Instant Trivia

Episode 238 - White House Women - Podcast Incorporated - All The Presidents' Children - File Under "Z" - Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 238, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: White House Women

  • 1: In March 2000 this former Clinton press secretary gave birth to 5-pound, 11-ounce Katherine.
  • Dee Dee Myers.
  • 2: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter was named for Harriet Lane, this bachelor president's hostess.
  • James Buchanan.
  • 3: After his wife Rachel died, his niece took over her duties; after she died, a daughter-in-law was summoned.
  • Andrew Jackson.
  • 4: In July 2000 Hearst hired this reporter who had covered the White House for UPI for 37 years; Thank You, Mr. President.
  • Helen Thomas.
  • 5: Last name of Evelyn, JFK's personal secretary.
  • Lincoln.

    • Round 2. Category: Podcast Incorporated

    • 1: This company's first podcast talked about its new Cadillacs at the Chicago Auto Show.
    • General Motors.
    • 2: A morning stock report is podcast by this Dow Jones-owned national newspaper.
    • The Wall Street Journal.
    • 3: We aren't sure if the podcasts for this Sci Fi Channel show are created by humans or Cylons.
    • Battlestar Galactica.
    • 4: The podcast by this company discussed the promise of "on demand" with its new mainframes.
    • IBM.
    • 5: No joke, this satellite radio company signed former MTV-VJ Adam Curry as its exclusive PJ.
    • Sirius.

      • Round 3. Category: All The Presidents' Children

      • 1: In 2002 she edited a new book of essays: "Profiles in Courage for Our Time".
      • Caroline Kennedy.
      • 2: His daughter Patti has written several books including "Bondage" and "The Way I See It".
      • Ronald Reagan.
      • 3: (Hi, I'm Marvin Hamlisch, here at the Hollywood Bowl.) No mystery here, while her father was president, this soprano sang in concert at the Bowl.
      • Margaret Truman.
      • 4: Sadly, his youngest son, Quentin, was killed in WWI and his oldest son, Ted Jr., died during WWII.
      • Theodore Roosevelt.
      • 5: In 1835 Zachary Taylor's daughter Sarah married this future president of the Confederacy.
      • Jefferson Davis.

        • Round 4. Category: File Under "Z"

        • 1: In Greek myth, Hera is both the wife and the sister of this supreme god.
        • Zeus.
        • 2: Gold Rush is a variety of this Italian squash but with yellowish skin.
        • zucchini.
        • 3: It's the branch of biology that studies various animals.
        • zoology.
        • 4: Alphabetically, it's last among the nations of the world.
        • Zimbabwe.
        • 5: At the time of his death, Irish author James Joyce was living in this Swiss city.
        • Zurich.

          • Round 5. Category: Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists

          • 1: Who was No. 50? This Who guitarist, that's who.
          • Pete Townshend.
          • 2: Not surprisingly this legendary guitarist who colored the '60s with songs like "Purple Haze" came in at No. 1.
          • Jimi Hendrix.
          • 3: It's said of No. 3, "His string-bending and vibrato made his famous guitar, Lucille, weep like a real-life woman".
          • B.B. King.
          • 4: His "Smooth" guitar strains earned him a place at No. 15.
          • Carlos Santana.
          • 5: Surprisingly, only 2 women made the list: Joni Mitchell and this leader of the Blackhearts.
          • Joan Jett.

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

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