Instant Trivia

Episode 1069 - A trip to the islands - The name of the board game - My name is earl warren - Make light work - Inca hoots?

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1069, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: A Trip To The Islands

  • 1: This 2,200-square-mile Canadian island was named for a son of George III.
  • Prince Edward Island.
  • 2: The "Big Island" of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is shared between Argentina and this country.
  • Chile.
  • 3: The migration of the red crabs is an annual spectacle on this Indian Ocean island named for a holiday.
  • Christmas Island.
  • 4: An island called the Phantom Ship rises from the water inside a volcanic caldera in this Oregon national park.
  • Crater Lake.
  • 5: On this Greek island you can soak up the sun on Elafonisi Beach or tour the ruins of the ancient palace of Knossos.
  • Crete.

    • Round 2. Category: The Name Of The Board Game

    • 1: Rhinoplasty or appendectomy, for example.
    • Operation.
    • 2: The USS Missouri is an Iowa-class one.
    • Battleship.
    • 3: The Sherman Act of 1890 was meant to combat this type of business.
    • Monopoly.
    • 4: Slang for a tornado.
    • Twister.
    • 5: Nixon's spaniel.
    • Checkers.

      • Round 3. Category: My Name Is Earl Warren

      • 1: In Reynolds v. Sims I said that representation in legislatures must be based mostly on population: one man, one this.
      • vote.
      • 2: I am interred at this national cemetery.
      • Arlington.
      • 3: I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953.
      • California.
      • 4: On June 23, 1969 I swore in this man as Chief Justice of the U.S..
      • Warren Burger.
      • 5: I ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional in this landmark 1954 case.
      • Brown v. Board of Education.

        • Round 4. Category: Make Light Work

        • 1: Around noon on some days, Germany gets close to half its power from this source.
        • solar power.
        • 2: The light type of this is a basic tool of cell biology, magnifying specimens hundreds of times.
        • a microscope.
        • 3: Take a mind-expanding journey at the live show called Paramount's Laser Spectacular, with the music of this "Dark Side" band.
        • Pink Floyd.
        • 4: 10 projectors show astronomical wonders in the USA's largest of these facilities, at a Jersey City science center.
        • a planetarium.
        • 5: John Alcott and Emmanuel Lubezki, people in this profession, are noted for creative use of natural light.
        • cinematographers.

          • Round 5. Category: Inca Hoots?

          • 1: When in Peru, don't forget to check out the cute pygmy owls named for these mountains.
          • the Andes.
          • 2: The name of this city taken by Pizarro in 1533 is derived from Quechuan words meaning "rock of the owl".
          • Cuzco.
          • 3: After listening to its piercing cry, you'll know why this west Peruvian owl is so named.
          • the screech-owl.
          • 4: Peru's ferruginous pygmy owls are the color of this, which is formed by oxidation.
          • rust.
          • 5: A long-whiskered owlet was seen in Peru in 2007; it's so rare it has its own genus, Xenoglaux, meaning this "owl".
          • foreign (or strange).

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

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