Instant Trivia

Episode 242 - Movie Costumes - 1954 - Classic Ads And Slogans - Sportsmen - Skin Deep

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 242, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Movie Costumes

  • 1: He got all dolled up in Chanel and Dior in "To Wong Foo...", a far cry from his "Dirty Dancing" duds.
  • Patrick Swayze.
  • 2: She slunk across a piano in a slinky red dress in "The Fabulous Baker Boys".
  • Michelle Pfeiffer.
  • 3: She wore dozens of trendy costumes in "Clueless" but says she looks goofy offscreen -- as if!.
  • Alicia Silverstone.
  • 4: Theodor Pistek won a Costume Design Oscar for this Tom Hulce film; Mozart was so well-dressed.
  • Amadeus.
  • 5: Theadora Van Runkle designed the gun moll getups Faye Dunaway wore in this 1967 film.
  • Bonnie and Clyde.

    • Round 2. Category: 1954

    • 1: On April 1, the Senate voted to grant simultaneous statehood to these two territories.
    • Alaska and Hawaii.
    • 2: On February 23, this man began inoculating children against polio in Pittsburgh.
    • Dr. Jonas Salk.
    • 3: This heavyweight boxing champ defended his title twice in 1954, both times against Ezzard Charles.
    • Rocky Marciano.
    • 4: 5 congressman were shot and wounded in the House by nationalists from this U.S. commonwealth.
    • Puerto Rico.
    • 5: On May 7, 1954 the French were defeated in this Vietnamese battle and soon withdrew their troops from the country.
    • Dien Bien Phu.

      • Round 3. Category: Classic Ads And Slogans

      • 1: "Look Ma, No Cavities".
      • Crest.
      • 2: "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing".
      • Alka-Seltzer.
      • 3: It's "Two--Two--Two Mints in One".
      • Certs.
      • 4: "They Plump When You Cook 'Em".
      • Ball Park Franks.
      • 5: "We'll Leave the Light on for You".
      • Motel 6.

        • Round 4. Category: Sportsmen

        • 1: Known as "Mac the Strife", this tennis champ once told an umpire, "You are the pits of the world".
        • John McEnroe.
        • 2: He spent 5 seasons with the Shanghai Sharks before becoming the Houston Rockets' center in 2002.
        • Yao Ming.
        • 3: In 2006 "The Bus" went into the garage as this running back played his last game in the Super Bowl.
        • Jerome Bettis.
        • 4: This 26-year-old Spanish professional golfer is nicknamed "El Nino".
        • Sergio Garcia.
        • 5: This 18-year-old phenom from Nova Scotia was chosen No. 1 by Pittsburgh in the 2005 NHL draft.
        • Sidney Crosby.

          • Round 5. Category: Skin Deep

          • 1: Wrinkles at the corner of the eye, perhaps caused by squinting while bird watching.
          • Crow's feet.
          • 2: Contact dermatitis can be the result of contact with this plant, Rhus radicans.
          • Poison Ivy.
          • 3: The little sections of dead epidermis around your fingernails.
          • Cuticles.
          • 4: This term for a balm for the skin or the conscience goes back to the Sanskrit sarpis, "melted butter".
          • Salve.
          • 5: The skin's 2 exocrine types of glands are sweat and these, which produce oils.
          • Sebaceous glands.

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

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