______
Moirae
In what tv series is sideshow bob
The simpsons
Whose Reading Of Roald Dahl’s “George’s Marvellous Medicine” In 1998 Caused A Storm Of Protest To The Jackanory Office
Rik Mayall
Where was the 1939 world’s fair
New york city
Which English King was crowned on Christmas day
William the Conqueror in 1066
What is the capital of Lebanon ?
Beirut
What instrument does Ravi Shankar play?
The Sitar
Hockey: The Detroit ________.
Red Wings
Whose Biggest Hit Was A 1982 Single “Party Fears Two”
The Associates
Myrastica fragrens is what common spice
Nutmeg
In what country is the highest point in south america
Argentina
What is the most famous mausoleum in India
Taj mahal
Springfield is the capital of ______
Illinois
What do butterflies eat grubs, nectar or nothing
Nectar
What country celebrated its National Day on 15th March?
Hungary
What is the study of animals known as
Zoology
What does one square inch of human skin contain 625 of
Sweat glands
Which Mozart opera is subtitled School for Lovers
Cosi fan Tuti
What Does BCG Stand For
Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin
What do you call the process of stamping a blank coin with a design
Minting
What is a group of woodpeckers
Descent
Who was Ben Casey’s boss
Dr Zorba
What was keanu reeves’ computer world alias in ‘the matrix’
Neo
The highest USA rank killed WW2 Lt General who killed him
US Army Air Corps
How many of the islands of hawaii are inhabited
Eight
Hominophobia is the fear of
Men
What symbol did 87 year old Arthur Eisenmenger design
The Euro note graphic
Jack and Jill went up a ____ to fetch a pail of water
Hill
Monastic order that established the California wine industry
Franciscan
Who did Chris De Burgh Write His Hit Song “Lady In Red” For
His Wife Diane
What did erik rotheim invent in 1926
Aerosol
What Group Of Animals Are Collectively Known As A Rafter
Turkeys
A renaissance doctor - what treatment excluding bleeding
Enemas
Who, in 1909, became the first man to fly across the English Channel
Louis Bleriot
The snail mates only once in its entire life. When it does mate, however, it may take as long as __________ to consummate the act.
12 hours
What group said they had “no time” for “no sugar tonight”
Guess who
What’s the international radio code word for the letter “G”
Golf
Which County Is Maidstone In?
Kent
Which Well Known Singer And Actress Was Once The Lead Singer Of The Band “Eighth Wonder”
Patsy Kensit
How many pairs of jaws does a crab have
Six
What were the first false teeth made from
Ivory
