Instant Trivia

Episode 1024 - And in other news... - Fast food choices - Colorful albums - True grime - I'd rather have

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1024, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: And In Other News...

  • 1: The Chicago Tribune reported this host country donated 230,000 Mars bars to our troops for Thanksgiving.
  • Saudi Arabia.
  • 2: Englishman Kim Philby was 1 of 5 top spies this country honored on stamps in 1990.
  • the Soviet Union.
  • 3: In November 1990 Bill Irwin became the first blind man to hike this entire 2,167-mile long trail.
  • the Appalachian Trail.
  • 4: Reuters reports China's Communist newspaper wants people to stop calling women "miss" and use this "friendly" title.
  • comrade.
  • 5: This author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" died in November 1990.
  • Roald Dahl.

    • Round 2. Category: Fast Food Choices

    • 1: Filet-O-Fish or a Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
    • McDonald's.
    • 2: Original Recipe or Extra Tasty Crispy.
    • KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
    • 3: A Butterfinger Blizzard or a Peanut Buster Parfait.
    • Dairy Queen.
    • 4: Biggie Fries or a Frosty.
    • Wendy's.
    • 5: Beef 'N Cheddar or a Jamocha Shake.
    • Arby's.

      • Round 3. Category: Colorful Albums

      • 1: The bestselling Beatles album in the U.S. is "The Beatles", better known by this colorful name.
      • the White Album.
      • 2: "99 Problems" is on this 2003 album that Jay-Z said would be his last (it wasn't).
      • The Black Album.
      • 3: This Elton John double album is full of great songs, including the original "Candle In The Wind".
      • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
      • 4: The 2018 Grammy for Album of the Year went to Kacey Musgraves for this "Hour".
      • Golden Hour.
      • 5: Kelly Clarkson's holiday album "Wrapped in Red" includes this colorful Elvis song about a sad noel.
      • "Blue Christmas".

        • Round 4. Category: True Grime

        • 1: As a noun, it's earth for growing plants; as a verb, it means to stain.
        • soil.
        • 2: It can precede "of the earth", but a "Men in Black" tagline was "protecting the Earth from the" this "of the universe".
        • scum.
        • 3: It means boggy or swampy ground; as a verb it's what happened to the wagon that got stuck there.
        • a mire (mired).
        • 4: Stinking this is a type of disease caused by parasitic fungi on plants; an indecent magazine is said to contain it, too.
        • smut.
        • 5: A scandal may do this to your reputation; it's also a word for a discoloration caused by oxidation on some metals.
        • tarnish.

          • Round 5. Category: I'D Rather Have

          • 1: Instead of any current politician, I'd have lunch with this 16th president and hear about frontier life.
          • Lincoln.
          • 2: Instead of a fancy restaurant meal, I'd rather have a backyard cookout serving up grilled these, like brats and chorizos.
          • sausages.
          • 3: For a good guard dog, I'd pick from the AKC's list of them that includes the Doberman one of these, but not the miniature one.
          • A Pinscher.
          • 4: I'd rather see this epic 1962 movie biography set in the desert in a theater at 70mm projection than on a cell phone.
          • Lawrence of Arabia.
          • 5: Instead of a beer, I'd rather have this French wine that Food and Wine Mag calls "the world's most popular white".
          • chardonnay.

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

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