Instant Trivia

Episode 262 - Fire! - World Cup '98 - More First Ladies - Forbes' Billionaires - Literary Second Bananas

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 262, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Fire!

  • 1: On Oct. 10, 1871, after 2 days, unbuilt lots, rainfall and Lake Michigan quelled a huge fire in this city.
  • Chicago.
  • 2: On March 18, 1925 this woman's house of wax in London went up in smoke; the models within could be heard sizzling.
  • Madame Tussaud.
  • 3: On March 18, 1925 this woman's house of wax in London went up in smoke; the models within could be heard sizzling.
  • Madame Tussaud.
  • 4: This general was blamed for the fire that destroyed Columbia, South Carolina, but he denied setting it and tried to put it out.
  • (William Tecumseh) Sherman.
  • 5: Genesis 19 says, "the Lord rained upon" these 2 cities "brimstone and fire ...out of heaven".
  • Sodom and Gomorrah.

    • Round 2. Category: World Cup '98

    • 1: There were an average of 2.67 of these a game, not enough for some bored U.S. viewers.
    • Goals.
    • 2: This country's win over the "Great Satan" knocked the U.S. out of contention for the second round.
    • Iran.
    • 3: Argentina didn't "kick" about this controversial tie-breaking method after using it to beat England.
    • Penalty kicks/shootout.
    • 4: Only in France: the pre-game show at the final was a tribute to this "saint"ly fashion designer.
    • Yves Saint Laurent.
    • 5: It was a good July for this country: they reached the World Cup semis and Goran Ivanisevic made the Wimbledon final.
    • Croatia.

      • Round 3. Category: More First Ladies

      • 1: In 1987 she published the book "Betty: A Glad Awakening".
      • Betty Ford.
      • 2: In 1875, after 3 months in a mental institution, she was released in the custody of her sister in Springfield, Ill..
      • Mary Todd Lincoln.
      • 3: Quincy was her mother's maiden name and the middle name of her son.
      • Abigail Adams.
      • 4: She married the future president at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Bexar County, Texas on November 17, 1934.
      • Lady Bird Johnson.
      • 5: This first lady was born in 1917 on the eve of St. Patrick's Day, hence her nickname.
      • Pat Nixon.

        • Round 4. Category: Forbes' Billionaires

        • 1: March was a great month for her: she made her debut on the Forbes list and got out of a West Virginia prison.
        • Martha Stewart.
        • 2: Corona beer helped crown Maria Aramburuzabala the wealthiest woman in this country.
        • Mexico.
        • 3: Michael Eisner is off the list, but this septuagenarian member of the Disney family is still on it.
        • Roy Disney.
        • 4: Guy Laliberte, founder of this circus, may be the only fire-breather on the list.
        • Cirque du Soleil.
        • 5: The youngest billionaire on the 2005 list is 21-year-old Albert von Thurn und Taxis, a prince from this country.
        • Germany.

          • Round 5. Category: Literary Second Bananas

          • 1: Robinson Crusoe had 24 years of solitude prior to rescuing this cannibal and teaching him English.
          • Friday.
          • 2: Charley Bates is the boisterous sidekick to this "Oliver Twist" pickpocket.
          • the Artful Dodger.
          • 3: Several Sherlock Holmes stories refer to Miss Mary Morstan, who marries this physician.
          • Dr. Watson.
          • 4: This simple peasant became Don Quixote's squire after being promised an island to rule.
          • Sancho Panza.
          • 5: In "Huckleberry Finn", Tom Sawyer says that he and Huck Finn "have knowed" this slave "all his life".
          • Jim.

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

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