Trivia Database_87 Flashcards
Isaiah Sellers did it before Samuel Clements - did what
Used Mark Twain
Which musical features the song “Getting to Know You”
The king and i
In the Elvis Presley songJailhouse Rockwhich instrument did Spider Murphy play?
Saxophone
What was the constituency of Rik Mayall’s character alan B’stard in the TV sitcom ‘The New Statesman’?
Haltemprice
Who Sang With Glen Campbell On His No.3 Hit “All I Have To Do Is Dream”
Bobbie Gentry
Who was known as the Father of Science Fiction
Jules Verne
Both sexes get them but men more often - get what
Hiccups
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Tonights the Night
Neil Young
In the early 20th century, rattlesnake venom was used to treat which illness
Epilepsy
Name the U.S. state with the smallest population.
Alaska
Which Country Changed From Driving On The Left To Driving On The Right In 1967?
Sweden
What 2 words term is given to a simulated 3d computer environment
Virtaul Reality
Who was the father of Elizabeth I?
Henry VIII
Which element makes up 8.13% of the Earth’s crust
Aluminium
How was USA president James Buchanan different from all rest
Batchelor maybe gay
The raccoon derives its name from the Indian word meaning “he who scratches with his __________
Hands
In ‘the great escape’, how many finally made it to freedom
Three
What device used to be described in Greek as “watcher of the small” ?
Microscope
Who were the 1991 nba champions
Chicago bulls
Who was The First Male Solo Act To Achieve A US Number One On The Billboard Hot 100
Acker Bilk
Attend a party uninvited
Gatecrash
Roman statues were made with detachable whats, so that one what could be removed and replaced by another?
Heads
What is the Capital of: Chile
Santiago
How many human players are in a polo team?
Four
What is the name of the queen’s Scottish residence
Balmoral castle
According to The Everly Bros What Time Did Suzie Finally Wake Up
4 O Clock
Who told a senate committee: “billy carter is not a buffoon, boob or wack
Billy carter
To what category of numbers does ‘pi’belong
Transcendental
The characters, Farmer Boulderwood and Sergeant Troy appear in which Thomas Hardy novel
Far from the madding crowd
Plastic vehicle equipped with spin_out brake.
Big wheel
Baseball: the Baltimore ________
Orioles
What shape are ice crystals
Hexagonal
Who played drums with Black Sabbath, Whitesnake and Rainbow, and had a hit in his own right with “Dance with the Devil”.
COZY POWELL
Book It was a bright cold day in April and clocks were striking 13
1984 George Orwell
Was Shirley Temple 21, 25 or 29 when she made her last film?
21
What is the basic unit of currency for Iran ?
Rial
What is the basic unit of currency for Thailand ?
Baht
Name the English chemist who first isolated sodium
Sir Humphry Davie
After Whom Is Caesar Salad Named
Caesar Cardini Who Would Assemble It For His Guests In Tijuana, Mexico In The 1920’s
In which film did matthew modine play a schizophrenic war veteran
Birdy
From whom did Bilbo obtain The Ring
Gollum
Where was the 1995 rugby world cup held
South africa
Lutitia is what the Romans called where
Paris
Obesophobia is a fear of ______
Gaining weight
On which river does Londonderry stand?
Foyle
How long is the longest tunnel? (in kms)
169
In Which Long Running Tv Show Are You Likely To Find “Susie Dent”?
Countdown
What was the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shock Treatment
____________ averages the greatest number of shark attacks annually _ an average of 13.
Florida
C’est manifique mais ce n’est pas la guerre 1854 about what
Charge Light Brigade
Which Single When It Peaked At No.2 In The Uk Charts in 1967 Ended a Run Of Eleven Consecutive Number Ones
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forver
What fruit does the ‘stackspur golden delicious’ tree produce
Apples
What Do The Initials SLK mean In Relation To Mercedes Cars
Spory Light Compact
Who designed clothes under the emporio label
Georgio Armani
What is the name of the board that Baduk is player on ?
Goban
Who wrote the classic spy novel “The Thirty-nine Steps”
John buchan
What animal has the same name as a high church official?
Cardinal
Which Fictional Movie Character Lived On An Island Called “Seahaven”
Truman (The Truman Show)
Who is Declan Patrick McManus better known as?
Elvis Costello
Paralipophobia is the fear of
Neglecting duty
The island of Mauritius lies in which ocean
Indian
Which House Did Lovebug Starski Sing About In 1986
Amityville (The House On The Hill)
License plates: what does sixpak run
Liquor store
What british prime minister claimed ‘hitler has missed the bus’
Neville
Near which German town would you find Fredrick the Great’s retreat, Shloss Sanssouci
Potsdam
Which 90s Grand National Winner was trained by Martin Pipe
Minnehoma
Janette Rankin in 1917 first to do what
Woman elected to Congress
What is ‘confederatio helvetica’ in english
Helvetic confederation
Who lamented “all my ex’s live in texas”
George strait
Which Country Owns Easter Island
Chile
The Japanese believed Earthquakes caused by underground what
Giant Spider
Based on a book by William Styron which film stars Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline
Sophie’s choice
Who Let The Dogs Out In 2000
The Baha Men
Which is the only position in soccer allowed to handle the ball?
Goalkeeper
Who Had A Hit With “Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenallen Bogen” By The Sea
Max Bygraves
Israel occupied the Golan Heights. Whose territory was it?
Syria
Where did Mighty Mouse get his superpowers?
Supermarket
What U.S. state has the smallest population
Alaska
Who wrote the comic opera Robinson Crusoe
Offenbach
What former resistance fighter was Israel’s first Likud Party prime minister
Menachem begin
What is the fear of telephones known as
Telephonophobia
Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?
Brazil
Give either of the food items eaten by the Owl and the Pussycat.Mince
Quince
What is the unit of measurement which is equal to the mean distance from the Earth to the Sun
Astronomical unit
In New York its illegal to teach your parrot to do what
Squawk
Born Roberta Streeta, Whose First Single Was The Strange “Ode To Billy Joe” About A Young Mans Suicide
Robbie Gentry
__________, like other equids, have three gaits: the walk, the trot, and the gallop.
Zebras
Who was found dead in Hollywood’s Landmark Hotel 4 Oct 1970
Janis Joplin
Whose attendance compulsory at priests banquets in Egypt
Mummies – dead reminded short life
Canberra is the capital of ______
Australia
Tall Dark And Gruesome Is The Auto Biography Of Which Famous Person
Christopher Lee
What is the fear of definite disease known as
Monopathophobia
Phyllis Pearsall Is Responsible For The Design And Creation Of What Book First Published In 1936
The London A-Z
A dog was arrested in Seville in 1983 for what crime
Handbag Snatching
What sort of lenses float on eye fluid
Contact lenses
US actor William Gillette invented which characters phrase
Elementary my dear Watson
What was the top single record in 1950 by the Weavers
Goodnight irene
Who was with Macbeth when he met the witches
Banquo
Which man in the bible is simply described as ‘living forever’?
Enoch
Which is the largest joint in the human body
Knee
Who married the Owl and The Pussycat
The turkey
Cher Ami saved the Lost Battalion in 1918 what was it
Pigeon
Gypsum is a hydrated sulphate of which metal
Calcium
Who Had A Top 5 Hit In 1971 With “Me And You And A Dog Named Boo”
Lobo
What Did Alfred Nobel Invent Before Initiating His Nobel Peace Prize Award Scheme
Dynamite
What Was Paul Young’s 1983 Million Selling LP Called
No Parlez
What is another name for a pigskin
Football
What is the flower that stands for: power
Cress
What makes plants green
Chlorophyll
What is the fear of satan known as
Satanophobia
Who was the Queen of Sparta
Gorgo
What was the last sequel to win best picture award
Silence of the Lambs to Manhunter
“The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.” which poems start
Elegy written in a country churchyard
Which song was a UK chart hit for `The Goodies’ in 1975?
The Funky Gibbon
Until 1862 there was a tax in England for those who used what
Soap
What Is The Only Breed Of Insect That Has Both A “King” And A “Queen”
Termites
What is the official language of Papua New Guinea?
English
How many teats does a cow have
Four
Where is the land of 10,000 lakes
Minnesota
Finally a good old body sound where is Farta
Nigeria
A bison can jump __________
6 feet
Who is the Patron Saint of boy scouts
Saint George
She died at 28 but her book on household management famous
Mrs Beeton
What is the fear of moths known as
Mottephobia
Where is the houston space centre
Texas
What does rabbi literally mean
My Master
Released In May 1999, What Was Geri Halliwell’s First Solo Single
Look At Me
On what might yoU.S.erve Bearnaise sauce
Grilled meat
What do the 4 of top 10 children’s authors have in common
British - Blyton Dahl Potter etc
In What Year Did India Gain Independence From British Colonial Rule
1947
In 1526 Hans Holbein Became The Officiaal Portrait Painter Of Which English King
Henry VIII
What is the wbc
World boxing council
What is the basic unit of currency for Belgium ?
Franc
Broke Batman
Bane
Which is the largest of the Seychelles
Mahe
What Is The Antirrhinum Better Known As?
The Snapdragon
If you were a chiropodist which part of the body would you treat
Feet
In The World Of Music Who Am I “Harry Roger Webb”
Cliff Richard
Who Had A Surprise UK Hit In The 90’s With A Cover Of The Classic Led Zeppelin Song “Stairway To Heaven”
Rolf Harris
How many times did peter deny jesus
Three
What is the other official language of Sri Lanka, along with Tamil
Sinhala
Over Which 2 Years Did The Bay City Rollers Achieve Most Of Their Chart Sucess
1974 & 1975
What candy bar was first introduced by dropping them from airplanes over 40 american cities
Butterfingers
Which country has the worlds first greyhound racing track
USA
Six ounces of orange juice contains the minimum daily requirement for which vitamin
Vitamin c
Which TV comedy series featured a regular animated section known as the World Staring Championships?
Big Train
What was the name of the Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated in Stockholm in 1986 as he was walking home from the cinema with his wife
Olaf palme
What are Strength, Chariot and Hermit
Tarot Cards
What is a group of ponies
String
What is the term for a tree which sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season?
Deciduous
In which country is the famous Maracana stadium?
Brazil
Where do the souls of unbaptised babies go after death, according to Catholocism?
Limbo
Interpol was founded in 1923 in what city
Vienna
Army unit usually of 300-1000 men
Battalion
East Berlin was the capital of ______?
East Germany
Thomas Young the Physicist and Egyptologist spoke how many language when he was 14 ?
12
During the 20th century who was the only England bowler to take a hat trick in an Ashes test
Darren gough
Which Flightless Bird Is The Emblem Of New Zealand?
The Kiwi
Urchin is an old English name for which British native mammal
Hedgehog
Younger version of Aquaman
Aqualad
