Instant Trivia

Episode 1096 - Things to do on a rainy day - Hunting and fishing - Dumb guys' greatest inventions - Hundreds - New technology

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1096, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Things To Do On A Rainy Day

  • 1: Learn a new one of these from Duolingo.
  • (foreign) languages.
  • 2: Put together one of these; the 4,000-piece world map should take you a while.
  • a jigsaw puzzle.
  • 3: Assume the warrior pose, mountain pose or seated twist while practicing this.
  • yoga.
  • 4: Dress your dog in traditional colors and pretend it's this celebration.
  • Mardi Gras.
  • 5: If you have a piano, play his 1801 "Moonlight Sonata".
  • Beethoven.

    • Round 2. Category: Hunting And Fishing

    • 1: Also a poker hand, in hunting this word means to cause game birds to break cover or take flight.
    • flush.
    • 2: The dall, stone, and desert bighorn are North American species of this game animal.
    • sheep.
    • 3: Make sure all flesh is removed from the hide before you begin this process of turning it to leather or things will get smelly.
    • tanning.
    • 4: About 1560, the modern type of these originated in Redditch, England, a needle-making region.
    • steel fish hooks.
    • 5: In Florida, the bag limit for the largemouth type of this is 5 a day, so don't get greedy.
    • bass.

      • Round 3. Category: Dumb Guys' Greatest Inventions

      • 1: Dumb guys cherish this microwave button; they no longer have their ear to the door waiting for the kernels to quiet.
      • the popcorn button.
      • 2: Dumb guys now have a place to put their 32-oz. drinks; not only do these come in cars but they're on movie seats!.
      • cup holders.
      • 3: Dumb guys no longer rip lettuce apart to make it; Fresh Express has it in a bag! (Dumb guys still let it rot in the fridge).
      • salad.
      • 4: Dumb guys think it's cool they get to slide their own credit card at the store; even cooler? This word for "slide".
      • swipe.
      • 5: Dumb guys at desks feel smart clicking this and pushing the lead back in, especially considering its complicated name.
      • a mechanical pencil.

        • Round 4. Category: Hundreds

        • 1: Scrape together 100 pence and trade it into the Bank of England for 1 of these.
        • Pound.
        • 2: Richard Dawson hosted this show that featured surveys of 100 people.
        • Family Feud.
        • 3: In 1955 this magazine first published its list of the 500 largest U.S. corporations by annual revenue.
        • Fortune.
        • 4: In 2000 a roll or "coil" of 100 first-class stamps set you back this much at the post office.
        • $33.
        • 5: In Rio in 2016, Kenya's David Rudisha won this Olympic running event equal to 2 laps around an outdoor track.
        • the 800 meter.

          • Round 5. Category: New Technology

          • 1: Dogs take notice: a new A.I. with neuromorphic computing may recognize these emitted by narcotics and explosives.
          • scents.
          • 2: NASA's Parker Probe is the fastest man-made thing ever--it will hit the speed of 430,000 mph en route to this heavenly body.
          • the Sun.
          • 3: Using hydrogels, scientists achieved their goal of creating rudimentary versions of the charged organs in these marine animals.
          • (electric) eels.
          • 4: Airbus' solar-powered unmanned Zephyr aircraft can fly in this area of the atmosphere above the tropopause.
          • the stratosphere.
          • 5: Instead of contaminating a burger, this bacterium can now make indigo in a process invented by a biotech company.
          • E. coli.

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

            Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

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