Instant Trivia

Episode 131 - "R"Rrrrrrrrr - The Penn. - It's Not Catching - Happy New Year! - Who Played Whom

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 131, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr

  • 1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system.
  • reboot.
  • 2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes.
  • ringer.
  • 3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture.
  • rattan.
  • 4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady.
  • Eleanor Roosevelt.
  • 5: Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!".
  • Rhinoceros.

    • Round 2. Category: The Penn.

    • 1: It was this cold historic site that Von Steuben reorganized our army in February 1778.
    • Valley Forge.
    • 2: One of its more unimaginative nicknames is "the capital of the Keystone State".
    • Harrisburg.
    • 3: Pittsburgh's Civic Arena was the first public auditorium to have a retractable one of these.
    • a dome (or roof).
    • 4: Philadelphia's major league teams included the Phillies, Eagles, 76ers and this hockey team.
    • the Flyers.
    • 5: This port city displays a reconstruction of Oliver Hazard Perry's ship, the Niagara.
    • Erie.

      • Round 3. Category: It's Not Catching

      • 1: Some 40 million Americans suffer from these that may be triggered by shellfish or pollen.
      • allergies.
      • 2: If you have amnesia, you may forget that you have this blood disorder that's a lack of hemoglobin.
      • anemia.
      • 3: From the Latin for "to beat", it's a 9-letter medical synonym for a bruise.
      • contusion.
      • 4: With flu-like symptoms that sometimes last for months, CFS is this "syndrome".
      • chronic-fatigue syndrome.
      • 5: It's the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac that cushions the bones and tendons in a joint.
      • bursitis.

        • Round 4. Category: Happy New Year!

        • 1: In 1998 November 1 is a Sunday; therefore, this date will be election day for Congress.
        • November 3 (the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday).
        • 2: Some believe 1998 signals the end of the world because 1998 is 3 times this number.
        • 666.
        • 3: May 14, 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of this nation's independence; Mazel Tov!.
        • Israel.
        • 4: This ex-president turns 74 on October 1, 1998.
        • Jimmy Carter.
        • 5: 1998 marks the centennial of this U.S. war.
        • Spanish-American War.

          • Round 5. Category: Who Played Whom

          • 1: Capt. Tony Nelson and J.R. Ewing.
          • Larry Hagman.
          • 2: Dorothy Zbornak and Maude Findlay.
          • Bea Arthur.
          • 3: Jim West and "Pappy" Boyington.
          • Robert Conrad.
          • 4: Chris Cagney and Rosie O' Neill.
          • Sharon Gless.
          • 5: "Bub" O' Casey and Fred Mertz.
          • William Frawley.

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

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