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Episode 1092 - Quite contrary - At the end of the scary movie - Island prisons - Tv shows that bombed - Camels

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1092, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Quite Contrary

  • 1: Lawyers grudgingly call this "witness" who isn't violent, just unfriendly to the case.
  • hostile.
  • 2: As a verb, this car part is the opposite of invigorate.
  • Tire.
  • 3: For a knife, it's the opposite of sharp; for a life, it's the opposite of exciting.
  • Dull.
  • 4: Being the opposite of one of these would make Yankee Doodle a ragamuffin.
  • Dandy.
  • 5: This adjective for anyone who stubbornly refuses to go along could apply to the Minotaur.
  • bullish (or bull-headed).

    • Round 2. Category: At The End Of The Scary Movie

    • 1: "I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why".
    • Jaws.
    • 2: "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off".
    • Alien.
    • 3: "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner".
    • The Silence of the Lambs.
    • 4: Sung: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you...".
    • Nightmare on Elm Street.
    • 5: "Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but are you Paul Sheldon... I just want to tell you I'm your No. 1 fan".
    • Misery.

      • Round 3. Category: Island Prisons

      • 1: New York City's main correctional facility, it lies in the East River and consists of 10 separate jails.
      • Riker's Island.
      • 2: Notorious gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly spent 1934 to 1951 in this West Coast lockup.
      • Alcatraz.
      • 3: In the 1950s he did time on Isla de Pinos; since 1959, he's ruled a larger island.
      • Fidel Castro.
      • 4: In the 1840s convicts sent to Australia's Cockatoo Island in this city's harbor had to build their own prison.
      • Sydney.
      • 5: This island between Queens and the Bronx has correctional facilities for men, women and teens.
      • Rikers Island.

        • Round 4. Category: Tv Shows That Bombed

        • 1: In a January 2007 episode of this series, a terrorist detonated a low-yield suitcase nuke in Valencia, California.
        • 24.
        • 2: In a "Twilight Zone" episode, bookworm Henry Bemis survives a nuclear war and finds a library but then breaks these.
        • his eyeglasses.
        • 3: The nuclear blast that caused chaos in Jericho, Kansas was detonated in this state capital to the west.
        • Denver.
        • 4: This series' Peter Petrelli had visions that he would cause a nuclear holocaust in NYC.
        • Heroes.
        • 5: In a 1977 episode of this sitcom, Det. Dietrich notes that a student's physics project is a functional nuke.
        • Barney Miller.

          • Round 5. Category: Camels

          • 1: Contrary to popular belief, it's where a camel stores fat, not water.
          • its hump.
          • 2: Alternate name of the Arabian camel or a brand of cake mix, dates or pimientos.
          • dromedary.
          • 3: Camels were first brought to this continent in 1840 and later transported goods between Adelaide and Perth.
          • Australia.
          • 4: 2 of the 4 New World relatives of the camel.
          • (2 of) the llama, the guanaco, the alpaca and the vicuña.
          • 5: From an earlier occupation, this prophet was known as the "Camel Driver of Mecca".
          • Mohammed.

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

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