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Episode 336 - The Prisoner - Death And Texas - Tv Crossovers - Mary, Queen Of Scots, Playmate Of The Month - The New York Times Magazine

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 336, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The Prisoner

  • 1: Ahmed Ben Bella, first president of this country, was imprisoned in France from 1956-1962.
  • Algeria.
  • 2: On Dec. 8, 1992 a U.S. federal judge in Miami ruled this Panamanian a prisoner of war.
  • Manuel Noriega.
  • 3: His father, John, like his creation Mr. Pickwick, served time in debtor's prison.
  • Charles Dickens.
  • 4: In 1519 this leader of the Aztecs was taken prisoner without resistance.
  • Montezuma.
  • 5: He wrote what would become "Soul on Ice" while incarcerated in Folsom Prison.
  • Eldridge Cleaver.

    • Round 2. Category: Death And Texas

    • 1: Susanna Dickinson and her child were among the few Texan survivors of the 1836 battle at this site in San Antonio.
    • the Alamo.
    • 2: On January 22, 1973 this politician suffered a fatal heart attack near Johnson City, a town founded by an ancestor.
    • Lyndon B. Johnson.
    • 3: His death on Nov. 22, 1963 after riding through Dallas' Dealey Plaza shocked the world.
    • John F. Kennedy.
    • 4: Born in El Paso in 1921, this "Star Trek" creator crossed "the final frontier" in 1991.
    • Gene Roddenberry.
    • 5: J. Frank Dalton was buried in Granbury in 1951, after years of claiming to be this outlaw, who died in 1882.
    • Jesse James.

      • Round 3. Category: Tv Crossovers

      • 1: On April 1, 1997 this "Wheel of Fortune" host guest hosted "Jeopardy!".
      • Pat Sajak.
      • 2: Lara Flynn Boyle of "The Practice" guested on this show and suggested Calista Flockhart eat a cookie.
      • Ally McBeal.
      • 3: On May 3, 1999 Bill Cosby played Hilton Lucas on 4 consecutive sitcoms on this network.
      • CBS.
      • 4: (Hi, I'm Julie Pinson) On "Port Charles", Lynn Herring plays my nemesis Lucy Coe, a role she plays on this other soap.
      • General Hospital.
      • 5: A 1999 episode of "Early Edition" featured Sammo Hung, star of this kung fu cop show.
      • Martial Law.

        • Round 4. Category: Mary, Queen Of Scots, Playmate Of The Month

        • 1: Birth date: Dec. 8, 1542Birthplace: Linlithgow Palace, built by this royal house.
        • Stuart.
        • 2: Height: 5'11".Weight: None of your business, commoner!Hair: This color.
        • red.
        • 3: Ambition: To replace this second cousin on her throne.
        • Elizabeth I.
        • 4: Turn-ons: Poetry, needlework, this branch of Christianity.
        • Catholicism.
        • 5: Turn-offs: Rude subjects, labor pains, climbing this structure (one time only) Feb. 8, 1587.
        • the scaffold.

          • Round 5. Category: The New York Times Magazine

          • 1: Robin Marantz Henig's recent masterful essay on evolutionary biology was titled this 19th century scientist's "God".
          • Charles Darwin.
          • 2: Feb. 2007's "From 0 to 60 to World Domination" explored this Japanese auto company's rise to prominence.
          • Toyota.
          • 3: In March 2007's "Choosing a Sect", Noah Feldman studied the USA's feelings with these 2 main Iraqi Muslim sects.
          • Shi'ite and Sunni.
          • 4: Dec. 2006's "The Lives They Lived" covered the 2006 passings of such notables as this founder and namer of Pink Floyd.
          • Syd Barrett.
          • 5: A new one of these "super" nuclear physics accelerators was the subject of Jim Holt's "Where Protons Will Play".
          • supercollider.

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

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