Universal Trivia Flashcards
Approximately how long does it take Pluto to make one full revolution around the sun?
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248.53 Years
How long does it take the Milky Way Galaxy to do one complete revolution?
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200 Million Years
What celebrity has a degree from a Beauty School?
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Chuck Berry
Which KISS member was once an elementary school teacher?
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Gene Simmons
What country singer majored in Advertising in college?
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Garth Brooks
Which celebrity had the nickname “mirage” because she was absent so often?
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Mariah Carey
What was the first official blues record published in 1912?
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“Dallas Blues”
What is the only Major League Baseball team located outside the US?
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Toronto Blue Jays
What is the name of the worlds largest Blue Sapphire?
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Blue Giant of the Orient (466 Karats)
What is Canada’s largest fruit crop?
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Blueberries
What strange soft rock band is made of up 6 former astronauts?
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Max Q
What band was heavily inspired by Arnold Schwartzeneger and is known as “the pioneers of action adventure hardcore rock and roll”?
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Arnocorps
What European city once said that it was a sin to eat a woodpecker?
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Rome
Who is said to have invented the coat hanger?
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Thomas Jefferson
Coca-Cola invented by Dr. John S. Pemberton in 1885 was originally sold as a, what?
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Brain Tonic
In 1995, inmates on death row in Texas protested because they had banned…what?
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Smoking in the Prison
Since 1951, what cause of death has been disallowed on death certificates?
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“Old Age”
After her husband Albert’s death in 1861, Queen Victoria slept with a what next to her?
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A portrait of Albert
What is the simplest US Tax form, with only 30 pages?
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1040EZ
Approximately how many words does the US Tax code contain?
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7 Million
In 1798 the United States instituted it’s first property tax on land, homes, and what?
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Slaves
What baseball player in 1959 became the first to throw 12 perfect innings?
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Harvey Haddix
What heavy metal band released it’s first self-titled album on Friday, February 13th, 1970?
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Black Sabbath
Who became the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926?
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Gertrude Ederle
Who was the first Asian American woman to win the Olympic gold metal in figure skating in 1992?
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Kristi Yamaguchi
Who was the first basketball player to enter the NBA immediately after high school?
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Moses Malone
What company’s name is the combination of the words, “motor” and “Victrola”?
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Motorola
What was the First Nation to develop rocket powered aircraft, during World War II?
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Germany
The Switzerland Pilatus Railway, climbs how many feet to the top of Mt. Pilatus?
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7000 Feet
Climbing to the top of it’s mountain at 7000 feet at a 48 degree grade, what is the name of the Worlds Steepest Railway?
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Switzerland’s Pilatus Railway
In what musical key do most car horns in the US beep?
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Key of F
Who was the first female boxing star?
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Barbara Buttrick
What is Marilyn Manson’s real name?
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Brian Hugh Warner
What does LL Cool J’s name stand for?
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“Ladies Love Cool James”
“Dunnies” are known as what in Austrailia?
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Outhouses
The canning process for canned herring developed in what country?
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Sardinia
What is the most widely used herb in the world?
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Parsley
How many countries were involved in World War II?
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51
The troll dolls of the 1960’s were also known as what?
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Dam Dolls
Creator: Thomas Dam
The O’ prefix in Irish surnames means what?
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“Grandson of.”
Who authored the “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”?
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Douglas Adams
Malcolm X named his first daughter after whom?
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Attila the Hun
Daughters name: Attalah
What Philanthropist and patron of the arts was named, “The First Lady of Texas.”?
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Miss Ima Hogg
Who was the first president to be impeached?
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Andrew Johnson
What is the most common presidential religious affiliation?
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Episcopalian
Who was the last president to have his term end on March 3rd?
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Herbert Hoover
Chinese brides traditionally wear what color wedding dress?
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Red
The first US patent was issued in 1790 for the process to make what?
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Potash
(Potassium Carbonate)
What acid can be stored safely in plastic containers?
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Hydrofluoric Acid
What is the name of the altitude for when blood begins to boil?
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Armstrong Limit
(63,000 Feet)
What was the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s sister?
Marianne Mozart
Plastic lawn flamingos were inspired by a picture of real flamingos in what 1957 magazine?
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National Geographic
The 1986 film “Stand By Me” is based off of what Stephen King short story?
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The Body
When Albert Einstein was young he became interested in science after being given what device?
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a magnetic compass
What film had a villain that was inspired by a Florida serial killer named, “The Gainesville Ripper.”?
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Scream
Star Wars creators modeled Yoda’s face after what famous scientest?
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Albert Einstein
What celebrity was originally a member of Steely Dan?
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Chevy Chase
Which rock musician never took a formal music lesson?
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Jimi Hendrix
Composer Phillip Glass once played in a new-wave band called what?
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Polyrock
After the Roman Civil War, Julius Ceasar proclaimed that every poor family in the Roman Empire would live rent free for how long?
4 Years – 1 Year – 3 Years – 9 Years
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1 Year
What is the national flower of the United States?
Tulip – Rose – Orchid – Sunflower
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The Rose
What type of flower releases a chemical that can make bees drunk?
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Bucket Orchids
What vegetable(s) is/are member(s) of the lily family?
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Garlic and Onion
What do the initials stand for in the company name of Maine retailer L.L. Bean?
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Leon Leonwood
“Fake it till you make it!”, is the motto of what cosmetics company?
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Mary Kay Cosmetics
What was the original name to Ex-Lax?
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Bo-Bo’s
What do the initials stand for in B.F. Goodrich?
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Benjamin Franklin
Who is the worlds largest maker of Musical Instruments?
What musical instrument company has the logo with three interlocking tuning forks?
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Yamaha
The Nike swoosh logo was created by whom?
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Carolyn Davidson (Graduated from Portland State University)
Rhode Island covers how many square miles?
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1,212 Square Miles
What is the state of Rhode Island known as?
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The Ocean State
Who was the first person to snowboard down Mt. Everest in 2001?
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Marco Siffredi
What is the worlds oldest, largest, and longest cross country ski race?
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The Vasaloppet
Between what two towns in Sweden does the Vasaloppet ski race run?
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Sälen and Mora (distance of 56 miles)
What are Muppet Ms. Piggy’s clothing measurements?
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27-30-32
How many possible answers are there on a Magic 8 Ball?
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20
Which of these numbers is twice the sum of it's digits? A. 16 B. 18 C. 24 D. 19
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B. 18
What is the life span of a US Patent?
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17 Years
A one with forty zeros in front of it is a what?
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Septillion
List the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Conquest, Death, Slaughter, Famine
When people are asked to pick a number from one to ten, what number is usually selected?
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Seven
Morology is the study of what?
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Ridiculous Conversation
What is your Buccal Cavity?
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Your Mouth
Your outermost layer of your skin is called what?
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Stratum Corneum
The Muppet named “Animal” was modeled after what rock bands drummer?
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The Who (Keith Moon)
What was the name of MTV’s first VJ?
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Adam Ant
Who composed The Twilight Zone theme?
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Marius Constant
What KISS member was a staff songwriter for TV’s Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi?
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Vinnie Vincent
Swedish confectionary salesman Roland Ohisson was buried in a coffin made of, what?
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Chocolate
Before establishing fame, Michelle Feiffer worked as a, what?
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Supermarket Cashier
What instrument did Julia Roberts play in her Smyrna, Georgia, high school band?
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Clarinet
Who took home a Grammy in 2000 for her performance in the spoken word recording, “Listen to the Storyteller.”?
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Kate Winslet
Johnny Depp played slide guitar on what 1997 Oasis album?
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Be Here Now
Each pole of Uranus is dark for how many years at a time?
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42 years
Who were the first people to record sightings of the planet Mercury, in about 3,000 BC.?
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Ancient Sumerians
Approximately how many miles wide is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
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25,000 miles (100 miles more than the circumference of the Earth)
What three cartoon characters have rocks on Mars named after them?
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Yogi Bear, Gumby, Scooby Doo
What is the name of the unique cloud pattern that circles Neptune at an extremely fast pace?
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The Scooter
What NFL star has the most Super Bowl touchdowns in History?
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Jerry Rice (8)
What basketball player has the most points scored in his carrer?
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar
The worlds oldest restaurant, Casa Botin, is located in what country?
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Spain
According to experts, the worlds best tasting tap water is located in what major city?
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Los Angeles
Sunlight can penetrate clear ocean water to a depth of what how many feet?
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240 Feet
What quirky thing did Beethoven do before he started composing?
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Dipped his head in ice water
What type of dancing is derived from Irish Clog Dancing?
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Tap Dancing
Which king of France was an avid ballet dancer in his youth?
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King Louis XIV
What is the State dance of South Carolina?
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The Shag
