Trivia Database_99 Flashcards
Which King of France was known as the (Sun King)?
Louis XIV
In Detroit wilfully destroying your old what is illegal
Radio
Potentially dangerous to human life on earth, what is filtered out by the Ozone Layer
Ultra violet radiation
Seoul is the capital of which country?
South Korea
Which Rap Band Originally Entitled Their 1986 Debut Album “Don’t Be A Faggot” Until Their Distributor Refused To Accept It
The Beastie Boys
Who wrote Man are from Mars Women are from Venus
John Grey
Who was the first european explorer to reach India by sea
Vasco da gama
In 1760 what means of personal transport was invented
Roller Skates
Which Major 90’s Dance Act Was Fronted By Heather Small
M People
Information about what subject is recorded in Wisden
Cricket
What was the name of the domestic videocassette tape recorder system introduced by Sony in 1975?
Betamax
Which king married Charlotte of Mecklenberg Strelitz
George the third
What is a group of giraffes
Tower
Which 3 Athletics Events Do Woman Not Participate In
Hammer, Pole Vault, Triple Jump
How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis
Kiss of life - to a sheep
A projecting support built into or against the external wall of a building, typically used in Gothic buildings. A flying … is an arch that transfers the thrust of a vault to a lower support.
Buttress
In Which Country Was Olivia Newton John Born
Cambridge, England (Went To Oz Aged 5)
Only 2 Singers Appeared On Band Aid Versions Of “Do They Know Its Christmas” What Group Were Thay Both In
Bananarama (Disputable)
In an average lifetime, the average American visits a ___ 22 times
Pediatrician
The thickness of what is given an ‘swg’ rating
Wire
Where were tommy lee jones and al gore freshman roommates
Harvard
Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with __________
Human blood
In what country would you find Timbouctou
Mali
Which Soap Boasted A Cafe Called “The Hot Biscuit”
Dallas
For every tree that is cut for lumber, how much is sold as timber
One eighth
What song is sung the most
Happy Birthday
Who was known as the “Sultan of Swat”
Babe ruth
Until 1947, what did ‘gripe water’ contain
Opium
Which White Motown Singer/Songwriter Had Hits With “Indiana Wants Me” & “Theres A Ghost In My House”
R Dean Taylor
What is the sum of 4 x 4 x 24 x 44
16896
Who had a hit with the song ‘24 hours from Tulsa’
Gene pitney
What does a Hafiz know
Koran by Heart
Which Group Were Drowning In Berlin In 1982
The Mobiles
What is the fear of new drugs known as
Neopharmaphobia
Who wrote the opera Zaide
Mozart
What Is The Worlds Largest Ocean By Area
Pacific
Which painters work is the most stolen
Pablo Picasso
What group refused to have their pictures taken while they were not in their makeup?
Kiss
What Song was George Harrisons first composition on the A Side of a Beatles single?
Something
What is a drug or other substance used to produce unconciousness and insensibility to pain
Anaesthetic
What is ‘mother’s ruin’
Gin
Gerry Dawsy became more famous as who
Englebert Humperdinck
Chase chevy chase was the first original cast member to leave which show
Saturday
Where Might You Find Your Temporal Lobe
On Your Brain
What do we more commonly know a ‘Tup’ as?
Ram
Which Song Had The Working Title “Scrambled Eggs”
Yesterday
Which T - Rex hit contains the line ‘Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder’
Ride A White Swan
What country is located between Panama and Nicaragua
Costa rica
What nationally was Mata Hari shot as a spy
Dutch
Which American state has a Union Jack on its flag
Hawaii
Who Became Chancellor Of Germany In 1933
Adolf Hitler
Which genetic trait, often passed from mother to son, was first recognised by John Dalton, who was himself a sufferer
Colour blindness
On a racing form what does the letter u indicate
Unseated rider
What was the name of Han Solo’s spaceship in “Star Wars”?
Millennium Falcon
Virginia Woolf always did it standing up - did what
Wrote her books
How did Queen Victoria ease her menstrual cramp pain
Used Marijuana
What pole is colder the South Pole or the North Pole
The south pole
What is the name of a floor in a building between floors, especially between the ground and first floors
Mezzanine
In the UK 60% of pets have what
Health Insurance
Hades was god of what
The underworld
What is a Kakapoo
Nocturnal New Zealand Parrot
If a doctor gave you an Ishihara test what is he testing for
Colour blindness
Koinoniphobia is the fear of
Rooms
What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
Madagascar
What dictator was the first to be abducted prosecuted USA drugs
General Manual Noriega- Panama
What is the largest dinosaur
Brachiosaurus
Collective nouns - a spring of what
Pheasants
If you were in Lou Grants office what city are you in
Los Angeles
What is the capital of Mozambique
Maputo
Snakes are reptiles. What are frogs?
Amphibians
A russian abstract movement begun in the early twentieth century. It employs an analytic vision based on fragmentation and multiple viewpoints.
Cubism
Who Was the First Woman To Be Officially Ranked A Billionaire In The USA?
Oprah Winfrey
What is a group of turkeys
Rafter
Which level of the Earth’s atmosphere is the closest layer to its core?
Hydrosphere
A word like ‘NASA’ formed from the initials of other words is a(n) _________.
Acronym
Which Food Has A Name, Which Literally Means On A Skewer?
Kebab
What is the flower that stands for: assiduous to please
Sprig of ivy with tendrills
The pop group Satan’s Jesters found fame under what name
The Rolling Stones
What show was a spin-off of Transformers?
Go-Bots
A biography written by the subject is called a ______
Autobiography
Teardrop Explodes Was Fronted By Who
Julian Cope
What was the profession of the character who heard the Blow Out
Horror film
The Welland Canal links Lake Erie to which other of the Great Lakes
Lake ontario
Which Comedian Used To Have A Cemedy Partner Known As Fanny The Wonderdog
Julian Clary
In The World Of Music How Are ‘Cheryl James & Sandra Denton’’ More Commonly Known
Salt & Pepper
Deuteronomy what is the capital of illinois
Springfield
The Shining Path is a revolutionary movement in which country
Peru
In an average lifetime, the average American ___ 410078 times
Laughs
Slang:A promiscuous woman
Slapper
1955 saw the first ever Disneyland open in which U.S. state
California (Annaheim)
What Is The Largest Living Bird?
The Ostrich
What nationality was tennis player Michael Chang
American
Vladamere Ashkenazy plays what musical instrument
Piano
How long does it take for sunlight to reach earth
Eight minutes
What was the name of the show that featured Sniglets?
Not Necessarily The News
What Sort Of Animal Was Tarka
An Otter
What is a group of gulls called
Colony
What Song Features The Lyric “ Stars In Your Eyes Little One Where Do You Go To Dream
Land Of Make Believe
What is the super bowl trophy called
Vince Lombardy trophy
In the recent television series Batman, who played the part of the siren
Joan collins
Which word, associated with Christmas comes from a Greek word meaning ‘we can act anything’’
Pantomime
Which archaic imperial unit of measure is equivalent to 54 gallons?
A Hogshead
This is the animal that never learns, “Trix are for kids!”
Rabbit
Where on the body is the vena cava
Heart
What Is The Name Given To A Group Of Witches
A Coven
George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he
Belgian
What Mountain Range Seperates Europe & Asia
The Urals
According to experts, __________ don’t like to head straight for anything. For safety, they may run past and sweep around from the side.
Squirrels
What is the main flavour in the following alcohols ‘Cassis’?
Blackcurrant
Until 1998 by law The QE hotel must do what if you rent a room
Feed your horse freely
Aruba is an island under which kingdom
Netherlands
Phthiriophobia is the fear of
Lice
When was the gas turbine invented
1849
Which Style Of Jazz Was Pioneered By Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
Bebop
From the 1980’s name the song and artist “Cowboy No. 1, A born-again poor man’s son, On the air America, I modelled shirts by Van Heusen-yeah”
Frankie / Two Tribes
In Greek mythology who rowed the dead across the river Styx
Charon
While experimenting with speeding up a tape, david seville created three voice characters and released a christmas song in 1958. which nutty group was this
Chipmunks
What was the original name of the group ‘Chicago’?
Chicago Transit Authority
What is the shortest French word with all five vowels
Oiseau
Which Member Of Boyzone Has Had solo Hits With “When You Saying Nothing At All” & “If Tomorrow Never Comes”?
Ronan Keating
What was the name of the drug used as an anti-cancer agent and extracted from the blue periwinkle
Vincristine
What is Japanese Drink ‘Sake’ Made From
Rice
Who Had Love In Their Tummy With Yummy Yummy Yummy
Ohio Express
The “Oyster” watch is a famous model produced by what top Swiss watchmaker
Rolex
The human body contains enough of what to kill all the fleas on an average dog
Sulphur
Lily Cauchoin became famous as who
Claudette Colbert
In which year did the Queen make her infamous ‘Annus Horriblis’’ Christmas broadcast
1992
In Frankfort Kentucky its illegal to shot what off a policeman
His Tie
Jacinth or Hyacinth are alternative names of what mineral
Zircon
Crystallite is used in what sport
Snooker - Pool balls made from it
In the film ‘titanic’, who did leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet play
Jack
What country did the operating system ‘Linux’ come from?
Finland
Which Over The Top Performer Played Piano On The 1986 Wham Hit “Edge Of Heaven”
Elton John
Red flags flown by French ships - Joli Rouge origin of what name
Jolly Rodger
The yo yo both the toy & its name originated where
Philippines
What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?
W
Atephobia is a fear of what
Imperfection
Which English Monarch used radio to start the tradition of The Christmas Broadcast
George V (1932)
Horse Is To Equine As Pig Is To What?
Porcine
Only dead people can be on US postage stamps except who
Astronauts
What does the term ‘dj’ mean
Disc jockey
Which classic British car company of the 1940s and 1950s now produces armoured vehicles for the British military
Alvis
Which Popular Fictional & TV And Movie Characters Live At 118 West Wallaby Street
Wallace & Gromit
What is a figure with eight equal sides called?
Octagon
________ was the first feature length production which was created by Walt Disney feature Animation, Florida, which is located at Disney/MGM Studios at Walt Disney World.
Mulan
In 1905, Albert Einstein wrote that E=mc2. What theory is commonly associated with this equation?
The Theory Of Relativity
What Numbers Are Either Side Of 20 On A Dartboard
5 And 1
What French city is famous for its champagne
Reims
The official state musical instrument in South Dakota is the _____________
Fiddle
What musical show discovered leslie uggams
Sing along with mitch
The clavicle is more commonly known as which bone?
Shoulder blade
What was the first animal on the endangered species list
Peregrine falcon
Which song was a hit for Elvis Costello in 1979
Oliver’s army
In the English legal system how many judges form a quorum in the Court of Appeal
Three
Which Shakespeare Play Features The Line “All The Worlds A Stage And The Men And Woman” Merely Players
As You Like It
Other than england, which european country took part in the 1996 cricket world cup
Netherlands
What film found bruce willis at ‘flotsam paradise’
Fifth element
Who was nicknamed “Joltin Joe”
Joe dimaggio
Which country is indicated by the car identification letters WAL
Sierra leone
Which city is served by Ringway Airport?
Manchester
