Instant Trivia

Episode 1251 - "e"-readers - 4th - The spirit of '76 - The roles of my lifetime - Acting presidents

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1251, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: E-Readers. With E in quotes

  • 1: This novel by Sinclair Lewis caused an uproar for its satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion.
  • Elmer Gantry.
  • 2: The original title of this Steinbeck novel was "Salinas Valley".
  • East of Eden.
  • 3: Longfellow's "Tale of Acadie", it begins, "This is the forest primeval".
  • Evangeline.
  • 4: Thomas Gray said, "The paths of glory lead but to the grave" in this sad poem "Written in a Country Churchyard".
  • Elegy.
  • 5: Hana is the nurse who takes care of the nameless and terribly burned man in this novel by Michael Ondaatje.
  • The English Patient.

    • Round 2. Category: 4Th

    • 1: 1983's "Billie Jean" was his 4th solo No. 1 hit.
    • Michael Jackson.
    • 2: When it held its 1904 exhibition, this Missouri city was the USA's 4th largest.
    • St. Louis.
    • 3: No joke, it's the 4th-largest bone in the skeleton of an average adult male.
    • the humerus.
    • 4: In 1992 Andre Marrou came in 4th in this election with 291,612 votes.
    • the election for the presidency of the United States.
    • 5: In terms of area, it's the 4th largest of the 5 Great Lakes.
    • Lake Erie.

      • Round 3. Category: The Spirit Of '76

      • 1: In 1976 you could reassemble the painting from 3 of these, on sale for 13 cents each.
      • stamps.
      • 2: The artist, Archibald Willard, didn't serve in the Revolution, but with the 86th Ohio Volunteers in this war.
      • the Civil War.
      • 3: An early version is in a diplomatic reception room at this cabinet department's headquarters.
      • the State Department.
      • 4: Hugh Mosher was the model for the man blowing on this and his family still has the instrument.
      • the fife.
      • 5: Appropriately, the painting first gained wide notice in this 1876 exhibition in Philadelphia.
      • the Centennial Exhibition.

        • Round 4. Category: The Roles Of My Lifetime

        • 1: He put in 20 seasons as Frasier Crane and 2 as a ruthless mayor on "Boss".
        • Kelsey Grammer.
        • 2: Mudka's Meat Hut waitress and girl at pool were fine roles but Hannah Montana got a little more press.
        • Miley Cyrus.
        • 3: Who? Her, as Mrs. Which, and also as Deborah Lacks.
        • Oprah.
        • 4: We'd give an "A" to his work as Oscar Grant and Killmonger, but he's going to get a "B." from you.
        • (Michael B.) Jordan.
        • 5: High schooler Kyle and Elio Perlman; call him by his name.
        • (Timothée) Chalamet.

          • Round 5. Category: Acting Presidents

          • 1: In a 1995 film he played Andrew Shepherd, "The American President" who romanced Annette Bening.
          • Michael Douglas.
          • 2: (I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president.
          • Abraham Lincoln.
          • 3: James Gregory played this post-Civil War president on the classic TV series "The Wild Wild West".
          • Ulysses S. Grant.
          • 4: Then-president John F. Kennedy chose this actor to play him in the 1963 film "PT 109".
          • Cliff Robertson.
          • 5: Peter Sellers had 3 roles in this film, U.S. President Merkin Muffley, Captain Lionel Mandrake and this title character.
          • Dr. Strangelove.

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

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