Instant Trivia

Episode 270 - What's Falling? - The Play's The Thing - Live In Texas - Dinner - Bird Tv

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 270, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: What's Falling?

  • 1: As Charles Lindbergh rode down Broadway June 13, 1927.
  • ticker tape (confetti accepted).
  • 2: As the Seventh Plague of Egypt.
  • hail.
  • 3: In the form of dust or sand after a volcanic eruption.
  • ash.
  • 4: By design, from a Tupolev Tu-26 "Backfire" or Petlyakov PE-2.
  • a bomb.
  • 5: Beneath a Frank Lloyd Wright house built for a Pittsburgh family.
  • water (a waterfall accepted).

    • Round 2. Category: The Play's The Thing

    • 1: Mary Chase play concerned with the sanity of one Elwood P. Dowd.
    • "Harvey".
    • 2: The characters in this O'Neill play aren't waiting for Godot, they're waiting for Hickey.
    • "The Iceman Cometh".
    • 3: In his Broadway debut in 2008, Terrence Howard was solid as brick in this Tennessee Williams play.
    • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
    • 4: In this 1949 Pulitzer-winning play, Willy and his 2 sons butt heads.
    • Death of a Salesman.
    • 5: A seedy NYC hotel-saloon and the pipe dreams of its inhabitants are elements of this "cool" 1946 Eugene O'Neill play.
    • The Iceman Cometh.

      • Round 3. Category: Live In Texas

      • 1: If you're on the road again in Texas, stop at Luck, this singer's world headquarters.
      • Willie Nelson.
      • 2: Check out the I.M. Pei-designed city hall at the south end of downtown in this city, cowboy; it's i-m-pressive.
      • Dallas.
      • 3: This world-famous cyclist named his home in Austin "Casa Linda" after his mother.
      • Lance Armstrong.
      • 4: From 2001 to 2009 this town was home to "the Western White House".
      • Crawford.
      • 5: Spain officially founded this city known for its Paseo del Rio (River Walk) in 1718... remember?.
      • San Antonio.

        • Round 4. Category: Dinner

        • 1: At Thanksgiving dinner, pass the gravy made with these turkey innards including the heart and gizzard.
        • Giblets.
        • 2: Tired of turkey? Why not serve the Smithfield or country-style type of this.
        • Ham.
        • 3: An English prime rib dinner isn't complete without this cross between a popover and a souffle.
        • Yorkshire pudding.
        • 4: We owe thanks to this country for sharing with us its Chicken Paprikash.
        • Hungary.
        • 5: For an elegant dinner, serve Coquilles St. Jacques, these shellfish in a wine sauce.
        • Scallops.

          • Round 5. Category: Bird Tv

          • 1: It's Big Bird's boulevard.
          • Sesame Street.
          • 2: This fast-moving bird got his own TV series in 1966 -- Beep! Beep!.
          • The Roadrunner.
          • 3: Waldo, who was murdered on "Twin Peaks", was a talkative one of these birds.
          • Mynah Bird.
          • 4: In 1981 creator Earl Hamner uncorked this series about a winery whose symbol was a bird of prey.
          • Falcon Crest.
          • 5: It's the bird name of the Emmy-winning actor who plays twins Adam and Stuart Chandler on "All My Children".
          • David Canary.

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

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