Instant Trivia

Episode 317 - History - The Art Of War - Zoology - The "Rh" Factor - Cops

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 317, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: History

  • 1: In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms.
  • Margaret Thatcher.
  • 2: Legend says an Etruscan family, the Tarquins, ruled this "Eternal City" from 616 to 510 B.C..
  • Rome.
  • 3: The first 18 years of this French king's reign were managed by Cardinal Mazarin.
  • Louis XIV.
  • 4: Ponce de Leon's 1513 quest was to find this legendary spring; they didn't have facelifts back then.
  • Fountain of Youth.
  • 5: In 1942 he replaced Gandhi as leader of India's National Congress Party.
  • Nehru.

    • Round 2. Category: The Art Of War

    • 1: "Returning Fire", a painting by Bill McGrath, depicts these 2 Civil War ironclads in battle.
    • Monitor and Merrimac.
    • 2: It's the 1836 battle captured here by Kirk Stirnweis.
    • The Alamo.
    • 3: In 1899 E.S. Paxson completed his monumental painting of this June 1876 battle.
    • Little Bighorn.
    • 4: It's a nuclear power's capability of a preemptive attack, or one-third of an out in baseball.
    • First strike.
    • 5: Seen here, "Leave No One Behind", by Joe Klein, depicts a scene from this war.
    • Vietnam War.

      • Round 3. Category: Zoology

      • 1: Rodents native to this continent include the cavy, coypu and capybara.
      • South America.
      • 2: This group of large, hairy spiders gets its name from a wolf spider found around Tarranto, Italy.
      • tarantula.
      • 3: This behavior in gorillas can express exuberance or intimidate.
      • Chest-beating.
      • 4: The pocket gopher was named for the fur-lined pockets on this part of its body.
      • cheeks.
      • 5: The long flap of skin that hangs beneath the throat of this largest deer is called a bell.
      • Moose.

        • Round 4. Category: The "Rh" Factor

        • 1: Scarlett O'Hara's favorite Butler.
        • Rhett.
        • 2: While the reddish stalks of this plant may be eaten, the leaves are highly poisonous.
        • Rhubarb.
        • 3: These 2 important European rivers differ by only one letter.
        • Rhine and Rhone.
        • 4: This parallelogram with 4 equal sides resembles a slanted square.
        • Rhombus.
        • 5: In mythology she's the wife of Cronus and the mother of Zeus.
        • Rhea.

          • Round 5. Category: Cops

          • 1: These important pieces of evidence might contain loops, arches and whorls.
          • Fingerprints.
          • 2: It's the "unfashionable" name for officers who do not wear uniforms when on duty.
          • Plainclothes.
          • 3: A famous symbol of the Pinkerton Detective Agency is an eye and the slogan "We Never" do this.
          • Sleep.
          • 4: This "Buckaroo Banzai" was "RoboCop" twice.
          • Peter Weller.
          • 5: It's the numerical response that means "Message confirmed", good buddy.
          • 10-4.

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

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