Instant Trivia

Episode 118 - Let's Get Married! - Bush - Work Time - It Borders China - The Liquor Cabinet

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 118, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Let's Get Married!

  • 1: There wasn't a traditional song for this pair to dance to at the reception until the following was written:"You filled my life /With so much joy /As I watched you grow /From that little boy".
  • the groom and his mom.
  • 2: It was once believed evil spirits hovered at this part of the house, so the bride is carried over it.
  • the threshold.
  • 3: A cap named for this Capulet adorns many a blushing bride.
  • Juliet.
  • 4: This queen wore English lace on her 1840 bridal gown to give the British lace-making industry a boost.
  • Victoria.
  • 5: Instead of throwing rice, some guests release these insects--painted ladies, for example.
  • butterflies.

    • Round 2. Category: Bush

    • 1: ...who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
    • George Herbert Walker Bush.
    • 2: ...born in Midland, Texas and earned a masters degree at the University of Texas.
    • Laura Bush.
    • 3: ...who was the first Republican reelected governor in his state's history.
    • Jeb Bush.
    • 4: ...who wrote a bestselling nonfiction book in 1990.
    • Barbara Bush.
    • 5: ...who served as an artillery captain in World War I.
    • Prescott Bush.

      • Round 3. Category: Work Time

      • 1: Specific term for an investigator of insurance claims.
      • Claims adjuster.
      • 2: In L.A. County jails, "inmate worker" has replaced this term that's a synonym for "reliable".
      • trusty.
      • 3: A carnival worker whom customers try to dunk, or a Larry Harmon clown.
      • Bozo.
      • 4: Type of 'banker" who buys issues of stock and resells them to the public.
      • Investment banker.
      • 5: Business of the Loizeaux family, known for their work on the Pruitt-Igoe housing project and the Sands Hotel.
      • Demolition.

        • Round 4. Category: It Borders China

        • 1: In area, it's the largest country that borders China.
        • Russia.
        • 2: 2 of the 5 "stan"s that border China.
        • (2 of) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
        • 3: Of the nations that border China, it has the largest population.
        • India.
        • 4: The one country that borders both China and the Yellow Sea.
        • North Korea.
        • 5: One of the 2 monarchies that border China.
        • Nepal (or Bhutan).

          • Round 5. Category: The Liquor Cabinet

          • 1: This corn whiskey was named for a county in Kentucky.
          • bourbon.
          • 2: Gin and grenadine are the main ingredients in this color lady; the same color squirrel is a different mix.
          • a pink lady.
          • 3: When called this, quinine water pairs up with gin in a famous drink.
          • tonic.
          • 4: This top brandy from the Charente region of France is a blend that's distilled twice.
          • cognac.
          • 5: Sercial is a madeira used as an aperitif and bual is one used as this type.
          • digestif (after-dinner accepted).

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

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