Instant Trivia

Episode 331 - Coming Soon... History! - Balder-Dash! - "Roy"Alty - Pbs - To Phrase A Coin

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 331, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Coming Soon... History!

  • 1: 1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... and electrify the world.
  • Benjamin Franklin.
  • 2: If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey.
  • Kipling.
  • 3: In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is....
  • the Marquess of Queensbury.
  • 4: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... and birth a nation.
  • Cornwallis.
  • 5: In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call.
  • Mercator.

    • Round 2. Category: Balder-Dash!

    • 1: Sometimes called the father of the Norse gods, he was specifically the father of Balder.
    • Odin.
    • 2: Balder could have returned from the dead if every creature had done this, but Thokk remained dry-eyed.
    • Cried.
    • 3: The Balder story largely comes from Snorri Sturluson, writing on this island.
    • Iceland.
    • 4: A dwarf named Lit was burned up along with Balder in this funeral structure.
    • Pyre.
    • 5: This sneaky Norse god was responsible for the plot that led to Balder's death.
    • Loki.

      • Round 3. Category: "Roy"Alty

      • 1: During WWII, this mythical American soldier left the impression that he "Was Here".
      • Kilroy.
      • 2: The raised ribs on this fabric are also called wales.
      • Corduroy.
      • 3: He's George Jetson's boy.
      • Elroy.
      • 4: In a children's book, Cedric Errol of New York City becomes this little lord.
      • Fauntleroy.
      • 5: Title for an official who rules a colony in the name of a king.
      • Viceroy.

        • Round 4. Category: Pbs

        • 1: At the end of this show's 20th season, a baby named Gabriela was born to Luis and Maria.
        • "Sesame Street".
        • 2: "Billions and billions" of stars were presented to millions and millions of viewers by this astronomer.
        • Carl Sagan.
        • 3: PBS is taking "A Second Look" at some of the best programs made by this former LBJ press secretary.
        • Bill Moyers.
        • 4: Of 1.8, 2.5, or 3.7 hours per home, the average time PBS is viewed each week in U.S..
        • 1.8.
        • 5: "Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow" and "Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa" are segments of this PBS series.
        • "American Masters".

          • Round 5. Category: To Phrase A Coin

          • 1: Powerful brakes enable you to accomplish this idiomatic phrase.
          • stop on a dime.
          • 2: You'd have to be quite unobservant to need the warning "don't take any" of these false coins.
          • wooden nickels.
          • 3: From 1864 to 1873, if you wanted to put your this "in", you could use a U.S. coin of that amount.
          • two cents.
          • 4: Completes the beat associated with rock pioneer Bo Diddley, "shave and a haircut...".
          • two bits.
          • 5: Proverbially, it means careful about small sums and reckless with large ones.
          • penny wise and pound foolish.

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

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