Trivia Database_89 Flashcards
Johnny Hates Jazz Sang “Shattered Dreams” Or Was It “Dreaming Of You”
Shattered Dreams
From which Aldous Huxley book did the Doors take the inspiration for their name?
The Doors Of Perception
What’s the name of the dragon in the Ivor the Engine stories
Idris
What got named by novelist Gilbert Frankau at a party in 1926
Zip he said Zip its open Zip its shut
From What Is Sake Made
Rice
What did Gabriel Fahrenheit invent
Thermometer
Pidgin English started because of trade between UK and where
China
An Ortaline is a cross between what two items
Tangerine - Orange
Which pop group of the 90’s were made up of John Hendry, Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and Terry Caldwell
East 17
What vitamin is sometimes called the ‘sunshine vitamin’>
Vitamin d
In which film did Roger Moore first appear as James Bond
Live and let die
Chi is the Chinese year of what
Cock
Reaching No.2 In 1970 Which Record Set T-Rex On The Road To 70’s Super Stardom
Ride A White Swan
Which Country Is The Largest
Russia
Who said ‘Marriage is a wonderful invention but so is the bicycle repair kit
Laurence olivier
What is the term used for ‘slowly’ in music?
Lento
On which town did Mrs Gaskell base “Cranford”
Knutsford
What is or was the capitol of Hong Kong
Victoria
What Is The Oxygen Carrying Component Of Blood
Haemoglobin
What country does Paul Hogan come from
Australia
In which sport is the Cy Young Trophy awarded
Baseball
Which chemical element is named from the Greek for violent
Iodine
Whats the chemical symbol for Helium ?
He
In 1953 what was first successfully transmitted in the USA
Colour Television
Perry Como the singer once worked as what
A Barber
A single __________, with its razor_sharp teeth, is still dangerous enough when out of water to rip off the flesh, or a finger or toe, from an unwary fisherman.
Piranha
What is max in ‘the grinch who stole christmas
Dog
Whats the smallest breed of dog
Chihuahua
What do you call the cap on a fire hydrant
A Bonnet
From What Material Do Wasps Build Their Nests
Wood Fibre
The coast line around this lake in North Dakota is longer than the California coastline along the Pacific Ocean.
Lake Sakakawea
Which book by James Joyce takes palce on a single Dublin day in June 1904
Ulysses
What Is The Male Part Of A Flower Called?
The Stamen
Where was the first gold strike in California, setting off the 1849 gold rush
Sutter’s mill
Which biscuit is named after a French royal family
Bourbons
Who played louis in ‘interview with the vampire’
Brad pitt
What was George of the Jungle always running in to
Tree
Phoenix is the capital city of which U.S. state
Arizona
Who wrote Tubular Bells?
Mike Oldfield
Kind of Afro American dance music originally from Southern Louisiana
Zydeco
Who Released The 70’s Album Entitled Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Which Soviet leader backed down over the Cuban missile crisis in 1962
Kruschchev
What Are The Two Female Sex Hormones
Oestrogen & Progesterone
What group landed in America in 1620
The pilgrim s
What was the capitol of England before London also a US gun
Winchester
Which sweet-sounding fungus kills trees
Honey fungus
In The African Queen what was the name of the steam launch
The African Queen
Which Well Known Video Game Character Features In The Games ‘The Tides Of Time’’ & ‘Defender Of The Future’’
Ecco The Dolphin
Whose favourite poodle was called Rufus
Winston Churchill
In which state is the Mayo Clinic?
Minnesota
What is the current name for south_west Africa
Namibia
What was the Russian city of St. Petersburg called from 1924 to 1991
Leningrad
In 1885 Canada sold what to US for $150000
Niagara Falls
Troy was the last Derby winner for which jockey
Willie carson
The strongest recorded earthquake (8.9) occurred in which country in 1933
Japan
Which year - Nasser and De Gaulle died and Allende was elected President of Chile
1970
There No.5 Hit Was Also Their Name So Who Was Surrounded By Cardboard In 1987
Living In A Box
What is on the banks of the river jumna
Taj mahal
With what instrument is the jazz musician Dexter Gordon associated
tenor saxophone
Collective nouns - a sneak of what animals
Weasels
In 2004 The Family Of The Late Johnny Cash Tried To Stop One Of His Songs Being Featured In An Advertisement For Hemorrhoid Cream , Name The Song
The Ring Of Fire
Spell the name of the largest city in new mexico
Albuquerque
Who Was The Last English Player To Be Sent Off In The World Cup (2006)
Wayne Rooney
What does an alopecia sufferer lack
Hair
How did ed mcmahon of the tonite show start his career
Circus clown
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Pluto
Hades
Who renamed the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in 1520?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who carried on charles babbage’s work when he died
His son
The Gulf of Panama leads into which ocean
Pacific
What is the common name for a five wood in golf
Baffy
She won the 1979 Nobel peace prize for her work among the poor
Mother teresa
What name did the Standard Oil Co. of California adopt
Esso
Which playwrite was nicknamed doc
Neil Simon
Lyssophobia is the fear of
Rabies of becoming mad
In WW2 what was operation dynamo
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Who was the Beatles original Bass Player
Stuart Sutcliffe
Fill in the blank: blind as a ___
Bat
Which country has won the most Nobel Prizes for Peace
U.S.A.
Herpetophobia is a fear of ______
Reptiles
With Strings Prominent Which duo Released The Classic “Reet Petite” In 1993
Pinky & Perky
What Do You Call A Group Of Snakes
A Nest
What country celebrates its National Day on 29th October?
Turkey
What was the name of the pet monkey aboard the ship Venture
Ignatz
Vodka - Triple Sec and lime juice make what cocktail
Kamikaze
Back in the day at Walt Disney studios, Walt’s brother Ray (yes, Ray) reportedly peddled what to employees on the lot
Insurance
Who read casey at the bat for her tv debut on the ed sullivan show?
Lauren bacall
What’s the only arab country without a desert
Lebanon
Where do the natives speak tagalog
Philippines
Which austere Christian sect, founded in 1650, rejects cultural rites and an ordained ministry
Quakers
Who was a member of ‘Crosby, Stills and Nash’ and ‘The Hollies’?
Graham Nash
The Russian sled drawn by 3 horses abreast
Troika
What was Russian America called after 1867?
Alaska
What Organization Is Also Known As “La Cosa Nostra”
The Mafia
Who composed ‘romeo and juliet’
Sergei prokofiev
Persian, Siameses and Abyssinian are types fo what
Cats
Tropical mollusc with bright shell used as money in some parts of asia
Cowrie
What was the first George Harrison composition recorded by the Beatles?
Don’t Bother Me
In the female version of this Simon play, the leads are Olive and Florence
The odd couple
Which popular singer of the 60’s &70’s has the real name Clive Powell
Georgie fame
Name all five New Kids On The Block.
Danny Donny Jordan Joe Jon
Which Swiss artist, born in 1879, painted Landscape With Yellow Birds, The Twittering Machine and Fish Magic
Paul klee
What is the fear of tombstones known as
Placophobia
What is your zodiac sign if you are born on july 15
Cancer
The Red Arrows display team use which type of aircraft for their performances?
BAE T1 Hawk
The Character Of “Catwoman” Is Based On Which Star Of The Silver Screen
Rita Hayworth
To which family of birds does the ‘Goldeneye’ belong
Duck
What is Mexico’s largest seaside resort
Cancun
Anything that occupies space & has mass is generally known as ______
Matter
What’s the most southerly city; Toronto, Seattle, Budapest or Bordeaux?
Toronto
What band got their name from the sixties movie Barbarella?
Duran Duran
What is the name of the elephant headed god in India
Ganish
In Monty Pythons Flying Circus Dinsdale was a giant what
Hedgehog
What is an ‘earth pig’
Aardvark
Who stopped Bjorn Borg’s wimbledon winning streak
John mcenroe
The 1991 national championship in women’s volleyball was won by
Ucla
Which city was Axel Foley a cop in?
Detroit
Which Branch of Science is the study of sound?
Acoustics
What toxin is found in apple seeds
Cysnogenic glycoside
What animal comes in types spotted striped and brown
Hyena
In what year was the first World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield?
1977
Harry Redknapp was manager of which club before West Ham?
Bournemouth
Often drunk, this liquid is normally harvested from female cows.
Milk
The first cartoon character on the Beano was Eggo what was he
Ostrich
What’s the name of Snoopy’s secretary
Woodstock
Schmuck in German literally means what
Jewellery
Who solves the crime in Death on the Nile
Hercule poirot
Who was the Head of State of Vichy France
Petain
In The Chinese Zodiac What Sign Comes Between The Rat & The Tiger ?
Ox
The second largest of the earths four oceans & the most heavily traveled
Atlantic ocean
What Is Rubella
German Measles
What city’s homeowner hoped to discourage tourists with a sign that read: “Mork doesn’t live here, so go away”
Boulder’s boulders boulder
What vegetable is known a zucchini in the USA?
Courgette
In traditional pantomime who is the sweetheart of Harlequin
Columbine
Papyrophobia is the fear of
Paper
What gets its name from the Aztec meaning bitter water
Chocolate - xocatl
The __________ does not chew its food, but swallows it whole. It carries several pounds of small stones in its stomach to aid in grinding up and digesting its nourishment.
Crocodile
What event was the interview of the Natural Born Killer, Mickey, to be held during?
The Superbowl
Missouri has an unusual inalienable right - what
Drunkenness
What transparent material is produced by heating lime, sand & soda
Glass
Roy Thines played David Vincent in which TV series
The Invaders
The great gothic cathedral of Milan was started in 1386, and wasn’t completed until what year
1805
Ancient name for France
Gaul
What drink was named after Queen Mary l of England
Bloody mary
Who Invented The Hovercraft
Sir Christopher Cockeral
In the strip cartoon Dilbert name Dilbert’s girlfriend
Liz
How Is Jack Dawkins Otherwise Known As In A Dickens Novel?
Artful Dodger
To make Drambuie, you add some honey to what type of whiskey?
Scotch
What Is The Closest Living Creature To The T-Rex
A Chicken
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Helen Clark
Anita Dels And Kid Ray Slijngaard Aro Known Collectively As
2 Unlimited
What city has been air-rated the cleanest in the U.S. for a city its size
Amarillo
Collective nouns - A Chair of what (tradesmen)
Glass Blowers
In ‘A Christmas Carol’, what was the name of the miser?
Ebenezer Scrooge
Which of the U.S. states borders only one other state?
Maine
In German cusine what are kartofflen
Potato dumplings
In Which English City Was The First Public Library Opened In 1608(Under Some Dispute)
Norwich
In which country is Innsbruck
Austria
Which European city is served by Turnhouse Airport
Edinburgh
Name the term for the length of a hawks legs from thigh to foot
In Falconry its an Arm
T’Pau Sang About China In Your What?
Hand
