Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1181, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Tv Comedies
1: In 2001 this "Friends" character married Chandler Bing.Monica.2: Much like "Lost", the TBS comedy "Wrecked" begins with one of these mishaps.a plane crash.3: HBO's "Avenue 5" stars Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad, stuck on one of these for a while.a spaceship.4: On a classic sitcom Lenny and Squiggy were a couple of friends of this title pair from Milwaukee.Laverne and Shirley.5: Gavin Belson was the conniving chief innovation officer of tech company Hooli on this show.Silicon Valley.Round 2. Category: Kjpy Hit Radio
1: Your KJPY T-shirt gets you half off to see "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", featuring Joey Fatone of this band.'N Sync.2: KJPY is sponsoring an in-store appearance by this young lady and we know you'd "Walk a Thousand Miles" to be there.Vanessa Carlton.3: Caller number 99, you're going to Manhattan to see Dave Matthews at this 7th Avenue and 31st Street arena.Madison Square Garden.4: In the next hour we'll chill out with this band whose hits include "Yellow".Coldplay.5: We've got a listener poll -- is this "Fell in Love with a Girl" duo brother or sister, or exes.The White Stripes.Round 3. Category: Raise The Britannic!
1: Now lying in 400' of Mediterranean water, the mighty Britannic was the largest ship sunk during this 20th century war.World War I.2: Higher bulkheads for flotation were one lesson the Britannic took from this doomed sister ship; didn't help.the Titanic.3: Some survivors and war propaganda said the ship was sunk by a torpedo, but a German field of these was the real culprit.mines.4: The ship sank in 55 minutes partly due to an ill-fated dash to try to make Kea, an island of this country.Greece.5: This Frenchman found the wreck in 1975.(Jacques) Cousteau.Round 4. Category: Reading With Jenna Bush Hager
1: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I developed my love of books as a child; my parents always made sure we were surrounded by plenty, and a favorite they used to read to me aloud was this author's "James and the Giant Peach".Roald Dahl.2: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One of my club picks for 2023 is "Black Candle Women" by Diane Marie Brown, about four generations of women who live under one roof and have a big secret--a love curse relating to a Voodoo sorceress in this Southern city that links the story back to the 1950s.New Orleans.3: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) The perfect vacation read and one my sister Barbara and I still talk about is "Summer Sisters", a novel for adults by this woman who is beloved for her young adult fiction.Judy Blume.4: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One book that I have read multiple times and chose for my book club is "The Bluest Eye" by this woman, my all-time favorite author.Toni Morrison.5: (Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I recommended a 2022 novel that's as Gothic and mysterious as you can get; it's named for and set at this branch of the Met that's dedicated to the art of the Middle Ages.the Cloisters.Round 5. Category: What'S Their Sport?
1: The Indiana Fever, whose star Tamika Catchings retired in 2016.basketball.2: The New York Empire, coached by Patrick McEnroe.tennis.3: The Durham Bulls.baseball.4: The Portland Timbers.soccer.5: Hoosier Team Pineapple, 2016 men's champs of the PVL, the "Premier" this "League".volleyball.
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