Instant Trivia

Episode 1212 - Allusions of grandeur - Live cams - Psychological problems - Anything goes - World of religion

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1212, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Allusions Of Grandeur

  • 1: An ancient city on the Euphrates River known for its magnificence, today it can also mean a place of vice and corruption.
  • Babylon.
  • 2: You're living in grand style if you have the "white" type of this strong-smelling underground fungus on your table.
  • truffle.
  • 3: The 19th century railroad sleeping car named for this man was a symbol of splendor equal to the finest hotel.
  • Pullman.
  • 4: In 1909 this French jeweler opened a store on Fifth Ave. in New York City and briefly became owner of the Hope Diamond.
  • Pierre Cartier.
  • 5: From the name of a Greek city home to fabulously wealthy inhabitants, this adjective means devoted to luxury.
  • sybaritic.

    • Round 2. Category: Live Cams

    • 1: Through a conservation center in New York, you can observe critically endangered red and Mexican gray ones of these.
    • wolves.
    • 2: Opened in 1919, this iconic golf course on the Monterey Peninsula offers stunning views of the 17th and 18th holes.
    • Pebble Beach.
    • 3: A webcam on Sicily allows you to monitor the activity of this highest active volcano in Europe.
    • Etna.
    • 4: From a webcam in Finland, you can see this nighttime phenomenon that's dependent on a strong solar wind.
    • aurora borealis.
    • 5: You can see people praying day and night at this holy site that was a part of a structure surrounding the Temple of Jerusalem.
    • the Western Wall (Wailing Wall).

      • Round 3. Category: Psychological Problems

      • 1: Just because you have this pervasive suspicion of others, doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
      • Paranoia.
      • 2: Maybe Alfred Adler didn't think he was good enough when he identified and named this complex.
      • Inferiority complex.
      • 3: This self-absorbed personality disorder is named for a mythical youth who loved his reflection.
      • Narcissism.
      • 4: Logorrhea, also called verbomania, is doing this excessively or uncontrollably.
      • Speaking/talking.
      • 5: Washers and hoarders are types of people with OCD, which stands for this.
      • Obsessive compulsive disorder.

        • Round 4. Category: Anything Goes

        • 1: Naval engineer Richard James invented this classic toy after watching a spring fall from a table.
        • Slinky.
        • 2: Appropriately, Bacchus is often depicted in art holding this fruit.
        • grapes.
        • 3: Young Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" was inspired by this author of "In Cold Blood".
        • Truman Capote.
        • 4: In 1962 he became the first Australian to win the Grand Slam of tennis; he won it again in 1969.
        • Rod Laver.
        • 5: In 2002 this South American country's Varig Airlines celebrated its 75th anniversary.
        • Brazil.

          • Round 5. Category: World Of Religion

          • 1: From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam.
          • jihad.
          • 2: In February 1988, after confessing on live TV to be a sinner, this preacher stepped down from the pulpit.
          • Jimmy Swaggart.
          • 3: The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada and includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas.
          • Buddhism.
          • 4: The sacred shrine of Fushimi-Inari Tasha is dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of this foodstuff.
          • rice.
          • 5: Asgard was home to the Norse gods and this most famous palace.
          • Valhalla.

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

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