Instant Trivia

Episode 313 - Actresses - Haydn - Words From 2 Letters - John Grisham's Law Books - Blank Off!

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 313, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Actresses

  • 1: This "Dynasty" star's real name is Carol Diahann Johnson.
  • Diahann Carroll.
  • 2: In 1991 Bruce Willis rented Six Flags Magic Mountain for this actress's 29th birthday party.
  • Demi Moore.
  • 3: This Oscar winner has made several TV guest appearances as "Roseanne"'s grandmother Nana Mary.
  • Shelley Winters.
  • 4: She vampired it up in "Underworld" and "Van Helsing".
  • Kate Beckinsale.
  • 5: Zoe Saldana played the Na'vi Neytiri in this 2009 blockbuster.
  • Avatar.

    • Round 2. Category: Haydn

    • 1: Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 in Rohrau, 25 miles east of this world capital to which he moved in 1740.
    • Vienna.
    • 2: Let me pump... you up (with info)--Joseph Haydn's middle name; this was his first name.
    • Franz.
    • 3: In 1781 Haydn befriended this composer from Salzburg, 10 years before his all-too-premature death.
    • Mozart.
    • 4: Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony was written this period in his work that translates into "storm and stress".
    • Sturm und Drang.
    • 5: Symphony No. 94 is called this for its unexpected loud chord shortly after the soft beginning of the 2nd movement.
    • the "Surprise Symphony".

      • Round 3. Category: Words From 2 Letters

      • 1: Jennifer Aniston won one in September 2002; her husband Brad was nominated, but didn't win.
      • M-E/Emmy.
      • 2: I can name this Native American dwelling in 2 letters.
      • T-P/tepee.
      • 3: In 1978 Jackson Browne was "Running on" these 2 letters.
      • M-T/empty.
      • 4: These 2 letters can often be seen growing on the sides of college buildings.
      • I-V/ivy.
      • 5: These 2 letters give you an adjective meaning sordid and unkempt.
      • C-D/seedy.

        • Round 4. Category: John Grisham's Law Books

        • 1: Type of document concerned with pelicans.
        • The Pelican Brief.
        • 2: Specifically, Bendini, Lambert and Locke.
        • The Firm.
        • 3: For lawyer Reggie Love, it's young Mark Sway.
        • The Client.
        • 4: Group that was "Runaway".
        • The Jury.
        • 5: Its prequel might be "The Last Will".
        • The Testament.

          • Round 5. Category: Blank Off!

          • 1: "The Jeffersons" was "moving on up" as one of these from "All In The Family".
          • a spin-off.
          • 2: A theft, cheat or swindle; what a.,..
          • a rip-off.
          • 3: 8-letter term for an unlicensed copy of fashion clothing or purses.
          • a knockoff.
          • 4: A cancellation from accountants as a loss.
          • a write-off.
          • 5: Rain flowing from land into a stream, or a final contest between 2 first-place contestants.
          • a runoff.

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

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