Instant Trivia

Episode 1169 - What's the gossip? - Starbuck - New country - Something's looming over me - Harry potter and the chapter titles

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1169, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: What'S The Gossip?

  • 1: In the 1950s the New York Evening this newspaper became a tabloid and "National" , eventually moving to Florida.
  • the Enquirer.
  • 2: The name of the tabloid website and TV show TMZ refers to a 30-mile zone centering on this major city.
  • Los Angeles.
  • 3: This word also used for gossip is a drinking fountain aboard ship.
  • a scuttlebutt.
  • 4: In 1977 Rupert Murdoch launched a gossip column originally found at and named for this page of the New York Post.
  • Page Six.
  • 5: Famous feuding gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood were Louella Parsons and this alliterative lady.
  • Hedda Hopper.

    • Round 2. Category: Starbuck

    • 1: Starbuck was a native of this Massachusetts island, like that man in the limerick.
    • Nantucket.
    • 2: Starbuck serves as chief mate aboard the Pequod in the most famous work by this author.
    • Herman Melville ("Moby Dick").
    • 3: Starbuck openly spoke against this captain's mad quest.
    • Captain Ahab.
    • 4: Because Starbuck was a member of this religious group, anyone on board could call him "Friend".
    • Quakers (Society of Friends).
    • 5: "I will have no man in my boat", said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of" one of these.
    • Whale.

      • Round 3. Category: New Country

      • 1: The 2 Saudi-adjacent countries called this (Aden) and this (Sanaa) merged in 1990 to form a new nation.
      • North and South Yemen.
      • 2: With independence in 1993, Eritrea made Ethiopia landlocked, cutting off its access to this sea.
      • the Red Sea.
      • 3: A 24-year armed conflict led to the independence of this nation from South Africa in 1990.
      • Namibia.
      • 4: Until 1994 the nation of Palau was part of this "small" Pacific island group.
      • Micronesia.
      • 5: Russia and China do not recognize the sovereignty of this Muslim majority nation that broke away from Serbia in 2008.
      • Kosovo.

        • Round 4. Category: Something'S Looming Over Me

        • 1: In the state of Querétaro, this country's largest monolith looms over the town of Bernal.
        • Mexico.
        • 2: In Norwich, England it's Norwich Castle, which for 500 years was repurposed as this type of institution, for sure using its keep.
        • a prison.
        • 3: Historic cog railway line and all, in Manitou Springs, Colorado it's this peak that looms.
        • Pikes Peak.
        • 4: Looming over San Francisco, this landmark that opened in 1972 was sold in 2020 for the first time.
        • the Transamerica Pyramid.
        • 5: The cliffs of the Dodecanese Islands, a popular place for rock climbers, loom over this sea.
        • the Aegean.

          • Round 5. Category: Harry Potter And The Chapter Titles

          • 1: In book 1,"The blank Hat".
          • Sorting.
          • 2: In book 4,"The blank World Cup".
          • Quidditch.
          • 3: In book 6,her "Helping Hand".
          • Hermione.
          • 4: In book 7,"The Elder blank".
          • Wand.
          • 5: In book 2,"The Whomping blank".
          • Willow.

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

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