Instant Trivia

Episode 240 - Plurals - Animal Phrases - Rock Music - Top 100 Newspapers - Seashore Life

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 240, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Plurals

  • 1: Alumnus.
  • alumni.
  • 2: Man-child.
  • men-children.
  • 3: Man-child.
  • men-children.
  • 4: Collectively, Janet Reno and Edwin Meese were known by this title after being appointed by the President.
  • Attorneys General.
  • 5: Easton's Bible Dictionary says to add these 2 letters to the end of "cherub" to get its plural.
  • "im".

    • Round 2. Category: Animal Phrases

    • 1: Proverbially speaking, they "flock together".
    • Birds of a feather.
    • 2: To prevent trouble, it's best if you "let" these "dogs lie".
    • Sleeping dogs.
    • 3: To ward off hunger is to keep this animal "from the door".
    • Wolf.
    • 4: This feline expression means to look guilty but smug.
    • "Looking like the cat who ate the canary".
    • 5: This 2-word rhyming phrase is used to describe a highly skilled or clever lawyer.
    • Legal eagle.

      • Round 3. Category: Rock Music

      • 1: From 1961 to 1971, Smokey Robinson had 14 to 20 hits with this group.
      • The Miracles.
      • 2: This group's "Wooly Bully" was named Billboard's No. 1 single of 1965 though it never hit No. 1.
      • Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.
      • 3: This group's 1972 hit "Take It Easy" was written by group member Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne.
      • The Eagles.
      • 4: This Seattle grunge band backed Neil Young on his "Mirror Ball" CD.
      • Pearl Jam.
      • 5: 5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are".
      • Billy Joel.

        • Round 4. Category: Top 100 Newspapers

        • 1: It's no news this city's home to the Rocky Mountain News.
        • Denver.
        • 2: Only 4 U.S. papers have circulations of over 1 million and this 5-letter word is in 2 of their names.
        • Times.
        • 3: By their names, it's the frequency of The News in Dayton and The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City.
        • daily.
        • 4: Look into it and you'll see this Philly paper's name is spelled with an "I"; the one in Cincinnati, with an "E".
        • the Inquirer.
        • 5: This Connecticut city's Courant covers current affairs.
        • Hartford.

          • Round 5. Category: Seashore Life

          • 1: An edible type of this seaweed seen at low tide grows up to 10 feet long on the Atlantic coast.
          • Kelp.
          • 2: Blubber and the tufts at the base of their densely packed feathers keep them warm while diving.
          • Penguins.
          • 3: The American species of this crustacean has a 6-segmented tail.
          • Lobster.
          • 4: They hang around in bars, feed on plankton and produce those famous little spheres of nacre.
          • Oysters.
          • 5: Scallops swim for their lives when they sense these 5-armed creatures approaching.
          • Starfish.

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

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