Instant Trivia

Episode 1099 - Waits and measures - Czechs - Who wants dessert? - Proofreading - I got a strait

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1099, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Waits And Measures

  • 1: This name for a type of ounce used to measure gold comes from a city in medieval France, not ancient Turkey.
  • the troy ounce.
  • 2: One U.S. beer barrel contains 31 of these units; that's nearly 4,000 delicious ounces.
  • gallons.
  • 3: Glidden says it takes about an hour for latex this to dry; wanna watch?.
  • paint.
  • 4: A 2019 study found that Newark Airport had the longest average wait time, 23 minutes, in this 3-letter agency's lines.
  • the TSA.
  • 5: In 2019 more than 130,000 fans had their names on the Green Bay Packers' waiting list for these.
  • season tickets.

    • Round 2. Category: Czechs

    • 1: In the 1890s he moved briefly from Prague to New York City, inspiring his best-known symphony.
    • Dvořák.
    • 2: Czech-born director Forman and Czech prime minister Zeman share this first name.
    • Milos.
    • 3: After 74 years together, it was splitsville for the Czech Republic and this nation on January 1, 1993.
    • Slovakia.
    • 4: This international alliance welcomed the Czech Republic as a member in March 1999.
    • NATO.
    • 5: The Bohemian Czech king Charles IV held this "Holy" title from 1355 to 1378.
    • Holy Roman Emperor.

      • Round 3. Category: Who Wants Dessert?

      • 1: No dillydallying after taking this eggy dessert out of the oven; it will only stay fully risen for a minute or 2.
      • souffle.
      • 2: Colorful sprinkles baked in the batter turn ordinary birthday cake into this festive type, but don't toss it in celebration.
      • Funfetti (Confetti).
      • 3: This tangy dessert is an official state food of Florida.
      • key lime pie.
      • 4: At Christmas time we want traditional English this, slices of cake soaked in sherry and layered with fruit, custard and whipped cream.
      • trifle.
      • 5: Made with purple yams, ube hopia is a specialty of this country.
      • the Philippines.

        • Round 4. Category: Proofreading

        • 1: Using 3 right triangles, president and former math teacher James Garfield gave an original proof of this.
        • the Pythagorean Theorem.
        • 2: A proof that shows a statement to be true by building an example is called this, like helpful criticism.
        • constructive.
        • 3: There's no "di" in this term for a short theorem used to prove a larger one--but watch out for the horns anyway.
        • lemma.
        • 4: In 1637 he wrote, "I have discovered a truly remarkable proof, but this margin is too small to contain it".
        • Pierre de Fermat.
        • 5: Mathematicians were shocked to read his 1931 proof of the incompleteness of any given formal system.
        • Kurt Gödel.

          • Round 5. Category: I Got A Strait

          • 1: Bearing the name of an 8th century Berber conqueror, this strait separates 2 continents.
          • the Strait of Gibraltar.
          • 2: Some ancestors of Native Americans are believed to have crossed from Asia over what's now this about 13,000 years ago.
          • the Bering Strait.
          • 3: The Channel Tunnel travels under this strait for more than 20 miles.
          • Strait of Dover.
          • 4: The 1905 Battle of Tsushima Strait near Korea was a decisive victory for Japan over this nation.
          • Russia.
          • 5: The Sunda Strait connects the Indian Ocean with this sea that shares its name with an island.
          • the Java Sea.

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

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