Instant Trivia

Episode 102 - Money, Money, Money - See You In Court - A Few Good Men - Noted Scribes - All The "Right" Moves

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 102, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Money, Money, Money

  • 1: In 2004 a new version of this coin depicted the peace medal Lewis and Clark gave to Indians during their exploration.
  • a nickel.
  • 2: Iraq's 25-dinar note features Saddam Hussein on the front and this ancient city's Ishtar Gate on the back.
  • Babylon.
  • 3: This tiny country, whose capital is Vaduz, uses the Swiss franc as capital.
  • Liechtenstein.
  • 4: Seen here is one of these currency units from a country that's in the zone.
  • the euro.
  • 5: Indonesia's 500-rupiah note depicts this endangered rust-colored ape sitting in a tree.
  • orangutan.

    • Round 2. Category: See You In Court

    • 1: Deaths in its Pinto made it the first U.S. corporation to face criminal charges over product design.
    • Ford.
    • 2: The government sued Frank Snepp over his 1977 book based on his years with this agency.
    • CIA.
    • 3: In 1977 the Supreme Court ruled that John Bates, in this profession, had the right to advertise low fees.
    • lawyer/law.
    • 4: Carol Burnett's suit against the National Enquirer for this hinged on whether the Enquirer was really a newspaper.
    • libel.
    • 5: Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807.
    • treason.

      • Round 3. Category: A Few Good Men

      • 1: In May 1883 this showman put on his first "Wild West Show".
      • Buffalo Bill Cody.
      • 2: In 2004 this Fijian set a record for pro golf winnings in one year, $10,905,166.
      • (Vijay) Singh.
      • 3: This man who partnered with Charlie McCarthy was the first president of the TV Academy.
      • (Edgar) Bergen.
      • 4: This pop artist created 1958's "Three Flags", a triple portrait of the American Flag.
      • Jasper Johns.
      • 5: Many of Geoffrey Chaucer's works were first printed around 1477 by this man, England's first printer.
      • William Caxton.

        • Round 4. Category: Noted Scribes

        • 1: From 1903 to 1905, American author Winston Churchill served in the legislature of this "Granite State".
        • New Hampshire.
        • 2: Shortly after arriving in France in 1924, he completed "The Great Gatsby".
        • F. Scott Fitzgerald.
        • 3: This essayist wrote 3 children's stories, the last being "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1970.
        • E.B. White.
        • 4: He's written plays based on his works, including "Dandelion Wine" and "Fahrenheit 451".
        • Ray Bradbury.
        • 5: While serving as an ambulance driver, he was injured at Fossalta di Piave, Italy on July 8, 1918.
        • Ernest Hemingway.

          • Round 5. Category: All The "Right" Moves

          • 1: It's the correct 2-word prefix to the titles of earls and barons.
          • Right Honourable.
          • 2: Bring up a pop-up menu by doing it with your mouse.
          • right-click.
          • 3: 60-footer of the North Atlantic.
          • a right whale.
          • 4: Hillary Clinton once said a "vast" this had existed "against my husband since the day he announced for president".
          • a right-wing conspiracy.
          • 5: The text of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment deals with this.
          • the right to bear arms.

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

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