Instant Trivia

Episode 196 - '70s Nonfiction - Architects - Duncan - Bowling For Vocabulary - The New York Times House And Home

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 196, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: '70s Nonfiction

  • 1: Billy Graham called them "God's secret agents".
  • angels.
  • 2: A bestseller by Dr. David Reuben gave us this 13-word-long self-help title.
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Ask.
  • 3: His 1971 autobiography "Wunnerful, Wunnerful!" was a, well, wunnerful seller.
  • Lawrence Welk.
  • 4: In 1977 the Fixx was in with "The Complete Book of" this by James Fixx.
  • running.
  • 5: Theodore H. White's "Breach of Faith" detailed "The Fall of" this man.
  • Nixon.

    • Round 2. Category: Architects

    • 1: Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex.
    • World Trade Center.
    • 2: Richard Hunt, the first American to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, designed this statue's stone- and -concrete pedestal.
    • Statue of Liberty.
    • 3: Charles Bulfinch, who contributed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., designed this city's state house on Beacon Hill.
    • Boston.
    • 4: Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town.
    • Oak Ridge.
    • 5: Danish architect Jorn Utzon's plan for this New South Wales landmark was chosen in 1957 from 233 entries.
    • the Sydney Opera House.

      • Round 3. Category: Duncan

      • 1: "Funny Face" star who can certainly separate the wheat from the chaff.
      • Sandy Duncan.
      • 2: Cawder Castle, which claims to be the site of this man's killing of Duncan I, was built 400 years after the event.
      • Macbeth.
      • 3: Procter and Gamble really took the cake when it acquired this brand in 1956.
      • Duncan Hines.
      • 4: This No. 1 NBA draft pick signed with the San Antonio Spurs July 24, 1997.
      • Tim Duncan.
      • 5: Duncan Regehr played Zorro and Duncan Renaldo was famous for playing this Old West hero.
      • The Cisco Kid.

        • Round 4. Category: Bowling For Vocabulary

        • 1: A work stoppage worth 10 points.
        • Strike.
        • 2: It can be a rainwater channel, or a bad place for your ball.
        • Gutter.
        • 3: An incrimination of an innocent person; 10 are in a standard game.
        • Frame.
        • 4: A type of cat, or a building where a "cat" might bowl.
        • Alley.
        • 5: The head of a crime ring, found right in front.
        • Kingpin.

          • Round 5. Category: The New York Times House And Home

          • 1: The Dec. 28, 2006 edition suggested recycling this object into garden mulch.
          • Christmas tree.
          • 2: Bemz sells covers in bright decorator colors for the furniture of this other Swedish company.
          • IKEA.
          • 3: A company called California these benefits from the notion that organized these "are the key to... a freer life".
          • closets.
          • 4: Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendy Deng's apartment re-do included hiring a master of this Asian practice.
          • feng shui.
          • 5: This type of "house", built to hold coaches, is a frequent candidate for renovation.
          • carriagehouse.

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