Instant Trivia

Episode 306 - "I" Mean It - Going Nucular - Stage Names - Something's Fishy - The Cabinet

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 306, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "I" Mean It

  • 1: This is it--actually, it's Latin for "it", and 1/3 of your psyche.
  • the id.
  • 2: In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters.
  • Iraq.
  • 3: It's a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects 2 larger bodies of land.
  • an isthmus.
  • 4: Addressing Congress, FDR referred to December 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in" this.
  • infamy.
  • 5: In mythology, this goddess of the rainbow sometimes delivered messages for Hera.
  • Iris.

    • Round 2. Category: Going Nucular

    • 1: On TV this Springfield safety inspector once corrected someone who said nuclear instead of "nucular".
    • Homer Simpson.
    • 2: This president who often said "nucular" proposed the "Atoms for Peace" plan at the U.N..
    • Eisenhower.
    • 3: Speechwriters for this 38th president often used "atomic" so he wouldn't say "nucular".
    • Ford.
    • 4: The St. Petersburg Times reports this Florida senator, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, said, "It doesn't pronounce the way it looks".
    • (Bob) Graham.
    • 5: On the PBS Newshour, Les Aspin, this president's Secretary of Defense, shot off "nucular" weapons.
    • Clinton.

      • Round 3. Category: Stage Names

      • 1: In 2000 he ditched that weird symbol, so now he's the Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as this.
      • Prince.
      • 2: Marshall Mathers is the real name of the rapper who performs using this 1-word nickname.
      • Eminem.
      • 3: These "boys" go by the names King Ad-Rock, Mike D and MCA.
      • The Beastie Boys.
      • 4: Dick Clark's wife noticed that Ernest Evans looked like a teenage Fats Domino, hence this stage name.
      • Chubby Checker.
      • 5: Riley is the first name of this guitarist whose stage initials stand for "Blues Boy".
      • B.B. King.

        • Round 4. Category: Something's Fishy

        • 1: Holy mackerel! The northern bluefin, the largest species of this fish, may reach a length of 14 feet.
        • tuna.
        • 2: Varieties of this ornamental carp include lionhead and comet.
        • goldfish.
        • 3: It's the double talk name for the tropical food fish also known as the dolphinfish.
        • mahimahi.
        • 4: The most common species of this commercial fish is red; it doesn't turn orange until it's out of the water.
        • roughy.
        • 5: In England the dogfish species of this sea creature is often used in preparing fish and chips.
        • the shark.

          • Round 5. Category: The Cabinet

          • 1: On September 15, 1789 the Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to this.
          • Department of State.
          • 2: The Comptroller of the Currency operates under the auspices of this cabinet department.
          • Treasury.
          • 3: When founded on May 15, 1862, it had only a commissioner, 4 clerks, 1 gardener and his aides.
          • Department of Agriculture.
          • 4: It's been described as "The custodian of the nation's natural resources".
          • Department of the Interior.
          • 5: In 1979 Health, Education and Welfare was split into the Dept. of Education and this department.
          • Health and Human Services.

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

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