Trivia Database_84 Flashcards
What creature gets its name for the Spanish for slowly
Remora
Name the band - songs include “Mystify, Listen Like Thieves, Original Sin”?
INXS
The Maori are native to what country
New zealand
Where is Cape Hatteras?
North Carolina
Name the Oscar-winning actor who played Ron Jenkins in TVs Coronation Street?
Ben Kingsley
What Did Harry Beck Design In The Late 1930’s?
The London Underground Map
Which Hit Features The Line “Hop In My Chrysler It’s As Big As A Whale And It’s About To Set Sale “?
Loveshack (B52’s)
What very Famous Link To Christmas Does Irving Berlin Have
He Wrote White Christmas
The river Po flows into which sea
Adriatic
Who calls its parliament ‘the knesset’
Israel
In Roman mythology Faunus was the god of what
Prophecy
Construction hard hats were first used on what project in 1933
Hoover Dam
Which brand of sportswear takes its nape from a South African gazelle
Reebok
U.S. Captials - Utah
Salt Lake City
Where did venetian blinds originate?
Japan
Which Pop Singer Married Jamie Redknap In 1998
Louise Nerding
Average length of a Beatles concert in their first American tour
28 Mins
What is the name given to a fox’s tail
Brush
How Much Does One Million Equal In Binary
64
Chinchillas bathe in what seemingly paradoxic substance?
Dust
At darts, what is a score of 26 called
Bed & breakfast
The American __________ weighs approximately one pound when fully grown.
Crow
Works of a culturally homogenous people without formal training, generally according to regional traditions and involving crafts.
Folk art
What cocktail is made from whiskey, hot coffee and whipped cream
Irish
Which city in Rajasthan has riding breeches named after it
Jodhpur
Characters such as those in chinese in which a word is represented by a picture, are called:
Ideograms
What Is The Main Constituent In The Manufacture Of Glass
Sand
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg came together in 1948 to form an economic union, known as what
Benelux
More people are killed in Africa by crocodiles than by __________
Lions
What Type Of Engine Was Invented By German Felix Wankel In The Mid 1950’s
Rotary Internal Combustion Engine
Who sang the title theme of the James Bond film The Living Daylights
Aha
What, in knitting, do ‘cable’, ‘purl’ & ‘popcorn’ refer to
Stitches
Who was the last chairman of the k.g.b
Vadim viktorovich bakatin
Which King of England died in 1910
Edward vii
What colourless, odourless light gas is used to lift airships
Helium
The most common phobia, arachnephobia, is a phobia of?
Spiders
The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of England?
York and Lancaster
What was the British nickname given to the Lorenz Cipher machine used by the Germans in World War II?
Tunny
Hey Big Spender comes from what musical
Sweet Charity
What is a group of cormorants
Solitude
What Was The Name Of The Brothel In The 1982 Dolly Parton / Burt Reynolds Movie “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas”
The Chicken Ranch
If you had chronic regional ileitis, what eponymous disease would you have
Crohn’s
Amount that’s generated on Beatles bootlegs yearly
$2.7 million
Who played eddie in the pop-culture film ‘rocky horro picture show
Meatloaf
Which of the six noble gases comes first alphabetically?
Argon
What started in 1935 when a doctor and a stockbroker met
Alcoholics Anonymous
Kingston the capital of ______
Jamaica
What is a siesta
Mexican afternoon nap
How many American voyages did Christopher Columbus make
Four
Which American state is nicknamed The Diamond State
Delaware
Eight bells on board a ship means what
End of a watch
Who Was “Standing In The Shadows Of Love” In 1964
Four Tops
Nathan Bedford Forest a confederate general was the first what
Grand Wizard KKK
What children’s book did Forrest Gump keep in his suitcase
Curious George
In which sport would you compete for the Waterloo Cup?
Crown Green Bowls
Refers to art that uses emphasis and distortion to communicate emotion. More specifically, it refers to early twentieth-century northern European art, especially in Germany c. 1905-23.
Expressionism
Which competition was organised by Mecca Ltd. to coincide with the 1951 Festival of Britain
Miss world
What does the abbreviation “i.o.u.” Really stand for
I owe unto
What seven letter word do all Americans pronounce wrongly
Wrongly
In The Dish ‘Devils On Horseback’ Of What Are The Devils Made
Prunes
Which Famous Group Was Denny Laine In Before He Joined Wings
The Moody Blue
A Gandy Dancer has what job
Railroad repair gang
What nba team chose Dominique Wilkins as their first round draft pick
Utah jazz
When was the incandescent lamp invented
1879
In which state is Hoover Dam?
Arizona
Who sang the 1963 hit “it’s my party”
Lesley gore
How many different letters are used in the roman numeral system?
Seven
What is Linus last name in the Peanuts cartoons
Van Pelt
What is roasted in South Africa and eaten like popcorn
Termites
From What Country Does Advocaat Originate
Holland
Who was the Greek goddess of love & beauty
Aphrodite
The most prominent of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, a leader and missionary in the early church, and traditionally the first bishop of Rome
Peter
Who was dropped by 20th cent Fox for being too ugly
Marilyn Munroe by Darryl Zanuck
In ancient Greece aristocratic women were deflowered with what
Stone Penis
Hundred and ninety two khartoum is the capital of ______
Sudan
Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine And Guanine Are The Basic Requirements For Which Compound
DNA
Who Recorded The Aptly Named Album “Have Twangy Guitar, Will Travel”
Duane Eddy
What does ‘int’ stand for in the C programming language?
Integer
Who was Hitler’s propaganda minister
Goebbels
The two crooks in the 1990 film ‘Home Alone’’, one was Daniel Stern, who was the other
Joe Pesci
Of Stalactites And Stalagmites, Which Grow Upwards?
Stalagmites
Baklava is a form of___.
Dessert
What mountain range includes the siwaliks & karakorams
Himalaya
Bargasse is what type of vegetable matter
Sugar Cane Pulp
Which 19th century Australian ruffians were noted for broad-rimmed hats and bell bottom trousers?
Larrikins
What Is The Name Given To A Piano That Plays Mechanically
A Pianola
Richard Penniman became famous as who
Little Richard
Sodium bicarbonate is better known as _________.
Baking soda
Name the organisation for which Jim Bergerac worked
Bureau des etrangers
Only two north American Indian tribes with 3 letters Wea and what
Fox
In which sphere of industry or commerce is the name of Arthur Maiden famous
Advertising
What is the fastest growing species of grass ?
Bamboo
What makes a solution saline
Salt
Susannah Yolanda Fletcher became famous as who
Susannah York
How many westerns were directed by a woman
One
Who was the first British Prime Minister, although he did not use the title
Sir robert walpole
What name is given to the drink which is composed of equal parts of beer and stout
Black and tan
On What Type Of Object Did The Queen Sign Her Autograph On A Tour O Kuala Lumpur In 1998
A Football
What bird can see the colour blue
An Owl
What is the biological name for the shin bone?
Tibia
Who played the Uncle on Family Ties?
Tom Hanks
What animals name translates as water horse
Hippopotamus
What American state is the ‘Hoosier State’?
Indiana
What Italian city is considered the fashion capital
Milan
Osteomyelitis affects the _________.
Bones
What brass instrument is thought to be the most difficult to play
The French Horn
William Manson And Thomas Woods Became Partners In Which Famous London Business In The 19th Century
Christies Auction House
When was the electromagnet invented
1828
On what is an espadrille worn?
Foot
Aprosexia is the abnormal inability to do what
Concentrate
According to the 2000 census in the UK what is now a religion
Jedi Knight
Photographer for Daily Planet
Jimmy olsen
The dinosaur apatosaurus used to be called what
Brontosaurus
Talking toy that helped you do well on Spelling tests.
Speak n spell
Vodka or gin, ____ juice and sugar make a gimlet.
Lime
The process in which a solid changes directly to a gas is
Sublimation
What is the real name of Jem from Jem and the Holograms?
Jerrica Benton
Whose dog was Gala Poochie
Rootie kazootie
Storehouse or place where vehicles are kept
Depot
What is the basic unit of currency for Burundi ?
Franc
Name for a large seawater aquarium for keeping sea animals
Oceanarium
Why was Eric Moussambani famous at the Sydney Olympic games
The slow but heroic swimmer from equatorial guinea
Dionysus was the greek god of ______?
Wine
Who wrote the play Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for
Joint Photographic Experts Group
What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world’s population in 1918?
Spanish Flu
In West Virginia its illegal to cook what - because of smell
Cabbage - Can go to Prison for it
What Job Did Neil Tennant Have Before Forming The Pet Shop Boys
Music Journalist
The olympic motto ‘citius, altius, fortius’ means what
Faster, higher, stronger
What’s the offspring of a lioness & a tiger called
Liger
Who at Buckingham Palace wears bearskins?
Guards
Which Album Cover Did Andy Warhol Design For The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
Sandra Bullock, Kris Christophensen, Bruce Willis - Job Links
Not Acting – Bartender
What’s capital of The Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen
Aden
What is the literal translation of pot-pouri
Putrid Pot
What does ‘the monument’ in london commemorate
Great fire of london
What U.S. president wrote 37 books
Theodore roosevelt
Weight-loss guru ___ brings his fitness ideas to the little screen
Richard
What Part Of The Human Body Has The Medical Term “Cillium”
The Eyelashes
Which company pioneered the first trans-Pacific passenger flights
Pan american
From new york to where was the first commercial Boeing 747 flight
London
What name is given to the central single wedge-shaped block at the top of an arch, which is essentially a central voussoir
Keystone
Which gas discovered in 1898 has a name meaning new
Neon
Which 2 Brothers Wrote Fairy Sttories In Germany In The 19th Century
The Brothers Grimm
How did camerawoman Lee Lyon die while working
Charged by Elephant
In The World Of Motor Sports Which Sporting World Champion Was Born in Blackburn On July 1 st 1966?
Carl Fogarty
Who stole the English Crown Jewels was pardoned Charles II
Colonel Blood
Who ran unsuccesfully against Regan in 1984?
Walter Mondale
Brian Gamlin of Bury is credited with what sporting invention
Numbers on Dartboard
The Lord of the Rings_
J.r.r. tolkien
What voltage are most car batteries
12
Aromatic bitter bark of S.American tree
Angostura
Only Hawaii, Utah and Tennessee dont have some form of what
Legal gambling
Who was the ruler of the Principality of Monaco who married actress Grace Kelly in 1956
Prince Ranier
With what did writers replace the pouncepot
Blotting paper
Complete this proverb:’Listeners never hear any..’
Good of themselves
Where Would You Find Poets Corner
Westminster Abbey
What do people do when they ‘tie the knot’
Get married
What is a south african coin containing 1 troy ounce of gold
Krugerrand
What part of the human body grows to 20 times its size at birth?
Nose
