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Episode 1196 - April fools' day - Trees - Science puns - Back to basics - Highways and byways

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1196, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: April Fools' Day

  • 1: The United States sent up Tiros I, the 1st satellite of this kind, April 1, 1960.
  • weather satellite.
  • 2: Rachmaninoff and Rostand, to name two.
  • April 1 Birthdays.
  • 3: This silent movie "hunchback" whose parents were deaf mutes was born April 1, 1883.
  • Lon Chaney.
  • 4: The "core" of this computer company goes back to its founding, April 1, 1976.
  • Apple Computer.
  • 5: This Motown star was shot by his father April 1, 1984, the day before his 45th birthday.
  • Marvin Gaye.

    • Round 2. Category: Trees

    • 1: This "chestnut" is scientifically known as Aesculus hippocastanum.
    • the horse chestnut.
    • 2: “Botanical” name of this Scott Joplin tune:.
    • "The Maple Leaf Rag".
    • 3: The blue gum, which has been introduced into the U.S., and the Sydney peppermint are species of this tree.
    • the eucalyptus.
    • 4: This is the better-known Genus and species name of the maidenhair tree, used in Chinese medicine to boost memory.
    • Gingko biloba.
    • 5: Type of tree mentioned in the chorus of the following song:"As I went walking that ribbon of highway / I saw above me that endless skyway / I saw below me that golden valley...".
    • a redwood.

      • Round 3. Category: Science Puns

      • 1: Do bees build these from scratch or does the scratch come later.
      • hives.
      • 2: When a woman in labor yells out "Can't!", "Don't!" or "Won't!", she's having these.
      • contractions.
      • 3: When you are "under" this, a manometer will measure it.
      • pressure.
      • 4: Wyatt Earp gave these creatures the O.K. to build a reef in Tombstone's lake.
      • coral.
      • 5: At lunch whales commit murder on a massive scale when they're "going in for" this.
      • the krill.

        • Round 4. Category: Back To Basics

        • 1: This word for "basic" is also a 3rd grade type of school.
        • primary (or elementary).
        • 2: RIF, short for "Reading is" this, has aided children's literacy since 1966.
        • fundamental.
        • 3: The timeless line "when in doubt, go basic" this appeared in a 2017 Vogue feature.
        • black.
        • 4: "Watery" term for the dominant trend, perhaps describing big media.
        • mainstream.
        • 5: "R" you ready? This 11-letter word means "basic", like skills everyone should have.
        • rudimentary.

          • Round 5. Category: Highways And Byways

          • 1: The Tour de France ends on this boulevard.
          • the Champs-Élysées.
          • 2: In 1961, part of this city's Stalinallee was renamed Karl-Marx-Allee.
          • East Berlin.
          • 3: Gulag labor was used to build this 7,000-mile highway with the same name as a famous railroad.
          • the Trans-Siberian Highway.
          • 4: Peace, Hope and Friendship are streets in this state capital named in honor of God.
          • Providence, Rhode Island.
          • 5: As Wall Street is associated with stocks, this NYC street is associated with advertising.
          • Madison Avenue.

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

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