Trivia Database_97 Flashcards
William Hartnell was the first to play what TV character
Dr Who
300000 American teenagers get what every year
Venereal disease
Which Latin American dance involves forming a chain
Conga
In Greek mythology, what is the alternate name for polydeuces
Pollux
He is a pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decoratively carved. Twelve Letters
Jack O’ Lantern
What is the Capital of: Malaysia
Kuala lumpur
Matador and Sniff are two varieties of what game
Dominoes
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
Andes
In which state is Stone Mountain?
Georgia
Predating The Model T Ford Which Was The Worlds First Car To Be Made In Large Quantities 19,000 Being Sold Between 1902 & 1906
The Curved Dash Oldsmobile
Who was the lead actress in the famous bomb “Grease 2”?
Michelle Pfiffer
An area of low pressure is called a what
Cyclone
Who played sherlock holmes in the hounds of baskerville in 1978
Peter cook
What animals head appears on the label of Gordon’s Gin
Boar
What us academy is located in colorado springs, colorado
Air force
For which country is the lotus flower the national symbol
India
What is the name of the Russian triangular guitar
Balalaika
What is a group of caterpillars
Army
Homophobia is the fear of
Sameness
What word can be added to Fae, Fen, Bil, Goose to make fruit
Berry
Do frogs or toads move faster
Frogs
What is the nickname for Missouri
Show me state
How does a wine become a “fortified” wine
Brandy is added
What does P stand for in the abbreviation PLO
Palestine
What’s the only movie Alfred Hitchcock make twice
The man who knew too much
Who was the 4th president of the U.S.
James madison
Tubetti lunghi is what pasta shape
Elbows
1910 act illegal to transport woman state line immoral purposes
Mann Act
Which Drug Culture Record Took The Shamen To No.1 In 1992
Ebeneezer Goode
Where is the fourth most popular place on a ship to have sex
The lifeboat
Who was the driver for the jordan team in the 1998 grand prix
Damon hill
With what type of meat would you make the dish Marengo
Chicken
A Sitophilliac gets sexually aroused from what
Food in sex play
What is made from the bark of the cinchona tree
Quinine
What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine
Osteopathy
When was the Kon-Tiki expedition
1947
Thirty thousand monkeys were used in the massive three_year effort to classify the various types of __________
Polio
What is the capital of Libya ?
Tripoli
Which airline has the registration prefix ‘VR’?
Cathay Pacific
Who played the title role in the U.S. sitcom
Rhoda’ valerie harper
What city does orly airport serve
Paris
What is the fear of light known as
Photophobia
Crested, Smooth, & Palmate Are All Types Of What Sort Of Amphibious Creatures ?
Newts
Who devoured a cake with the words ‘eat me’ written on it in currants
Alice
What’s the capital of peru
Lima
Which Musical Opened On Broadway In 1956 And Starred Julie Andrews
My Fair Lady
Ida morgenstern was played by what actress in the sitcom rhoda
Nancy walker
Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel taylor coleridge
In 1605 Japanese Emperor made what compulsory in schools
Learning swimming
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia ?
Riyadh
Who wrote The Symphony of a Thousand
Mahler his eighth
What is a female deer called?
Doe
In the country of __________________, the basic monetary unit is the tala.
Western samoa
To what can keratitis lead
Blindness
How are the first five books of the bible known collectively
The pentateuch
What peoples name literally translates as ordinary
Maori
Which US Singer Duetted With Donna Summer On The US Number One ‘No More Tears’’
Barbara Streisand
Whose motto is ‘be prepared’
Boy scouts
Where would you find pedals a resonator and a piller
On a Harp
Name The Only Monkey Living In Freedom In Europe?
Barbary Ape, Gibraltor
By Which Stage Name Was Norma Jean Baker More Commonly Known
Marilyn Monroe
Who Was The Dutchman Who Became Embassy World Darts Champion In 1998?
Raymond Barneveld
Who took his library wherever he went
Abdul kassem ismael
What Organization Was Founded In 1865 By General Bedford Forest
Ku Klux Klan
Hemmingway’s Old Man and the Sea is set in which country
Cuba
How many equal angles has a scalene triangle
None
What was name of the Titanic’s sister ship?
Lucitania
Which Himalayan hybrids of yaks and cows are invaluable to Scrabble players
Zho
In Medieval China children up to 7 years old would do what
Breastfeed
Which Disaster Re United The 1966 England & German World Cup Teams In A Charity Match
The Bradford Fire
What Is Seismology
The Study Of Earthquakes
What canal does Port Said stand on
Suez canal
Who said ‘But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks’?
Romeo
Of what is genetics the study
Heredity
Under what name did Michael Barratt have four number one hits in the 1980s
Shakin’ stevens
What movie cast included James Garner, Richard Attenbourough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, James Coburn, Gordon Jackson, Angus McPhee among many others
The Great Escape
What does the abbreviation ‘UNICEF’ stand for?
United Nations Childrens’ Emergency Fund
On which river is London, England?
Thames
What Is George W Bush’s Middle Name
Walker
“Yellow” Was Which Bands First Uk Top Ten Hit
Coldplay
What broadway musical was inspired by cervantes’s ‘don quixote’
Man of la
What thrill flick master died at 80 in 1980
Alfred hitchcock
In the UK 3% of people store what in their fridges
Live Maggots
How Many Chromosomes Does A Healthy Human Have
46 (23 Pairs)
What was mixed with vodka in 1946 to make a Moscow Mule
Ginger ale
What does the statue of Oscar stand on?
A Reel of Film
What river is known as China’s Sorrow?
Yellow
Who would use a claque
Actor - Paid audience clappers
Competitive Swimming Has 4 Events Butterfly, Breast Stroke, Back Stroke, & What Other
Freestyle
What would you find on Pink Sheets
Bid Asked prices OTC stocks
Where were the 1968 Olympics held ?
Mexico City, Mexico
Agnes the girls name means what
Chaste
Who starred as History lecturer Jim Dixon in the film version of Kingsley Amis’ novel Lucky Jim
Ian carmichael
Who created ‘yertle the turtle’
Dr seuss
Who Was The Lead Singer With Spandau Ballet
Tony Hadley
Which parent determines the gender of their offspring
Father
What is the fear of glaring lights known as
Photoaugliaphobia
What did Dagwood give up to marry Blondie
A family inheritance
Where were the Pillars of Hercules located?
Gibraltar
Calamine, used as an ointment , contains a carbonate of which element
Zinc
Plant with oval, usually purple fruit used as a vegetable
Aubergine
Merinthophobia is the fear of
Being bound tied up
Who betrayed Samson to the Philistines
Delilah
Granny smith, james grieve and egremont russet are all types of which fruit
Apple
On George Martin’s farewell album In My Life, which actor sings the title song
Sean connery
Whats the smallest size grand piano?
A Baby Grand
Which country are the Galapagos Islands part of?
Ecuador
Which airline has the registration prefix ‘vr’
Cathay pacific
It may take longer than two days for a chick to break out of its __________
Shell
Who discovered gold on the witwatersrand
George harrison
What 1969 film last line Clint Eastwood “I fall off em everywhere”
Where Eagles Dare
What was Hermans Hermits only No1 UK hit?
I’m into something good
In Which Country Were Fortune Cookies Invented
United States
What is the metric word for a million
Mega
Name Casper the friendly ghosts horse
Nightmare
Who led the attack on the Alamo?
Santa Ana
What is the capital of Mauritania ?
Nouakchott
What was Dustin Hoffman’s character’s name in “Rain Man?”
Raymond Babbitt
The Attock is a forbidden river that no pure who can pass
Hindu
Who is the Patron Saint of TV
St Clare
In 1985, Manchester United player Kevin Moran became the first player to do what in an FA Cup final?
Get Sent Off
What creature, when drunk, always falls on its right side
An Ant
How many discs does each player have to start with in draughts (checkers)
12
What is the abbreviation for trinitrotoluene
Tnt
What type of cloud is a thundercloud
Cumulonimbus
Good King Wenceslas was a 12th Century king of which country
Bohemia
Which Irishman was World Snooker Champion in 1997?
Ken Doherty
What is a group of this animal called: Mallard
Sord
Who wrote Principia Mathernatica. with Alfred North Whitehead, between 1910 and 1913
Bertrand russell
Shirley Crabtree Was Better Known As Which Larger-Than-Life Character?
Big Daddy
Which movie had a device known as a flux-capacitor?
Back to the Future
Who is the presenter of the British TV quiz show ‘Perfection’?
Nick Knowles
In the Royal Navy, which rank is immediately above captain
Commodore
What is the largest animal that ever lived
Blue whale
What Asian country has the highest population density
Singapore
How many ponies did the pony express use weekly
None - They used only horses
What is the fourth most common language in the USA
ASL American Sign Language
Which TV Family Adopted A Greyhound For Christmas?
The Simpsons
What is the capital of the Italian province Lazio?
Rome
The inaugural London Marathon was run in which year?
1981
In the Sherlock Holmes stories, of what subject was professor Moriarty a professor
Mathematics
Fuggles and Goldings are varieties of what
Hops
Which Soul Singer Was Arrested, Charged And Fined For Putting On A Sexually Explicit Show Following A 1989 Gig In Georgia
Bobby Brown
Who Sang About A “Wild Thing” In 1966
The Troggs
Josie and the ________
Pussycats
In the Bible who put Daniel in the lions den
King Darius
What kind of electricity is produced when you rub a balloon against your hair
Static electricity
Who coined the term gossip column
Mark Twain
What is the last element - Alphabetically
Zirconium
In ancient Sparta what was the penalty for bachelorhood
Can’t watch women’s gymnastics
What is the literal translation of haute couture
High Sewing
Hills and ridges composed of drifting sand are known as ________.
Dune
What Occurs On The Glorious Twelth
Start Of The Grouse Shooting Season
What is the capital of Switzerland ?
Bern
He shot Lee Harvy Oswald.
Ruby
What does AMSTRAD stand for
Alan Michael Sugar Trading
What is a group of bees
Swarm
According To His Song Whose Home Was Wherever he Laid His Hat
Paul Youngs
In a museum La Crosse Kansas is Crandals Champion what
Barbed Wire museum
Gina Hemphill carried the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Who was her famous grandfather
Jesse owens
