Instant Trivia

Episode 179 - While John Paul I Was Pope - World Travel - They Wrote For The New York Times - Celebrity Headaches - Where's The "Fire"?

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 179, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: While John Paul I Was Pope

  • 1: Sadat sat down to begin talks with Begin and Carter at this U.S. site September 6, 1978.
  • Camp David.
  • 2: He regained the heavyweight title from the man he had lost it to in February -- Leon Spinks.
  • Muhammad Ali.
  • 3: In an Aug. 30, 1978 press conference he said the Chevy Vega's gas tanks were just as dangerous as the Ford Pinto's.
  • Ralph Nader.
  • 4: For 1978 tennis' U.S. Open moved from Forest Hills to a new home at this "meadow".
  • Flushing Meadow.
  • 5: Olafur Johannesson became this island's P.M. and promptly devalued its currency.
  • Iceland.

    • Round 2. Category: World Travel

    • 1: Pharaonic Village, which recreates life in ancient times, is on an island in this river.
    • Nile.
    • 2: Some tourists save money by staying at the Bangkok YMCA in this country.
    • Thailand.
    • 3: This Swedish capital has hotels named for Lord Nelson and his mistress, Lady Hamilton.
    • Stockholm.
    • 4: Among the hotels with casinos in this city are Shepheard's, the Ramses Hilton and the Nile Hilton.
    • Cairo.
    • 5: Want to ride an elephant in this country? Head for the Gokarna Safari Park east of Katmandu.
    • Nepal.

      • Round 3. Category: They Wrote For The New York Times

      • 1: Trying to protect his sources, in 1978 reporter Myron Farber spent 38 days here.
      • Jail.
      • 2: In 1962 the Times sent David Halberstam to this country, where he often challenged the official version of events.
      • Vietnam.
      • 3: Born in Clydebank, political writer James Reston had this nickname, like a "Star Trek" engineer.
      • "Scotty".
      • 4: Colorful nickname of Times sportswriter Walter Smith.
      • "Red".
      • 5: The Times' longtime movie critic, he shifted to theater criticism in 1993.
      • Vincent Canby.

        • Round 4. Category: Celebrity Headaches

        • 1: If you're a celebrity, these photographers named for a character in a movie can be anywhere.
        • paparazzi.
        • 2: Paying about 60 grand for the XJ8 model of this British car, you'd think a CD player would be standard.
        • Jaguar.
        • 3: Don't let your personal trainer work your biceps and forget these opposing muscles on the arms.
        • Triceps.
        • 4: You're probably sick of having your floors scuffed by photographers from this Conde Nast "Digest".
        • Architectural Digest.
        • 5: It can be tough remembering your password for your secret bank account in this most populous city in Switzerland.
        • Zurich.

          • Round 5. Category: Where's The "Fire"?

          • 1: They're also known as lightning bugs.
          • fireflies.
          • 2: Where you'll find a hearth.
          • a fireplace.
          • 3: Deadly double that rained down on Gomorrah.
          • fire and brimstone.
          • 4: Resort and national seashore east of NYC.
          • Fire Island.
          • 5: Stravinsky ballet from 1910.
          • The Firebird.

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

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