November 17, 2023

Episode 1009 - Decades of no. 1-rated tv shows - Toast - Long-running tv shows - Complete the opera title - Software that bytes

6 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1009, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Decades Of No. 1-Rated Tv Shows

1: So what's the deal with this stand-up comic having the No. 1 show in 1998? Guess he won the contest after all!.

Jerry Seinfeld.

2: Wah! Ricky, I wanna be in the show!--Well, honey, this show of ours got a 67.3 rating in the 1952-53 season, so okay! You're in!.

I Love Lucy.

3: In 2016 "Sunday Night Football" blitzed the competition as Cris Collinsworth and this play-by-play man led the league.

Al Michaels.

4: Come and listen to my story 'bout a sitcom named this, No. 1 in 1963.

The Beverly Hillbillies.

5: This actor and his "All in the Family" character Archie Bunker ruled from 1972 to '76.

Carroll O'Connor.

Round 2. Category: Toast

1: StarKist's recipe for this grilled sandwich includes toast, onion, celery, mayo and cheese.

a tuna melt.

2: "Everything's better with" this margarine brand on my toast.

Blue Bonnet.

3: Cole's quality foods claims the 1970s introduction of this Italian restaurant bread in frozen form.

garlic bread.

4: If you're ailing, your diet might be reduced to toast and this, such as Lady Grey.

tea.

5: I like to spread the jelly of this tropical fruit on my muffin.

a guava.

Round 3. Category: Long-Running Tv Shows

1: Decades of choices and wacky costumes on "Let's Make a Deal" began with Monty Hall as host; this guy got the job in 2009.

Wayne Brady.

2: As a boy, this current host of "Meet the Press" watched the show with his father.

Tim Russert.

3: When this talk show premiered nationally 67 years ago, it was hosted by Steve Allen and Willie Mays was one of the first guests.

The Tonight Show.

4: The current theme music for this show around since 1947 was composed by John Williams and is titled "The Pulse Of Events".

Meet the Press.

5: (Backstage at the Emmys: Hi, I'm Jay Leno, and the answer is:) My "Tonight Show" predecessor, Johnny Carson, became the full-time host after this man quit in March of 1962.

Jack Paar.

Round 4. Category: Complete The Opera Title

1: Mozart: "The blank Flute".

Magic.

2: Wagner: "blank und Isolde".

Tristan.

3: Gluck: "Orfeo ed blank".

Euridice.

4: Offenbach: "The Tales of blank".

Hoffmann.

5: Donizetti: "Lucia di blank".

Lammermoor.

Round 5. Category: Software That Bytes

1: A dangerous new virus is actually 2 files which share their names with these 2 Shakespearean lovers.

Romeo and Juliet.

2: A virus was sent as a picture of this 20-year-old tennis star; needless to say it was a popular virus.

Anna Kournikova.

3: Every March 6 your computer can be infected by this virus named for a Renaissance artist.

Michelangelo.

4: This "pest" virus that originated in the Philippines was sent via an amorous attachment.

Love Bug Virus.

5: A type of virus is named after this surreptitious instrument of war used by ancient Greeks.

Trojan Horse.

Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

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