Trivia Database_70 Flashcards
Coco Channel a fashion star had what real first name
Gabrielle
At which Paris terminus does the Eurostar train from London arrive
Gare du nord
What is the smallest lake in the world
Vanern
One gram of 2,4 d, a common household herbicide can contaminate __________ litres of drinking water
Ten million
What country has two AK47 assault rifles on it’s flag
Mozambique
Who invented painting by numbers?
Palmer paint company
Who formulated the laws which first explained the movements of the planets properly
Kepler
Rod Temperton From Cleethorpes Is One Of The Richest Men In Music But What Is His Claim To Fame
He Wrote Micheal Jacksons Thriller
What is the food of the secretary bird
Snakes
Which Pink Creation From Noel’s House Party Had A UK No.1 In 1993
Mr Blobby
What word is used in a balance sheet to mean “What a company owes to its suppliers and lenders”
Liabilities
In which country did edam cheese originate
Holland
When was the Berlin wall erected
1961
Who protects themselves from from blowing dust with three eyelids
Camels
What’s the smallest known planet in our solar system
Pluto
Polite society man does it 2 legs woman sitting dog 3 legs what
Shake hands
He assassinated john lennon on december 8 1980
Mark chapman
Kong what member of ac/dc died in 1980
Bon scott
What animal is represented by the constellation Lacerta
Lizard
Name Tina Turners solo comeback album of 1984
Private Dancer
What movie featured Reece’s Pieces as part of the story, because the director couldn’t obtain the rights to use M&M’s?
E.T.
Whose Nickname Was Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
In fiction who’s mother Monique Delacroix died when he was 11
James Bond
What served as a cowboy’s wash cloth, dust mask & water filter
A bandana bandana
Short actors stand on what wooden object - to appear bigger
Pancake
Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year? 1878,1895, 1903, 1907
1895
Which acid was first prepared from distilled red ants
Formic acid
To grill meat on a rack over charcoal
Charbroil
A charm worn against evil
Amulet
How many Earths would it take to match the size of the sun? Over 1000, 100,000 or 1,000,000?
1,000,000
What is the name of the colourful cathedral on Red Square in Moscow
St basil’s
An electrical device for removing suspended impurities such as dust, fumes, or mist, from air or other gases
Electrostatic precipitator
Which Country Scored The First Ever “ Golden Goal ” At The World Cup Finals
France
Picea is the generic name for which tree
Spruce
The sacred book of which religion is divided into 114 chapters called Suras
Islam
The Label Is Bludgen Riffola Name The Band
Def Leopard
Secret Identities: Jim Corrigan
The spectre
What was the best chariot route from rome to brindisi
Via appia
Ronald MacDonald is worldwide except Japan what’s he there
Donald MacDonald
There are approximately 320,000 _____________ in the world.
Icebergs
In 1909, which U.S. President became the first to be depicted on a coin?
Abraham Lincoln
What Is Blackwater Fever A Complication Of
Malaria
What show was Family Matters a spin-off of?
Perfect Strangers.
You can who sang ‘I’m a believer’
Monkees
What element is azoth the ancient name for
Mercury
Which south-east Asian city is served by Kimpo International airport
Seoul
Who did Catherine Parr marry after the death of King Henry VIII?
Thomas Seymour
What is the name given to the dish of beef coated in pate and wrapped in pastry
Beef wellington
The assassin in The Man With the Golden Gun was played by who
Christopher
What Does A Charcuterie Sell
Pork Products
What was Tom Clancy’s blockbuster first novel, published in 1984
The Hunt
Which tennis winner also won a Winter Olympics silver medal
Jaraslav Drobny
When was gas lighting invented
1792
What is the capital of Kuwait
Kuwait city
What insects do isopterpophobics fear
Termites
What international award was worth 365 dollars mineral value in 1988
Olympic
Until the dinner plate was introduced in the 15th century, it was customary to eat on what
Bread
What port lies at the mouth of the Swan river
Freemantle (Perth)
Which group of Atlantic Islands were, for a time, known as the Flemish Islands, after Faial was gifted to Isabella of Burgundy in 1466
The azores
Who had his first UK top 40 hit single in 2004 with Magic, thirty years after his death at the age of 26?
Nick Drake
On the body what is a calcaneium
Heel bone
What Christmas delicacy has blue veins running through it and tastes cheesy’?
Stilton Cheese
In Which English City Will You Find Lords Cricket Ground
London
Which 1978 film from the book of the same name by Ira Levin, tell of the cloning of Adolf Hitler
The boys from brazil
In the USA a police 10-31 is the code for what
Crime in progress
What is the only dog that doesn’t have a pink tongue
Chow
Of all known forms of animals life ever to inhabit the Earth, only about __________ still exist today.
10%
Whose novels include ‘The Cement Garden’ and ‘Comfort of Stangers’
Ian mcewan
Name either of the songs which were big hits for Shirley Ross and Bob Hope in two musical films in 1937/8. Thanks for the memory
Two sleepy people
Serotine, Leislers and Noctule are all varieties of which nianinial
Bat
Which U.S. state borders a Canadian territory?
Alaska
What is next in the series 1 8 27 ?? 125 216?
64
Of what is apiphobia the fear
Bees
Etymology is the study of what
Word origins
What is the last animal in the dictionary
Zorille
In an average lifetime, the average american visits a ___ 5 times
Psychiatrist
Which Nobel Prize Winner Wrote (A History Of The English Speaking Peoples)
Winston Churchill
In the rhyme about magpies what do 5 represent
Silver
The only U.S. State that ends with 3 consonants
Massachusetts
To refuel your car you go to a _____ station.
Petrol/Gas
Former Royal coat of arms of France
Fleur-de-lis
Name the largest cathedral in the world.
St. peter’s
Which Famous British Composer Wrote A Sea Symphony & At The Age Of 80 The Score For A Film About Scott’s Antarctic Expedition
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Which country has the greatest number of islands?
Finland
What instrument does kenny g play
Saxophone
Who publishes the newspaper, The Australian
Rupert murdoch
Which native Indian tribe never signed a peace treaty US govern
Seminoles
Which people invented the compass?
Chinese
Who wanted to make a coat out of 101 Dalmatians
Cruella Devil
Which Country Grows The Most Potatoes Per Annum
Russia
In 1968 Which Country Did The USSR Invade To Stamp Out Liberal Reform
Czechoslovakia
In ‘a christmas carol’, how many ghosts visited scrooge
Four
What sport are barbells used in
Weightlifting
What is the general term used for various forms of insanity & mental derangement
Mental illness
What is the flower that stands for: sadness
Dead leaves
Memonites are what Christian sect founded 1525 Conrad Grebel
Anabaptists like Amish
Tubular sac attached to the large intestine
Appendix
What is the capital of the state of Ohio
Columbus
What is the capital of Jordan ?
Amman
Who was the founder of the Irish political party Sinn Fein?
Arthur Griffith
In the TV series ‘The Brady Bunch’, what was Cindy’s toy doll’s name?
Kitty Carrie All
Minerva is the Goddess of what
Wisdom
What is the name of the computer in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey
Hal
Baile Atha Cliath - Official name what capitol city
Dublin - its Irish Gaelic
The name for the group of stars which form a hunter with a club and shield is _____.
Orion
Any type of self-propelled vehicle used by railroads to pull or push other types of rolling stock, including passenger, freight, & work cars
Hovercraft
What is the most sacred river in India
Ganges
Where is the Louvre located?
Paris
On common ailments Charles Osborne had what for 69 years
Hiccups
Who Joined Genesis From “Flaming Youth”
Phil Collins
Cumulus, cirrus and stratus are all types of what
Clouds
The British colonial law in India monopolizing salt production provoked whose rebellious march to the sea
Mahatma ghandi
What Zimbabwe beer is named after a river
Zambezi
Who hired the Mormon Mafia to prevent contamination
Howard Hughs
Which country borders Italy, Switzerland, West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Liechtenstein
Austria
Who played the lead role in the 1960 Hammer production The Curse of the Werewolf
Oliver Reed
Wafter Re-Uniting In The 80’s The Song “That Was Then This Is Now” Was The First Single released By Which Group
The Monkees
Which SF author created the character Lazarus Long
Robert Heinlein
What was Cecil B. De Mille’s Middle name
Blount
What inert gas is used in fluorescent lights
Argon
What was the name of the multi-colored cube you had to re-organize?
Rubik Cube
An orchidectomy involves what procedure
Removal of testicle
What is the capital of pennsylvania
Harrisberg
What Was Former Spice Girl Victoria’s Maiden Name Before She Married David In 1999
Adams
In Paris what are FD Roosevelt Stalingrad Louis Blanc
Metro Stations
In 1987, who released her second album ‘solitude standing’
Suzanne vega
What soap was about the trials and tribulations of a vampire
Dark shadows
Which abbey is located near Barrow Upon Humber in North Lincolnshire?
Thornton Abbey
Most of these animals are bisexual - what animal
Giraffe
What is the literal meaning of ‘pince-nez’
Pinch nose
In what film did rick moranis make his big-screen debut
Strange brew
The two races in HG Well’s “The Time Machine” are the child-like Eloi and the subterannean ______?
Morlocks
Which us city is called the “windy city”
Chicago
What does a month beginning with a Sunday always have?
Friday the 13th
Only three grape varieties can be used to make champagne. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are two. Name the third
Chardonnay
Which Guitarist Replaced Bernie Leadon In The Eagles In 1975
Joe Walsh
In Mork and Mindy what was the capitol of Ork
Kork
What Is The Name Of The Highest Mountain In Japan
Mount Fujiyama Or Mount Fuji
Schschpiel is what game in Germany
Chess
What is the lifespan of a turkey that evades the cooking pot
Twelve years
The lutra-lutra is which semi aquatic animal
Otter
Tennis: what area falls between the baseline & the service line
Back court
In What Decade Did Sliced Bread First Appear?
1930’s
The false plane tree is better known as what
The Sycamore
Whose Songs Include Night & Day, Begin The Beguine & Just One Of Thoese Things
Cole Porter
In the Bible who built the ancient city of Babylon
Nimrod
What links Socrates Aristotle Janis Joplin
Bisexuals
What kind of small glass bottle turns liquid perfume into a fine spray
Atomiser
For Which Record Company Did The Beatles Record Most Of Their Work
Parlophone
Name the evil slave owner and villain in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
. simon legre
__________ never walk or trot, but always hop or leap.
Rabbits
Who was the female russian dancer who had a desert named after her?
Anna pavlova
Capital cities: Western Samoa
Apia
What is the basic unit of currency for Turkmenistan ?
Manat
How is 75% of petrol in an engine wasted
Combustion
What does a croque Madame have that a croque monsieur don’t
Egg on top – Cheese Ham Toast
The Komodo Dragon, the biggest known lizard to science, is endemic to the Komodo islands of what country?
Indonesia
Benthos are plants and animals living where
Water
What object did you need to get to the secret room in Atari’s ‘Adventure’?
The dot
Strabismus is another name for which affliction
Squint
