Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 122, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: You're An Animal!
1: A river, a city and a hound all bear the name of this member of the deer family.Elk.2: A crab-eating variety of this mammal lives in northern South America.raccoon.3: These predatory birds are named for a place they might dwell.Barn owls.4: Known scientifically as felis pardalis, there are only about 100 of these cats left in Texas.ocelot.5: It's the genus and species of this animal("caveman").Homo sapiens.Round 2. Category: Biblical Clothes Rack
1: In 1 Samuel 18, Jonathan gives his own robe to this man who earlier defeated a large Philistine warrior.David.2: Reuben tore his clothes when he learned this man, his brother who traveled to Egypt, was missing from the pit.Joseph.3: After the exodus, priestly clothes were given to this man, Moses' brother, and his sons.Aaron.4: In Genesis 3, God himself makes tunics out of animal skin for this man to wear.Adam.5: Rebecca dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes in order to trick this man, her husband.Isaac.Round 3. Category: What A Comedian
1: Among his top 10 "worst names for a seafood restaurant" were "The Gagging Deck Hand" and "It Might Be Flounder".David Letterman.2: Chris Rock doesn't think gun control is necessary, as "long as" these "cost $5,000".bullets.3: One real headline featured on his talk show read, "Holidays make child's dream of shiny, new ax a reality".Jay Leno.4: You wouldn't be wrong if you knew this comic said, "Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect".Steven Wright.5: This "Brain Droppings" author said, "If you love someone, set them free; if they come home, set them on fire".George Carlin.Round 4. Category: On Route 66
1: In Anglo-Saxon times, this land measurement referred to a parcel 66 feet wide and 660 feet long.an acre.2: The 66 counties of this northern U.S. state include Custer and Minnehaha.South Dakota.3: There are 66 books in this version of the Bible first published in 1611.the King James Version.4: When Armenian king Tigran II was defeated in 66 B.C., his land became part of this empire.the Roman Empire.5: As it has an atomic number of 66, the chemical element dysprosium has 66 of these in each atom.protons.Round 5. Category: Cowboy Talk
1: This enclosure for horses or cattle was usually made of posts or poles; temporary ones were of rope.corral.2: A rawhide artist was a ranch hand who was good with this implement.Branding iron.3: When riding a wild horse, it was a disgrace to have to "grab the apple" to stay on, the apple being this.saddle horn.4: It's the money used to finance a miner's activities.a grubstake.5: It's the money used to finance a miner's activities.a grubstake.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!