Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 172, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Travel
1: This island's Mataveri Intl. Airport, the world's most remote, is serviced only by Chile's LAN Airlines.Easter Island.2: In 1993 Circus Circus opened Grand Slam Canyon, a theme park under a dome, in this city.Las Vegas.3: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge railway that climbs to 7,400' in this country.India.4: Gamblers will love to know that the Hotel Yak and Yeti in this Nepalese capital houses the 2-story Casino Royale.Kathmandu.5: While many of Mexico's resorts are on the Pacific Ocean, Cancun lies on this sea.the Caribbean.Round 2. Category: In Your Chevrolet
1: Introduced in 1953, it's considered America's first sports car.the Corvette.2: Chevy's Camaro was GM's first car aerodynamically designed in one of these chambers.a wind tunnel (a wind chamber accepted).3: Even the Fresh Prince would want this 1957 tail-finned Chevy model; it's a collector's dream.a Bel Air.4: The Metro is from this line Chevrolet introduced in 1989.the Geo.5: Name given Chevy's Carryall station wagon introduced in 1935; it's now the name of a GMC SUV.a Suburban.Round 3. Category: All The King's Songs
1: "I don't want no other love, baby it's still you I'm thinking of"."Don't Be Cruel".2: "The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang"."Jailhouse Rock".3: "No such number, no such zone"."Return to Sender".4: "Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire"."Viva Las Vegas".5: "We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out, because I love you too much baby"."Suspicious Minds".Round 4. Category: Starts With "G"
1: This adhesive can be made from animal hides, bones, vegetables or fish.Glue.2: Member of the iris family with as many as 25 flowers on a single spike.gladiolus.3: Some of these muscles are minimus and some of them are maximus.Gluteus.4: Refers to the moon when it's more than half but not completely full.gibbous.5: Part eagle and part lion, these mythical beasts were famous for guarding gold.Griffins.Round 5. Category: Space Exploration
1: In 1984 Bruce McCandless became the first human to perform an untethered EVA, which stands for this.Extra-vehicular activity.2: Launched in 1989, the Magellan spacecraft later radar-mapped most of the surface of this planet, Earth's twin.Venus.3: On February 14, 1990, it took its final photo from 3.7 billion miles: of the sun and 6 planets, including the Earth.Voyager.4: In 1958 Explorer I discovered these radiation bands surrounding the Earth.Van Allen Belts.5: On July 20, 1969 this lunar module separated from the Apollo 11 spacecraft and landed on the Moon.the Eagle.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!