Instant Trivia

Episode 1093 - Be my "pal" - Edison: the light and the dark - Pick up your clothes - An inventive category - Landing zones of normandy

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1093, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Be My Pal. With Pal in quotation marks

  • 1: Under a League of Nations mandate, the British oversaw the affairs of this region from 1920 to 1948.
  • Palestine.
  • 2: It can mean the roof of the mouth, or more generally the sense of taste.
  • Palate.
  • 3: A board on which a painter mixes colors, or the range of colors he uses.
  • Palette.
  • 4: A fence of stakes forming a defensive barrier or fortification.
  • Palisade.
  • 5: These heroic champions of chivalry share their name with a 1950s Richard Boone TV character.
  • Paladins.

    • Round 2. Category: Edison: The Light And The Dark

    • 1: In 1892 Edison's Light Company became this entity that is still a big deal today.
    • General Electric.
    • 2: Attempts to profit off this man's X-rays led to the tragic death of Edison's assistant Clarence Dally.
    • Röntgen.
    • 3: Edison stiffed this man to the tune of $50,000 and told him, "When you become...American, you will appreciate an American joke".
    • Tesla.
    • 4: Edison on this: "What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that".
    • the sun.
    • 5: To discredit the A.C. power system, Edison tried to make this tycoon's name synonymous with electrocution.
    • Westinghouse.

      • Round 3. Category: Pick Up Your Clothes

      • 1: One runs between the hydrant and the fireman.
      • hose.
      • 2: It's a case in court brought by one party against another.
      • suit.
      • 3: Perspires.
      • sweats.
      • 4: For 2001 "For the Birds" and "The Accountant" are 2 of these that won Oscars.
      • shorts.
      • 5: The hours of the day you work; hopefully you're not on the night one.
      • shift.

        • Round 4. Category: An Inventive Category

        • 1: Need to replace the fender on your Corvette? Thank Dale Kleist, who pioneered this material in the 1930s.
        • fiberglass.
        • 2: In 1855 the Lundstrom brothers used red phosphorus in these hot items to make them "safe".
        • matches.
        • 3: In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp and 2 wooden levers.
        • a clothespin.
        • 4: He left Morse in his dust with his 1876 patent titled "Improvement in Telegraphy".
        • Alexander Graham Bell.
        • 5: This navigating instrument that helps find latitude and longitude was first developed in the 1750s.
        • a sextant.

          • Round 5. Category: Landing Zones Of Normandy

          • 1: A branch of the Sioux Indian tribe.
          • Omaha.
          • 2: The Bear River runs through this state into a lake.
          • Utah.
          • 3: Bug, Glove or Coast.
          • Gold.
          • 4: Hellenically, Hera.
          • Juno.
          • 5: This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24.
          • Sword.

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

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