Trivia Database_86 Flashcards
The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. Wild cats hold their tail horizontally, or tucked between their legs while __________
Walking
Dinotopia’s illustrator.
James gurney
In 1900 Americans did it for 9hour 20 min now its 7hour 20 what
Sleep
What would you do with “ackee” in jamaica
Eat it
Name most performed opera at London opera House since 1833
La Boheme
In The World Of Music How Are “Hodges & Peacock” More Commonly Known
Chas And Dave
What famous product did cerebos manufacture?
Cooking salt
Who received a Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1904 for work on conditioned reflexes
Ivan pavlov
Whose last words were “It’s unbelievable”
Mata Hari
Who Had A One Hit Wonder With The Song “Loving You”
Minnie Ripperton
Who were Kate Jackson, Jacklyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett Majors
Charlie’s angels
Who wrote ‘Crime & Punishment’ & ‘The Brothers Kamarazov’
Fyodor dostoevsky
Who Had A Hit In 1977 With Roadrunner
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
What number lies between 1 & 5 on a dart board
20
What us state was named for the choctaw indian word meaning “red man”
Oklahoma
In which city does Rocky live in the film of the same name
Philadelphia
What phrase is associated with the happy face
Have a nice day
Who Lit The Olympic Torch At The 2000 Sydney Olympics
Cathy Freeman
In Massachusetts its illegal to put what in clam chowder
Tomatoes
The Deaths Of 3 Pop Icons Was Known As ‘The Day The Music Died’’ Name The Three (PFE)
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Big Bopper
What country’s currency is the bolivar
Venezuela
Who did ‘Tennis World’ name rookie of the year in 1974?
Martina Navratilova
Fired unglazed pottery
Bisque
Where do Cuckoo clocks come from
Black Forest Germany
Of which metal is azurite the ore
Copper
John Lennons first published book was called:
In His Own Write
Which band leader is associated with Take the A Train
Duke ellington
Who was the leader of the Polish trade union Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Which Band Sang The Title Track To The Movie weird Science
Oingo Boingo
Football: The New Orleans __________.
Saints
Political system in which total power is vested in a single individual or a group of rulers.
Absolutism
A name for energy fuelled in ways that do not harm the enviroment
Alternative
Macaws are the largest and most colorful species of the __________
Parrot family
Where would you find Saracens Bluestones and Trilithons
Stonehenge
Who was the roman goddess of grain
Ceres
He was the NBA, MVP in 1976, 77, and 80.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Which 1990 Film Was Set Against The NASCAR Racing Circuit
Days Of Thunder
Doctor Albert Hoffman Is The Inventor Of What
L.S.D
What Is The Name Given To The Flat Indian Bread Resembling A Pancake?
Chapati
Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man
Lee Majors
What Is The Largest US State By Area
Alaska
What sport involves bats & flies
Baseball
From which language does the term ‘Mayday’ come?
French
A baby __________ is about six feet tall at birth.
Giraffe
In The Fim Madasgascar Who Voiced The Character Of Maty The Zebra
Chris Rock
The 42 string guitar is correctly called what
Pikasso guitar
What is a pismire
An Ant
The Bosman ruling was a legal decision relating to which sport
Football
What are bactrians and dromedaries
Camels (one hump or two)
The Houston Astrodome was opened in what year
1965
What’s the hebrew word for “proper”
Kosher
Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of Skagerrak what in UK
Battle of Jutland
In music, instrumental introduction to an opera or other musical or nonmusical dramatic work
Overture
For which series of films did Talbot Rothwell write most of the scripts
The carry on films
Who is Snoopy’s arch enemy
The Red Baron
Black Lady - the Queen of Spades is worth 13 - is based on this game..
Hearts
Of Which Group Is Jet Harris A Long Standing Member
The Shadows
Which materials name comes from the French for rag
Chiffon
What is a natterjack
Toad
Dish consisting of flavoured mince, chilli and beans
Chilli con carne
What Type Of Race Got It’s Name From A Short Dash Between 2 Churches
Steeple Chase
Who was the court portrait painter of Henry the Eighth
Hans Holbein
Which boxer broke Muhammed Ali’s jaw
Ken norton
Montevideo is the capital of ______?
Uruguay
Which Italian Composer Wrote The Operas Rigoletto, La Traviata & Falstaff ?
Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi)
In what state is silicon valley
California
In which European capitol city is a cannon fired at 1.00 pm daily
Edinburgh
Where did George Harrison discover gold?
Witwatersrand
Lack of which chemical compound in the body is linked with Parkinsons disease
Dopamine
In 1840 London Sweet Maker Tom Smith Came Up An Invention Still Hugely Popular Today What Was It?
The Christmas Cracker
What book featured Topsy who growed
Uncle Toms Cabin –H B Stowe
Born on Christmas Day 1954, who was the female half of the 80’s band ‘The Eurhythmics’’
Annie Lennox
In the Christian calendar, what is the alternative name for the Feast of Pentecost
Whitsun
Which Company Is An Offshoot Of Disney Makes Movies For Adults?
TouchStone Pictures
What did Pat Benatar sing before she went into Rock music?
Opera
Collective nouns - A sleuth of what
Bears
What came to an end in the United States in December 1933?
Prohibition
Which Tennesee Williams play is about a Sicilian-American woman?
The Rose Tattoo
In which state is the Painted Desert
Arizona
Where are the headquarters for the c.i.a
Langley, virginia
Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK
Duran Duran
The Epstein-Barr virus causes what illness
Glandular fever
What’s the name of the counting system in which four is written “100”
Binary
Who Committed Suicide In An Attempt To save Scott’s Expedition
Captain Oates
What is the capital of Libya
Tripoli
What is the centre of an archery target called
Bullseye
Who said “computers are useless they only give you answers”
Pablo Picasso
Which of the following is a 1983 New Order song; Creepy', Spooky’ or `Scary’
Spooky
Dakar is the capital of ______?
Senegal
What profession makes regular use of vibrators
Potters - remove air from clay
What Is The Capital City Of Nepal
Katmandoo
If a doctor gives you a clyster what have you just got
Injected into rectum by tube
Which Famous Singer Got Their Name Because Of A Black & Yellow Jumper That They Often Wore
Sting
In which sport is the Lugano trophy awarded
Road Walking
Small deer with white spotted reddish brown summer coat
Fallow
According to the poem who dug the grave for cock robin
The Owl
What group taped the first 3-D rock video in 1983?
Aerosmith
The murder of Gonzago was performed in what Shakespeare play
Hamlet
In Which Sport Would The Game Start With A Tip Off?
Basketball
In East Anglia England what put in house walls to ward off evil
Mummified Cats
What is the name of the dark fine grained rock of which the Giant’s Causeway is formed
Basalt
Who Was the Queen Of The Iceni Tribe Of England Who Led An Uprising Against The Romans?
Boudica
In Which City Not Country Were The 2000 Summer Olympics Held?
Sydney
What is the only bird with a fully formed penis
Swan
What is Celine Jules’s (Star Ocean: The Second Story) favorite food?
Baby rabbit risotto
Who did ron howard play in ‘happy days’
Richie
Who according to Hilaire Belloc, had a chief defect of “chewing little bits of string”
Henry king
Which Football Club Are Known As “The Bluebirds”
Cardiff City
Where in the body is the tiniest human muscle?
Ear
Which was the longest dinosaur ?
Diplodocus
In what sport would you find a ‘Sukahara’?
Gymnastics
In Which Country Is The Ruvironza River, Considered To Be The Most Southerly Source Of The Nile
Burundi
A flocculent thing resembles what
Wool
Lack of vitamin d causes which disease
Rickets
Sean Connery has what real first name
Thomas
What is the basic unit of currency for Ireland ?
Pound
What it the ninth sign of the zodiac, symbolized by an archer
Sagittarius
Common liquor in Alien Urine Sample, Napoleon, Blue Hawaiian
Curacao
Which US President Was Forced To Resign In 1974
Richard Nixon
What Are The Everly Brothers Christian Names
Don & Phil
Walter Koenig played which part in the Star Trek series
Ensign Chekov
Who is the main character in ‘touched by an angel’
Monica
What did The Musician Union ban on TV in 1966
Artists miming to records
Which machine was invented by the German Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895?
X-Rays
In Sonic the Hedgehog, the character Knuckles is what species?
Echidna
What declaration warned against interference in the America’s
Monroe doctrine
Generation X Toys: You coloured these and then watched them contract in the oven
Shrinky dinks
What event does Maundy Thursday commemorate?
The Last Supper
Time ____ when you’re having fun
Flies
In Little Rock Arkansas men/women can get 30 days jail what
Public Flirting
Botany and Zoology combined make up the science of _______.
Biology
Ill Never Forget Whatshisname 1968 film first said fuck – who
Marianne Faithful
What does Ally Sheedy say she likes to drink in the Breakfast Club?
Vodka
What is the basic unit of currency for Portugal ?
Escudo
Who sang ‘we’ve only just begun’
Carpenters
What is the name of the stick used in hurling
Hurley
What was the first soap to feature crib death in its story line
All my
In Magnum PI,Rick was not Rick’s real name. What was his real name?
Orville Wright
Who Wrote the Novel ‘The Witching Hour’
Anne Rice
A Grabatologist collects ____
Ties
The first auto accident on record occurred in this city.
New york
What’s been the ruin of many a poor boy in New Orleans
House of the rising
What links Paul and Ringo in the Beatles
Left Handed
What is the young of this animal called: Goose
Gosling
Who wrote Wuthering Heights
Emily bronte
Who are santa’s reindeer, in alphabetical order
Blitzen, comet, dancer,
Ombrophobia is the fear of
Rain
What dog is named after a Mexican state?
Chihuahua
US civil war what disease incorrectly treated by ink injections
Gonorrhoea
Who Had A Hit With The Song “Like A Prayer”
Madonna
What was the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool
Titanic
How many holes does it take to fill the Albert Hall?
4000
Where is the setting for ‘the bridge on the river kwai’
Burma
In National Lampoon’s Vacation, what did the Griswalds call their ugly green station wagon?
The Family Truckster
What is the capital of Pakistan
Islamabad
Who had a big hit with `Sweet Like Chocolate’ in 1999?
Shanks & Bigfoot
Baby I see this world has made yoU.S.ad, some people can be bad ___” What is the Dire Straits song title
Why Worry
What are dried plums called
Prunes
On what show did Dano get to book the bad guy?
Hawaii 5-0
In which country is Cusco?
Peru
