Instant Trivia

Episode 1127 - Asian capitals - At a loss for worlds - At the dentist's office - Everyone into the pool! - Hits of the '80s

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1127, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Asian Capitals

  • 1: This capital is named for a religion.
  • Islamabad.
  • 2: In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later.
  • Islamabad.
  • 3: On Jan. 6, 2005 an international summit on tsunami relief opened in this city.
  • Jakarta.
  • 4: King Rama I built this city's Grand Palace, which contains the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
  • Bangkok.
  • 5: The Ming rulers gave this city its name, which means "northern capital".
  • Beijing.

    • Round 2. Category: At A Loss For Worlds

    • 1: This 1963 work was published in English with the title "Monkey Planet".
    • "Planet of the Apes".
    • 2: This 1963 work was published in England with the title "Monkey Planet".
    • Planet of the Apes.
    • 3: At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", this world is destroyed.
    • Earth.
    • 4: Anne McCaffrey's written about "The Dragonriders of", "The Skies of" and "The Renegades of" this imaginary planet.
    • Pern.
    • 5: It's the real name of the planet referred to in the title of a 1965 Frank Herbert novel.
    • Arrakis.

      • Round 3. Category: At The Dentist'S Office

      • 1: Drill speed is measured in these; Dr. Morrison's in 1871 did about 600, today's turbine-powered ones about 300,000.
      • RPMs.
      • 2: The ADA says this is perfectly safe as the basis for amalgam fillings--it combines with other materials to make it stable.
      • mercury.
      • 3: Cavities form when bacteria break down sugars, forming this substance that dissolves enamel.
      • acid.
      • 4: Modern lead aprons worn during X-raying have a collar to protect this gland from the radiation.
      • the thyroid gland.
      • 5: From the Latin for "to close", it's the alignment and spacing of your upper and lower teeth when you bite.
      • occlusion.

        • Round 4. Category: Everyone Into The Pool!

        • 1: "Swimming World" magazine named him Male World Swimmer of the Year eight times.
        • Michael Phelps.
        • 2: One of the most popular swimming pool games bears the name of this Venetian traveler.
        • Marco Polo.
        • 3: He found relief from his polio swimming in the mineral pools of Warm Springs, Georgia, where he had a little "White House".
        • FDR (Franklin Roosevelt).
        • 4: Once known as water ballet, it became an Olympic sport in 1984.
        • synchronized swimming.
        • 5: You can enjoy some spectacular backdrops from this type of pool, also called a vanishing or negative edge pool.
        • an infinity pool.

          • Round 5. Category: Hits Of The '80s

          • 1: This song by Olivia Newton-John "worked out" to be No. 1 longer than any other song in '81.
          • "Physical".
          • 2: The only #1 pop hit for Kenny Rogers, it has a 1 word title.
          • "Lady".
          • 3: The profits from this Sager/Bacharach Grammy-winning 1986 single go to AIDS research.
          • "That's What Friends Are For".
          • 4: Diana Ross dedicated "Missing You" to this late singer with whom she had 2 Top 40 hits in the '70s.
          • Marvin Gaye.
          • 5: "All Out Of Love", "Lost In Love" and "The One That You Love" were 3 hits by this Aussie group.
          • Air Supply.

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

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