Instant Trivia

Episode 139 - Animals In Paradise - World History - Cemeteries - Canadian Songbirds - Celebrity Dog Breeds

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 139, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Animals In Paradise

  • 1: The largest animal in paradise is this biblical one that swallowed a person whole.
  • (Jonah's) whale.
  • 2: A bird called the Hoopoe of Bilquis is on the list, Bilqis being a name for the biblical queen of this place.
  • Sheba.
  • 3: Solomon talked to this industrious insect that was later allowed into paradise.
  • ant.
  • 4: The ram he sacrificed instead of his son is in the fold.
  • Abraham.
  • 5: His mount Al-Buraq was allowed into heaven.
  • Muhammad.

    • Round 2. Category: World History

    • 1: This Irish castle famous for its "stone" was built by Cormac MacCarthy about 1446.
    • the Blarney.
    • 2: Born in 12 A.D., this cruel and unbalanced Roman emperor was a great-grandson of Mark Antony.
    • Caligula.
    • 3: On Feb. 10, 1840 Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married her.
    • Victoria.
    • 4: This battleship on which the WWII Japanese surrender terms were signed saw combat during the Gulf War.
    • U.S.S. Missouri.
    • 5: In 1513 this Spaniard made the first recorded European exploration of what is now the U.S. mainland.
    • Ponce de Leon.

      • Round 3. Category: Cemeteries

      • 1: Although Emile Zola's gravestone still rests at this city's Cimetiere de Montmartre, his body was moved to the Pantheon.
      • Paris.
      • 2: With more than 1 million burials, Rookwood Necropolis in this largest Aussie city is one of the world's largest.
      • Sydney.
      • 3: About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton.
      • Boot Hill.
      • 4: The world's largest historical mosaic, "The Birth Of Liberty", can be found at this Southern Calif. cemetery.
      • Forest Lawn.
      • 5: 368 American servicemen from WWI are buried in this "field", a U.S. Military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium.
      • Flanders Field.

        • Round 4. Category: Canadian Songbirds

        • 1: In December 2007 this chanteuse gave her last performance of the Vegas spectacular "A New Day".
        • Celine Dion.
        • 2: This singer from Halifax, Nova Scotia had hits with "Adia" and "Sweet Surrender".
        • Sarah McLachlan.
        • 3: She must be a Keith Jackson fan, as she titled one of her albums "Whoa, Nelly!".
        • Nelly Furtado.
        • 4: She put her initials on duets of "Crying" with Roy Orbison and "What A Wonderful World" with Tony Bennett.
        • k.d. lang.
        • 5: Leslie is the first name of this "1234" singer who was a dancer at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
        • Feist.

          • Round 5. Category: Celebrity Dog Breeds

          • 1: Snoopy.
          • a Beagle.
          • 2: Beethoven.
          • a Saint Bernard.
          • 3: Perdita and Pongo.
          • Dalmatian.
          • 4: Eddie on "Frasier".
          • a Jack Russell Terrier.
          • 5: Buddy of "Air Bud" fame.
          • a Golden Retriever.

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

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