Instant Trivia

Episode 205 - The Fortune 500 - It Happened On Valentine's Day - 1990s Television - Buddy The Beekeeper - Beer

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 205, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Fortune 500

  • 1: 1 of the 2 manufacturing companies classified under "Toys" in the 500.
  • 1 of (Mattel and Hasbro).
  • 2: No. 242 on the list, this insurance co.'s $99.3 billion loss made it Fortune's biggest loser ever.
  • AIG.
  • 3: Since the Fortune 500 list began in 1955, only Exxon, Wal-Mart and this now-troubled auto co. have held the top spot.
  • GM (General Motors).
  • 4: With 14,000 videos, the most watched Fortune 500 CEO on YouTube was this bespectacled chairman of the No. 35 company.
  • Bill Gates.
  • 5: AMR and UAL are the top 2 companies in this industry.
  • airline.

    • Round 2. Category: It Happened On Valentine's Day

    • 1: In 1929 Al Capone's men massacred rival gangsters on St. Valentine's Day in this city.
    • Chicago.
    • 2: TV's Mrs. Brady, she was born on Feb. 14, 1934.
    • Florence Henderson.
    • 3: In 1995 Arthur Chaskalson, who defended Nelson Mandela in 1964, was sworn in as this country's chief justice.
    • South Africa.
    • 4: Americans fell in love with her when she gave a TV tour of the White House on Feb. 14, 1962.
    • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
    • 5: On Feb. 14, 1989 the Ayatollah Khomeini called for the death of this Indian-born British author.
    • Salman Rushdie.

      • Round 3. Category: 1990s Television

      • 1: (Hi, I'm Arianna Huffington) Al Franken and I did a "Point-Counterpoint" segment called "Strange Bedfellows" for this Bill Maher show.
      • Politically Incorrect.
      • 2: This FOX drama follows the plight of the Salinger children, who were orphaned by a car wreck.
      • Party of Five.
      • 3: Roslyn, Washington represented Cicely, Alaska, the setting of this Rob Morrow series.
      • Northern Exposure.
      • 4: The quirky drama "Picket Fences" was set in this town in Wisconsin, not in Italy.
      • Rome.
      • 5: "Twin Peaks" was the first TV venture for this avant-garde filmmaker.
      • David Lynch.

        • Round 4. Category: Buddy The Beekeeper

        • 1: Buddy mixes equal parts of this and hot water to feed a new colony with no honey to eat.
        • Sugar.
        • 2: Buddy doesn't like being asked "Who's the lucky fella?" when he wears this between his hat and collar.
        • Beekeeper's veil.
        • 3: Buddy makes people mad when he blows this in elevators, but he blows it at bees to calm them down.
        • Smoke.
        • 4: Buddy might say "None of your business" if asked about harvesting this product used in candles and polishes.
        • Beeswax.
        • 5: In spring Buddy gets ready for these masses of bees to fly from their hives and form new colonies.
        • Swarms.

          • Round 5. Category: Beer

          • 1: In '60s ads, they called to this girl for Carling Black Label.
          • Mabel.
          • 2: While Bud calls itself the "King of Beers", this one calls itself the "Beer of Danish Kings".
          • Tuborg.
          • 3: In 1963, Schlitz became the 1st beer to be marketed nationally in these.
          • tab top or pull top cans.
          • 4: This popular Irish beer bears the name of a classic Irish stringed musical instrument.
          • Harp.
          • 5: Bob Marley's ghost could tell you that Red Stripe is a beer from this Caribbean country.
          • Jamaica.

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

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