December 24, 2023

Episode 1048 - The company line - Name that body part - Sports halls of fame - The 2011 emmys - Oscar

7 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1048, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Company Line

1: In 1963, live on "The Art Linkletter Show", this company served its billionth burger.

McDonald's.

2: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in and was first displayed on.

Crate and Barrel.

3: This company's Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month.

Bulova.

4: Edward Teller and this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women.

(Paul) Bonwit.

5: The Kirschner brothers, Don and Bill, named this ski company for themselves and the second-highest mountain.

K2.

Round 2. Category: Name That Body Part

1: Dentine,Pulp,Crown.

Tooth.

2: Calcaneus,Plantar arch, Sole.

Foot.

3: Parietal lobe,Thalamus,Cerebellum.

Brain.

4: Phagocytes,Alveoli,Bronchioles.

Lungs.

5: Glomeruli,Nephron,Renal cortex.

Kidney.

Round 3. Category: Sports Halls Of Fame

1: A museum and hall of fame for this sport in Huntington Beach, Calif. includes a shrine to Duke Kahanamoku.

surfing.

2: The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts bears the name of this inventor of the game.

(James) Naismith.

3: The original of this trophy, a silver bowl, is on permanent display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

the Stanley Cup.

4: 1960s inductees into this hall of fame include Don Budge, Alice Marble and Brooke Shields' grandfather Frank Shields.

the Tennis Hall of Fame.

5: Start your engines please and head to this Alabama city to visit the Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Talladega.

Round 4. Category: The 2011 Emmys

1: Emmy has spoken: he won his fourth straight award as Best Reality Host and we can tell you for sure that he knows how to rock and roll.

(Jeff) Probst.

2: Guy Pearce won an acting Emmy for playing Monty in this HBO miniseries.

Mildred Pierce.

3: With clear eyes and a full heart, Kyle Chandler couldn't lose Lead Actor in a Drama for this show.

Friday Night Lights.

4: After joining her fellow nominees onstage, Melissa McCarthy won for this double "M" sitcom.

Mike and Molly.

5: This best director was a raging bull in an Emmy shop for his work on "Boardwalk Empire".

Martin Scorsese.

Round 5. Category: Oscar

1: This film about a family of superheroes beat out "Shrek 2" and "Shark Tale" as 2004's Best Animated Feature.

The Incredibles.

2: (Al Gore delivers the clue.) This film about my campaign to recognize climate change as a worldwide problem won the Oscar in 2006 for Best Documentary Feature.

An Inconvenient Truth.

3: Michael Douglas won for producing this 1975 film that swept all 5 major Oscar categories.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

4: 1980's Best Picture nominees included 2 black and white films: "The Elephant Man" and this boxing film.

Raging Bull.

5: She received 2 1982 acting Oscar nominations, both for playing actresses--a soap star and a '40s film star.

Jessica Lange.

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

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