Trivia Database_98 Flashcards
Nebraska what is the mascot of the u.s naval academy
Goat
A decorative art movement that emerged in the late nineteenth century. Characterized by dense assymmetrical ornamentation in sinuos forms, it is often symbolic and of an erotic nature.
Art noveau
Which Viking Chief , Banished From Iceland, Founded The Norse Colonies On Greenland
Erik The Red
Which car manufacturer makes the Xantia model
Citroen
Who Became President Of France After Charles De Gaulle?
Georges Pompidou
Tefnut was the Egyptian goddess of what
Rain
What Fruit Is A Cantaloupe?
Melon
What Do You Suffer From If You Have Diplophia
Double Vision
What is Ian Botham’s middle name?
Terrence
What did Francis Crick and James Watson build a molecular model of in 1953?
DNA
Churchill what was john lennon’s first girlfriend’s name
Thelma pickles
East Pakistan is the former name of which modern republic
Bangladesh
Thomas Keneally wrote which book (Oscar winning film)
Schindler’s Ark
Who Won The Womans Final At The Australian Open At The Weekend
Maria Sharapova
A talus is what geographical feature
Boulders fallen from mountain
What is the basic unit of currency for Albania ?
Lek
What’s a Coelacanth
Fish
Who printed 500 million stamps with elvis presley on the face
U.s postal
King Thibaw - imprisoned by the British - last king of where
Burma
Thomas Holden was the first to top what list
FBI ten most wanted
What is a group of swans
Bevy
A petrologist studies what
Rocks history formation etc
Frederick Austerlitz became famous as who
Fred Astair
Where can you find London bridge today
USA ( Arizona )
What is the name for a woman who is superior of a convent in certain religious orders
Abbess
Which sport do the Detroit Red Wings play?
Ice Hockey
What is the main ingredient in a Navarin stew
Mutton or Lamb
In what city does Fat Albert live?
Philadelphia
What did Alfred Hormel invent
Spam
Which Megastar covered Don Mclean’s “American Pie”
Madonna
This word is used as the international radio distress call
Mayday
Which element has the chemical symbol Sr; capital S lower-case r
Strontium
Which two countries fought the Winter War of 1939?
Russia and Finland
Who, when he won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1972, was the youngest driver to win it
Emerson fittipaldi
Who released the album Auberge?
Chris Rea
On what type of surface are the tennis matches at Wimbledon played?
Grass
Who wrote the book The Complete Angler in 1653
Isaac Walton
In which sport would you hear the term shilling
Archery measure of arrows weight
An Antarctic island was named after which cartoon character
Huckleberry Hound
Name One Of 2 Hits From Italian Singer “Rita Pavone”
Heart & You Only You
What was Boucan that gave Buccaneers their name
Dried meat
What nationality is toho film studios
Japanese
Who was the greek god of wine
Dionysus
Imperial, Buck, and Luna are types of _________.
Moth
Who played guitar on ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’
Davey johnstone
Bwana means Sir in which language
Swahili
Spacephobia is the fear of
Outer space
Which DJ Is Associated With The Dance Act Clock
Stu Allen
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radioactivity
Whose rule is used to solve simultaneous linear equations by using determinants
Cramer
Who said ‘but, soft! what light through yonder window breaks’
Romeo
What was the first version of Microsoft Windows to have networking capabilities?
Windows for Workgroups
Sheriff’ is actually a contraction of which words
Shire’s Reeve
What’s the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous U.S. states
Mount Whitney
Who played ‘Banacek’ in the 1970’s TV series of the same name
George peppard
Social phobia is the fear of
Being evaluated negatively
Thick spicy fish soup from Provence
Bouillabaisse
Who invented dynamite
Alfred nobel
What Scary Movie Takes Place At The Overlook Hotel
The Shining
On average man uses 2000 - woman 7000 what a day
Words
Which chicken dish is named after a battle in the Napoleonic wars?
Chicken Marengo
Which brewery makes ‘Abbot Ale’?
Greene King
Who composed the overture,Peter and the Wolf?
Prokofiev
In North Dakota it is illegal to sleep with what on
Your Shoes
Which Country Won The Eurovision Song Contest In 2007
Serbia
__________ is home to the world’s most remote weather station. Its Eureka weather station is 600 miles from the North Pole.
Canada
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
The pointed arch used in Gothic architecture.
Ogive
Where would you find Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
What is the name of the Indian musical instrument made popular in western rock by The Beatles and Ravi Shankar?
Sitar
Who was Barbara Streisands first husband
Elliot Gould
Which motor company has the emblem of the prancing horse
Ferrari
In Which Sport Are The Ashes Trophy Set
Cricket
What U.S. state is completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
What was the name of the pinball machine in the film ‘tommy’
Wizard
What is the astringent lotion obtained from North American trees
Witch hazel
What is the medical term for the sudden and complete loss of memory
Amnesia
What was the name of captain geoffrey thorpe’s pirate ship in “the sea hawk
Albatross
Which Status Quo Album Cover Featured A Red Hot Stove Element As A Turntable
If You Cant Stand The Heat
What Did Prokofiev’s Peter Catch & Take To The Zoo
A Wolf
The average person spends 8 years of their life doing what
Being ill
What ocean’s area is 64,186,000 square miles
Pacific ocean
The Dolby sound system was introduced in which year
1967
What country is also known as helvetia
Switzerland
What name is given to the unit of mass that weighs about 2.2046 pounds
Kilogram
What stretch of water seperates Australia from Tasmania
Bass strait
According to the UK National Meteorological Office what year (prior to 2007) was the last White Christmas in Britain?
2004
Who released the double album ‘yellow brick road’ in 1973
Elton john
A place name including worth e.g. Tamworth what’s worth mean
Homestead
What is the flower that stands for: pensive beauty
Laburnum
Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what
Saw
60’s tv: who lived at 000 cemetery lane
Addams Family
In WW2 what kind of aircraft was a horsa
A glider
What is the flower that stands for: suspicion
Mushroom
Who Had A Revival With “Nothing Has Been Proved” From The Film Scandal
Dusty Springfield
Of what are an arc, radius and sector a part
Circle
Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI?
Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)
In astrology which heavenly body rules the sign of Cancer
The Moon
What is the name of the metal discs in the rim of a tambourine
Jingles
Name the British Prime Minister linked with a Cream LP?
Disraeli ( Disraeli Gears)
Who brought fame to a disco lady in 1976?
Johnnie Taylor
Who Preceded Mao Tse-Tung?
Chiang Kai-Chek
What is the largest city in China?
Shanghai
Who Was Killed By Indians At Little Big Horn
General Custer
In food preparation, what term is used for the removal of peas from the pod, or the green calyx from strawberries
Hulling
Who played Queen Amidala in the latest ‘Star Wars’ film?
Natalie Portman
Who was the science advisor on the first Star Trek film
Isaac Asimov
In 1897 James Henry Atkinson Unveiled To The World His Prototype To Which Everyday Device Still Popular Today
The Mouse Trap
Reportedly, __________ mate for life.
Beavers
He was R C Robinson in 1948 what name famous as now
Ray Charles
What is the sum of 444 x 2 x 2 - 1700
76
In France what is eau de vie
Brandy
Which artist painted The Scream
Edvard Munch
In which continent would you find the Ob river ?
Asia
What was the name of Garfield’s vet?
Liz
The 1984 winter olympics were held at what site
Sarajevo
Which beatle was the first to release a solo record?
Ringo Starr
Which Band Did Billy Idol Front Before Going Solo
Generation X
Who holds the NHL record for the most goals scored during a regular season?
Wayne Gretzky
In Indiana what is illegal in winter
Bathing
Which Blur Hit Album Shares Its Name With A Classic War Film?
The Great Escape
Death of body tissue usually caused by bad circulation
Gangrene
Which Journalist Used To Sing With The Group Gaz & The Gonads
Gary Bushell
What is the name of the Chairman of the European Central Bank
Wim duisenberg
In Christian tradition what Saint is the Virgin Mary’s mother
Saint Ann
What is a group of ferrets
Business
Periodic table: what is np
Neptunium
Who is the roman counterpart of poseidon
Neptune
How many nickles are there in 2.25?
Forty five
What was the name of the man who pioneered the above method of freezing food?
Clarence Birdseye
Which Charles Dickens novel was brought to the screen by David Lean
Oliver twist
What is a bushranger
Australian bandit
Which former Spanish soldier founded the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits
Ignatius loyola
What Nationality Was The 1 st Person To Build The First Bicycle Propelled By Pedals?
Scottish (Kirkpatrick Mcmillan)
Which poet wrote Jerusalem
William blake
The worst sporting disaster was in Hong Kong when the stands collapsed at a race course killing 604 people in what year
1918
What is the flower that stands for: absence
Wormwood
Where Might You Find Hell, Julius Caesar, Birmingham And Billy?
On the Moon
In which sport is a “hole-in-one” possible?
Golf
St Andrews is home to which English Football Club?
Birmingham City
Name the smurf spin off characters that live underwater
Snorks
In March 1785, what future president succeeded Ben Franklin as minister to France
Thomas Jefferson
Jethro Tull Had Two Top 10 Hits In 1969 Name One Of Them
Living In The Past / Sweet Dream
With which organ does a snake hear
Tongue
In Greek mythology, who was the son of peleus and thetis
Achilles
What is the fear of being bound or tied up known as
Merinthophobia
The Eiffel Tower receives a fresh coat of paint every _ years
Seven
Scurvy is caused by a lack of ___.
Vitamin c
What would you do with an Edzell blue
Eat it - it’s a potato
Hierosolymitan is of Greek origin and pertains to what city
Jersualem
Parorexia is the desire for what
Strange Foods
Who made a TV advertisment for Southern Maid Doughnuts
Elvis Presley
Rabat is the capital of ______
Morocco
Which side did britain support in the us civil war
Confederacy
Which sweet treat is often found at the Ambassador’s parties?
Ferrero Rocher
What u.s. national park contains gumbo limbo trail
Everglades national park
What mammals fly
Bats
What type of singing was associated with St Gregory the Great
Gregorian chant
England play their home rugby union matches at which venue?
Twickenham
Who was offered and rejected the role of Indiana Jones
Tom Selleck too busy
