Ask FunTrivia Question Archive

16504. Who in 1983 accused his successor of believing that "English literature must now be abolished if English is to be saved"?

16506. When were escalators introduced in British department stores and on the London Underground?

16507. Give the name, which is derived from Latin through French meaning 'take care of', of the medical procedure which involves surgical scraping of the lining of a body cavity to clean it of foreign matter, tumours or other growths?

16510. Any where the Blue Bird goes was the original title of which very popular 1939 tune?

16511. Now that Darren Hayes has gone off on his own and released his own album, does this mean that Savage Garden has broken up?

16512. What exactly does 'money laundering' mean? And I don't think it means getting soap and water and washing money.

16513. How many illnesses does one need to be a hypochondriac?

16514. What company supplied the glass for Thomas Edisons first lightbulb?

16515. Who is the narrating, introductory voice of TV's Law and Order ('...in the criminal justice system.....'?

16516. Can anybody put me in the right web-site direction for finding out about the tennis player Mike Sangster?

16517. In the Summer Olympics, what do the equestrian and yachting events have in common?

16522. How many professional athletes have been drafted in the FIRST ROUND of two or more professional sports, and what are/is their/his name(s)?

16523. Has anyone ever heard of a person sharpening his or her teeth, or altering his or her teeth, in order to use them as weapons, and if so, how is this done?

16525. What size bra did Dustin Hoffman wear in the film 'Tootsie'?

16526. In the 50's or 60's there was a cartoon with two scientists in white lab coats. One character was tall and thin and the other short. What was the name of this cartoon?

16527. How long was the world's longest recorded kiss?

16528. Are the House of Commons and Parliament one and the same in Canada?

16529. What is the history of the English Beefeater's tall hat? Why is it so tall and fuzzy, and how can that serve a purpose in battle?

16531. On what day, month and year did O.J. Simpson kill his wife and her friend (oh, sorry, I mean accused) ?

16533. Who originally recorded the song 'If you don't want my peaches then stop shaking my tree' (or something like that)?

16534. What happens when two people with double-barrelled surnames (e.g. Brown-Robinson) marry and what do their children do. What is the record for the most surnames in genuine use by one person (excluding wind-ups, comedies etc.)?

16536. At a leisurely pace, how long does it take to walk a mile?

16537. Was Nixon a Quaker....what is a Quaker?

16539. Who is the only Academy Award presenter to give himself an Oscar?

16540. Who is Gregory Efimovich novikh better known as?

16542. Who is Edward Tudor-pole better known as?

16543. Who is Ariane Munker better known as?

16545. Why did John Gregory leave Aston Villa?

16546. When talking about horsepower,what does the letter B stand for in bhp?

16547. What do men do, that's physical, five more times a day than women?

16548. Where did the term horsepower originate and what does it mean?

16549. From what performance did Elvis pick up his pelvic gyrations?

16550. How does a television work?

16551. What does a 'spermologist' collect?

16553. Can you suggest a book that will help a 10 yr old boy deal with his grandpa's death?

16556. What bra size does DOLLY PARTON wear?

16558. Who is the only Canadian to win a world snooker title?

16559. What was Tiger Woods' LAST name at birth,not a trick question,his last name was NOT Woods when he was born.....what was it?

16560. We is the administrative centre of which South Pacific Island?

16566. Man: I told you I would always come for you. Why didn't you wait for me. Woman: Well... you were dead. Man: Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while. Which film are these lines from?

16568. This is only to settle a dispute. Does anyone know how old various members of the Royal family are. Especially Queen, Queen Mum and late Princess Margaret. Is there an official Royal family website that would help. Thanks for any suggestions?

16569. Why is orange jam called marmalade?

16570. How tall is the queen?

16573. Why do we always close our eyes when we sneeze?

16574. The Ayeyarwady River is better known by which name?

16576. What exactly is LAN(local area network), can someone explain what this means in understandable words?

16577. What Country was the first to impose a general Income Tax, and why?

16582. How many years has it been since Canada won gold in pairs figure skating?

16585. What is the deal with the stump of wood that people touch before performing on stage at the Apollo Theatre in New York?

16587. Why are the Oscar nominations announced at 8:38 am ET? Why not 8:30 or 9:00?

16588. One of the finalists in the recently finished British TV show 'Pop Idols' had a terrible stammer when speaking normally - yet when he sang he sang absolutely perfectly with no hint or sign of a stammer. What is the reason for this?

16590. Why was the bear Winnie the Pooh called by this name?

16591. Who was the first president to have a radio in the White House?

16593. How did the tradition of kissing the Blarney Stone begin?

16594. Could someone please explain this Academy of the Academy Oscars...who and what they are?

16596. Does the sun spin, revolve around a even larger body, hang motionless, or we're not sure?

16597. Where is Syd Vicious burried, and do mobs of people 'hang out' at his grave like they do at Jim Morrison's?

16598. Which 5 presidents, 3 died, 1 was born, and 1 was stricken with a fatal illness. And on what date ?

16600. What is the origin of the phrase 'A fishy story'?

16601. Who was the first president to have a T.V. in the White House?

16602. What is a jujube?

16603. What was Mr. Roger's first name from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood?

16604. What number lies between the 1 and 5 on a dart board?

16605. How many cells are in a honeycomb?

16606. What is the name of the spine of a boat?

16609. In snooker a player attempts to pot a red but leaves it on the edge of the pocket. The second player then takes aim on another red, but as he is about to play the first ball falls into the pocket. Who scores what?

16610. Question: Name the six football teams that have won two superbowls in a row?

16611. What six states have two or three football teams?

16612. Can anyone tell me who Patrick Dannay, Gregory Efimovich Novikh and 'The Bus' are better known as?

16614. What year did Niagara Falls freeze completely over?

16615. What is the Bible verse that contains every letter in the alphabet except the letter 'Q'?

16618. For what do the initials ldr stand for in relation to components of electronic circuits?

16619. Which nationwide football league club were once known as eagle football club ?

16620. What do King George III and President Taft have in common?

16622. Who was the youngest person to ever compete in the olypics?

16623. What foods ae considered aphrodesiacs?

16624. What are the elements that make up the compound gasoline(octane)?

16625. Of what metal is an Olympic gold medal mostly made of?

16626. How many different instruments must be used to qualify as a big band?

16628. Who is Michael Stallone and what's his middle name?

16629. Which would a planten be found in a tape recorder, a type writer, or a TV?

16630. Why is eBay so called?

16631. What house will celebrate 50 and 102 this year?

16632. What's the part of a basketball court that lies between the foul line and the basket?

16634. Who climbed up New York City's Empire State Building and WOrld Trade Center in 2 different movies?

16636. What movie character punches sides of meat while training for his big boxing bout?

16637. Why are American footballs often called 'pigskins' (and it is not because they use to be made of pigskin--because they were not)?

16638. What member of the Peanut gang flies a Sopwith Camel?

16639. What are the names of the two cats in the Animated 1955 Walt Disney film, Lady and the Tramp?

16642. What is the meaning of death?

16643. What is the name of Marvin the Martians green dog?

16645. What is the difference between root beer and birch beer (because they sure do taste the same)?

16647. How mmany countries in the world?

16650. How many grams of gold in an Olympic gold medal?

16651. Have they officially named the 2002 World Cup mascot. Presumably it is something Japanesey?

16653. What 2000 movie was shot in 1 take?

16655. What was the commercial for with the slogan 'It's not nice to fool Mother Nature'?

16656. What was the first U. S. city to host the Olympics?

16657. In the TV series The Persuaders, Danny Wilde drove a Ferrari Dino but what car did Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) drive ?

16659. What former presidentwas shot in the chest while giving a speech,yet continued to speak for over an hour before seeking medical treatment?

16661. Is CNN Washington reporter Major Garrett's birth name 'Major', or is that his title / rank?

16667. What is the national sport of srilanka ?

16668. Except cricket, in which game are the runs scored?

16669. What is found at the Olympics, weighs on average 500,000 pounds (large as a 747 plane)?

16671. Is pumpkin or squash a fruit or a vegetable?

16672. Do 'snuff flicks' exist?

16674. The Rev Dr William Dodd, born 1729 commited forgery and was hanged in 1777. He was nicknamed The -------- Parson. What 8 letter word is denoted by the dash?

16675. In what country are the langinkosko rapids?

16676. How many U.S. Presidents have been {impeached;} and, how many British Monarchs have been executed?

16677. Is Mount Everest really the tallest mountain in the world? A boy told me it isn't. Who is right?

16678. How many grams are there in one ounce?

16681. A batting partnership record set in 1932 by Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe is said to have inspired the brand name of which cigarette?

16684. Who is Dennis the Menace's TV hero?

16685. What's a kangaroo court?

16686. Where in England is the only church to allow the pagan symbol of mistletoe at Christmas?

16688. What is the population of Poland?

16690. Why was baseball great Charles Dillon Stengel nicknamed Casey?

16693. Who is the pitcher who had the most wins yet still did not win the Cy Young Award?

16694. What member of the Nixon administration borrowed $4,850.00 from the White House safe to pay for his honeymoon?

16695. What does the 'Q' in 'Q-Tips' stand for?

16696. After Charles Darwin thought up the Theory of Evolution did he become an athiest?

16697. Who starred in the 1922 German clasic vampire movie: 'Nosferatu'?

16698. What is a good scientific explanition of the substance known as fire?

16701. Who did United Telecommunications buy Sprint, the long distance company from?

16702. Why do we call a cup of coffee, a cup of Joe?

16704. What do the call a 'Quarter Pound with Cheese' in France (and why)?

16706. In what city (141 years ago today) was Jefferson Davis sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America?

16707. What obsolete 5 letter word is a nautical term for a depth of 600 ft ?

16709. What product was introduced in 1985 with a glitzy ad campaign that declared 'Have we got a taste for you!', How successful was the product, What became of it and the company?

16710. Who wrote 'the Wolf in Sheeps Clothing?

16712. What Indian people ruled Peru before the Spanish took over?

16714. What classical ballet tells of a little girl's X-mas dream about the land of the SUgar Plum Fairy?

16719. Can anyone tell me how to pronounce YOSEMITE and confirm if this is the place immortalised by Yogi Bear?

16721. Who was Dennis The Menace's favorite TV hero?

16723. On this holiday of President's Day are we supposed to honor all U.S. Presidents, or just Washington and Lincoln?

16726. Using english pronounciation on GHOTI how would you normally spell it and why?

16730. Off the coast of which Commonwealth country is there a gulf named after the eldest brother of Napoleon I ?

16732. Who was the first president to appear on TV (and when)?

16733. What is the only US state that has a name that just one syllable?

16735. What is the color of the 'Black Box' that houses an airplane's voice recorder?

16737. Does the height of human body change while sleeping?

16738. What is meant by the phrase 'green ink letter' and how did it originate?

16740. Does anyone know how much night soil the average family in 18th century London produced, and how was it removed?

16741. What was the name of George Washington's horse?

16743. Here's an easy one for you slackers--40 years ago today the first American orbited the earth, and later became an Ohio senator: who is he?

16745. Now here's a real tough one! What is the one day of the year that a tornado has never been reported in the U.S.?

16746. What did the people in Arizona do before there was airconditioning?

16747. How many entire hours was the world's longest recorded kiss(not counting the extra minutes)?

16750. Who accidentally discovered LSD?

16752. What was the name of Walt Disney's family dog?

16754. Why was Emmet Till killed?

16755. Mirrors reverse our image only left and right. Why not up and down?

16756. Another easy one: Who stars as 'Crocodile' Dundee?

16757. What tree's name contains all five vowels?

16759. What is the name of the Clevland Indian's logo (he is the guy with the big smile on their hat)?

16763. Which Polish general and politician fled to France in 1939 and from there to London to become head of the Polish government in exile?

16766. How did the 'bikini' get its name?

16772. What American Baseball team introduced the 'High Five'?

16775. Did George Clooney ever make a guest appearance on 'Golden Girls' as a young detective?

16777. What is the name of the turtle and the cartoon that has a turtle as Mr. Wizard saying 'Trizzle Trazzle, Trazzle Trum, it's time for this one to come home?

16779. Who was the last person to be executed with the guillotine, public and private?

16780. Who was the first finance minister of India, when the system of presenting union budget started and who presented first indian budget?

16781. Here's a goofy question. When I look at myself in the front part of a spoon, why is my reflection upside down?

16783. Does water 'swirl' down drains in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres?

16786. Name the sculptor whose 'The Statue of Presley' was unveiled in Elvis Presley Plaza, Memphis on 14th August 1980?

16789. Are Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" two separate books?

16790. What ice skating spin is named for Olympic Gold Medalist Dorothy Hamill?

16793. What game derives it's name from the Persian word 'shah'?

16795. What was the name of the episode of 'The Twilight Zone' where a woman is considered so horrible looking, and after attempted surgery to make her look better, you see she is a good looking woman, but all the doctors are hideous?

16796. Why is the color of the nails white at the bottom part only?

16798. Who was the MP elected 1847 who refused the oath for 11 years ?

16802. In the movie War Games, the talking program in the computer had a name given to it by its creator. What was it's name?

16804. Which muscle in the human body is used the most?

16805. .The USA drove on the left at first, when did it change to the right?

16807. Who is actress Bonnie Bedelia's famous/infamous relative?

16809. Who directed the film 'Deadly Friend'?

16810. Which of these products is artificial blood used for special effects in movies---Dracula {Spit;Lipstick} {Laura;Kensington} {Gore;OR} Frank'n'stain?

16811. The colour of bridal gowns was red in ancient times.The person who broke the tradition by wearing a white gown was the wife of Which Great {personality:Alexander;Napoleon} {III;Peter} the great OR Henry IV?

16812. A roll of what number on the dice is called Little Phoebe in the game of {craps:Number1;Number2;Number5;OR} Number6 ?

16817. Who appeared on the first cover of Rollingstone Magazine?

16818. Does anyone know who wrote the following, and the next verse. 'Up the airy mountain, down the rushy glen. We daren't go a hunting for fear of little men.'?

16820. When did Rob Lowe host Saturday Night Live when the Spice Girls were musical guests?

16821. When was Norm MacDonald fired from Saturday Night Live?

16822. When you cut your hair, it usually grows fast to a certain length and then stops. Now how on earth does either the follicle or the hair itself know how long a hair is, and what controls the rate of growth?

16828. Am watching a new TV drama (ITV - England) about a jury. The jury are involved with a murder trial at the Old Bailey - I thought that only experienced jurors were summonsed to trials at the Old Bailey and that there would be no 'first-timers' on the jury. Am I correct?

16829. Where was the TV movie 'The Rosa Parks Story' filmed?

16835. The Direct Action Committee is responsible for creating what famous symbol, in 1958?

16836. What was 18 year old Queen Victoria's first thing she did after her coronation?

16838. What is the infield fly rule?

16839. Do any other countries play professional American football besides the U.S. and Canada?

16842. Who was the first American MALE to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating?

16845. How many baths did France's Louis XIV take during his lifetime of almost 77 years?

16847. When was peanut butter first created?

16849. Where the phrase 'spitting image' originate?

16850. What are the few states that do not require a law degree to become an attorney, only to pass their bar exam?

16852. Why are the stars different colors?

16853. Why do we make the same words in the English language mean different things and have them pronounced differently?

16855. In Byker Grove, who played who which one was PJ and which was Duncan, Ant MacParklan or Declan Donnely?

16856. What was the first PG-13 rated movie?

16857. Which actress played Father O'Malley's one time love interest in the film 'Going My Way'---and does anyone know whatever happened to this talented songstress?

16858. What relative name would be used to describe my father's cousin's child?

16859. Which actor, nominated once for an Oscar, has an ex-wife and a daughter that have been nominated as well, the ex-wife twice?

16860. When was the first Grammy Awards, and who were some winners?

16861. Where do we get the common affirmative phrase: 'O.K.'?

16862. Who was the only US president to have earned a PHD?

16863. How many teeth does a sheep have?

16864. What was the early Greeks' name for their first plays?

16865. Is Mike Sangster still alive. If so,who is the British male tennis player who died some years ago whilst still in his 40s?

16869. What percentage of the average human brain is water?

16870. Who was the ohly US president who was also an Eagle Scout?

16871. What TV show about Vietnam opened with the song 'Paint It Black' by the Rolling Stones?

16874. Why did romeo and juliets parents hate each other from the beggining of the play?

16875. Is laziness an inherited Mendelian characteristic or is it acquired after birth (sensible answers please)?

16876. If you were to dig a whole through the centre of the earth (please spare me the mind boggling facts about how impossible this is), would you not start digging upwards at halfway or just spin around because therwe is no up or down or worse, end up standing upside down underground, how does this work?

16877. Continuing with the same topic:: Who was the shortest US president (I know that Lincoln was the tallest)?

16879. Through how many countries does the equator pass?

16881. What is the name of the lawyer in the comic strip 'Wizard of Id'?

16883. Who was the first African American to be nominated as a presidential candidate?

16884. What was the name of Han Solo's first ship?

16885. Who starred in the title role of TV's Kiddie Space Program Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers in 1953?

16888. British Royal Family: The current House is the House of Windsor, but am I right in thinking that when the heir eventually becomes King or Queen they loose this name and become known as Rex or Regina?

16889. Why is Prince Philip not a King, is it because he was not a member of the British royal family or because he was a member of no royal family, if you are a member of any royal family do you get the title of King or Queen when your partner becomes the monarch?

16890. What position in the family tree do Prince Andrew, Edward, and Princess Anne have, are they all the sons and daughters of the Queen. If yes, then does that mean Princess Margaret has no children, and who was she married to?

16891. Who are HRH's Andrew, Edward and Anne married to, I appologise for my ignorance if some members have passed away?

16892. Charity quiz question, any help or clues appreciated. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Box the Jesuit and get cockroaches'?

16893. How many 'honeycarts' does a standard jumbo jet need?

16895. Is it feed a fever and starve a cold or starve a fever and feed a cold and where did this 'saying' originate from?

16896. What is the Roman Catholic ceromony called that elevates a Priest or a Monsignor to a Bishop?

16899. In Greek Tragedy which king married his own sister?

16900. The region known as Lappland comprises parts of what four countries?

16901. Who was the first NFL player to win three consecutive Super Bowl games?

16902. Did Marilyn Monroe have six toes?

16903. Tin Matheson who now portrays the Vice-President on West Wing, once provided the voice of a precocious young man in what cartoon series?

16904. What is the origin of the American Pledge of Allegiance?

16906. What television show is celebrating the airing of it's 4,000 episode today, March 1st?

16908. Who was the Emmy that the Emmy Award is named after?

16911. What was the first animated movie created in 'The Secret Lab' Disney built in Burbank?

16913. How many purebred large white piglets appeared in the title roll of Babe, the 1995 movie about a piglet that yearns to be a sheepdog?

16921. What state did George Washington welcome to the Union during his first annual message?

16923. What causes humans to pass gas?

16926. In the US a pig says 'oink'. How do the French describe the sound?

16927. Who appeared on the cover of the very first issue of People magazine?

16928. What is the difference between a 1040 and a 1040EZ, when would fill out one compared to the other?

16930. The generic term for the drug methadone is dolophine. it was named after whom adolph hitler , a pet dolphin , a girlnamed dolores, a delphi oracle?

16931. Which of these famous tales can be found in aesops fables (tom thumb,little red riding hood,the boy who cried wolf, cinderella)?

16935. Which French president served the longest term?

16936. What is the acronym for the program at NASA that is devoted to the search for signals from other parts of the galaxy that would indicate the presence of advanced technological civilizations?

16939. What city is the southernmost national capitol in the world?

16941. I've seen the word Vegan used lately and thought it was simply short for vegetarian. Now I suspect it means something more by the way it is used, and is usually capitalized. What does it really mean?

16942. What is the name of the lone ranger's dog?

16946. Bookssay nearly 2 million people crossed the red sea with moses. If we stretched out all these people, how many miles of people would we have?

16950. Does the US government credit anyone with creating the US Flag design (because I've heard the 'Betsy Ross Story' is fiction)?

16954. Where was Winston Churchill born?

16956. Why are movies/CDs/DVDs released on Tuesdays?

16958. Where did we get the term 'headhunter' (proffesional employment searcher)?

16960. Can anyone tell me the name of the song that played at the end of NBC TV's Third Watch (drama) Mon Mar 4th....pleease?

16961. What mountain range is monteagle tn. in?

16963. What exactly is the earned income credit in simple terms?

16964. Are all the actresses who appeared in the film 'Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' still alive?

16965. Where do we get the term 'shrink' (psychoanalyst)?

16967. New Kids on the Block first hit the UK in which year?

16968. How long does an average washer and dryer last, an average, I'm well aware that a more expensive washer and dryer probably lasts longer and a real cheap one doesn't last as long?

16970. What is the most elite fighting force in the world?

16972. Who holds the record number of Fan Clubs (613) with a total membership of (510,487) active members?

16973. Who survived to 31 murder attempts?

16974. Which state has the most tornados?

16977. In 1963 when Ian Stewart was still in the band, who were the five other members of the rolling stones?

16980. Which tribe of venezuelan indians traditionally killed the first born of twins as they believed the womans husband could only be responsible for one child and the other was another mans child?

16981. Would a solid-core wire covered in paint, such as spray paint, be insulated. i.e. if the wire was in water or in contact with another metal, would it short circuit ?

16986. In which novel,short story or play does the action begin when the author receives a letter from his boyhood friend Roderick?

16987. Which pakistan batsman name starts with the letter u..(the letters are given u-a-f-r-o) ?

16988. In which novel,short story or play is Willems the confidential clerk of Hudig and Co in Macassar ?

16991. Who was the most senior US soldier killed in Europe during World War 11 ?

16992. In which novel,short story or play does David discover that Sophie has an extra toe on each foot ?

16993. To what do I request you to lend your diminutive auricular appendage,if you would be so kind ?

16995. Who said that about one fifth of people are against everything,all of the time ?

16996. Who said that religions can tolerate agnostics,even athiests, but they cannot tolerate other religions ?

16997. Who said ,I'm a moral person,but think,like most people,my moral values tend to be vague ?

16998. Which Fonda said 'I guess being a Fonda,i'll never know that I made it because of how good I am ?