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Episode 1119 - National narratives - "rebel"s - Foreign words and phrases - Silent-letter vocabulary - Directed but didn't star in

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1119, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: National Narratives

  • 1: "And Quiet Flows The Don" and "The Gulag Archipelago".
  • Russia.
  • 2: "The Man Who Planted Trees" and "The Man In The Iron Mask".
  • France.
  • 3: "The Tale Of Genji" and "The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion".
  • Japan.
  • 4: "The Settlers" and "Exodus".
  • Israel.
  • 5: "Snow Flower And The Secret Fan" and "The Sand Pebbles".
  • China.

    • Round 2. Category: RebelS. With Rebel in quotation marks

    • 1: Called rock and roll's No. 1 instrumentalist, Duane Eddy had his 1st big hit with this:.
    • "Rebel-'Rouser".
    • 2: James Dean was considered the embodiment of the title of this film in which he starred.
    • Rebel Without a Cause.
    • 3: A prolonged high-pitched scream associated with Confederate soldiers.
    • rebel yell.
    • 4: Tho The Crystals were a real group, this, their biggest hit, was actually sung by Darlene Love and The Blossoms.
    • "He's a Rebel".
    • 5: This 1970 ABC series set in 1777 showed exploits of Pennsylvania's Yankee Doodle Society.
    • The Young Rebels.

      • Round 3. Category: Foreign Words And Phrases

      • 1: It's the Italian word for "You're welcome", not "You're with child".
      • prego.
      • 2: A criminal who is caught red-handed is caught this way, "while the crime is blazing".
      • in flagrante delicto.
      • 3: It's the name the Greeks gave to the primordial disorganization of the universe.
      • chaos.
      • 4: "Negus, from the Amharic for "king", was once used as a title for the emperors of this African nation.
      • Ethiopia.
      • 5: Meaning "10,000 years", this Japanese cry of triumph was often used in battle.
      • "Banzai!".

        • Round 4. Category: Silent-Letter Vocabulary

        • 1: The song entitled "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", for example.
        • a hymn.
        • 2: The Latin "Agnus Dei" means this baby animal "of God".
        • lamb.
        • 3: To twist violently, like a neck.
        • wrench (or wring).
        • 4: O. kisutch, or these, return upstream to deposit their eggs.
        • salmon.
        • 5: A silent "K" begins this British slang word meaning very tired.
        • knackered.

          • Round 5. Category: Directed But Didn'T Star In

          • 1: "Ordinary People"(1980).
          • Robert Redford.
          • 2: "Apollo 13"(1995).
          • Ron Howard.
          • 3: 2014's "Lost River", featuring girlfriend Eva Mendes.
          • Ryan Gosling.
          • 4: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"(1997).
          • Clint Eastwood.
          • 5: "Unbroken".
          • Angelina Jolie.

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

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