June 08, 2021

Episode 117 - My Life Of "E"S - Transportation Slang - You're The Mayor - Folks On Sports - Don We Now Our Guy Apparel

7 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 117, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: My Life Of "E"S

1: Diamonds are so colorless, I prefer these gems for my rings.

Emeralds.

2: Instead of mere cream puffs, give me these oblong pastries with icing and a French name.

Eclairs.

3: Viscounts and barons needn't bother inviting me over -- I only hobnob with at least this grade of nobleman.

Earl.

4: I never travel without this group around me, including a bodyguard, publicist and manicurist.

Entourage.

5: It's less than an hour's drive from my Geneva apartment to this French spa known for its "water".

Evian.

Round 2. Category: Transportation Slang

1: An eggbeater is one of these.

Helicopter.

2: You auto know a ragtop is one of these.

Convertible.

3: Slang for a ship, it's what you'll find a nursery rhyme trio sailing in.

Tub.

4: Rhyme time term for a huge 18-wheeler.

Big rig.

5: It's not madness, a reefer is this type of railroad car.

Refrigerator car.

Round 3. Category: You're The Mayor

1: Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis.

Chicago.

2: In 2005 he was re-elected mayor of New York City by an almost 20 percent margin.

(Michael) Bloomberg.

3: The most populous U.S. city with an elected female mayor is this 2nd-largest Texas city, with Laura Miller.

Dallas.

4: Former state governor Jerry Brown reigns as the mayor of this California city.

Oakland.

5: Sworn in as this city's 97th mayor in 2000, John F. Street is a graduate of its Temple University.

Philadelphia.

Round 4. Category: Folks On Sports

1: After this man's 81-point game, a writer: "The only bad news? The other four Lakers were arrested for loitering".

Kobe Bryant.

2: Jerry West, on this Chicago Bull: "He was the only athlete I ever knew who could play volleyball all by himself".

Michael Jordan.

3: A sports radio host, on this HBO drama sponsoring a NASCAR entry: "Here's hoping nobody opens the trunk".

The Sopranos.

4: This N.Y. Yankee known as A-Rod said, "Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic".

Alex Rodriguez.

5: Jay Leno said, "On his way home from Torino, he didn't catch his plane. Apparently" this skier "missed the gate".

Bode Miller.

Round 5. Category: Don We Now Our Guy Apparel

1: The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things.

neck size and sleeve length.

2: Bunny Austin shocked the tennis world when he wore these competing at Forest Hills in 1932.

shorts.

3: The name of this wide sash popular in men's formal wear comes from the Urdu for "waistband".

cummerbund.

4: Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king".

corduroy.

5: (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlsen of CNN's Crossfire.) Among the many influential men to wear bow ties is this great Spanish poet and author of "The House of Bernarda Alba" .

(Frederic Garcia) Lorca.

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

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