Instant Trivia

Episode 338 - Personal Products - The Old College Try - A Billion Reasons - Quakes - Rough Alternate Literary Endings

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 338, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Personal Products

  • 1: The Ace bandage got its name in a contest: the winning entry used it as an acronym for "All Cotton" this.
  • Elastic.
  • 2: This company introduced its baby powder in 1893, its baby oil in 1935 and its baby shampoo in 1954.
  • Johnson and Johnson.
  • 3: Though its logo originally said "Since 1850", this brand of casual wear was introduced by Levi's in 1986.
  • Dockers.
  • 4: This clothes line introduced by Garan Inc. in 1972 had kids matching hippos and other creatures to make outfits.
  • Garanimals.
  • 5: In 1989 this underwear maker put Michael Jordan under contract.
  • Hanes.

    • Round 2. Category: The Old College Try

    • 1: Merton College was one of the first entities that become this famous British university.
    • Oxford.
    • 2: This Jesuit Washington, D.C. university is home to the Woodstock Theological Center.
    • Georgetown.
    • 3: Seen here is the sports team logo of this university, whose stars have included Sidney Moncrief and Lance Alworth.
    • Arkansas (Razorbacks).
    • 4: John Wayne attended this L.A. university in the 1920s and also played on its football team.
    • USC.
    • 5: Glass artist Dale Chihuly is a graduate of this design college abbreviated RISD.
    • Rhode Island School of Design.

      • Round 3. Category: A Billion Reasons

      • 1: Since 1909 his head has appeared on billions and billions of pennies.
      • Lincoln.
      • 2: According to its website, this chain serves more than a billion "finger lickin' good" chicken dinners annually.
      • Kentucky Fried Chicken.
      • 3: Forbes magazine has estimated that this comic book boy is "worth" $24.7 billion.
      • Richie Rich.
      • 4: The only event the Time Almanac has listed under 4.5 billion B.C. is this "formed".
      • Earth.
      • 5: This eccentric billionaire formed an aircraft company in 1934 to design racers.
      • Howard Hughes.

        • Round 4. Category: Quakes

        • 1: The Jan. 26, 2001 quake centered in this country was felt in Bangladesh, 1,200 miles across the Bay of Bengal.
        • India.
        • 2: In early 2001 L.A. got 14" of rain; this city got 5" of rain and a 6.8 jolt that trapped people in its Space Needle.
        • Seattle.
        • 3: In December 2000 this country felt several small quakes around Popocatepetl.
        • Mexico.
        • 4: A 1964 quake in this state caused tsunamis as far away as Siberia, and Hawaii and California.
        • Alaska.
        • 5: On Jan. 13, 2001 a 7.6 temblor rocked this tiny Central American nation; a 6.6 quake hit exactly one month later.
        • El Salvador.

          • Round 5. Category: Rough Alternate Literary Endings

          • 1: Kitty and Levin's marriage is great, she thought. My guy stinks. With that, she pushed Hubby under the train. Whoomp!.
          • Anna Karenina.
          • 2: Farmer Arable dabbed the napkin at his mouth. Mmm! That Wilbur... "Some pig", indeed!.
          • Charlotte's Web.
          • 3: Jenny told me "Love means never having to say you're sorry". But now she was gone, and that nurse was giving me the eye..
          • Love Story.
          • 4: Enraged, Lemuel tore the ropes from his body. His captors were "not six inches high"! His boot rose ominously..
          • Gulliver's Travels.
          • 5: "Hey, it's Dantes! He must've escaped in Abbe Faria's burial shroud!" shouted Villefort. So they hanged him. Fin..
          • The Count of Monte Cristo.

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