Instant Trivia

Episode 140 - Sing! - Movie Thrillers - Mssng Vwls - "No" Way - Cowboys

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 140, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Sing!

  • 1: Wham!.
  • George Michael.
  • 2: Dire Straits.
  • Mark Knopfler.
  • 3: The Talking Heads.
  • David Byrne.
  • 4: Smashing Pumpkins.
  • Billy Corgan.
  • 5: The Clash.
  • Joe Strummer.

    • Round 2. Category: Movie Thrillers

    • 1: In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-released to the theatres.
    • The Manchurian Candidate.
    • 2: Joe Eszterhas received a record $3 million for his script of this 1992 Michael Douglas-Sharon Stone film.
    • Basic Instinct.
    • 3: Joseph Wiseman played the lanky title villain in this 1962 James Bond movie, the first in the series.
    • Dr. No.
    • 4: The finale of Alfred Hitchcock's "Saboteur" takes place on this national landmark.
    • Statue of Liberty.
    • 5: Barbara Stanwyck got an Oscar nomination for her role in this 1948 thriller based on a 1943 radio play.
    • Sorry, Wrong Number.

      • Round 3. Category: Mssng Vwls

      • 1: One of the planets:"RNS".
      • Uranus.
      • 2: A U.S. state:"TH".
      • Utah.
      • 3: It's a gas!( and an element): "NN".
      • neon.
      • 4: A Native American people:"PCH".
      • Apache.
      • 5: A country in Africa:"THP".
      • Ethiopia.

        • Round 4. Category: "No" Way

        • 1: In recipes, it often comes between "tuna" and "casserole".
        • Noodle.
        • 2: This head movement can indicate approval or sleepiness.
        • Nodding.
        • 3: 167 died in a 1988 oil rig explosion off Britain in this sea.
        • North Sea.
        • 4: Adjacent border towns in Arizona and Mexico share this name.
        • Nogales.
        • 5: Last name of noted sculptor Isamu or celebrity coroner Thomas.
        • Noguchi.

          • Round 5. Category: Cowboys

          • 1: Because they often prodded cattle with sticks, cowboys were also known by this term.
          • cowpokes.
          • 2: This synonym for a cowboy's lasso is from the Spanish word "reata", meaning rope.
          • lariat.
          • 3: By 1870 this hatmaker was the leading producer of cowboy hats.
          • Stetson.
          • 4: In 1871 cowboys drove a record number of cattle, 600,000, from Texas to Kansas along this trail.
          • the Chisholm Trail.
          • 5: In the days of Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, this Kansas town was the "Cowboy Capital of the World".
          • Dodge City.

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

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