Trivia Database_95 Flashcards
What is known as the “ Palace of the Peak”
Chatsworth house
In which sport would you find turkeys and spares
Ten pin bowling
What is the atomic weight of uranium
92
30% of people quit this job in USA each year - what job
School Bus Driver
What word is Isaac Asimov famous for coining ?
Robotics
What is a group of jellyfish
Smack
Highly poisonous substance used in the extraction of gold and silver
Cyanide
Which city is, in terms of population, the second largest in Mexico
Guadalajara
Old Moore’s Almanac’ was founded in what year
1699
Anthropologists say what is the worlds oldest profession
Witch Doctor
What Was The Name Of Bennie Hils Fastest Milkman In The West
Ernie
What does a month beginning with a sunday always have
Friday the 13th
Nobody’s perfect is the last line in which classic comedy film
Some Like it Hot
Who wrote three books under the title “Das Kapital” ?
Karl Marx
Nelophobia is the fear of
Glass
Ragdoll Korat Sphinx Tiffany - types of what
Cat Breeds
Old superstition Wearing socks inside out protection from what
Witches
Who was the villain in ‘Star Wars’?
Darth Vader
Otto Titzling Is Often “Wrongfully” Credited As Being The Pioneer & Inventer Of Which Item Of Clothing
The Bra
What is the flower that stands for: prudence
Mountain iash
What pitcher was nicknamed oil can
Dennis boyd
What is the french phrase meaning ‘on the contrary’
Au contraire
Which collection of stories was told by Scheherazade
The thousand and one nights
What football team was formerly known as the Frankford Yellow Jackets?
Philadelphia Eagles
Who was nicknamed The Great Communicator
Ronald Regan
What is the worlds largest rodent
Capybara
What is the fifth largest country in the world
Brazil
Crazy Horse and Custer shared what childhood name
Curly
A spout placed on the roof gutter of a Gothic building to carry away rainwater, usually carved in the shapes of fanciful animals and grotesque beasts.
Gargoyle
Which Metal Has the Chemical Symbol SN?
Tin
What is the state bird of 7 u.s states
Cardinal
What is the most commonly used oil in Chinese cookery
Groundnut or Peanut
What is the capital of Nauru ?
The district of Yaren
Who created the character Walter Mitty
James Thurber
What is a group of baboons
Troop
Barbara Streisand was the female lead in “Hello, Dolly”. Who was the male lead?
Walter Matthau
What is connected to the throat by the eustachian tube
Ear
The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway notably) tend to celebrate Christmas chiefly on which date?
24th December
__________ comics were nearly banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.
Donald duck
For What Would You Use A Kilner Jar
Preserving Fruit/Vegetables
Which u.s president said ‘the buck stops here’
Harry truman
Who made his name in ‘i dream of jeannie’
Larry hagman
What is Burgoo
Meat stew
William Buroughs coined what phrase used by Steppenwolf 1968
Heavy Metal - Born to be Wild
What Colour Shirts Were England Wearing When They Won The World Cup In 1966
Red
In England what is the most popular boys name of the 90s
Daniel
What was the name of Mary Pickford’s and Douglas Fairbanks mansion
Pickfair
The word rodent comes from the italian ‘rodere’, which means
Gnaw
Foie Gras Comes From The Liver Of Which Animal
Goose
Marzipan comes from Marci Panis literally meaning what
Marks bread St Marks day 25 April
A ‘featherie’ was an early form of’ which piece of sports equipment
Golf ball
In which Western film did the character Will Munny appear
Unforgiven
What is the name of the extinct volcano that rises above Edinburgh?
Arthur’s Seat
What Is The Largest Plant Without A Trunk?
The Bananana
What soft drink was developed as a hangover remedy
Pepsi Cola
What are the only two london boroughs that start with the letter ‘e’
Ealing
Who sang ‘I’m A Believer’?
Monkees
Who Was Declared Dead On New Years Day 1953 At The Age Of 29?
Hank Williams
Edgar allan poe introduced mystery fiction’s first fictional detective, auguste c. dupin, in what 1841 story
The murders in the rue morgue
From what animal do we get venison?
Deer
Who Were The First Scottish Group To Have 3 No.1 Hits
Wet Wet Wet
George Washington Thomas Jefferson Sam Adams all did what
Brewed own beer
Name Roman soldier who is supposed to have stabbed Jesus
Longinius
What type of shoes does the Pope usually wear
Moccasin
In golf what do the Americans call an albatross
Double Eagle
Diamonds which band covered nilsson’s ‘one’ and brought it to the top ten in 1969
Three dog night
Which Latin phrase translates into English as ‘peace be with you’
Pax vobiscum
U.S. President: Calvin _________.
Coolidge
Pulp, crown, and root are parts of a(n) ________.
Tooth
Which Aerosmith song was re-made by Run D.M.C.?
Walk this way
In Huston Texas they do it most 4.6 times per week - what
Eat Out
Hockey: The Boston ___________.
Bruins
Thomas Gradgrind and Sissy Jupe appear in which of Charles Dickens’ novels
Hard times
What did Hercules use to clean the Augean stables
A river
What part of the body does a chiropodist treat
Feet
Whose first box office film was called Risky Business
Tom Cruise
Francis Galton first classified what
Fingerprints
Name One Of The 3 Labels The Sex Pistols Were On
A&M, Emi, Virgin
What is the Capital of: Maldives
Male
Who Wrote And Had A Hit With “Love Is All Around” In 1967
Reg Presley Of The Troggs
What beer is represented by a goat
Bocks Beer
Where Do Hydrophytic Plants Grow
In Or Around Water
In ‘romeo and juliet’, who says ‘make the bridal bed in that dim monument where tybalt lies
Juliet
What is the basic unit of currency for France ?
Franc
How long is a standard Olympic swimming pool
Fifty metres
The average bank teller loses about how many dollars every year
250
Which Is The Largest Species Of Ape?
Gorilla
Who was king arthur’s foster-father
Ector
In MacDonald’s what is served in a blue wrapper
Filet-O-Fish
The penny black - worlds first stamp - what was second
Two penny Blue
In Hindu mythology who is the mother goddess
Kali
Anhedonia is the inability to feel what
Pleasure
On what common item would you find a worm
Corkscrew it’s the spiral part
What is the basic unit of currency for Bulgaria ?
Lev
Sunrise Sunset came from which Broadway musical show
Fiddler on the Roof
White Fungus is the best selling canned what in China
Soup
What Is The Bed Of A snooker Table Made From
Slate
Rumpy and Rumpy Riser are both types of what creature?
Manx Cat
Who was the father of Odin, Vile & Ve
Bor
What is the common name for the larynx?
Voice box
In Greek mythology, who was the father of Electra
Oceanus
What Nationality Was Hannibal?
Carthaginian
Who was the first player to score 100 goals in the Premiership?
Alan Shearer
Singer Sarah Brightman was the second wife of which composer
Andrew lloyd webber
In sporting terms loose on left Tight on the right who is in centre
Hooker in Rugby
Transport system in which trains glide above a track, supported by magnetic repulsion
Maglev
Who is the sinister party man who apparently befriends Winston Smith in Orwell’s 1984
O’brien
In which continent would you find the Yenisey river ?
Asia
Which Striker Scored The 10,000 th Goal in the English Premier league for Tottenham Against Fulham in 2001
Les Ferdinand
What school did Harry Potter goto
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
A Illinois law prohibit men from doing what in public
Having an erection
Do I Do Was A Hit In 1982 For Whom
Stevie Wonder
Who Did James Callaghan One Describe As “The Sexiest Woman On TV”
Pat Phoenix
Which islands lie to the east of Kenya in the Indian Ocean
The seychelles
Which Queen Album Cover Is Silver With A Picture Of The Band In Leather Jackets
The Game
Traditional French blend “fines herbes” parsley chives chervil ?
Tarragon
Who began his professional career with black sabbath
Ozzy osbourne
In Which British Newpaper Did The First Crossword Appear
The Sunday Express
Clark Gable used to do it 4 or more times each day - do what
Shower
Who wrote the ‘father brown’ crime stories
G k chesterton
What two things are used to stuff a welshman
Cheese Leek pastie
What is the state insect of Texas
Monarch Butterfly
As foreplay what does a Ponapean male put in a woman’s vulva
A Fish - then he licks it
In what does michael jackson sleep
Cryochamber
Louis Maxwell became well know for playing which role
Moneypenny in early Bond films
Who was the third and favourite son of David in Old Testament
Absolom
Who Sang “My Heart Will Go On” In 1998
Celine Dion
Who Hosted The 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards
Jenny McCarthy
If a turkey evades the oven, what is its normal lifespan
12 Years
What does the typical TV viewer do every three minutes and 42 seconds
Change
Telephone poles are mostly made from what wood
Chestnut
Of who were castor and pollux the twin sons
Zeus and leda
A relationship between two different types of organism which live together for their mutual benefit.
Symbiosis
Where Does Key Lime Pie Come From
It Originated In Key West Florida
The Greek army under Leonides was annihilated here by Persians in 480BC.
Thermopylae
What sporting contest Peter Christian win in Jan 77 with 1/16 oz
Angling - total (only) catch
Where is calcutta
India
Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest
Eye
Who Was Lead Guitarist With Mountain
Lesley West
In which U.S. state is the Pentagon
Virginia
A gas produced by the incomplete combustion of coal in a mine fire is very poisonous, what is its chemical name
Carbon monoxide
Which Form Of Transport Was Used For The First Time By The British Police In 1967
Helicopters
What is the young of this animal called: Beaver
Kit
Which Pop Singer Was Desperately Seeking Susan On Film
Madonna
Which US state has the highest divorce rate
Arkansas
What subject did ‘mr chips’ teach
Latin
What is the atomic number for oxygen
Eight
What capitol city stands on the Tagus River
Lisbon
What is the chemical symbol for mercury?
Hg
The Musical Score To The Film “Wall Street “ Was Written By Whch Former Member Of The Police
Stewart Copeland
Billie Jean King competed in which modern sport
Tennis
If You Were To Be Awarded The “ Fields Medal ” What Would You’re Occupation Be?
Mathmatician
Which letter and number signyfy the vitamin riboflavin
B2
The Spanish word Esposa means both wife and what
Handcuffs
Do arteries carry blood towards or away from the heart
Away
The Album Simply Entitled The Beatles Is Usually Known By What Name
The White Album
Albanian money and a grouse’s mating display same word what
Lec
What was the first country to guarantee freedom of worship
Transylvania
What word can be a verb, noun, adjective, preposition, conjunction, interjection and a verbal auxiliary?
Like
What is the purpose of “caulking” a boat
Making it watertight
