Instant Trivia

Episode 320 - Who Says - Weapons - Straight Men - Keep On Truckin' - "M"Ythology

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 320, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Who Says

  • 1: Malignant melanoma, which is on the rise, is strongly related to one's history of this painful affliction.
  • sunburn.
  • 2: A variant of BSE, a disease of these animals, can be found in mink; we guess that would be mad mink disease.
  • cows.
  • 3: 90% of Argentina's supply of this comes from people donating to members of their own families.
  • blood.
  • 4: Research shows no increased risk of brain cancer from using these, but they do cause traffic accidents.
  • cell phones.
  • 5: In 2000 Rift Valley fever scared WHO by making its first appearance outside this continent.
  • Africa.

    • Round 2. Category: Weapons

    • 1: This barbed spear attached to a rope is used to kill or capture large fish and whales.
    • a harpoon.
    • 2: The word howitzer may go back to the Czech word houfnice, this weapon carried by Dennis the Menace.
    • Slingshot.
    • 3: Weapon Don Quixote used to tilt at the windmill.
    • lance.
    • 4: The weapon which killed this “1st murder victim” was never revealed.
    • Abel.
    • 5: Calcium permanganate once powered the V-2 type of this weapon; it's now available as a disinfectant.
    • a rocket.

      • Round 3. Category: Straight Men

      • 1: This partner of Stan Laurel was known for saying, "Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into".
      • Hardy.
      • 2: This Sesame Streeter and his pal Ernie debuted in 1969 and Carson, have Kyan help him with that unibrow!.
      • Bert.
      • 3: "My Friend Irma" was his 1949 film debut; he may have heard Jerry Lewis say, "Hey laaaaaaady!" a lot.
      • Dean Martin.
      • 4: Before he played God, he ended shows with "Say good night, Gracie".
      • George Burns.
      • 5: His name had top billing on "Laugh-In"; look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls.
      • (Dan) Rowan.

        • Round 4. Category: Keep On Truckin'

        • 1: In 2010 the D.O.T. issued rules banning this new form of communication by truckers while driving.
        • texting.
        • 2: This type of engine named for its 19th c. German inventor powers most large trucks.
        • Diesel.
        • 3: 5 brothers, one with the rhyming name Jack, started this company in the early 1900s.
        • Mack.
        • 4: In 1997 this company, known as Big Brown from the color of its trucks, was hit by a Teamsters strike.
        • UPS (United Parcel Service).
        • 5: Truckers know these have a range of about 25 miles in motor vehicles and federally limited power of 4 watts.
        • C.B. radios.

          • Round 5. Category: "M"Ythology

          • 1: As the god of merchants, this Roman counterpart of Hermes is sometimes shown carrying a purse.
          • Mercury.
          • 2: Thor could drink 3 barrels of this alcoholic honey beverage at a meal.
          • mead.
          • 3: This group of 9 sisters often sang at the gods' celebrations.
          • the Muses.
          • 4: The Capitoline Triad consisted of Juno, Jupiter and this goddess of wisdom.
          • Minerva.
          • 5: Taranga is the mother of this Polynesian trickster for whom Hawaii's 2nd-largest island is named.
          • Maui.

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

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