Instant Trivia

Episode 1012 - A gusty move - The "un" category - Indy 500 - Who you gonna call? - Works of art

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1012, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: A Gusty Move

  • 1: Even the greatest golfers fear the notorious swirling wind at the 12th hole of this home course of The Masters.
  • Augusta.
  • 2: In a 2005 game at Soldier Field, wind blew a 49ers' field goal wide, and this team's Nathan Vasher returned it 108 yards.
  • the Bears.
  • 3: On a sailboat, an order to do this means it's time to lower sails to reduce the wind pressure, not time to run onto coral.
  • reef.
  • 4: In 1965 this MLB team was accused of using its new dome's air conditioning to blow balls out when the home team was batting.
  • the Astros.
  • 5: A 2016 bike race in Spain was called off after wind stopped this, the name for a group of riders, in its tracks and pushed some backwards.
  • peloton.

    • Round 2. Category: The Un Category. With Un in quotation marks

    • 1: In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" and its workers were called "conductors".
    • the Underground Railroad.
    • 2: Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey and at Arlington.
    • the Unknown Soldier.
    • 3: Though often misquoted, these are the kinds of "rights" the Declaration of Independence guarantees.
    • unalienable rights.
    • 4: They were called this because they used to write their names at the bottom of insurance contracts.
    • underwriters.
    • 5: Dylan Thomas' radio play about a day in the life of the Welsh villagers of Llareggub.
    • Under Milk Wood.

      • Round 3. Category: Indy 500

      • 1: In 1992, five years after his father won, this junior guy, Little Al, won the race by its closest margin, less than a car length.
      • Al Unser Jr..
      • 2: The first woman to lead a lap in the race was the 2005 Rookie of the Year, this driver.
      • (Danica) Patrick.
      • 3: After a scary 2017 crash, both men walked away, thanks in part to the HANS device; the acronym HANS refers to these two body parts.
      • head and neck.
      • 4: This nickname for the Speedway comes from the material on the track; most of it has been covered over.
      • the Brickyard.
      • 5: These famous four words that open the race were amended when Janet Guthrie became the first woman Indy driver.
      • Gentlemen, start your engines.

        • Round 4. Category: Who You Gonna Call?

        • 1: If you've lost this credit card, call 1-800-847-2911 (really the card's name followed by 911).
        • Visa.
        • 2: Sending flowers? Call 1-800-SEND-this 3-letter company founded in 1910.
        • FTD.
        • 3: A "colorful" low-cost airline has the phone number 1-800-JET-this.
        • BLUE.
        • 4: To reach this government service, call 1-800-829-1040.
        • the IRS.
        • 5: A "Fifth Avenue" store is also available at 1-877-551-this.
        • SAKS.

          • Round 5. Category: Works Of Art

          • 1: An 1871 painting of an old woman in a long black dress, sitting in a chair.
          • Whistler's Mother.
          • 2: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms.
          • Pietà.
          • 3: A 1920 painting of a grim-faced couple with a pitchfork, standing in front of a farmhouse.
          • American Gothic.
          • 4: An 1889 painting of a sky of blue and yellow swirling over a small village.
          • Starry Night.
          • 5: An 1880 statue of a naked man with his arm on his knee and his chin resting on his hand.
          • The Thinker.

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

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