Instant Trivia

Episode 247 - Famous Kangaroos - In The Fire - Nursery Rhymes On The 11 O'clock News - S, U Or V - Nuts

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 247, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 247, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Famous Kangaroos

  • 1: He named his character Captain Kangaroo from the large pockets on his jacket.
  • Bob Keeshan.
  • 2: The 1978 Elliott Gould film "Matilda" was about a kangaroo who participated in this sport.
  • Boxing.
  • 3: In 1963 Aussie Rolf Harris had his only U.S. top 40 hit with this song.
  • "Tie Me Kangaroo Down".
  • 4: He created the characters of Kanga and Roo.
  • A.A. Milne.
  • 5: In 1969 this bush kangaroo got his own syndicated TV series.
  • "Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo".

    • Round 2. Category: In The Fire

    • 1: Many 17th century New York City households had one of these to form a brigade in case of fire.
    • Bucket.
    • 2: Since 1932 this brand has provided reliable flames for soldiers, campers and others.
    • Zippo.
    • 3: Oliver Wendell Holmes said not to falsely yell "Fire" in one of these, where 850 Viennese died Dec. 8, 1881.
    • Theater.
    • 4: Peshtigo, Wisc. was destroyed by a fire that began Oct. 8, 1871, the same day as this city's Great Fire.
    • Chicago.
    • 5: 2-word phrase for what sometimes happens to oily rags and often happens to the drummers of Spinal Tap.
    • Spontaneous combustion.

      • Round 3. Category: Nursery Rhymes On The 11 O'clock News

      • 1: Confrontation downtown today near the fair, as a pieman denied this penniless man food.
      • Simple Simon.
      • 2: Animal Control today swarmed over "the house that" he "built", finding a tossed dog, a worried cat and a dead rat.
      • Jack.
      • 3: She terrorized 3 non-sighted rodents and dismembered them; I've never seen such a sight in my life.
      • the farmer's wife.
      • 4: This guy, "the piper's son", was arrested on pig-theft charges today, shortly after being beaten until he wept.
      • Tom, Tom.
      • 5: In a daring holdup this animal's "three bags full" of wool, intended for 3 locals, were taken at gunpoint today.
      • baa, baa, black sheep.

        • Round 4. Category: S, U Or V

        • 1: Compass direction.
        • S (for south).
        • 2: Roman numeral.
        • V.
        • 3: '80s sci-fi blockbuster miniseries concerning man-eating reptilian aliens.
        • V.
        • 4: Feel enriched if you know this symbol for the 92nd element of the periodic table.
        • U (for uranium).
        • 5: Also known as a transverse wave, this type of wave is found in an earthquake.
        • S (for shear wave).

          • Round 5. Category: Nuts

          • 1: One reason for dyeing the shells of these nuts red is to make them stand out in the nut bowl.
          • Pistachios.
          • 2: Some soaps and candles use oil pressed from copra, the dried white meat of this nut.
          • Coconut.
          • 3: Most of these "spreading" American trees have been killed by a disease that started near New York City in 1904.
          • Chestnut.
          • 4: The plant that produces this kidney-shaped nut is related to poison ivy.
          • Cashew.
          • 5: Botanically, true nuts are classed as one-seeded forms of these.
          • fruits.

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

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