Trivia Database_73 Flashcards
What screen cowboy rode Tony the Wonder Horse
Tom Mix
In Which Year Did The Band Play A Free Concert In Londons Hyde Park
1969
What is the longest river in Italy
Po
In which 1970’s films does Dustin Hoffman play the character ‘ Lenny Bruce’ ?
Lenny
What type of bird is a ‘Beltsville’
Turkey
P L Travers created which famous character
Mary Poppins
Which Lays Blue Egg’s , The Song Thrush Or The Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
The name Europe comes from where
Greek Mythology
Which 1997 Movie Held The Record For The Biggest Opening For A British Film At The US Box Office Taking 2.5m Dollars In Just 3 Days
Mr Bean (The Ultimate Disaster Movie)
After Paris which is the largest French speaking city in the world
Montreal
In Minneapolis what is the maximum penalty for double parking
The Chain Gang
Thomas Edison had a phobia what was it
The Dark
Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the General Strike in 1926
Stanley baldwin
What instrument does Grumpy play in Disney’s Snow White
Organ
What is a Pygmy Blue
Smallest butterfly
A hot spicy root used in cooking
Ginger
What type of animal is a ‘godwit’
Bird
Who was the male star when The Mousetrap first played
Richard Attenbourough
Where was/is the original Penthouse
In a Real Tennis Court
Sir Stamford Raffles founded which minor Asian nation?
Singapore
Which sea on Earth has no beaches
Sargasso sea
The longest key on your keyboard is the _____ bar
Space
Does sound travel faster in warmer or colder air
Warmer
In which country is normandy
France
Sinatra What are the primary colors
Red yellow blue blue red yellow blue yellow
The artist formerly known as prince had a both a hit song & movie by this title
Purple rain
The symbol on the “pound” key (#) is called a(n) _________
Octothorpe
Where Was The Only British Prime Minister To Be Assassinated Killed?
The Lobby Of The House Of Commons
Which Former BBC Sports Presenter Gave Up His Career In Pursuit Of Spiritual & Religious Beliefs & Was Once Called (As Nutty As A Box Of Frogs) By A Talk Show Host
David Icke
What is the capital of Singapore ?
Singapore
Dressed list who paid miss ussr four cartons of marlboro to be on his show
David
What does n.a.s.a stand for
National aeronautics and space administration
Which Country Celebrates ‘The Day Of The Dead’ Instead Of Halloween Which Includes The Traditionn Of Paassing A Live Person In A Coffin Through The Streets
Mexico
Who wrote ‘roll over beethoven’
Chuck berry
Who released the smash hit ‘she drives me crazy’
Fine young cannibals
The original Halloween film directed by John Carpenter in 1978 cost just $320,000 to make. It ended up making how much world wide was it A 40M, B 50M or was it C 60M
B (50 Million)
Whose last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives”
John adams
What Planet Is Sometimes Refered To As Lucifer
Venus
What Is Bo Diddley’s Real Name
Elias Bates (Elias McDaniel)
A polish national dance in triple time with an accent on the second beat, characterized by proud bearing, clicking of heels, and holubria, a special turning step.
Mazurka
Beginning in the 1820s, who from the southeastern united states were relocated to indian territory over numerous routes
The five civilized tribes
97% of all paper money in the USA has traces of what on it
Cocaine
What TV show had a character named Potsie?
Happy Days
A horse’s hoof is also known by what grim term
Coffin
Who wrote the musical The Desert Song
Sigmund Romberg
Herbie Mann Is Best Known For Playing Which Instrument
Flute
What are the sacred Hindu texts called
Vedas
What is the tallest piece on a chessboard
King
What is the fear of ants known as
Myrmecophobia
Who was the losing Democratic candidate when Dwight D Eisenhower was re-elected as U.S. President in 1956
Adlai stevenson
Who wrote ‘gone with the wind’
Margaret mitchell
Who is the largest builder of fire engines in the united states
Ward la
Hydrargyophobia is the fear of
Mercurial medicines
Psychrophobia is the fear of
Cold
What is Dennis the Menace’s surname?
Mitchell
What kind of clay can potters heat to a higher temperature earthenware or stoneware
Stoneware
Piano Man’ was which man’s first successful album in 1974
Billy Joel
When solid substances in the blood are removed, what name is given to the remaining liquid
Plasma
Who was the only person to win world titles on bikes and cars
John Surtees
What Is The Name Of The 7th And Final Harry Potter Book
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Which Year Was The Orbiting Hubble Telescope Launched
1990
What year was Picasso born
1881
Who is the norse god of lightning
Odin
From Her 1994 Hit When did Sheryl Crow “Like A Good Beer Buzz”
Early In The Morning
What beach boys song blathers “rah rah rah rah, sis boom bah”
Be true to
As a performer what one thing would Elvis never do
An Encore
What was a big hit for the pipes, drums, and military band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1972
Amazing grace
When was the resurrection
Easter
First Impressions was the original title of what classic novel
Pride and Prejudice
Who climbed mount fuji at age 99
Teiichi igarashi
The female king crab incubates as many as 400,000 young for 11 months in a brood pouch under her __________
Abdomen
When Tweety exclaimed, “I thought I saw a putty tat!”, who did he see?
Sylvester
What is the current vat rate in the uk
17.50%
What Message Did Michael Ward Bring Us In His One And Only Chart Success
Let There Be Peace On Earth
By Winning The World Snooker Championship In 1998 Who Knocked Stephen Hendry Of The No.1 Spot
John Higgins
What was the top grossing film of the 60s
The Sound of Music
In Norse mythology what is the name of the ultimate battle
Ragnarok
According to Hite report masturbating women like to use what
Candles
What Is The Only Spin Off To Date From The TV Show “Coronation Street”
Pardon The Expression
When Sharon Davis Appeared On Th TV Show Gladiators What Was Her Gladiator Name
Amazon
Name Any Year In The Life Of Socrates, He Lived Til The Age Of 70
469-399 BC
The automobile company that makes beetles
Volkswagon
Who was the author of catcher in the rye
Jd salinger
Which meteor shower occurs on the 12th August ?
Perseids
What does LL Cool J.’s name stand for?
Ladies Love Cool James
Where were the ancient olympics held
Olympia
What city is known as The worlds chocolate capital
Hershey Pennsylvania
What instrument does an organ grinder play?
Hurdy gurdy
With Which Band Did Hugh Cornwell Sing Lead Vocals
The Stranglers
Which Band Did Peter Murphy Of Bauhaus & Mick Karn Of Japan Form
Dali’s Car
Name the three children on Kate and Ali.
Jenny,Chip and Emma
Where could you see or do an Ollie and a McTwist
Skateboarding
Broadway 59 music Ordinary Couple, Preludium, Processional
The Sound of Music
Name the 2 former Beatles who played with the band in their early tour of Germany?
Pete Best & Stuart Suttclife
What equivalent English course is antipasto?
Starters or Hors D’Oeuvres
What was the name of the sad faced clown portrayed by Emmett Kelly?
Weary Willie
In Greek mythology, Pasiphae gave birth to which creature
Minotaur
Which Famous London Landmark Was Designed by Sir Norman Foster
The Millenium Bridge
What food was almost non-existent in ireland in the 1840’s
Potatoes
What is the main component of air
Nitrogen
What Was Pop Duo Jemini’s “Famous Achievement” Of 2003?
Last In Eurovision Song Contest With No Points
The Greek God Apollo Accidently Killed His Friend Hyacinthus While Practising For Which Sporting Event
The Discus
Which meteor shower occurs on the 16th November ?
Leonids
The words ‘coffee’ and ‘yoghurt’ originate from which language
Turkish
Which acid builds up in the body during excessive exercise
Lactic
White and the seven dwarfs Where is the Plumas National Forest
California
Primrose, Montgomery, Petunia, Zinnia And Victoria Were 5 Of The 6 Children That Featured In Which TV Series
The Darling Buds Of Me
Many ancient mayan ruins are located on which peninsula
Yucatan peninsula
What was jane wyman reagan’s birth name
Sarah jane fulks
Who cut the US flag to pieces and was honoured for it
Robert Peary left bits at North Pole
Which country occupies the ‘horn’ of Africa?
Somalia
In medieval Spain which city was noted for its quality steel
Toledo
Who wrote the opera “the Thieving Magpie’
Rossini
When The National Lottery First Introduced It’s Midweek Draw Who Presented The Show
Carole Smille
What is armagnac
Brandy
Name actor fired as no star quality because of big Adams apple
Clint Eastwood
What is the basic unit of currency for New Zealand ?
Dollar
Where are the U.S. Tennis Open Championships held
Flushing meadows, ny
Name The Group That Linked With Motorhead On The St Valentines Day Massacre EP
Girlschool
The Olduvai Gorge, famous for its fossils, is in which country
Tanzania
Who was the first female to enter the Billboard charts in 1985?
Whitney Houston
What is the capital of Tonga
Nuku’alofa
We have all heard Hari Krishna - what does Krishna mean
Dark as a cloud
What is the basic unit of currency for Sierra Leone ?
Leone
Paul wrote the song “Hey Jude” for:
Julian Lennon
Which Martial Art Made It’s Debut At The 2000 Olympic Games
Tae Kwon Do
Slip, square and surgeon all types of what
Knot
What Is Kylie Minogues Middle Name
Ann
Hurt driving: what country is identified by the letter h
Hungary
If something is coked en brochette how is it done
On a skewer
Name the French boxer who was World Heavyweight Champion from 1920 to 1922, best remembered for his title fight with Jack Dempsey in 1921
Georges carpentier
Which is the only musical bird that can fly backwards
Hummingbird
What does the name of Computer giant Intel stand for in full?
Integrated Electronics
Who is anne mae bullock
Tina turner
Who said all things were made up of air, earth, fire, water
Aristotle
Born Florian Armstrong, on Christmas Day 1971, which female singer dueted with Eminem on the 2000 hit ‘Stan’’
Dido
The city council of Chico California set a $500 fine for what
Exploding nuclear bomb in city
What is the formula one course called in Canada ?
Montreal
Which actor was Howard Hughes describing when he said ‘His ears make him look like a taxi cab with both dooors open’
Clarke gable
In the 70s Hit Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons what is the name of the company Scralet works for?
Spectrum
Palmer From what is rum distilled
Sugar cane
What are Nissan, Av, Adar and Tishrei
Jewish months
Whose 1998 “Best Of” Compilation Was Entitled “Hatful Of Rain”
Del Amitri
Which Band Leader/Composer/Producer Wrote The Score For The 1967 Movie “In The Heat Of The Night” Featuring Ray Charles On The Title Song
Quincy Jones
What city is served by Narita Airport
Tokyo
Diameter Who plays shortstop for Charlie Brown’s baseball team
Snoopy
What was the name of George of the Jungle’s pet elephant
Shep
What does the name Tokyo mean
Eastern City
In the Bible, which ethnic group took Samson prisoner in Gaza, resulting in him pushing down the temple of Dagon
Philistines
The name for this semi precious stone comes from the latin for sea water
Aquamarine
Collective nouns - a streak of what
Tigers
Which Famous British Pair Could Be Found Dancing In The Street
Mick Jagger & David Bowie
Which U.S. President ordered the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Truman
Who played ‘Johnny Mnemonic’?
Keanu Reeves
U.S. captials Oregon
Salem
Who was barney rubble’s best friend
Fred flintstone
Whose ballet music includes Petrushka and The Rite of Spring?
Stravinsky
An anemometer measures _________
Wind velocity
Of what did Aristotle say all things were made up?
Air, earth, fire, and water
Whose portrait appeared on the reverse of the last £1 note
Isaac newton
What social insects are the favourite food of numbats
Termites
How many days can a cockroach live without water
30
What is a group of hogs
Passel
What is the Chinese practice of treating illness by inserting needles into the body called
Acupuncture
How is British sportsman Francis Thompson more usually known?
Daley Thompson
What is the basic unit of currency for Ghana ?
Cedi
What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player
Blue
In The World Of Music How Is “Saul Hudson” More Commonly Known
Slash / Guns n Roses
What country has the worlds most vending machines per capita
Japan
Brian Warner is better known as who
Marilyn Manson
What other name does Stephen King write under
Richard bachman
Saint Lidwina is the Patron Saint of who
Skaters
Who released the following ‘edible’ album ‘Moldy peaches’
The Moldy Peaches
A Canadian person loyal to the british crown in the 1780’s
Loyalist
Which city is on the east coast of australia
Sydney
In Oxford Ohio its illegal for a woman to disrobe where
Before a mans picture
What is the term for a painting of a person
Portrait
What does Good Friday mark?
The crucifixion of Jesus
In which city were the 1932 Summer Olympic Games held
Los angeles
As a result of their wearing high leather collars to protect their necks from sabres, as what were the first US marines known?
Leathernecks
What amateur Reached Wimbledon Semi final in 1977
John McEnroe (aged 18)
Issac and Willian Fuld invented and patented what in 1892
Oiuja Board French German Oui Ya
On British & Us Television How Is “Jo Frost” More Commonly Known
Super Nanny
What is the fibre from the husk of the coconut, now used in soil-less composts, called
Coir
Who was the Greek god of prophecy and archery?
Apollo
Who is the greek counterpart of venus
Aphrodite
Which magazine always features an obituary on its last page?
Rolling Stone
In Which Film Does Julie London Sing “Cry Me A River”
The Girl Can’t Help It
The 100 Acre Wood, a fictional place in the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ stories, is actually inspired from a real place known as 500 Acre Wood in which English forest?
Ashdown Forest
Who is the prime Minister of France
Lionel jospin
Which world saving puppets lived on ‘Tracy Island’
Thunderbirds
What do the STP Corporation’s initials stand for
Scientifically Tested
Surrounding or blocking of a place by an enemy
Blockade
Whats another name for tetanus
Lockjaw
Who had a hit in Jul 1975 with ‘Blanket on the Ground’ ?
Billy Joe Spears
What is the traditional gift for a 13th wedding anniversary
Lace
Bibendum is whose real name
Michelin Tyre Man
Muscatel literally means what in Italian
With Flies on it
A __________ in the wild usually makes no more than 20 kills a year.
Lion
The opera The Tsar Sultan contains what famous musical piece
The Flight of the Bumblebee
After Solomon’s death, the Kingdom of Israel split into two; Israel with its capital at Shechem, and Judah. Which city was the capital of Judah
Jerusalem
How many one legged popes have there been
None
What is the fear of trains known as
Siderodromophobia
What is the tibia
Shin bone
What is tatooed on John Bon Jovi`s arm?
Superman
The spinning wheel, introduced to Europe in the middle ages, was invented where
India
The name of which plant comes from the Greek meaning ‘earth-apple’
Camomile
Chris Montez Had 2 Hits In The 60’s What Were They (PFE)
Let’s Dance, The More I See You
In Which Year Did Phil Collins Join Genesis
1970
How long is the Danube River
1,750 miles
What sport do the following terms belong to - “Jerk & Snatch”?
Weightlifting
What Was Talking Heads First Top Ten Album
Little Creatures
During supersonic flight, what temperature does the skin on the nose of a concorde reach
260 degrees fahrenheit
What does a road sign showing the rear of a car & wavy lines mean
Slippery when wet
How many avenues radiate from the arc de triomphe
Twelve
If venus is the second planet from the sun, what is jupiter
Fifth
What was the name of the robot girl on “Small Wonder”?
Vicki
Who Wrote The Barsetshire Novels?
Anthony Trollope
Number of Beatles songs with a woman’s name in the title
18
What was George of the Jungle always running in to?
A tree
What Is A Red Admiral?
Butterfly
What is the capital of Laos ?
Vientiane
Saturday is named for which planet
Saturn
Where Would You Find The Elgin Marbles
The British Museum
In China its 19 grams but in Denmark 42 grams average what
Weight of mans testicles
What Fact Of Life Did Jewel Akens Tell Us About In 1965
The Birds And The Bees
A small hound used for hunting hares
Beagle
Which American Band Had Their Biggest UK Success With A Spiky Version Of The Rolling Stones “Satisfaction”
Devo
Because Moses felt he was “slow of speech and slow of tongue”, who often acted as his spokesperson
Aaron
Someone who talks too much is said to ‘talk the hind legs
Off a donkey
When is the ‘Feast of Stephen’?
December 26th
What is the hardest bone in the human body?
Jawbone
The Singer Song Writer Damon Gough Performs Under What Name?
Badly Drawn Boy
Who entered a contest to find his own look-alike and came 3rd
Charlie Chaplin
What TV did 44 million USA watch while 27m Eisenhower sworn in
I Love Lucy
Name 2 Of The Three Artists Who Had “Rubber Ball” In The Charts In 1961
Bobby Vee, The Avons, Marty Wilde
Who painted The Night Watch and The Mill
Rembrandt
In which American City did Motown music begin?
Detroit
Name first female top US single / album charts simultaneously
The Singing Nun Sis Luc Gabrielle
A bell tower, usually not actually attached to a church.
Campanile
Which group’s first single didn’t even scrape the bottom of the top 40, but their second, ‘867-5309/jenny’ peaked and went gold in 1982
Tommy tutone
What U.S. state has the worlds champion chili cookoff every year
Texas
In The World Of Music Ziggy Stardust Is Otherwise Known As Who?
David Bowie
What was the first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal
Shredded cereal
A giraffes eyelashes are what colour
Black
What term is used to describe the process of extracting poison from snakes
Milking
A “cameleopard” is an archaic term for what animal
Giraffe
Which British County Has The Longest Coastline
Cornwall
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Carter what do goldfish lose if kept in dimly lit or running water
Colour
The only McDonald’s restaurant in the world built on a horse-racing course is in?
Hong Kong
Amount of time photographer Iain Macmillan was given to shoot the cover of Abbey Road
10 Mins
In mythology, who was turned into a laurel bush
Daphne
After the US civil war what was known as the soldiers disease
Morphine addiction
What was the name of Plato’s school?
Academy
What is the scientific name for earth’s outer layer of surface soil or crust?
Lithosphere
What is the tombstone inscription called
Epitaph
The Spanish abbreviation for ufo is what
Ovnis
In 1877, Edison demonstrated his first gramophone with a recording of himself reciting which nursery rhyme
Mary had a little lamb
In North Africa a mouflon is a wild what
Sheep
What were the 3 Chipettes names on Alvin and the Chipmunks?
Brittney,Jeanette,and Eleanor
Name only non electrical musical instrument invented 20th cent
Steel Drums
What title to the Ambassadors of Britian Get given?
Ambassador to the Court of Saint James
Petit Fours means literally ‘little ovens’. What are they?
Small french cakes or biscuits
What Is Tofu Also Known As
Bean Curd
Who is the Jolly Green Giant’s helper
Little green sprout
Monica & Gabriella Make Up Which Pop Duo
The Cheeky Girls
Which two popular fruits are anagrams of each other?
Lemon and Melon
Camille Pizarro the impressionist was born in which country
West Indies
In which state are gettysburg and the liberty bell
Pennsylvania
A woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour while __________, while an active woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.
Hibernating
What city has the most canals
Birmingham
Which Jamaican Band Rose To Brief Fame With “Black & White” & “Moon River”
Greyhound
Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in 1959. Which other famous singer was killed in that crash?
Buddy Holly
Who had 90’s hits with ‘Julia Says’ & ‘If I Never See You Again’
Wet Wet Wet
Part of a womans dress, above the waist
Bodice
John Wayne was nicknamed duke - but after what
His favourite dog
In what Australian state would you find Wangaratta
Victoria
If I’m mixing you a drink using ginger ale, grenadine and a cherry, what am I making?
Shirley Temple
Bauxite is the principal ore of Aluminium, which other element is combined with the metal in this ore
Oxygen
In the comic Fantastic Four what was Things character name
Benjamin Grimm
Where is frostbite falls
Minnesota
Near what major city is Mount Fuji?
Tokyo
1994 Christies sold what piece of Elvis memorabilia for $41400
Amex credit card
Phoebe Anne Mozee better known as who
Annie Oakley
Bambi Woods Was The Central Character In Which Classic Movie Of The 1970’s
Debbie Does Dallas
The Newbery Medal is given annually for what
Best Children’s book
Which of the seven hills of Rome gives its name to the Italian presidential palace
Quirinal hill
What does a phyllophagus animal eat
Leaves
How many times was johnny carson married
Four
What is a group of this animal called: Goldfince
Charm
What is the basic unit of currency for Niger ?
Franc
What is earth’s galaxy called
Milky way
Whats the name of Jacques Cousteaus research ship
Calypso
What product sells best in US supermarkets 98.2% of shoppers
Toilet paper
The Muses were the goddesses of poetry and song. How many of them were there
Nine
What did composer Berlioz originally study
Medicine
In which 1960 film did Elvis Presley play a mixed race character
Flaming Star
The song “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” appears in which Laurel and Hardy film
Way out west
______ is the brand name of morphine once marketed by bayer?
Heroin
Who’s current album is entitled ‘Sing when you’re winning’
Robbie williams
Mussolini invaded this country in 1935
Ethiopia
Football Team, wolverhampton ______
Wanderers
What word is given to the distance within which a sound can be heard
Earshot
Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Handel, Liszt, Ravel what in common
Bachelors
What is the world’s warmest sea
The Red Sea
What is the flower that stands for: education
Cherry tree
What Does WYSIWYG Mean In The Field Of Computing?
What You See Is What You Get
What kind of nuts were originally used in the old shell game
Walnuts
“Kiss From A Rose” Was A Hit In 1994 And 1995 For Whom
Seal
The Ski Resort Of Zermatt Stands At The Foot Of Which Swiss Mountain
The Matterhorn
The Commercial distribution of which meat was banned by law in Germany in 1986?
Dog meat - (allowed since 1941)
As what is the north star also known
Polaris
Who Was The First Non British Act To Perform A “James Bond Theme”
Nancy Sinatra / You Only Live Twice
How did Buddy Holly die
Aeroplane crash
Miss Buckley is secretary to what commanding officer?
General Halftrack
What country is known as the Hellenic Republic
Greece
What is the name of the people’s car
Volkswagen
What is capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
What was the original title of the “let it be” documentary movie
Get back
The karyotype describes the number, shape and size of which structures within a cell
Chromosomes
If you ordered a dish of Mountain Oysters or Cape Cod Turkey what would you receive?
Sheep’s testicles
Cary Grant and Noel Coward both rejected which famous role
James Bond
The French musical instrument The Viola has what other name
The Alto
37% of women prefer what to sex
Shoe shopping
How Old Was Smokey Robinson When The Miracles Released “Got a Job”
It Was Released On His 18th Birthday
Which King was the intended target of the Gunpowder plot
James 1st
Which actress won the 2002 Academy Award for best actress in a leading role, for her part in the movie, ‘Monster’s Ball’?
Halle Berry
If you were misocapnic what do you hate
Tobacco Smoke
What gland secretes fluid that washes the eyes?
Tear gland
An empelomaniac has a desire to do what
Hold public office
In The Song ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’ My True Love Brought Me Nine What
Ladies Dancing
Which actor played ‘Marcus Welby, MD’
Robert young
What is the capital of Marshall Islands ?
Dalap-Uliga-Davrit
Which 3 Classic Tracks Appeared On Free’s 1978 EP
All Right Now, My Brother Jake, Wishing Well
Until 1990 what was still legal tender in East Germany
Sausages
Which first division football team has been promoted to play in the Premiership next season?
Sunderland
Who was the people’s commissar of foreign affairs (foreign minister) before Vyacheslav Molotov
Maxim litvinov
Booze Name: 1 ounce of light rum and the juice of 1/2 lime, top with cola.
Cuba libre
The force that brings moving bodies to a halt is ___________.
Friction
What is blackpool in irish
Dubh linn
In The World Of Music How Is “David Howell Evans” More Commonly Known
The Edge (U2)
What is the fear of bad men or burglars known as
Scelerophibia
Which Is The Largest Muscle In The Human Body
The Buttocks (Gluteus)
Which European Country has a name that literally means, lower lands?
Netherlands
Who is the only one who understands John Shaft ?
His woman
What is the flower that stands for: beware of excess
Saffron
What is the common name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Lsd
What was the first place the Beatles worked in Hamburg?
The Indra Club
What is the Capital of: Reunion
Saint-denis
In the Bible Jael murdered Sisera using what weapon
Tent Peg
Who Was The First Female DJ On Radio One
Anne Nightingale
What Was The Name On The Front Of The First Motown Office And Studio Building In Detroit
Hitsville USA
In Which Sport Might You Come Across A Boston Crab
Wrestling
In Which Year Was Roy Orbison The Only American Solo Artist to Be No.1 In The UK
1964
American Literary Association gives Caldicott medal for what
Illustration
What oath do doctors take
Hippocratic
Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912
Germany
What is the technical name for a jigger of grain alcohol
A Pony
What Is The Positive Particle In An Atom Called
A Proton
What cooking term is given to a garnish of spinach?
Florentine
In which American state is the ‘Hamptons’ resort area located?
New York
What is the fear of swallowing known as
Phagophobia
What cocktail is based on rum and lemon?
Daiquiri
In December 1999 which was the last foreign colony to revert to Chinese rule
Macao
Denver is the capital of ______
Colorado
In the body where would you find your diverticula
Large Intestine
What do you have plenty of if you are hirsute
Hair
What is the name of the tree of the world in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil
Boreas is the Greek God of what
North Wind
What is the capital of Djibouti ?
Djibouti
From what country does soave wine originally come
Italy
Miso a basic ingredient in Japanese cooking is made of what
Soybean paste
In what country is Lahore
Pakistan
U.S. Captials - Tennessee
Nashville
Which travel company cater exclusively for the over 50s
Saga
What country was once known as Gaul
France
If you were eating Olea Europea what would it be
Olive
What was the name of the dog which featured in the Jerome K. Jerome novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’?
Montgomery
DNA stands for what
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What are the only other animals on which the pill works?
Gorillas
What 19th century novelist spent his last days as an inspector at New York’s Customs House?
Herman Melville
What rivers name translates as river of hate
Styx in Hades
Which nineteenth century author is buried in Samoa
Robert louis stevenson
Houston who sang ‘rescue me’
Fontella bass
Who is said to have brought the Holy Grail from Palestine to England
Joseph of arimathea
What product was the first TV advert advertising ?
Toothpaste
What name is given to a circular coral reef
Atoll
What are Acheron, Cocytus and Phlegethon
Rivers of Hell
Which composer, born in Russia in 1882, became a French citizen in 1934, and died in New York in 1971
Stravinsky
Which word describes 2 lines which are always the same distance apart
Parallel
What was Massachusetts’ logical choice for an official state dessert, in 1996
Boston cream pie
What form of execution did St Stephen the Martyr suffer
Stoning
Where is Lake Maracaibo?
Venezuela
Who was Mallory Keaton’s fiance?
Nick Moore
What license plate number is on the volkswagon on the cover of the beatles’ ‘abbey road’ album
281f
Name Glen Millers signature tune
Moonlight Serenade
Who Appeared In A Series Of Ads For Tesco’s In Which He Was Chasing Chickens Round France
Dudley Moore
Who created ‘dennis the menace’
Hank ketcham
Who Is Noted For His (Nonsense Verse)
Edward Lear
