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Episode 106 - The Electoral College - "Monkey" Shines - A Philippines Timeline - Proverbs By Initials - New York

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 106, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Electoral College

  • 1: With 54 this state has more electoral votes than any other.
  • California.
  • 2: In 1976 an elector from the state of Washington cast a lone vote for this man; 4 years later he received 489 votes.
  • Ronald Reagan.
  • 3: The presidential electors cast their votes on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in this month.
  • December.
  • 4: Including 3 from the District of Columbia, the Electoral College consists of this many electors.
  • 538.
  • 5: The only electoral tie occured in 1800 when these 2 men each had 73 votes.
  • Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.

    • Round 2. Category: "Monkey" Shines

    • 1: John T. Scopes was the subject of it.
    • "Scopes Monkey Trial".
    • 2: It follows "Ab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab".
    • Said the monkey to the chimp.
    • 3: Film in which Groucho Marx declares, "Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo".
    • Monkey Business.
    • 4: This term for a jungle gym dates back to the 1950s.
    • Monkey bars.
    • 5: Usually "thrown", it's an obstacle that gets in the way of one's plans.
    • Monkey wrench.

      • Round 3. Category: A Philippines Timeline

      • 1: 2004:She narrowly defeats film star Fernando Poe to win reelection to the presidency.
      • Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
      • 2: March 1942:This commander of U.S. forces in the Far East leaves the Philippines vowing to return.
      • General Douglas MacArthur.
      • 3: 1521:This Portuguese circumnavigator explores the Philippine islands and dies there.
      • Magellan.
      • 4: 1565:The Philippines become a part of this empire and are named after one of its monarchs.
      • the Spanish Empire.
      • 5: 1898:The Treaty of Paris cedes control of the Philippines to this nation.
      • the U.S..

        • Round 4. Category: Proverbs By Initials

        • 1: "Look B.Y.L.".
        • before you leap.
        • 2: "T.I.S.T. fiction".
        • truth is stranger than.
        • 3: "Blood is T.T.W.".
        • thicker than water.
        • 4: "T.H.A. better than one".
        • two heads are (two hands are accepted).
        • 5: "A watched P.N.B.".
        • pot never boils.

          • Round 5. Category: New York

          • 1: Val-Kill in Hyde Park was this first lady's retreat.
          • Eleanor Roosevelt.
          • 2: A N. Tarrytown bridge named for this Washington Irving rider once stood where US9 crosses the Pocantico River.
          • The Headless Horseman.
          • 3: This building in Albany is bounded by Washington Avenue and Swan, State and Eagle Streets.
          • Capital building.
          • 4: Troy, New York was home to the meatpacker who inspired this national symbol.
          • "Uncle Sam".
          • 5: The top of the Skylon Tower soars 775' above this natural landmark.
          • Niagara Falls.

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

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