Instant Trivia

Episode 315 - Do You Come Here Often? - Silent "K" - The Godfather - Wonders Of America Stamps - Newspapers And Magazines

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 315, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Do You Come Here Often?

  • 1: Bring your pet to the USA's National Cathedral on Oct. 4 for "The Blessing of the Animals" for this saint's feast day.
  • St. Francis of Assisi.
  • 2: Parents and kids gather each year at the White House for this event held on the Monday after Easter.
  • the Easter Egg Roll.
  • 3: Hindi faithful make regular pilgrimages to and bathe in this 1,560-mile river of Northern India.
  • the Ganges.
  • 4: In the 1820s thirsty explorers found an oasis here, Spanish for "the meadows"; 30 million now visit every year.
  • Las Vegas.
  • 5: Traditionally, crowds gather in New Orleans and party hearty before this first day of Lent.
  • Ash Wednesday.

    • Round 2. Category: Silent "K"

    • 1: A finger joint.
    • a knuckle.
    • 2: To fold and stretch bread dough into a smooth, uniform mass.
    • knead.
    • 3: It's a British term for women's underwear.
    • knickers.
    • 4: The sound of a bell rung ominously.
    • knell.
    • 5: A backpack for a hiker.
    • a knapsack.

      • Round 3. Category: The Godfather

      • 1: For him, it was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and hello, godfatherhood to John Lennon's son Sean.
      • Elton John.
      • 2: Michael Jackson can leave his son, Prince Michael, "Home Alone" with this godfather.
      • Macaulay Culkin.
      • 3: The godfather of Madonna's son Rocco is this Police man, who left that musical force in 1984.
      • Sting.
      • 4: In 2001 Barry Bonds joined his godfather, this "Say Hey Kid" and fellow S.F. Giant, in the 500-HR club.
      • Willie Mays.
      • 5: Winona Ryder could've learned to "turn on, tune in, drop out" from him.
      • Timothy Leary.

        • Round 4. Category: Wonders Of America Stamps

        • 1: City where you'll find the USA's tallest man-made monument.
        • St. Louis.
        • 2: Bigger than 10 states, it's our largest lake.
        • Superior.
        • 3: California has the tallest trees, tallest dam, and tallest waterfall, which shares its name with this national park.
        • Yosemite.
        • 4: The peregrine type of this is the fastest bird, reaching 200 mph while plunging after prey.
        • falcon.
        • 5: More than 350 miles of passages have been mapped in this longest cave.
        • Mammoth Cave.

          • Round 5. Category: Newspapers And Magazines

          • 1: This women's publication is known as LHJ for short.
          • Ladies' Home Journal.
          • 2: Leading dailies in this state include the Providence Journal-Bulletin and The Times in Pawtucket.
          • Rhode Island.
          • 3: This organization publishes Boys' Life.
          • Boy Scouts.
          • 4: This Gannett Company publication has been dubbed "McPaper".
          • USA Today.
          • 5: By their names, it's the frequency of the News in Dayton and the Mail in London.
          • daily.

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

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