Instant Trivia

Episode 228 - "Prince" - Flies - The President Who Said... - Porgy-Pourri - Tv Or Not Tv

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 228, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "Prince"

  • 1: Until 1999 the first snowfall signaled the start of the "Nude Olympics" at this university.
  • Princeton.
  • 2: Satan, Dracula and Ozzy Osbourne go by this nickname.
  • the Prince of Darkness.
  • 3: This was the name given to the ship cast in the starring role on "The Love Boat".
  • the Pacific Princess.
  • 4: This Caribbean capital was occupied by the U.S. from 1915 to 1934 and from 1994 to 1995.
  • Port-au-Prince.
  • 5: A French explorer called this North American island Ile-St.-Jean.
  • Prince Edward Island.

    • Round 2. Category: Flies

    • 1: The largest land animal native to this continent is a small wingless fly.
    • Antarctica.
    • 2: A pest of wheat, the Hessian fly is so named because it's believed Hessian soldiers brought it here during this war.
    • the Revolutionary War.
    • 3: Wake up and tell us the name of this deadly disease, aka trypanosomiasis, spread by the Tsetse fly.
    • sleeping sickness.
    • 4: It's the common name for the fly known scientifically as musca domestica.
    • the housefly.
    • 5: Examples of these flies popular with geneticists include the apple maggot and the cherry.
    • fruit flies.

      • Round 3. Category: The President Who Said...

      • 1: "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate".
      • John F. Kennedy.
      • 2: "The ballot is stronger than the bullet".
      • Lincoln.
      • 3: In his first address to Congress: "All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today".
      • Lyndon Johnson.
      • 4: "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe".
      • Gerald Ford.
      • 5: "It must be a peace without victory... Only a peace between equals can last".
      • Wilson.

        • Round 4. Category: Porgy-Pourri

        • 1: Sadly, "Porgy and Bess" was the only full-length opera this composer wrote; he passed away in 1937, at age 38.
        • George Gershwin.
        • 2: Now a famous poet, she played Ruby in the acclaimed European tour of "Porgy and Bess" in the mid-'50s.
        • Maya Angelou.
        • 3: In 1936 this city's National Theatre was briefly desegregated so African-Americans could see "Porgy and Bess" there.
        • Washington, D.C..
        • 4: Bobby McFerrin's father dubbed the singing voice of Porgy when this leading man played him on film in 1959.
        • Sidney Poitier.
        • 5: The opera is based on a novel inspired by a real crime of passion committed in this Southern city.
        • Charleston, South Carolina.

          • Round 5. Category: Tv Or Not Tv

          • 1: Duuuuude, Ray Walston totally reprised his role as Mr. Hand, Spicoli's teacher, in the series based on this film.
          • Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
          • 2: "My Mother The Car","His Gal Shirley","Your Show Of Shows".
          • His Gal Shirley.
          • 3: Starring Erin Moran, it was the last primetime sitcom spun off from "Happy Days".
          • Joanie Loves Chachi.
          • 4: On TV, this title trio was played by Kate, Jaclyn and Farrah; on film, it was Cameron, Lucy and Drew.
          • Charlie's Angels.
          • 5: On 60s TV, Cesar Romero cackled as this criminal; in 2008, Heath Ledger gave a startling film performance.
          • the Joker.

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

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