Instant Trivia

Episode 1256 - My tv dads - That book was a horror! - The brightest stars - Nom nom nominations - Uniquely american literature

Listen Later

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1256, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: My Tv Dads

  • 1: James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama.
  • The Sopranos.
  • 2: In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man.
  • (Jon) Cryer.
  • 3: On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv and Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky and dance master Carlton.
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
  • 4: Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife and 3 sons on this ABC sitcom.
  • Fresh Off the Boat.
  • 5: His 2017 Emmy award as dad and son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby.
  • (Sterling K.) Brown.

    • Round 2. Category: That Book Was A Horror!

    • 1: Anne Rice, 1976: "Interview with" him.
    • the Vampire.
    • 2: Ira Levin, 1967: her "Baby".
    • Rosemary.
    • 3: Stephen King, 2009: "Under" this.
    • the Dome.
    • 4: Shirley Jackson, 1959: "The Haunting of" this "House".
    • Hill.
    • 5: John Wyndham, 1951: "The Day of" these invading plants.
    • the Triffids.

      • Round 3. Category: The Brightest Stars

      • 1: Regulus, from the Latin Rex, for "king", is in this king of beasts.
      • Leo.
      • 2: It's brighter than its twin, Castor.
      • Pollux.
      • 3: This brightest star in our night sky shares its name with a Keanu Reeves grunge band.
      • Dogstar.
      • 4: This red supergiant in Orion is over 300 light years away from you, but it's much closer to Michael Keaton's heart.
      • Betelgeuse.
      • 5: Proxima, a component of this constellation's brightest star system, is a super close 4.3 light years away.
      • the Centaur (Centaurus).

        • Round 4. Category: Nom Nom Nominations

        • 1: Alaska's Copper River Fish Market got a 2023 Good Food Award nom for its locally sourced Copper River sockeye this.
        • salmon.
        • 2: From 2001 to 2006, Emmy voters didn't quite get the "essence of" this chef, but in 2017... bam! he got a trophy for "Eat the World".
        • Emeril Lagasse.
        • 3: A 2022 Beard nominee for Outstanding Restaurant, Brennan's in New Orleans is famed for this flambéed fruit and rum dessert.
        • bananas Foster.
        • 4: "Beat" this chef? as a 1991 and '92 nominee for Beard's rising chef of the year, yes, but in '93? Winner winner barbecue dinner!.
        • Bobby Flay.
        • 5: She got a BAFTA TV must-see moment nomination for her pronunciation of "microwave" on "Cook, Eat, Repeat".
        • Nigella Lawson.

          • Round 5. Category: Uniquely American Literature

          • 1: A brutal 1959 mass murder was the basis of this Truman Capote nonfiction novel.
          • In Cold Blood.
          • 2: A battle to keep a girl from the clutches of Satan takes place in this William Peter Blatty novel that turned heads in '71.
          • The Exorcist.
          • 3: In this Tom Robbins novel, Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs and hitchhikes across America.
          • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues .
          • 4: One of the 2 Erskine Caldwell novels of the 1930s that were censored for their portrayals of poor whites.
          • Tobacco Road (or God's Little Acre).
          • 5: This American's stories like "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?" are in a style some have called K-Mart Realism.
          • Raymond Carver.

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

            Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

            AI Voices used

            ...more
            View all episodesView all episodes
            Download on the App Store
            Instant TriviaBy Mark Donovan
            • 5
            • 5
            • 5
            • 5
            • 5

            5

            4 ratings

            More shows like Instant Trivia

            View all
            PodQuiz weekly trivia quiz by James Carter

            PodQuiz weekly trivia quiz

            420 Listeners

            Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

            Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

            38,643 Listeners

            Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

            Stuff You Should Know

            77,475 Listeners

            Good Job, Brain! by goodjobbrain.com

            Good Job, Brain!

            1,813 Listeners

            Trivial Warfare Trivia by Oakes Media Group

            Trivial Warfare Trivia

            816 Listeners

            Pod Save America by Crooked Media

            Pod Save America

            86,102 Listeners

            TRIVIALITY - A Trivia Game Show Podcast by Triviality Podcast

            TRIVIALITY - A Trivia Game Show Podcast

            542 Listeners

            Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Trivia Podcast by David Flora

            Quiz Quiz Bang Bang Trivia Podcast

            316 Listeners

            Road Trip Trivia by The Quiz Queen

            Road Trip Trivia

            131 Listeners

            TRIVIA TIME by Trivia Time Podcast

            TRIVIA TIME

            915 Listeners

            Takeaway Trivia Pub Quiz by Bar Wars

            Takeaway Trivia Pub Quiz

            16 Listeners

            The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean by Sam Kean, Bleav

            The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

            1,276 Listeners

            SmartLess by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

            SmartLess

            57,672 Listeners

            Car Trip Trivia by Crazy House Media

            Car Trip Trivia

            63 Listeners

            No Chit Chat Trivia by David Wuest, Bleav

            No Chit Chat Trivia

            186 Listeners