Trivia Database_93 Flashcards
Substance that is a poor conductor of electricity and that will sustain the force of an electric field passing through it.
Dielectric
Plant with pungent bulb used in cookery
Garlic
Cannibals are famous for eating what
Human flesh
Physics: Energy and Momentum are never lost, they are ___. ?
Conserved
The visual and tactile quality of a work based on the particular way the materials are handled; also, the distribution of tones or shades of a single color.
Texture
Guatemala is the capital of ______
Guatemala
Meridian is a shade of what colour
Green
What kind of creature is the griffin
Half eagle, half lion
Who Sang About “Angie Baby”
Helen Reddy
Who was clyde barrow’s partner
Bonnie parker
About what year was the first steam ship built
1787
Beveley Hills Cop was Eddie Murphy but who was it intended for
Sylvester Stallone
Chives are a member of which family of vegetables?
Onion
Yaounde is the capital of ______
Cameroon
What Girls Did Queen Sing About In 1978
Fat Bottomed
In Which Welsh Village Where 144 Adults And Children Killed By A Land Slippage?
Aberton
Barring rain - in which athletics event would you get wet
Steeplechase
Which rock star died when the Mini car, driven by his girlfriend crashed into a tree?
Marc Bolan
What is BSE in humans called
Cjd
What is the capital of north dakota
Bismarck
What planet has the longest day
Venus
A flat round Dutch cheese
Gouda
Who, according to the TV commercial, `makes exceedingly good cakes’?
Mr. Kipling
Cass elliot was part of which ‘monday monday’ group
Mamas and papas
If you are born between June 23rd and July 23rd what star sign
Cancer
The observable activity of an “individual.(________)
Behaviour
What is the title of the Bond movie in which the ‘baddie’ is called Scaramanga
The man with the golden gun
What is the young of this animal called: Dog
Puppy pup
In which classic movies would you hear the phrase ‘Stop calling me Shirley’?
Airplane or Airplane 2
What name is given to farms which specialise in growing crops ?
Arable
During the 1970’s, which song and which group “Don’t ask us to attend, ‘cos we’re not all there, Oh don’t pretend ‘cos I don’t care, I don’t believe illusions ‘cos too much is real?
Sex Pistols / Pretty Vacant
Who said “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Neil Armstrong
Who portrayed sherlock holmes in 14 films between 1939 and 1946
Basil
Who playes Captain Picard in Star Trek: the next generation
Patrick stewart
Hockey: The Buffalo _________.
Sabres
For Which Allegedly Obscene Publication Were ‘Calder & Boyars’’ Prosecuted In 1967
Last Exit To Brooklyn
In cookery, what does the term “Julienne” mean
In strips
Who Was The Mother Of Liza Minelli?
Judy Garland
Which American aircraft company makes the F15 Eagle
Mcdonnell douglas
The museum of what can be found at Pontedassio in Italy
Spaghetti
In 1999 who was voted PFA player of the year?
David Ginola
In which city was Abraham born
Ur
This roman soldier pierced the crucified Christ on His side with his spear.
Longinus
What is the computer acronym for “picture element”
Pixel
Which PC game shares it name with a Bond film character
Solitaire
What was Elvis Presley’s first UK number one
All shook up
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by who
Bayer
With which pop group is Jarvis Cocker the lead singer
Pulp
Name US mountain range comes from French At the Bows
Ozarks - Aux Arcs
What is the modern equivalent of the english reeve
Sheriff
What Marlon Brando film was widely banned?
Last Tango In Paris
What is the most assigned book / play in English classes
Romeo and Juliet
What country was the setting for “The King and I”?
Siam (Thailand)
Which twins were the brothers of Helen of Troy
Castor & pollux
In 1613 Who Did Pocahontas Marry
John Rolfe
Which film preceded ‘magnum force’ and ‘the enforcer’
Dirty harry
What Are Small To Medium Sized Kangaroos Called?
Wallabies
What did Ed Peterson invent?
Egg Mcmuffin
In Ecuador if you were served tronquito what have you eaten
Bull penis soup
1858 Queen Victoria sent the first transatlantic telegram to who
President James Buchanan
What Is The Only Product Owned & Produced By The Virgin Corporation That Does Not Display The Virgin Name Or Logo?
Mates Condoms
Apart From Singing What Occupation Is Tony Bennet Famous For
Painting
Stallone how many innings must a starting pitcher pitch to get a victory
Five
Which sport uses stones and brooms
Curling
Three chemical elements are magnetic, iron, nickel & what
Cobalt
Which Famous Book Contains The Line ‘It was the best of times it was the worst of times it was the age of wisdom’
A Tale Of 2 Cities
What was Simple Simon fishing for in his mother’s pail?
Whale
Who was the last monarch to wash the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday as an act of humility in remembrance of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet?
James II
What connects kabul with peshawar
Khyber pass
What Did Chers Baby do In 1966
He Shot Her Down
What is the capital of Peru
Lima
Which Christmas carol contains the lines ‘O Tidings of Comfort and Joy’’
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’’
The shortest war, between Britain & Zanzibar, happened in what year
1896
Ratatosk was what animal in Norse mythology - relayed insults
Squirrel
What does Peter Pan call Captain Hook
Cod fish
Botany & zoology combined make up the science of _______.
Biology
What Was The Name Of The Club In Liverpool Where The Beatles First Performed
The Cavern Club
What plant family (strictly genus) do azaleas belong to
Rhododendron
In which city is the distinctive building of the saddledome
Calgary
What is the flower that stands for: dejection
Lichen
What numerical computer language doesn’t have pointer or recursion
Fortran
What is the common name for lysergic acid diethylamide?
LSD
A person living in solitude
Hermit
Florinzel is a character in which Shakespeare play
The Winters Tale
What is the flower that stands for: retaliation
Scotch thistle
Mintonette was the original name of what sport in 1891
Volleyball
Fruit preserved in sugar
Glace
Softball began being played in Chicago in what year
1888
An alloy of Iron - Chromium and Nickel makes what
Stainless Steel
Fill in the blank: if ___________ was shorter, the face of the world would be changed
Cleopatras nose
What divides the American North from the South?
The Mason-Dixon Line
Ian Fleming’s house was called Goldeneye - which country
Jamaica
A Paralian always lives near what
The Sea
What is the study of prehistoric plants and animals called
Paleontology
His Fourth Chart Sucess When Was “Crocodile Rock” A Hit For Elton John
1972
What is the basic unit of currency for Mozambique ?
Metical
Wilhelm Beer and Johan von Madler first good map where 1830
The Moon
Which car company makes the Almera
Nissan
What was pirate Captain Kidd’s first name
William
Roger Taylor Played The Drums For Which Famous Group
Queen
Classical seven ages of man Infant Schoolboy Lover what’s next
Soldier
Cows provide 90 percent of the world’s __________
Milk
In what HG Wells novel does Dr Griffin sometimes appear
The Invisible Man
What does a gozzard have or own
Geese
Sean Mercer Was Jailed For 22 Years In 2008 AQfter Being Found Guilty Of What Crime
He Murdered Rhys Jones
What is the flower that stands for: cheerfullness in old age
American starwort
What animals name literally translates as earth pig
Aardvark
The treatment of disease by chemical substances which are toxic to the causative micro organisms is called ________
Chemotherapy
What Animal Is A Skua?
A Bird
In what Australian state would you find Albury
New south wales nsw
What 80’s game show featured the ‘Whammy’?
Press Your Luck
A donkey is an “ass”, but an ass is not always a donkey. The word “ass” refers to several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, including the __________
Onager
What Was The Name Of The Fifa 1994 World Cup Mascot?
Striker
Which small republic is situated on the slopes of Monte Titano in Italy
San marino
What nationality was Cleopatra
Greek
In Greek mythology, from where was a beam hewn on atlanta’s ship
Speaking
Hydrophobophobia is the fear of
Rabies
What angle do 90 degrees make
Right angle
The Taj Mahal was built on the southern bank of which river
Jumna
Name the capital city of rhode island.
Providence
Percy LeBaron Spencer invented what in 1945 in USA
Microwave Oven
What is the name of Shakespeare’s first play
Titus Andronicus
Name A Type Of Plague Other Than Bubonic
Pneumonic
What novel recounts john blackthorne’s adventures in 16th century japan
Shogun
How much is the luxury tax (in dollars) in Monopoly
75
The brothers Don and Phil formed which singing group
Everly brothers
Crystal City in Texas put up a statue to what cartoon character
Popeye - they are spinach growers
Duran Duran Were “Hungry Like The What”
Wolf
This was the sequel to “Star Wars”.
The Empire Strikes Back
By 1983, 13 million of what “labor-saving” device operated worldwide
Computers
What city has the most underground stations in the world?
New York
Name the toy that consisted of color pencils and plastic which you would put in the oven to create.
Shrinky Dinks
Before she was a pop star, why was Samantha Fox in the British tabloids?
She was a page three girl
Victor Buono played what Batman villain in the original series
King Tut
The agen plum was the basis of what giant u.s industry
Prunes
Which spiritual song, made famous by Joan Baez, became the anthem for American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s
We shall overcome
The continental title baron is equal to which UK title
Earl
What German city was the site of the war crime trials following WWII
Nuremberg
Which war drama was first seen on British Television in October 1972?
Colditz
What American city is prone to strong winds
Chicago
How many names did the first telephone book ever issued contain
Fifty
In California you can’t legally buy a mousetrap without what
Hunting Licence
What name is given to a fibre from the husk of a coconut, used in rope making & matting
Coir
What takes a human 43 muscles to do
Frown
What does GP mean on a music score when all players silent
General Pause
Who directed Star Trek films 3 and 4
Leonard Nimoy
Who Wrote (Gone With The Wind)
Margaret Mitchell
What is the monetary unit of India?
Rupee
Which marsupial is native to North America
Opossum
Which Steven Spielbereg film pits Dennis Weaver against a truck with an unseen driver
Duel
Who Were The 2 Members Of The Pop Duo Wham
George Michael & Andrew Ridgely
What is the common term for the condition monochromatism
Colour blindness
What was the name of the baby in Three Men and a Baby
Mary
Which Singing Cowboy Was Born Leonard Slye , & Whose Early Career Was As Part Of The Sons & Pioneers Group
Roy Rogers
What did Emerson, Lake and Palmer burn on stage during their concerts
The
Which sight problem occurs in men far more then in women ?
Colour Blindness
What Was Buddy Holly’s Real Christian Name
Charles
What number is on the opposite side of the “five” on dice?
Two
What Is The Hardest Substance In The Body
Tooth Enamel
The average __________ moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.
Snail
