Instant Trivia

Episode 1219 - At the museum - Energy sources - British fictional characters - Explorers and travelers - I'd rather have

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1219, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: At The Museum

  • 1: The Ulster Museum in Belfast displays treasures from the Girona and 2 other ships that were part of this famed fleet.
  • the Spanish Armada.
  • 2: An Oregon science museum has the USS Blueback, one of these; in addition to its navy days, it was in "The Hunt For Red October".
  • a submarine.
  • 3: (Alex Trebek reads the clue from the Smithsonian.) Higher than normal counters helped accommodate the 6'2" height of this chef, who used this very kitchen not only privately, but also to achieve television fame--bon appetit !.
  • Julia Child.
  • 4: Here's an early work by this artist, from the Pittsburgh museum that's devoted to him.
  • (Andy) Warhol.
  • 5: This specialized London museum has some 160,000 images of specific people, including 89 of Henry VIII and 116 of Elizabeth I.
  • National Portrait Gallery.

    • Round 2. Category: Energy Sources

    • 1: Used in reactors, this element's 239 isotope has a half-life of 24,360 years.
    • plutonium.
    • 2: It's the brand of battery that keeps going and going and going....
    • Energizer.
    • 3: Today a barrel of crude oil yields about 19 gallons of it.
    • gasoline.
    • 4: It's harvested in blocks, dried and used for fuel in Ireland.
    • peat.
    • 5: Water power is hydropower; this is steam power produced from water heated naturally in the earth.
    • geothermal power.

      • Round 3. Category: British Fictional Characters

      • 1: Disraeli created Vivian Grey; he created Dorian Gray.
      • Oscar Wilde.
      • 2: He created Mrs. Flanders, also known as Moll.
      • Daniel Defoe.
      • 3: Griffin is the name of this H.G. Wells title character.
      • the Invisible Man.
      • 4: Richard Llewellyn novel with coal miner Gwilym Morgan and minister Mr. Gruffydd.
      • How Green Was My Valley.
      • 5: Self-described "singleton" whose bestselling "diary" was concocted by Helen Fielding.
      • Bridget Jones.

        • Round 4. Category: Explorers And Travelers

        • 1: It's the passage sought but not found by Cartier, Frobisher and Franklin.
        • Northwest Passage.
        • 2: This Venetian traveler believed he found the kingdom of legendary King Prester John.
        • Marco Polo.
        • 3: In 1799 Alexander Von Humboldt set out to prove the Orinoco connects to this longer river.
        • Amazon.
        • 4: Vitus Bering was born in Denmark, but explored the Arctic for this European power.
        • Russia.
        • 5: 19th century world traveler Isabella Bird was the first female member of this British society founded in 1830.
        • Royal Geographical Society.

          • Round 5. Category: I'D Rather Have

          • 1: Instead of any current politician, I'd have lunch with this 16th president and hear about frontier life.
          • Lincoln.
          • 2: Instead of a fancy restaurant meal, I'd rather have a backyard cookout serving up grilled these, like brats and chorizos.
          • sausages.
          • 3: For a good guard dog, I'd pick from the AKC's list of them that includes the Doberman one of these, but not the miniature one.
          • A Pinscher.
          • 4: I'd rather see this epic 1962 movie biography set in the desert in a theater at 70mm projection than on a cell phone.
          • Lawrence of Arabia.
          • 5: Instead of a beer, I'd rather have this French wine that Food and Wine Mag calls "the world's most popular white".
          • chardonnay.

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

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