Instant Trivia

Episode 184 - Twelfth Night - Trends - The Old College Try - "West" Side Story - Oceania

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 184, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Twelfth Night

  • 1: Dealing with a beastly triple-header was this man's famous twelfth labor.
  • Hercules.
  • 2: The traditional present for your twelfth wedding anniversary is this fabric created by a type of moth larva.
  • silk.
  • 3: Seen here, she represented New York's 12th District in the House of Representatives from 1969-1983.
  • Shirley Chisholm.
  • 4: The Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerns a revamping of this "college".
  • the Electoral College.
  • 5: This twelfth U.S. president died in office, and his daughter married Jefferson Davis.
  • Zachary Taylor.

    • Round 2. Category: Trends

    • 1: It's toymaker Bandai's "loveable egg", a virtual pet.
    • Tamagotchi.
    • 2: Billy Blanks is the man behind this fitness system that includes elements of tae kwon do.
    • Tae Bo.
    • 3: Chip the Cat, born January 26, 1996, is one of these Ty stuffed animals.
    • Beanie Babies.
    • 4: Who can resist watching this MTV show whose combatants have included The 3 Tenors vs. The 3 Stooges?.
    • Celebrity Deathmatch.
    • 5: Despite his brief screen time in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", this bounty hunter has a cult following.
    • Boba Fett.

      • Round 3. Category: The Old College Try

      • 1: Merton College was one of the first entities that become this famous British university.
      • Oxford.
      • 2: This Jesuit Washington, D.C. university is home to the Woodstock Theological Center.
      • Georgetown.
      • 3: Seen here is the sports team logo of this university, whose stars have included Sidney Moncrief and Lance Alworth.
      • Arkansas (Razorbacks).
      • 4: John Wayne attended this L.A. university in the 1920s and also played on its football team.
      • USC.
      • 5: Glass artist Dale Chihuly is a graduate of this design college abbreviated RISD.
      • Rhode Island School of Design.

        • Round 4. Category: "West" Side Story

        • 1: In 1965 he was TIME Magazine's "Man of the Year".
        • William Westmoreland.
        • 2: I presume you know David Livingstone is buried there.
        • Westminster Abbey.
        • 3: The first Studebakers ran on batteries developed by this company.
        • Westinghouse.
        • 4: Celebrity known as "Grandma Freud".
        • Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
        • 5: Shelley called this "thou breath of Autumn's being".
        • the West Wind.

          • Round 5. Category: Oceania

          • 1: When this nation gained independence in 1962, it had "Western" in its name.
          • Samoa.
          • 2: The high islands like Viti Levu in the Fiji group and Kao in the Tonga group were formed by these.
          • Volcanoes.
          • 3: When Gauguin arrived on this island in 1891, he was shocked at how modern it was.
          • Tahiti.
          • 4: In the Solomons, you can tour Olasana Island, where this future U.S. president was rescued in August 1943.
          • JFK.
          • 5: The largest city in Oceania outside Hawaii and New Zealand is Port Moresby in this nation.
          • Papua New Guinea.

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

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