Instant Trivia

Episode 166 - "O" Yes! - Snickers - Postal Matters - Time For A "Pi" - "Fort"S

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 166, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "O" Yes!

  • 1: A synonym for scent, this noun is from the Latin for "smell".
  • odor.
  • 2: Impenetrable to light, like some glass.
  • opaque.
  • 3: It's a single performance by a band in a single locale, or the title of a Wesley Snipes film.
  • One Night Stand.
  • 4: A temporary suspension of operation; of electrical power, for example.
  • outage.
  • 5: From the Old Norse for "manager", it's a non-governmental investigator who resolves complaints.
  • ombudsman.

    • Round 2. Category: Snickers

    • 1: Film in which Paul Newman tells Tom Cruise, "You couldn't find big time if you had a road map".
    • The Color of Money.
    • 2: Film in which an exasperated Sally Kellerman yells, "This isn't a hospital, it's an insane asylum".
    • M*A*S*H.
    • 3: 1974 film with the exchange:Inga: Werewolf!Freddy: Werewolf?Igor: There!Freddy: What?Igor: There wolf..
    • Young Frankenstein.
    • 4: In "Take the Money and Run", asked, "Do you think sex is dirty?", Woody said, "It is if you do it" this way.
    • right.
    • 5: 1950 film in which Judy Holliday tells Broderick Crawford, "You're just not couth!".
    • Born Yesterday.

      • Round 3. Category: Postal Matters

      • 1: In a short-lived in Belgium in 1879, these house pets were used to carry bundles of mail.
      • cats.
      • 2: One of the first non-heads of state to appear on a stamp was this American on the U.S. 5-cent stamp in 1847.
      • Benjamin Franklin.
      • 3: The first known air mail service took place in Paris in 1870 by this conveyance.
      • hot-air balloon.
      • 4: Postal markings dating back to this civilization in 3000 B.C. translate as, "In the name of the living king, speed!".
      • Egyptians (Egypt).
      • 5: This country doesn't have its name on its stamps; usually it has the king or queen's head.
      • the United Kingdom.

        • Round 4. Category: Time For A "Pi"

        • 1: This animal's name comes from the Middle French for "thorny pig".
        • porcupine.
        • 2: We love this winged, unclothed infant archer of mythology, the son of Venus.
        • Cupid.
        • 3: Uh oh! This outer nonvascular layer of your skin is showing.
        • epidermis.
        • 4: Wealth, or a city that the official seat of government in a state.
        • capital.
        • 5: A plant belonging to the genus Angallis, especially having scarlet flowers.
        • pimpernel.

          • Round 5. Category: "Fort"S

          • 1: This N.C. fort has reason to boast since airborne U.S. Army combat units are stationed there.
          • Fort Bragg.
          • 2: On May 10, 1775 Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured this fort on Lake Champlain from the British.
          • Fort Ticonderoga.
          • 3: This celebrated Maryland fort overlooking the Patapsco River is named for a signer of the Constitution.
          • Fort McHanry.
          • 4: Troops are processes for overseas duty at this New Jersey army base.
          • Fort Dix.
          • 5: This Kentucky army post is known as the "Home of Armor".
          • Fort Knox.

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

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