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Episode 348 - Three Cheers! - December 1St - Assassins - Food-O And Drink-O - Out Of The Microwave

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 348, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Three Cheers!

  • 1: It's the breakfast cereal pitched by the animated elves Snap, Crackle and Pop.
  • Rice Krispies.
  • 2: The 3 U.K. countries that make up the island of Great Britain.
  • England, Scotland and Wales.
  • 3: The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat.
  • racing's Triple Crown.
  • 4: Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S..
  • Three-Mile Island.
  • 5: Mythical monstrosity manifested here.
  • Cerberus.

    • Round 2. Category: December 1St

    • 1: Dec. 1, 1969: the Selective Service conducts the first lottery for this since World War II.
    • the draft.
    • 2: 1959: 12 countries including the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. sign a treaty to keep this continent a scientific preserve.
    • Antarctica.
    • 3: 1952: the New York Daily News reports George Jorgensen is now her after a visit to Denmark.
    • Christine.
    • 4: 1822: Dom Pedro is crowned emperor of this Western Hemisphere nation.
    • Brazil.
    • 5: 1941: The C.A.P., this nonmilitary U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is created.
    • the Civil Air Patrol.

      • Round 3. Category: Assassins

      • 1: Ramon Mercader, who killed this man in 1940, was later awarded the Order of Lenin.
      • Trotsky.
      • 2: In May 1981 would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca shot this man in St. Peter's Square.
      • Pope John Paul II.
      • 3: Reginald Fitzurse was among the Knights who took Henry II's remark literally to rid him of this archbishop.
      • Thomas à Becket.
      • 4: In 1994, 31 years after the crime, Byron de la Beckwith was convicted of murdering this Civil Rights leader.
      • Medgar Evers.
      • 5: Yigal Amir, a student at Bar-Ilan University, is serving a life sentence for assassinating this leader in 1995.
      • Rabin.

        • Round 4. Category: Food-O And Drink-O

        • 1: With its Jigglers recipes and all the neat new molds, this dessert is more fun to eat than ever.
        • Jell-O.
        • 2: At Starbucks they dilute this strong coffee with water to make Caffe Americano.
        • espresso.
        • 3: On "Seinfeld", George's ATM password was this chocolate syrup.
        • Bosco.
        • 4: The taste of this tropical fruit has been described as a mix of peach and pineapple, only sweeter.
        • Mango.
        • 5: Yukon Gold is a type of this.
        • potato.

          • Round 5. Category: Out Of The Microwave

          • 1: To cook this ballpark treat, put it in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 30 seconds.
          • Hot dog.
          • 2: Betty Crocker sells this snack food under the name Pop Secret.
          • Microwave popcorn.
          • 3: Baking these russets in a regular oven can take 45-60 minutes, but the microwave can cook them in 5.
          • Potatoes.
          • 4: Dishes made of this type of material can damage a microwave and shouldn't be used.
          • Metal.
          • 5: This brand of microwaveable dinners makes Lean Cuisine.
          • Stouffer's.

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

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