Instant Trivia

Episode 245 - Baseball History - Midwestern Cities - Animal Offspring - In A Musical Mood - Wars

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 245, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Baseball History

  • 1: In a 1917 game Fred Toney and Hippo Vaughn both pitched these for 9 innings; Vaughn cracked in the 10th.
  • a no-hitter.
  • 2: In 2004 this team led by manager Bobby Cox won its remarkable 13th straight division title.
  • Atlanta Braves.
  • 3: In 1996 he became the Yankees' starting shortstop and the team hasn't missed the playoffs since.
  • Derek Jeter.
  • 4: Tom Connolly and Bill Klem, "The Old Arbitrator", were the first men to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as these.
  • umpires.
  • 5: Agricultural term for the system, created by Branch Rickey, of minor league teams controlled by a big league team.
  • farm system.

    • Round 2. Category: Midwestern Cities

    • 1: One of the Twin Cities, its name literally means "water city".
    • Minneapolis.
    • 2: Its pro sports teams include the Chiefs, Royals and Wizards.
    • Kansas City.
    • 3: The Roger Maris Museum at the West Acres Shopping Center is a big hit in this North Dakota city.
    • Fargo.
    • 4: 2 of the 3 state capitals in the Midwest that are named for U.S. presidents.
    • (2 of) Lincoln, Jefferson City, and Madison.
    • 5: The famous question "Will it play in" this Illinois city goes back to its Vaudeville days.
    • Peoria.

      • Round 3. Category: Animal Offspring

      • 1: A general term for the young of most fish, or how you cook them after you catch them.
      • fry.
      • 2: A young kangaroo, or a musical pal.
      • a joey.
      • 3: The male young of these are called cockerels; the female young, pullets.
      • chickens.
      • 4: A young rat, seal, or, so we're told, dragon.
      • a pup.
      • 5: A hinny is the offspring of these 2 animals.
      • a horse and a donkey.

        • Round 4. Category: In A Musical Mood

        • 1: 1970 unearthed this No. 1 hit song for Kentucky native Loretta Lynn.
        • "Coal Miner's Daughter".
        • 2: Written for the movie "Chasing Rainbows", this hit became a campaign song in 1932.
        • "Happy Days Are Here Again".
        • 3: La. gov. Jimmie Davis bought the copyright to this song, then claimed authorship--it made him happy when skies were gray.
        • "You Are My Sunshine".
        • 4: It's this Russian composer's Piano Concerto No. 1 you're listening to here.
        • Tchaikovsky.
        • 5: In a Rodgers and Hart classic, "We'll have Manhattan", these 2 boroughs, too.
        • the Bronx and Staten Island.

          • Round 5. Category: Wars

          • 1: The war for southern independence was fought in this country from 1861-65.
          • the United States of America.
          • 2: The result of a 624-630 war allowed Muhammad to establish this as the holy city of Islam.
          • Mecca.
          • 3: Though neutral today, it fought a war of independence from 1386-88.
          • Switzerland.
          • 4: During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1587-1604, Spain's Philip II and this English ruler died.
          • Queen Elizabeth I.
          • 5: After a 2-year war for independence from Russia, its city of Vilnius was captured by Poland in 1920.
          • Lithuania.

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

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