Instant Trivia

Episode 259 - Ballet In The '90s - Celebrity Hodgepodge - Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings - The Quotable Franklin - Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 259, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Ballet In The '90s

  • 1: Of Jerome Robbins' ballet based on this musical, New York Magazine quipped, "When you're a Jete...".
  • West Side Story.
  • 2: Matthew Bourne set his innovative new production of "Cinderella" in this city during the Blitz.
  • London.
  • 3: We hope the Artist Formerly Known As this saw "Billboards", a rock ballet danced to his music.
  • Prince.
  • 4: The 18 vampire brides in the Houston Ballet's show about this count could be called the corpse de ballet.
  • Count Dracula.
  • 5: In just 2 months in 1993 the NYCB presented 73 works by this late Russian-American choreographer.
  • George Balanchine.

    • Round 2. Category: Celebrity Hodgepodge

    • 1: Verna Felton was the voice of the nice fairy godmother in "Cinderella" and the mean Queen of Hearts in this film.
    • Alice in Wonderland.
    • 2: This aunt of George Clooney divorced Jose Ferrer the same day Dinah Shore divorced George Montgomery.
    • Rosemary Clooney.
    • 3: Kenneth Branagh was born in this capital of Northern Ireland in 1960.
    • Belfast.
    • 4: This Roy Rogers co-star once stunned his fans by entering a NYC hotel lobby and signing the register himself.
    • Trigger.
    • 5: No wonder Kiri Te Kanawa became an opera singer; she's a descendant of this noted partner of W.S. Gilbert.
    • Arthur Sullivan.

      • Round 3. Category: Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings

      • 1: A council that takes place at Rivendell is central to its plot.
      • Lord of the Rings.
      • 2: In its lore, a Bajoran wormhole leads to the Gamma Quadrant.
      • Star Trek.
      • 3: This one lent its name to a defensive weapons system that many felt was a pie-in-the-sky fantasy.
      • Star Wars.
      • 4: A race called the Andorians causes trouble for the humans in this one.
      • Star Trek.
      • 5: Its creator was born in South Africa.
      • Lord of the Rings.

        • Round 4. Category: The Quotable Franklin

        • 1: "In the world nothing is certain but" these 2 things.
        • Death and Taxes.
        • 2: These "fell great oaks".
        • Little Srokes.
        • 3: Completes his line on the death of Georgiana Shipley's squirrel, "Here Skugg lies snug...".
        • As a bug in a rug.
        • 4: "They are so grateful" was his 8th and last reason for preferring this type of mistress.
        • Older Women.
        • 5: Completes his maxim, "Some are weather-wise...".
        • "Some are other-wise".

          • Round 5. Category: Universal Studios Islands Of Adventure

          • 1: If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger.
          • Spider-Man.
          • 2: Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast.
          • "Green Eggs and Ham".
          • 3: A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film.
          • Jurassic Park.
          • 4: Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline.
          • The Cat in the Hat.
          • 5: On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him.
          • The Incredible Hulk.

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

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