Instant Trivia

Episode 1090 - Roman architecture terms - Sports book - Who knows "c‑p‑r"? - Sports logos - Pre-1929 u.s. paper currency

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1090, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Roman Architecture Terms

  • 1: From the Latin for "to hear", it was a building where orators, poets and critics would speak.
  • an auditorium.
  • 2: Consisting of a final cold pool, a frigidarium was the third and last chamber of one of these public buildings.
  • a bath.
  • 3: In a Roman villa, a cenatio was a formal one of these.
  • dining room.
  • 4: These water channels could be placed on high arches above ground or go through tunnels below.
  • aqueducts.
  • 5: A sacrarium was one of these in a home or temple, smaller than the L.A. awards show venue dating from 1926.
  • a shrine.

    • Round 2. Category: Sports Book

    • 1: "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream".
    • high school football.
    • 2: "Pinstripe Empire".
    • (major league) baseball.
    • 3: "Murder in the Rough".
    • golf.
    • 4: "Into Thin Air".
    • mountain climbing.
    • 5: "North Dallas Forty".
    • football.

      • Round 3. Category: Who Knows C‑P‑R?. With C‑P‑R in quotes

      • 1: It's the study of secret writing, including codes and ciphers.
      • cryptography.
      • 2: By trade, Joseph, the husband of Mary, was one of these.
      • a carpenter.
      • 3: We use this word, Spanish for "godfather", for a close friend or associate.
      • compadre.
      • 4: One who takes short dozes in the afternoon, or takes felines from their owners.
      • a catnapper.
      • 5: Found in the Southwest, it's a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
      • a chaparral.

        • Round 4. Category: Sports Logos

        • 1: Of the buildings depicted on the logo of the Seattle Supersonics, this one is the tallest.
        • the Space Needle.
        • 2: This heavenly item is depicted on the logo of the California Angels.
        • a halo.
        • 3: The NBA's Charlotte team has a basketball and this insect on its logo.
        • a hornet.
        • 4: National Hockey League team whose logo features a crown.
        • the Los Angeles Kings.
        • 5: [sports logo].
        • the Phoenix Suns.

          • Round 5. Category: Pre-1929 U.S. Paper Currency

          • 1: For a brief time in the 1860s, this "Great Compromiser" appeared on the $50 U.S. note.
          • Henry Clay.
          • 2: In 1886 this first lady graced the $1 Silver Certificate, the first woman ever to appear on U.S. currency.
          • Martha Washington.
          • 3: A 1914 $5 Federal Reserve note depicted the pilgrims and this explorer sighting land on the reverse side.
          • Columbus.
          • 4: In 1896 a $2 "Educational" Series Silver Certificate was issued featuring this steamboat designer.
          • Fulton.
          • 5: This 22nd and 24th president's portrait graced the $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, when Jackson replaced him.
          • Cleveland.

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