Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 329, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Just For The "Hall" Of It
1: It's a feature that distinguishes something from other things.Hallmark.2: Ex-wife of Mick.Jerry Hall.3: Literally it means "Praise ye the Lord" in Hebrew.Hallelujah.4: This actor first gained attention as a likable geek in "Sixteen Candles".Anthony Michael Hall.5: It's a false perception when no external stimulus exists.Hallucination.Round 2. Category: "King"S
1: In 1973 she helped found, and also served as first president of, the Women's Tennis Association.Billie Jean King.2: This comedian got his big break after appearing with Judy Garland at the Palace Theatre.Alan King.3: He was the man behind such boxing events as the "Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila".Don King.4: In addition to hosting a "Live" cable interview show on CNN, he also writes a newspaper column.Larry King.5: In 1968 she called upon American women to unite and fight the evils of racism, poverty and war.Coretta Scott King.Round 3. Category: Pc Magazine
1: In 1984 this company's laser printer won raves and , at $3,495, also cost a third less than the competitors'.HP (Hewlett-Packard).2: The cover of the first PC Magazine featured this company's new desktop computer, which helped launch an industry.IBM.3: For 16 years this computer maker put an ad on the back page of PC Mag to promote and pioneer its direct PC sales.Dell.4: In 1999, when it wasn't even a year old, this website won a PC Mag award for its PageRank technology.Google.5: id Software got kudos for letting gamers construct worlds in this 4-letter shooter, set on Mars and featuring demons.Doom.Round 4. Category: The Green Hornet
1: Brit Reid was related to this masked crimefighter of the Old West.Lone Ranger.2: The Green Hornet's car, it shares its name with an Anna Sewell horse.Black Beauty.3: In the 1960s he played Kato on TV.Bruce Lee.4: Buzz in and tell us that this Rimsky-Korsakov piece was the Green Hornet's theme."Flight of the Bumblebee".5: In the 1940 movie serial, Kato was played by Keye Luke, who alsp played this movie detective's number one son.Charlie Chan.Round 5. Category: Valleys
1: A fungal infection common in this state's San Joaquin valley is now called Valley fever.California.2: This poet called a valley outside Balaklava "The Valley of Death".Alfred, Lord Tennyson.3: Come and sit by my side if you know this valley straddles the border of Texas and Oklahoma.the Red River Valley.4: This "Great" valley runs from the Valley of the Jordan to Southern Africa.the Great Rift Valley.5: In 1997 thousands left this river valley in Germany and Poland to avoid extensive floods.the Oder.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!