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Episode 232 - '50s Tv - "H" Cities - Hitchcock's Blondes - Springs On The Map - Self- Blank

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 232, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: '50s Tv

  • 1: Before debuting in this series, Jerry Mathers had appeared in 2 Bob Hope movies.
  • Leave it to Beaver.
  • 2: Word that completes the line sung by Jimmy Nelson "N-e-s-t-l-e-s, Nestle's makes the very best...".
  • Chocolate.
  • 3: In the 1950s this western was the top-rated series of the season 3 times.
  • Gunsmoke.
  • 4: She won a 1955 Emmy for playing the title role in the "Producers' Showcase" presentation of Peter Pan.
  • Mary Martin.
  • 5: In "Have Gun, Will Travel", Richard Boone played this dapper gun-for-hire based in San Francisco's Hotel Carlton.
  • (Wire) Paladin.

    • Round 2. Category: "H" Cities

    • 1: This city's Atomic Bomb Dome, a structure left unrebuilt after WWII, has become a symbol of the peace movement.
    • Hiroshima.
    • 2: The racing schooner Bluenose, depicted on Canada's 10-cent coin, has a replica in this Nova Scotian port.
    • Halifax.
    • 3: Crossed by numerous canals, it's said that this German port has more bridges than Amsterdam and Venice combined.
    • Hamburg.
    • 4: This capital was founded by Sweden's King Gustav I Vasa in 1550.
    • Helsinki, Finland.
    • 5: It served as a dynastic capital in the 1800s and continued as the royal capital of Vietnam until 1945.
    • Hue.

      • Round 3. Category: Hitchcock's Blondes

      • 1: She played the wife who knew too much in the remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" --que sera, sera.
      • Doris Day.
      • 2: This "regal" blonde stabs Anthony Dawson to death with a pair of scissors in "Dial M For Murder".
      • Grace Kelly.
      • 3: She was Mrs. Clark Gable when she starred in Hitchcock's comedy "Mr. And Mrs. Smith".
      • Carole Lombard.
      • 4: Glamour girl whose femme fatale role in "Vertigo" was no picnic.
      • Kim Novak.
      • 5: She stole her way into Sean Connery's heart as the title kleptomaniac in "Marnie".
      • Tippi Hedren.

        • Round 4. Category: Springs On The Map

        • 1: This California resort's aerial tramway up Mt. San Jacinto has the world's largest rotating tramcars.
        • Palm Springs.
        • 2: This Australian town was named for a waterhole that was named for telegraph advocate Charles Todd's wife.
        • Alice Springs.
        • 3: This Georgia town is home to the Roosevelt Institute, a comprehensive rehabilitation facility.
        • Warm Springs.
        • 4: The U.S. Olympic Training Center is located in this city in the foothills of the Rockies.
        • Colorado Springs.
        • 5: This fashionable resort in the Adirondacks is the summer home of the New York City Ballet.
        • Saratoga Springs.

          • Round 5. Category: Self- Blank

          • 1: It's a painting of an artist by the artist.
          • Self-portrait.
          • 2: It's used as a plea in court to justify the defendant's use of physical force against an attacker.
          • Self-defense.
          • 3: A positive sense of this represents how valuable you think you are.
          • Self-esteem/worth.
          • 4: In 1980 Spain granted the Basques this, though it was limited.
          • Self-rule.
          • 5: This prophecy comes about through a tendency to make events confirm to a predicted outcome.
          • Self-fulfilling.

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

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