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Episode 1041 - After the white house - The great divide - Duck, duck, goose - Where they're from - Alphabet dogs

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1041, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: After The White House

  • 1: In 1999 he celebrated his 75th birthday by jumping from a plane over the grounds of his Texas library.
  • George H.W. Bush.
  • 2: In 1841 he represented the Amistad mutineers before the Supreme Court.
  • John Quincy Adams.
  • 3: In 1965 LBJ invited this former president to witness the signing of the Medicare Act in Missouri.
  • (Harry) Truman.
  • 4: On his 80th birthday, May 8, 1964, he became the first former President to address a regular Senate session.
  • Harry Truman.
  • 5: In February 1930 illness forced him to resign as U.S. Chief Justice; he died a month later.
  • William Howard Taft.

    • Round 2. Category: The Great Divide

    • 1: When we reference the North American Great Divide, we're generally talking about this mountain range.
    • Rockies (the Rocky Mountains).
    • 2: The white-tailed type of this rodent makes the Great Divide basin its home; who's a good boy?.
    • prairie dog.
    • 3: The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs from Montana to the Chihuahuan Desert in the bootheel of this state.
    • New Mexico.
    • 4: Here's a sign letting you know what's up in this national park that's mostly in Wyoming.
    • Yellowstone.
    • 5: In Canada the Great Divide runs along the border of British Columbia and this other province.
    • Alberta.

      • Round 3. Category: Duck, Duck, Goose

      • 1: She's the fictional woman famous for her "Nursery Rhymes".
      • Mother Goose.
      • 2: Hey, Daddy-O, this "avian" coiffure was very popular in the 1950s.
      • a ducktail.
      • 3: This 2-word term refers to a politician who has recently lost an election and is soon to leave office.
      • a lame duck.
      • 4: Stechschritt in German, this style of army marching has been used since the time of Frederick the Great.
      • goose-stepping.
      • 5: The down of this large sea duck, Somateria mollissima, is used as warm filling in jackets, pillows and quilts.
      • eider.

        • Round 4. Category: Where They'Re From

        • 1: Matt Damon hails from this education-oriented Boston-area city.
        • Cambridge.
        • 2: (Hey. I'm Wayne Brady.) I started my performing career in this Florida city sometimes called O-Town.
        • Orlando.
        • 3: Though born in Washington, D.C., this "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Oscar winner was raised in the South Pacific.
        • William Hurt.
        • 4: Wynton and Branford Marsalis were both born in this southern "Crescent City".
        • New Orleans.
        • 5: This sitcom star says Massapequa, N.Y., where he grew up, has an Indian name that means "by the mall".
        • (Jerry) Seinfeld.

          • Round 5. Category: Alphabet Dogs

          • 1: A: A plush tail curling over the back characterizes this breed from Japan.
          • the Akita.
          • 2: B: The AKC says these "move like the athletes they're named for: smooth... graceful... powerful".
          • a Boxer.
          • 3: C: Toto was one of these Scottish terriers bred to chase vermin in rock piles.
          • a Cairn Terrier.
          • 4: D: This breed was developed in Germany by a night watchman whose first name was Karl.
          • Doberman.
          • 5: E: It has a speckled coat unlike its solid mahogany Irish cousin.
          • English Setter.

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

            Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

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