Instant Trivia

Episode 304 - College Bowl - Literary Pop - Let's Go Cruising - It's Jason's Bar Mitzvah - Bitter Battles

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 304, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: College Bowl

  • 1: When completed in 1923, this Ann Arbor school's Yost Field House was the first field house on a college campus.
  • the University of Michigan.
  • 2: The colors of Notre Dame's athletic teams are blue and this.
  • Gold.
  • 3: Sports teams from Grambling, Clemson and Auburn share this nickname.
  • Tigers.
  • 4: Following the Civil War, the University of Florida moved from Ocala to this city.
  • Gainesville.
  • 5: From 1953 to 1991 the University of Leipzig was named for this co-founder of scientific socialism.
  • Karl Marx.

    • Round 2. Category: Literary Pop

    • 1: Welsh singer Thomas John Woodward became this after his boss compared him to a Henry Fielding character.
    • Tom Jones.
    • 2: This techno musician got his name from a book about a big ocean mammal.
    • Moby.
    • 3: The band Veruca Salt took its name from the spoiled rich girl in this Roald Dahl children's book.
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
    • 4: This band was born to be wild enough to take its name from a Herman Hesse novel.
    • Steppenwolf.
    • 5: These mega-cool rockers took their band name from an Aldous Huxley book about using mescaline.
    • the Doors.

      • Round 3. Category: Let's Go Cruising

      • 1: Princess Cruises now offer scuba and volleyball as well as this beloved game that uses cues to push disks.
      • shuffleboard.
      • 2: The person who handles passengers' accounts; Gopher on "The Love Boat" was an assistant one.
      • a purser.
      • 3: This Virgin Island with its city of Charlotte Amalie is among the most popular Caribbean ports of call.
      • St. Thomas.
      • 4: You can sail from Southampton on this Cunard liner that has covered 5.3 mil. nautical miles, a record for any ship.
      • the QE2.
      • 5: Term for a woman who christens a cruise ship, like Kim Cattral for Norwegian Dawn and Judi Dench for Carnival Legend.
      • the godmother.

        • Round 4. Category: It's Jason's Bar Mitzvah

        • 1: Like most of his peers, Jason has his bar mitzvah on this day of the week.
        • Saturday.
        • 2: Jason was jealous when twin sister Jennifer had this equivalent ceremony at age 12.
        • Bat Mitzvah.
        • 3: This synagogue employee, also called a hazan, taught Jason how to chant his Torah portion.
        • Cantor.
        • 4: Jason's guests may dance to this type of Jewish folk music, from Hebrew for "musical instruments".
        • Klezmer music.
        • 5: Jason settled for his parents' temple but wanted to celebrate at this site on the Temple Mount.
        • Wailing/Western Wall.

          • Round 5. Category: Bitter Battles

          • 1: The Confederate victory at Chancellorsville paved the way for this early July 1863 Pennsylvania battle.
          • Gettysburg.
          • 2: The 1824 battle of Ayacucho marked the end of this European country's power in South America.
          • Spain.
          • 3: The Battle of Austerlitz, one of his greatest victories, is sometimes called the Battle of the Three Emperors.
          • Napoleon.
          • 4: The Battle of the Argonne during this war was part of a general offensive against the Hindenburg line.
          • World War I.
          • 5: The recapture of Antwerp was a goal of this 1944-45 battle, Germany's last great offensive in the West.
          • Battle of the Bulge.

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

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