Trivia Database_78 Flashcards
Which football team was nicknamed the “Orange Crush”?
Denver Broncos
In Sesame street name the detective who often said egad
Sherlock Hemlock
What does a priest distribute with an aspergillum
Holy water
Only One Planet In Our Solar System Spins Clockwise, Which One?
Venus
Who Are We “Tracey Thorn & Benn Watt”
Everything But The Girl
Actually caused by layers of hot air refracting sunlight
Mirage
What was South Crofty in Cornwall, closed in 1998
Tin mine
Which English Football Club Are Known As The Quakers
Darlington
Greased Lightnin was taken from the film Grease, but who had chart success with it?
John Travolta
What was first man made object to exceed sound barrier
Tip of a whip
Which Michael Jackson song could have referred to a tennis star
Billie jean
In which country is the port of Stravangar
Norway
Who Was The Chief Of Aeronautical Research & Development At The British Aircraft Corporation 1945 To 1971 Having Previously Designed The Wellington Bomber Of World War 2
Barnes Wallis
Who was the first president whose mother was eligible to vote for him
Franklin delano roosevelt
An african-american dance in which couples strut and compete with high kicks and fast steps.
Cakewalk
It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in the course of a __________
Summer
When eating, __________ Often gorge themselves to the point that they can’t fly. the bird will quickly regurgitate its meal to become light enough to escape if flight from an attacker is necessary.
Vultures
In Delaware it is illegal to pawn what
Wooden Leg
From Here to Eternity gets its name from a poem by who
Tennyson
The milk of what creature will not curdle
Camel
What linked Armenia, Georgia, Latvia and Moldavia
USSR
In Which Us City Was Motown Records Founded
Detroit
Units of frequency?
Hertz
In Bradshaws you would find information about what
Railways
Women do it 4 times to a mans once - what
Shoplift
Mungo Scott travelled the River Niger in what year
1795
Who won the Oscar for Best Director for the film The French Connection in 1971
William friedkin
What is the flower that stands for: sharpness
Barberry
What two ‘80’s dance movies did Cynthia Rhodes have a major role in?
Dirty Dancing and Flashdance
Who fiddled while rome burned
Nero
Which entire novel is set in June 16th 1904
Ulysses
Who Said During Their One & Only Oscar Acceptance Speech “I Think They Gave It To Me Because Im The Oldest”
Jessica Tandy
Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera written for what
Television
Which credit card company has the slogan “don’t leave home without it”
American express
What is a Tragopan
A Himalayan Pheasant
Duvali, Dushira and Holi are religious days in which religion
Hindu
We know who wrote Little Women but who wrote Little Men
Lousia May Alcott
What Model Of Children’s Bicycle Had A Gear Shift On The Frame
The Chopper
What is the basic unit of currency for Gambia ?
Dalasi
Country in East Asia, the world’s third largest country by area (after Russia and Canada) and the largest by population
China
In which city is the Wailing Wall
Jerusalem
What was the most commonly occurring name on the internet
Bill Clinton
Which sportsman, who died in 1999, was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper
Joe di maggio
What did a clue originally mean
Ball of Thread
In the Simpsons name Ned Flanders wife
Maude
Who was the first girl group to top the UK singles chart?
The Supremes
Which Chef Created The ‘Peach Melba’ In Honour Of An Australian Opera Singer
Auguste Escoffier
What 70s blockbuster included the music, ‘Cantina Band’ by Mecco?
Star Wars
A foot-long ruler is __ inches long.
12
What sport uses barrier stalls
Horse racing
Malden Serkiovitch famous as which actor
Karl Malden
What is Elton John’s real name?
Reginald Dwight
The University of Houston once elected what rock star as homecoming queen
Alice cooper
Who Was The First To Sing On The 1984 Band Aid Single
Paul Young
Who was the first woman in space
Valentina tereshkova
H2S04 is the chemical formula for which compound
Sulphuric acid
Old times mid eastern women swallowed what as contraceptive
Foam from camels mouth
What name is given to a chemical reaction which takes in heat ?
Endothermic
Roald Dahl’s children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was made in to a film, what was the title
Willie wonka and the chocolate factory
What gun does James Bond traditionally use
A Walther PPK
Which Bruce made the cover of Time in 1975
Jaws - Bruce was the shark
Which well-known author wrote the James Bond novel Colonel Sun under the pseudonym Robert Markham
Kingsley amis
What was the city symbol of Pompeii
A Winged Penis
What do the scottish call hockey
Shinny
Who fired the first shots in the 1970 film MASH
The Football game Timekeeper
What song do elvis presley and ub40 have in common
Can’t help falling in
What was Citizen Kane’s first name?
Charles
What is the correct name for a dandelion seed ball
A Clock
Lusitania was the Roman name of what modern country
Portugal
Who is the Youngest Beatle?
George Harrison
Countries of the world:western Asia, the capital is Tehran
Iran
A sea with many islands
Archipelago
An artist supports his canvas on a(n) _________.
Easel
Name The Band “Eight Wonder’s” Lead Singer A) Tiffany, B) Patsy Kensit, C) Debbie Gibson
Patsy Kensit
What planet’s orbit does Pluto’s intersect
Neptune
Winston Churchill had a dog - what type
Miniature Poodle
On which national flag is there an eagle and a snake
Mexico
Baseball: the baltimore ______
Orioles
The book “Wamyouruijoshou” was the first to use what word ?
Kite
What is Canada’s oldest city founded in 1608
Quebec
Which ovine expression is used for a disreputable member of a family or group
Black sheep
Who was the first Beatle to have a solo No 1 hit?
George Harrison
What is a Kerry Blue
Dog type of Terrier
What is the flower that stands for: comforting
Scarlet geranium
George Armstrong Custer was court martialed in 1867 for what
Hit a fellow officer
Capital cities: Denmark
Copenhagen
Acronym for quasi-stellar radio source, any of the blue, starlike objects that are strong radio emitters and the spectra of what exhibit a strong red shift
Quasar
What did ‘My True Love’’ give to me on the eight day of Christmas
Eight Maids-a-milking
What’s the highest navigable lake in the world
Lake titicaca titicaca
Who designed the “banana cover” of the Velvet Underground’s debut album?
Andy Warhol
Which dictator preferred 50,000 rifles to 50,000 votes
Benito Mussolini
Which US TV show was the top rated in the 1988 89 season
Roseanne
Which writer rode Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National
Dick Francis
What do Rastafarians generally refer to God as
Jah
What colour do you get when you mix blue and red together?
Purple
From which sport does the phrase’ to win hands down’ come
Horse racing
What cat is unable to draw its claws into its paws
Cheetah
The _____ universe was replaced by the Copernican universe.
Ptolemic
Where could you spend your Gourde
Haiti
What was the original name of “Little Rascals”?
Our Gang
56% of men cannot tell you the colour of what in their house
Vacuum Cleaner
What space shuttle did Discovery replace
Challenger
King Richard the ________?
Lionhearted
Rapa Nui is better known as what
Easter Island
Which US states constitution was the first to prohibit slavery
Vermont
Who was W.C. Field’s co-star in the film ‘My Little Chickadee’
Mae west
Who would use a Jigger, Buzz, Flagging iron, Round shaver, Adze
Cooper – making barrels
Notional environment in which electronic communication occurs
Cyberspace
Which Rock Band Took Their Name From The Latin For “Beyond These Things”
Procol Harem
What would a German do with a Gravenstein
Eat it - a yellow apple
A tall, tapering, four-sided stone shaft with a pyramidal top.
Obelisk
Which singer was portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the film “Beyond the Sea”?
Bobby Darin
How many people were killed in the battle of Lexington?
Eight
Melissophobia is the fear of
Bees
Marlon Brando starred in ‘Last Tango in Paris’ which actress was he tangoing with
Maria schneider
The land area of the country of __________ is slightly smaller than Alabama.
Greece
Where Might You Find The Metatarsals
In The Foot
On what are the worlds smallest paintings painted
Pin Heads
Which Buddy Holly song was covered by The Rolling Stones
Not Fade Away
Hello, Hey Now & Wonderwall Are Tracks Of Which Best Selling Album
Whats The Story Morning Glory
He was the villain in “Star Wars”.
Darth Vader
Who wrote the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Football: The Denver _________.
Broncos
A sadhu is a holy man in which country
India
What video can Angelo of Fishbone be seen in with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones?
Simmer down
What is Cape Town’s major choir called?
Philharmonic choir
Who assassinated john lennon
Mark david chapman
Which Song By The Palindromic Pop Group Abba Had a Palindromic Title?
SOS
She was the greatest trick shot artist of all time.
Annie Oakley
Firefly, Longhorn, Harlequin and Tortoise types of what
Beetles
What is capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius
What was the name of the bartender on The Love Boat?
Isaac Washington
What did boxer Cassius Clay change his name to
Muhammed ali
What Was Invented By The American Company Texas Instruments In 1958?
The Silicone Chip
How much memory did the early pc, the sinclair zx80 have
One kilobyte
Coprastastaphobia is the fear of what
Constipation
Since 1980 Willeston School Near Nantshich Cheshire Has Staged The World Championships At Which Sport
Worm Charming
Earth’s outer layer of surface soil or crust is called the _____________.
Lithosphere
Where is the world’s largest computer manufacturing plant
Japan
What is the title of the 1992 Belgian film about a film crew following and documenting the exploits of a serial killer?
Man bites dog
During A Hockey Bully Off How Many Times Must Sticks Touch
3 Times
What was the original name of Paul McCartney’s fictional church cleaner ‘Eleanor Rigby’?
Miss Daisy Hawkins
What is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Kinshasa
Where were the Hanging Gardens?
Babylon
Who was the first woman scientist to be awarded a Nobel prize
Madame curie
When was the English and Scottish parliament united
1707
What Is The Common Term For A Slow Dance In Triple Time
A Waltz
Which photographer, in 1976, told us that we’d take great snaps if we used an Olympus
David bailey
Japan’s equivalent to the dollar is the ______?
Yen
What kind of creature is a ‘dunnock’
Bird
Quidnunc means an eager gossip but in Latin literally means
What Now
Who Guessed “That’s Why They Call It The Blues”
Elton John
On television what was Flipper
Dolphin
Excluding cars what the most commonly used 4 wheel devices
Supermarket Trolleys
What colours are on a pollution free beach flag
Blue - gold stars
Who pilots the Gundam “Epyon” in the game ‘Gundam Wing: Endless Duel’?
Miliardo Peacecraft
What was the hang out of the 90210 gang?
The peach pit
Whose motto is ‘Be prepared’?
Boy Scouts
In Far East Asian Cuisine What Is “Hashi” More Commonly Known As
Chopsticks
What game show had Dr Joyce Brothers as a panelist from 1978 to 1980
Gong
