Trivia Database_75 Flashcards
What part of las vegas has been designated an official scenic byway
The
Who drove the McLaren to its first grand prix victory in 1968
Bruce McLaren himself
What is the literal meaning of Cenotaph
Empty Tomb
An IVP is used to detect what medical condition
Kidney Stones Intravenuspylorigram
What country has the third most satellites in orbit
France
What is switching letters (e.g saying jag of flapan instead of flag of japan)
Spoonerism
Which French artist, in 1883, gave up his job as a stockbroker to paint full time
Paul gauguin
A bantling is a(n)___.
Young child
The _______________ comprises an area as large as Europe. Its total land mass is some 3,565,565 square miles.
Sahara desert
In the original Star Trek series name Spock’s mother
Amanda
What is India’s National Flower
Lotus
What Is The Name Of The Baked Batter Portions Traditionally Served With Roast Beef In Britain
Yorkshire Pudding
__________ can travel up to 40 miles per hour.
Sharks
Hydrogen Hydroxide is more commonly known as what?
Water
After Russia and Kazakhstan, what is the third largest of the former Soviet republics
Ukraine
What building defect was the title of along running TV comedy series
Rising damp
Who Sang The Title Track To The Blockbuster Movie Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jnr
Today’s oldest form of horse is the Przewalski, or Mongolian Wild Horse. Survivors of this breed were discovered in the Gobi Desert in __________
1881
What sort of animal is an anopheles
Mosquito
What is the fear of specters or ghosts known as
Spectrophobia
Which 2 Groups Combined On The 1969 Hit “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
Who presents the ITV show ‘Fool Britannia’?
Dom Jolly
What was the name given to the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
Fat Man
What’s the zodiacal symbol for Virgo
Virgin
Who was the first American in space - twice
Gus Grissom
Epaminondas was the general of which ancient state
Thebes
If you were eating escargots in a French restaurant what would you be eating?
Snails
In what country did the word plonk meaning wine originate
Australia
A web site with sa in the name is in what country
Saudi Arabia
In Alaska, it is legal to shoot __________. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Bears
What is the nickname for Oregon
Beaver state
A baby doctor is a _________.
Pediatrician
In Which US Statet Was The Classic TV Show The Dukes Of Hazzard Actually Set
Georgia
A Rafter is a collection of what creatures
Turkeys
Who Was the First Britain To Hold A World Javelin Record
Fatima Whitbread
The Valentine Brothers had a 1983 US hit with `Money’s too tight (to mention)’ but who took the song to number 13 in the UK 2 years later
Simply Red
Which Songwriting Duo Wrote A String Of Rock N Roll Classics Including “Hound Dog, Stand By Me, Up On The Roof & Broadway”
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Name Captain Nemo’s pet seal
Esmeralda
What is the name of the Volkswagen in the film, “The Love Bug”?
Herbie
Who said all things were made up of air, earth, fire, and water?
Aristotle
The Egg and I was whose first film
Marilyn Munroe
What was Roscoe’s dogs name on the Dukes of Hazzard?
Flash
Name The 2 Mebers Of The Eurythmics
Dave Stewart & Annie Lennox
Founded in the 6th Century B.C., which religion has two schools - the Hinayana, or Lesser Vehicle, and the Mahayana, or Greater Vehicle
Buddhism
1937 saw the first BBC TV broadcast of which event
Wimbledon Tennis
Singapore lies at the end of which peninsula
Malayan
General “Choi Hong Hi” Is Responsible For Developing Which Martial Art
Taekwondo
What is the motto of the rolling stone magazine
All the news that fits
Who founded the Samaritans in 1953 (both names)
Chad Varah
Name the capital of brazil.
Brazilia
Who turned down the TV role of Doctor Kildare
William Shatner
What links Sergeant Joe Friday and Babe Ruth
714 - Fridays badge no Ruth record
What is a male deer
Buck
Designed By Robert Fulton, Which Weapon Was Tested In The Seine In 1801?
The Submarine
This term means to play crisply, with the notes separated?
Staccato
All methods used to prevent or reduce detrimental effects of floods
Flood control
What is the fear of penis known as
Phallophobia
In which game might a person have a “full house”?
Poker
Apart from milk, what is the chief ingredient of Lyonnaise sauce
Onions
Where did ‘paella’ originate
Spain
Which ocean lies north of Guyana
Atlantic
Valence when did the first man walk on the moon
1968
Where is the worlds oldest university
Fez Morocco – founded 859
Chili peppers he worked in a factory making toilets for airplanes before he recorded ‘aint no sunshine when shes gone’
Bill withers
What was launched on September 30th , 1967?
Radio One
Who rode a horse called Copenhagen
Duke of wellington
What is a dried plum called
Prune
Whose epitaph says “If you seek his monument look around you”
Sir Christopher Wren
Who sang ‘Born In The USA’?
Bruce Springsteen
What bird is an excellent swimmer, but can’t fly?
Penguin
When was the first black mayor of chicago elected
1983
What is a lipid
Fat
What one word may be added to news, carbon & wall
Paper
Which skill uses things called chain singles and doubles
Crocheting
What Was The Christian Name Of “Moon The Loon”
Keith
What is the highest mountain in Romania
Mt moldoveanu
Which female tearful athlete was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1987?
Fatima Whitbread
Kenophobia is the fear of
Voids
What is the flower that stands for: esteem but not love
Spiderwort
Why is September 28 th 1996 a famous date in horse racing?
Frankie Dettori won 7 races in one day at Ascot
Which entertainer has the nickname “Slowhand”
Eric clapton
In the Middle Ages people threw what at the Bride and Groom
Eggs
Who Had A Hit In 1983 With “Ziggy Stardust”
Bauhaus
What author was the first published by Bantam paperbacks
Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi
What state is ‘the garden state’
New jersey
How Many UK Number Ones Has Britney Spears Had
3
Three hundred million ofwhat die in the human body every minute
Celles
The U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for what
Potash
Which British driver won five British Grand Prix races in the 1960s
Jim clark
Jazz Trumpeter John Birks was better known as who
Dizzy Gillespie
What remarkable record was set in 1997 by Jeanne Calment in France
Oldest ever person
In cooking what does MSG stand for
Monosodium glutamate
What two US states are rectangular?
Colorado and Wyoming
Whats the common name for the drug acetaminophen
Paracetamol
What is the tail fin of a fish called
Caudal Fin
What is penicillin made of
Cheese mould
What is a Witches Familiar
A Black Cat
What is the heaviest breed of domestic dog
St. bernard
What was the name of the vehicle driven by the Anthill Mob in the Wacky Races series of cartoons??
Bulletproof Bomb
Mickey Mouse’s Pluto had what name when he first appeared
Rover
On average the French eat 20 million what a year
Frogs
In March 1979, where did a major nuclear accident occur ?
Three Mile Island
Who Had Hits With “I’m Walking Backwards For Christmas” & “The Ying Tong Song”
The Goons
Which country has the juno awards
Canada
From what animal is “ambergis” obtained
Sperm whale
Baseball: The Houston ______?
Astros
What is the ancient religious language of india
Sanskrit
Which animal always grows new teeth to replace the old
Crocodile
At what does Singapore use the colours blue & yellow to ward off evil spirits
Funerals
What is the worlds most widely used vegetable
Onion
Russian modernist Igor _________
Stravinsky
What Saint said - Lord grant me Chastity - but not ye t
St Augustine
Who was the first unseeded man to win Wimbledon?
Boris Becker
Which Members Of The Royal Family Attended The Opening Of The Live Aid Concert
The Prince & Princess Of Wales
What’s the northernmost scandinavian country
Norway
The Perfection Of Which Invention Led To The Industrial Revolution
The Watt Steam Engine
Which instruments is used to tune the orchestra?
Oboe
Wildlife biologists estimate that as many as five out of six fawns starve to death during a hard winter in __________
Vermont
Naval escort vessel
Frigate
Who Was William Shakespear’s Wife
Anne Hathaway
Which Band Had Hits With “Goody Two Shoes” & “Stand And Deliver”
Adam And The Ants
Which three words complete the full title of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet - - -
Prince of denmark
What is the proper term for a guinea-pig
Cavy
Which herb is traditonally associated with forgetfulness?
Rue
Which 50’s Movie features the Line ‘ I’ll follow him around the Horn, and around the Norway Maelstrom, and around perditions flames’
Moby Dick
What Is Beethoven’s Third Symphony Entitled
Erocia
Which reindeer isn’t mentioned in the poem ‘The Night Before Christmas’’
Rudolph
February 1865 only month ever not to have what
Full Moon
Which “Shakespearean” horse won the Champion Hurdle in 1973 and 1975
Comedy of errors
Who Was Lead Singer With Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes On Such Songs As “The Love I Lost” & “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Teddy Pendergrass
Mortuary custom, the art of preserving bodies after death, generally by the use of chemical substances
Embalming
In London what links Lambeth, St James and Westminster
All Palaces
The hides of mature female blue __________ are more than twice as thick as those of males, probably as a protection against courtship bites.
Sharks
In 1932, Porto Rico was renamed ______________
Puerto rico
Name Stephen King’s first published novel
Carrie
Who are Patience and Fortitude at New Yorks Public Library
Stone Lions Outside
What is the name given to a chemical that is used when a dye will not fix directly on to the fabric
Mordant
Which Football Team Held On To The FA Cup For 7 Years Despite Only Winning It Once
Portsmouth
One Tin Soldier’ recorded by Coven, was the theme song for what movie
Billy Jack
What TV show was set in Wentworth Detention Centre
Prisoner Cell Block H
In The World Of Literature “Oliver Mellors” Is Better Known As Who?
Lady Chaterlys Lover
Who played Axel Foley’s best friend in Detroit?
Paul Riser
Cocktails: Whiskey, hot coffee, and whipped cream make a(n) _________.
Irish coffee
The detective Miss Marple was created by which writer
Agatha christie
Traditional Advent candles are two colours pink and what
Purple
Who first used antiseptics ?
Joseph Lister
Who made his screen debut in Mad Dog Col 1961 as a cop
Gene Hackman
What is the capital of Congo ?
Brazzaville
Where does the American flag fly 24 / 7 never taken down
Moon
In The Tv Show “The Simpson’s” Who Provides The Voice Of Homers Mother
Glen Close
Of the 266 popes, how many died violently?
Thirty three
Who Did The Byrds Ask To “Play A Song For Me” In 1965
Mr Tambourine Man
Who’s the current womens world darts champion?
Trina Gulliver
What was Capability Brown’s real first name
Launcelot
What is the world’s third largest sea?
Mediterranean
In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, who says ‘make the bridal bed in that dim monument where Tybalt lies?
Juliet
What Hollywood actress was the Laurence Olivier of Orgasms
Hedy Lamarr
What is the main flavour in the following alcohols ‘Curacao’ ?
Orange
What is the national flower of Mexico
Dahlia
What is the capital of Guinea ?
Conakry
