Instant Trivia

Episode 1202 - "stop" and "go" - The prophecies of nostradamus - The nose knows - Names that are verbs - The "dis"patch

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1202, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Stop And Go. With Stop" And "Go in quotes

  • 1: It's called the "peach of the tropics".
  • a mango.
  • 2: It's a brief appearance by a politician in a small town, traditionally on the rear platform of a train.
  • a whistle stop.
  • 3: In captivity this bird is fed a diet containing carotenoid pigments to maintain the color of its plumage.
  • a flamingo.
  • 4: On a camera, it's the setting of an adjustable lens aperture indicated by a number, such as 1.4 or 11.
  • an f-stop.
  • 5: A highlight of this 1956 film is a rendition of "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe, who plays Cherie, a saloon singer.
  • Bus Stop.

    • Round 2. Category: The Prophecies Of Nostradamus

    • 1: "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?.
    • Geneva.
    • 2: Nostradamus very clearly predicted a new election of one of these for the year 1609--but Paul V failed to die.
    • a pope.
    • 3: The "Hister" who will "Vex Venice" is purportedly this 20th century fiend with a couple of letters changed.
    • Hitler.
    • 4: "The great camel" (your guess is as good as ours) will drink from these 2 longest rivers that pass through Germany.
    • the Danube and the Rhine.
    • 5: "More butcher than king in England" is seen as this leader born in 1599, 33 years after Nostradamus died.
    • Oliver Cromwell.

      • Round 3. Category: The Nose Knows

      • 1: One indicator of COVID infection learned of in recent years is anosmia, this impairment.
      • a loss of smell.
      • 2: Grab a hankie, an epistaxis is just one of these and can have many causes beyond trauma.
      • a bloody nose.
      • 3: Not just Great-Uncle Fred, but even you likely have nasal vibrissae, these.
      • (nose) hairs.
      • 4: The ethmoid and the sphenoid are two of these cavities that can drain into the nose.
      • a sinus.
      • 5: Part of an area known as the rhinarium in some mammals, it's the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.
      • a philtrum.

        • Round 4. Category: Names That Are Verbs

        • 1: Mr. Nolte, or what he shouldn't do when he shaves.
        • Nick.
        • 2: Silent screen cowboy Tom, or what many people do at cocktail parties.
        • Mix.
        • 3: Gregory, or what his chickens might do.
        • Peck.
        • 4: Mr. Martindale, or what he might do if he likes you.
        • Wink.
        • 5: Mr. Owens, or what his horse might do to throw him.
        • Buck.

          • Round 5. Category: The DisPatch. With Dis in quotes

          • 1: Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s.
          • a disco ball.
          • 2: On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears".
          • dissertation.
          • 3: Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment.
          • dismount.
          • 4: It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist.
          • discography.
          • 5: It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination.
          • Disabilities.

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

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