Instant Trivia

Episode 1085 - Medical prefixes and suffixes - '80s film comedy - Show me the munchies! - 2 first names - Conquistadors

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1085, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Medical Prefixes And Suffixes

  • 1: These 2 -iatricians specialize in opposite times of life and there's often talk of a surplus of one and a shortage of the other.
  • a pediatrician and a geriatrician.
  • 2: -sclerosis,as in "of an artery".
  • hardening.
  • 3: After my-, it means pain in the muscles; after neur-, it's pain along the course of a nerve.
  • -algia.
  • 4: Following lump- and tonsil(l)-, it denotes a surgical removal.
  • -ectomy.
  • 5: Schizo-,as in an atom or a banana dessert.
  • split.

    • Round 2. Category: '80s Film Comedy

    • 1: Golf course groundskeeper Bill Murray battles gophers in this laugh riot.
    • Caddyshack.
    • 2: SCTV's Bob and Doug McKenzie foamed up on the big screen in this 1983 movie.
    • Strange Brew.
    • 3: He played movie star and TV guest star Alan Swann in 1982's "My Favorite Year".
    • Peter O'Toole.
    • 4: This film starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and a robot electrified audiences in '86.
    • Short Circuit.
    • 5: It's the film in which Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy a dream house that turns into a nightmare.
    • The Money Pit.

      • Round 3. Category: Show Me The Munchies!

      • 1: Logically enough, brands of this snack favorite include Jiffy Pop and Pop Secret.
      • popcorn.
      • 2: Get twisted with these ancient treats made from dough that's baked, salted and usually twisted into a loose knot.
      • a pretzel.
      • 3: It's Super Bowl time! Break out the chips and this yummy dip made from mashed avocados and cilantro.
      • guacamole.
      • 4: One of the two snacks mentioned in the song "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".
      • peanuts or Cracker Jacks.
      • 5: Many different snacks from this brand are supposedly baked by elves in a hollow tree.
      • Keebler.

        • Round 4. Category: 2 First Names

        • 1: He won an Emmy for portraying Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra".
        • Michael Douglas.
        • 2: The doormat at her Nashville museum reads, "Howdee!".
        • Minnie Pearl.
        • 3: This star of "Glee" made her Broadway debut at age 8 playing Cosette in "Les Miz".
        • Lea Michele.
        • 4: In 1988 he won the "Best Actor" Oscar.
        • Michael Douglas.
        • 5: In the '90s his "you got the right one baby" Diet Pepsi commercials earned him a new generation of fans--uh huh!.
        • Ray Charles.

          • Round 5. Category: Conquistadors

          • 1: The Cabrillo National Monument sits in this California city where Juan sailed in 1542.
          • San Diego.
          • 2: Sent to Mexico to get this Spanish leader to resign, Panfilo de Narvaez lost the battle and his eye instead.
          • Cortés.
          • 3: The conquistador-laden ships that landed at Darien in 1514 were called this, also the name of a later 16th c. Spanish fleet.
          • the Armada.
          • 4: Maybe the 1st black African in the New World, Juan Garrido pillaged in Mexico before going to Florida with this man.
          • Ponce de León.
          • 5: Despite retaking this Incan capital, Diego de Almagro was killed for imprisoning Pizarro's brothers.
          • Cuzco.

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