Instant Trivia

Episode 234 - The Urban Scene - Andrew Jackson - Deserts - Crossword Clues "H" - Lost "Cos"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 234, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Urban Scene

  • 1: Often, a route along a waterway isn't called a street or ave., but this, like Boston's Memorial and Storrow.
  • a drive.
  • 2: Sodium vapor is a common type of these, which help prevent crime and traffic accidents.
  • streetlights.
  • 3: A defining characteristic of a high rise is having this item perfected in the 19th century by Otis.
  • the elevator.
  • 4: It opened in 1900, its first line running from Paris' Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot.
  • the Métro.
  • 5: She became a symbol of urban indifference when she was killed in 1964 in earshot of her Queens neighbors.
  • (Kitty) Genovese.

    • Round 2. Category: Andrew Jackson

    • 1: It's what Jackson had in common with Lewis Robards from Aug. 1791 to Sept. 1793.
    • Same Wife (they both thought they were married to the same woman).
    • 2: In the presidential election of 1824, Jackson won a plurality of electoral votes but lost to this man in the House.
    • John Quincy Adams.
    • 3: This Jackson pick for minister to Great Britain was rejected by the Senate but later became Jackson's second veep.
    • Van Buren.
    • 4: On June 6, 1833 Jackson became the first president to ride a train, the B and O, which stands for this.
    • the Baltimore and Ohio.
    • 5: On June 6, 1833 Jackson became the first president to ride a train, the B and O, which stands for this.
    • the Baltimore and Ohio.

      • Round 3. Category: Deserts

      • 1: These 2 countries share the Gobi Desert.
      • China and Mongolia.
      • 2: We'll gamble on your knowing that almost all of this state is in the Great Basin Desert.
      • Nevada.
      • 3: Roald Dahl's Augustus Gloop gets his just des(s)erts when he falls into a river of this trying to drink it.
      • chocolate.
      • 4: The name of this desert in the south of Israel is from the Hebrew for "south".
      • Negev.
      • 5: The Thar is the largest desert on this sub-continent.
      • India.

        • Round 4. Category: Crossword Clues "H"

        • 1: He who does it is lost(9).
        • Hesitates.
        • 2: A Japanese-style grill(7).
        • hibachi.
        • 3: Sleep like a bear(9).
        • Hibernate.
        • 4: Tall baby sitter(9).
        • highchair.
        • 5: A plant eater(9).
        • herbivore.

          • Round 5. Category: Lost "Cos"

          • 1: Clothing worn in a play.
          • costume.
          • 2: It's another name for a beautician.
          • a cosmetologist.
          • 3: It's what a Russian calls a space traveler.
          • a cosmonaut.
          • 4: San Jose is its capital city.
          • Costa Rica.
          • 5: This actor directed a 1990 movie that won 7 Oscars.
          • Kevin Costner.

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

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