Instant Trivia

Episode 137 - 5 Letter Words - "O" No! - Ukraine On The Brain - Whaaazuuup?! - "Fre"-Dom

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 137, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: 5 Letter Words

  • 1: An assumed identity, or the type of letter that accompanies a resume.
  • Cover letter.
  • 2: Emily Post says in this kind of letter, don't call death "a blessing in disguise".
  • Condolence letter.
  • 3: Also a fruit, it should always be found in the heading of a letter.
  • Date.
  • 4: "Very truly yours" is a "complimentary" this, also something done to a door.
  • Closing.
  • 5: The garment worn here, it follows "zip" in something the Postal Service wants you to use.
  • Plus fours.

    • Round 2. Category: "O" No!

    • 1: These bivalves breed in beds.
    • oysters.
    • 2: The Greek word for "bird" gave us this word for the study of birds.
    • ornithology.
    • 3: Founded in 1878, Lady Margaret Hall is this European university's oldest women's college.
    • Oxford.
    • 4: This London theatre was once known as the Royal Victoria.
    • the Old Vic.
    • 5: Last name of Ambrosio and Bernardo, father and son politicians of Chile.
    • O'Higgins.

      • Round 3. Category: Ukraine On The Brain

      • 1: The worst nuclear accident in history happened at this Ukrainian site in 1986.
      • Chernobyl.
      • 2: After conquering the region, this empress introduced serfdom to Ukraine in 1795.
      • Catherine the Great.
      • 3: Ukraine's capital lends its name to this poultry dish in which breasts are rolled up with butter, breaded and fried.
      • Chicken Kiev.
      • 4: Ukrainians call this body of water "Chorne More".
      • the Black Sea.
      • 5: This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954.
      • the Crimea.

        • Round 4. Category: Whaaazuuup?!

        • 1: On Dec. 14, 1972 Gene Cernan became the last man to drive a vehicle up here.
        • the moon.
        • 2: Launched Oct. 4, 1957, it circled the Earth once every 96 minutes, going 18,000 MPH.
        • Sputnik.
        • 3: Leonardo da Vinci sketched one of these in 1483; Sikorsky produced the first practical one in 1939.
        • helicopter.
        • 4: In May 1927 this plane was tested by flying from San Diego to NYC; it took 20 hours, 21 minutes.
        • the Spirit of St. Louis.
        • 5: With room for 700, this traveled 1 mile at a height of 70 feet on its only flight in 1947.
        • the Spruce Goose.

          • Round 5. Category: "Fre"-Dom

          • 1: Wrigley's "extra" brand of cinnamon chewing gum bills itself as this on its wrapper.
          • sugar free.
          • 2: Lord Tennyson, or Batman's Butler.
          • Alfred.
          • 3: Elevun letr wurd fur the job thet wud b rezponzibl fir fiksin this clu's speling problims.
          • proofreader.
          • 4: Prestone makes one that provides protection down to -84 degrees.
          • antifreeze.
          • 5: It's the art of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water.
          • fresco.

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

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