Instant Trivia

Episode 1013 - Toy story - I played a real person - Cheesy name origins - Hey, 4 is! - Bean there

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1013, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Toy Story

  • 1: In 1999 this Hasbro action figure celebrated his 35th year in the service.
  • G.I. Joe.
  • 2: "Life in the Dreamhouse" is the subtitle of an online show named for this doll.
  • Barbie.
  • 3: There are actually world championships for the trading card game and video game featuring these "pocket monsters".
  • Pokémon.
  • 4: In the late '60s Mattel took on Matchbox with this line of toy cars; today it owns both.
  • Hot Wheels.
  • 5: Players stack and remove wooden blocks in this game whose name is from Swahili for "to build".
  • Jenga.

    • Round 2. Category: I Played A Real Person

    • 1: "Super Pumped" stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick, founder of this rideshare service.
    • Uber.
    • 2: Jesse Eisenberg played this guy, still at Harvard, in "The Social Network".
    • Zuckerberg.
    • 3: This actor had his eyes glued shut daily to play Ray Charles in "Ray".
    • Jamie Foxx.
    • 4: Josh Gad and Seth Rogen have both played this electrical engineer --in "Jobs" and "Steve Jobs", respectively.
    • Steve Wozniak.
    • 5: Robert De Niro trained with the real Jake LaMotta for his portrayal of him in this 1980 film.
    • Raging Bull.

      • Round 3. Category: Cheesy Name Origins

      • 1: It's often made from ewe's milk: from the Modern Greek for "slice".
      • feta.
      • 2: It's made from goat's milk:French for "goat".
      • chevre.
      • 3: This yellow cheddar: the Oregon county where it is produced.
      • Tillamook.
      • 4: A soft, creamy cheese:Italian for "beautiful country".
      • Bel Paese.
      • 5: This one similar to cheddar:the town in Wisconsin where the Steinwand family created it.
      • colby cheese.

        • Round 4. Category: Hey, 4 Is!

        • 1: Anyone who thinks he's going to break up the United States needs to check out this word in the pledge of allegiance.
        • indivisible.
        • 2: If you say "to boldly go", you've "split" this grammatical term.
        • the infinitive.
        • 3: Inflammation of the gums.
        • gingivitis.
        • 4: The organization NORML advocates this 4-"I" process with marijuana.
        • decriminalization.
        • 5: One who enforces the rules in a strict manner is a stern this 14-letter word.
        • disciplinarian.

          • Round 5. Category: Bean There

          • 1: Illinois leads the U.S. in production of these sources of tofu.
          • soybeans.
          • 2: Chickpeas are also called these beans or just these, their usual name in Spain.
          • garbanzo beans.
          • 3: Navy beans and molasses are traditional ingredients in this baked "metropolitan" offering.
          • Boston baked beans.
          • 4: Native to India, mung beans are often used to grow these tender, edible seedlings.
          • bean sprouts.
          • 5: Minnesota's Otter Tail County is a center for growing this bean named for its shape.
          • a kidney bean.

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

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