Trivia Database_74 Flashcards
Which acid dissolves glass
Hydrofluoric Acid
Which Country Turned The Five Nations Into Six In Rugby?
Italy
Who banned Christmas in 1647
Oliver Cromwell
Which is the most sensitive finger?
Forefinger
Name of the road system links 17 capitals in South America
Pan American Highway
Which U.S. president said, “The buck stops here”
Truman
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia
Urals
Bird with characteristic cry and the habit of laying eggs in other birds nests
Cuckoo
Whose autobiography was entitled My Wicked Wicked Ways
Errol flynn
Name the French artist who died in 1863, famous for his painting Liberty Guiding the People
Delacroix
What band sang the theme song to “The Breakfast Club?”
Simple Minds
What kind of pie does “snow white” start to bake for the dwarfs
Gooseberry
Where did edam cheese originate
Holland
In Which Year Did Procol Harum Open Pandora’s Box
1975
Currently the world’s longest serving leader, he ousted General Batista in January 1959 - who is he
Fidel Castro
__________ turtles may breed for the first time when they are between 25 to 50 years old. This figure varies, depending upon the creature’s range and the diet of the maturing turtle.
Green
With which sport is Bjorn Borg associated ?
Tennis
What Classic Tv Show Had A Tv Theme Entitled “ Make A Difference ” ?
Knight Rider
According To The Beatles What did Rocky Racoon find in his room?
Gideon’s Bible
Mandarin and Peter Pan are which parts of a garment
Collars
Which Instrument did Dave Of The Dave Clark Five Play
The Drums
What did Lewis E. Waterman invent in 1884?
Fountain pen
What is an example of a totally untraceable poison
Acetylcholine
What percentage of pumpkins grown are used on halloween is it A 97% B 98% or is it C 99%
C 99%
Broccoli belongs to what family of plants
Cabbage
Who did Babe the pig work for
Farmer Hoggett
What is the study of whales
Cetology
Mass murder especially among a particular race or nation
Genocide
What fruit is used to flavour Southern Comfort
Peach
In the ‘james bond’ books, who is m’s secretary
Miss moneypenny
From Which Country Do Chinese Gooseberries Come From
New Zealand
What is an SUV to off roaders
Sports utility vehicle
Siamese Dream’ was which chicago-based group’s breakthrough second album
Smashing Pumpkins
At which venue did Steve Redgrave win his first gold?
Los Angeles
What u.s state is the home of the headwaters of the mississippi river
Minnesota
What is Linford Christies best time for the 100 Metres
9.87
What is ‘grandmother’ in yiddish
Bobba
What was Charlemagne also known as
Charles the great
This word describes the Nazi annihilation of Jews.
Holocaust
She was the first woman to swim the English channel.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle
He Was Born In Cologne But Shocked Paris With His Rollicking Music Including The Famous Can Can From His Orpheus In The Underworld, What Was His Name
Jacques Offenbach
On a prescription what does PO mean
By mouth
What is an angle called if it is less than 90 degrees
Acute
In Okalahoma City its illegal for a prisoner to wear what
Pink Bikini Underwear
Who was born michael bolotin
Michael bolton
Which is the smallest independent country?
Vatican City
Which food item contains the most residual pesticides
Peaches
What countries women are most likely to have sex daily
Russia 20% 74% satisfactory
A spinet is a variation of which instrument?
Harpsichord
In which sport is the term, “Hang ten” used
Surfing
What seasonal name was given to Bart Simpson’s dog
Santa’s Little Helper
What play marked marlon brando’s last broadway appearance?
A streetcar named desire
Whose Album Songbird Became A Posthumous Hit In 2001
Eva Cassidy
What is the flower that stands for: austerity
Common thistle
What are young herrings
Sardines
Who was the bully who terrorized Arnold on Different Strokes?
The Gooch
Books who wrote the book “The Wives of Henry VII”
Antonia fraser
In what epic film did charles laughton play quasimodo
The hunchback of notre
From Which Tree Or Shrub Do Pecan Nuts Come?
Hickory
Which 80’s Hit Was Dedicated By Her Boyfriend To Christie Brickley
Uptown Girl
What animal can get the disease heaves
Horse
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Cepheus ?
Cepheus
David Hasselhof spent most of his time driving a car on which eighties tv show?
Knight Rider
Brandy, decoy and landscape all come from which language
Dutch
Psellismophobia is the fear of
Stuttering
What is a group of hounds
Cry
Concordia is the roman goddess of ______
Harmonious relations
Which ship canal by-passes the Niagara Fails
Welland canal
What common item in India are Round
Playing Cards
40% of Americans have never been where
To a Dentist
Who Quit As Liverpool’s Manager On February 22 nd 1991?
Kenny Dalglish
Which character in TV’s Red Dwarf is obsessed with fashion
Cat
Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macasser
Hair oil
In which 1975 film does Richard Dreyfuss paly a marine biologist called ‘Hooper’
Jaws
What is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”
Dreamt
With which flavour is the liqueur Cr?me de Cassis associated?
Blackcurrant
Nancy Astor Became The first British What On The 28th November 1919
Member Of Parliament
What Does ‘OG’ Stand For In The Brewing Industry
Original Gravity
What george harrison lp featured the single “give me love”?
Living in the material world
What imaginary line encircling the earth is 90 degrees from both poles at every point
Equator
What is the white semicircle on a fingernail
Lunula
Who refused to shake Jessie Owens’ hand at the 1936 summer olympics
Adolf hitler
Time magazine named what its “Man of the Year” in 1982?
Computer
Where did Indian ink originally come from
China
Who wrote “titus groan”
Mervyn peake
What did denmark sell to the u.s
Virgin islands
On TV what was the name of the Beverly Hillbillies bank manager
Mr drysdale
What do the initials DIY usually stand for
Do it yourself
What word is used for a male duck?
Drake
Magnetic field Comics: What color suit does Clark Kent always wear
Blue
Who Was The 4th Wife Of Henry Viii
Anne Of Cleeves
Andrea Hollen was the first woman in US to do what
Graduate West Point
In Which Tv Show Will You Frequently Hear The Voice Of “John Briggs”
The Weakest Link
Springfield is the capital of ______?
Illinois
By what name is the 2nd day of February called in the U.S.A.
Ground hog day
A Bohemian folk dance in duple time with a hop on the fouth beat. It became a popular ballroom dance in the mid-nineteenth century.
Polka
On Wings,what were the names of the 2 airlines at the airport?
Sandpiper Air and AeroMass
Who was hebert c hoover’s vice president
Charles curtis
Rising about 100 miles northwest of Valencia and flowing east to the Atlantic, which is the longest river of the Iberian peninsula
The tagus
In a general sense, refers to objective representation. More specifically, a nineteenth century movement, especially in France, that rejected idealized academic styles in favor of everyday subjects.
Realism
What is the flower that stands for: beautiful eyes
Variegated tulip
The name of which animal means does not drink
Koala
What does ‘karate’ mean
Open hand
A latin American dance usually performed in single file
Conga
Le Poireau is what type of vegetables
Leek
Out of what did the ancient celts make the jack-o-lantern
Turnips
What is the atomic mass of platinum
195.09
Which company claimed to be “one step ahead of the rest”
Panasonic
This team won their first world series in 1969
New york mets
What fruits are usually served ‘belle helene’
Pears
In the UK today 16000 people die annually from what
Illness caught in hospital
Cents in a Dollar Pennies in a Pound what in a French Franc
Centimes
Bat Masterson was a sportswriter for what paper
Morning telegraph
Who Sang “Neutron Dance” From The Movie Beverly Hills Cop”
The Pointer Sisters
Name Queen Elizabeth I’s Mother?
Anne Boleyn
What country’s note pictures 6 eskimos, 2 kayaks and 2 harpoons
Canada
What very lightweight wood is often used for rafts & model aeroplanes
Balsa
What was Hitchcock’s last film made in 1976
The Family Plot
What product orginally sold as ‘the esteemed brain tonic & intellectual beverage’
Coca cola
Mouselike desert rodent with long hind legs
Gerbil
Which US state flag is triangular in shape
Ohio
Eppie Cass is a central character in which |novel by George Eliot
Silas marner
The middle part of an entablature, often decorated with sculpture.
Frieze
Which Dance Is Frequently Mentioned In The Wham Song Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
The Jitterbug
What year were the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan
1945
What is Milan’s opera house called
La Scala
To The Nearest Half Pint, How Much Gastric Juice Do You Have
2.5 Pints
Fill in the blank: old Mother _____
Hubbard
What does a numismatist collect
Coins
This is the port city serving Tokyo.
Yokohama
Which Hollywood Actress Was Convicted Of Shop Lifting In 2002?
Winona Ryder
How long was the marquis de sade in prison for sexual offences
27
The system of racial segregation in south africa was called _____
Apartheid
Who directed the 1946 classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’’
Frank Capra
What Movie Earned Composer “John Williams” His First Oscar For Best Muiscal Score
Fiddler On The Roof
Which French artist designed ballet sets for Diaghilev
Henri Matisse
Which crime fiction writer created Inspector Lynley?
Elizabeth George
What is Foghorn Leghorn’s favourite song
Camptown Races
In 1848 Mexico sells U.S. Texas, California, New Mexico and
Arizona
In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item
Safety Pin
What did ‘DMZ’ stand for in the vietnam war?
Demilitarized Zone
The Palio, held in Siena, is what kind of race
Horse
What is the flower that stands for: satire
Prickly pear
From which musical does the song Surrey With the Fringe on Top come
Oklahoma
What was the fat boy’s nickname in Lord of the Flies
Piggy
What country calls themselves Cymru?
Wales
What is the most abundant mineral in the human body
Calcium
In what subject did artist George Stubbs specialize
Horses
What is a group of monkeys
Troop
What colour was Ian Flemming’s typewriter
Gold
Which Comedian Owned The 1994 Grand National Winner “Minnehoma”
Freddie Star
Which famous university is in paris
Sorbonne
Who was the father of Alexander the Great
Philip II of Macedon
Who often solved a three pipe problem
Sherlock Holmes
What planet does the moon charon orbit
Pluto
Which Actress Released Her Own Brand Of Perfume In 2008 Entitled “Lovely”
Sarah Jessica Parker
In ballet, a bend from the waist to the side or to the back.
Cambré
Savage Garden took 13 nominations and 10 wins at which awards?
ARIA awards
From which French word does the ‘mayday’ distress signal come
M’aidez
Which French revolutionary was stabbed in his bath by Charlotte Corday
Jean paul marat
