Instant Trivia

Episode 1191 - Go to "h" - With a sculpture on top - Traditional eastern medicine - Shocking art - And span "d_x"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1191, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Go To H. With H in quotation marks

  • 1: It's the medical term for bad breath.
  • halitosis.
  • 2: Buzz in when you know this one -- in ancient times, this sweet, sticky liquid was used to treat wounds.
  • Honey.
  • 3: At best, it's a computer enthusiast; at worst, it's one who illegally taps into your computer.
  • Hacker.
  • 4: Established in 1519, this capital is the largest city in the West Indies.
  • Havana (Cuba).
  • 5: This small nocturnal mammal covered with spines rolls into a ball when threatened.
  • a hedgehog.

    • Round 2. Category: With A Sculpture On Top

    • 1: Commissioned by brewer Carl Jacobsen, a sculpture of this fairy-tale figure sits atop a rock in Copenhagen harbor.
    • the Little Mermaid.
    • 2: A classical statue called "Freedom" sits atop the dome of this Washington, D.C. building.
    • the U.S. Capitol.
    • 3: Philly's city hall is topped by a 37-foot tall statue of this colony founder; for a time no building there was built higher than his hat.
    • William Penn.
    • 4: The colossal Christ the Redeemer Statue on Mount Corcovado towers over this South American city.
    • Rio de Janeiro.
    • 5: A column topped by a 17-foot statue of this man is the centerpiece of London's Trafalgar Square.
    • Nelson.

      • Round 3. Category: Traditional Eastern Medicine

      • 1: Most acupuncture points relate to pathways along the body called these, like the ones connecting poles on a globe.
      • meridians.
      • 2: Cupping stimulates acupuncture points by applying suction through a glass jar, creating a partial one of these.
      • a vacuum.
      • 3: Acupuncture needles, now steel and as thin as a hair, were once made of the woody stem of this giant grass.
      • bamboo.
      • 4: Research shows that acupuncture increases brain production of these hormones, natural painkillers.
      • endorphins.
      • 5: Once in weight-loss products, ma huang is the Chinese name for this herbal stimulant used to treat asthma.
      • ephedra.

        • Round 4. Category: Shocking Art

        • 1: His mural at Rockefeller Center was destroyed because it included a depiction of Lenin.
        • Diego Rivera.
        • 2: 1485 Florence was shocked by this artist's large nude painting of the birth of a goddess.
        • Botticelli.
        • 3: In 1892 Berlin authorities screamed and closed the exhibit by this Scandinavian artist.
        • (Edvard) Munch.
        • 4: This impressionist's Christ paintings of 1864 and 1865 were crucified for being unidealized.
        • Édouard Manet.
        • 5: Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase" caused a stir at this 1913 show in New York City.
        • the Armory Show.

          • Round 5. Category: And Span D_X. With D_X in quotes

          • 1: This 2-word term for a spiral shape dates to 1954.
          • double helix.
          • 2: A house with 2 living units, or an apartment with 2 floors.
          • duplex.
          • 3: Type of treatment to help someone recover from drug or alcohol abuse.
          • detox.
          • 4: Numerical 2-word term for getting rid of something, perhaps by sending it to Davy Jones' locker.
          • deep six.
          • 5: U.S. patent 4194846 is for this kind of printer.
          • dot-matrix.

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

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