Instant Trivia

Episode 364 - Student Loans - This Category Stinks! - Second Bananas - Bald Ambition - Mindblowers

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 364, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Student Loans

  • 1: I made the very long trip to the library to borrow this epic, Homer's sequel to the "Iliad".
  • The Odyssey.
  • 2: This Dostoyevsky novel about Alyosha, Dmitri and Ivan clocks in at about 900 pages, so I had to renew my copy.
  • The Brothers Karamazov.
  • 3: I checked out his "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn", but they weren't the travel books I thought they'd be.
  • Henry Miller.
  • 4: I borrowed a volume of his works that includes "Elmer Gantry" and "Dodsworth".
  • Sinclair Lewis.
  • 5: The library copy of his "Finnegans Wake" seems to be missing some text; the last sentence ends, "a long the".
  • (James) Joyce.

    • Round 2. Category: This Category Stinks!

    • 1: The strong odor of this semi-aquatic rodent gives it its name.
    • the muskrat.
    • 2: Proverbially, this pungent bulb "makes a man wink, drink and stink".
    • garlic.
    • 3: It's the Belgian province bordering the Netherlands that's famous for originating a smelly cheese.
    • Limburgh.
    • 4: This cartoon character's big screen credits include "For Scent-imental Reasons" and "Heaven Scent".
    • Pepé Le Pew.
    • 5: The only film ever released in "Odorama", it shares its name with a synthetic fabric popular in the 1970s.
    • Polyester.

      • Round 3. Category: Second Bananas

      • 1: On the "Tonight Show", it was McMahon's standard introduction for Carson.
      • "Here's Johnny!".
      • 2: He was Joey Bishop's sidekick long before he teamed up with Kathie Lee.
      • Regis Philbin.
      • 3: Once partnered with Tommy Chong, he now works with Don Johnson on "Nash Bridges".
      • Cheech Marin.
      • 4: He got first billing even though he played second banana to wife Gracie Allen.
      • George Burns.
      • 5: Mel Brooks and this second banana won a Spoken Comedy Grammy in 1999 for "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000".
      • Carl Reiner.

        • Round 4. Category: Bald Ambition

        • 1: This bald "Seinfeld" character hit on a woman by saying he lived with his parents and was unemployed.
        • George Costanza.
        • 2: Perhaps the improved aerodynamic design helped him become 1999's No. 1 ranked tennis player.
        • Andre Agassi.
        • 3: This follically-challenged animated man once sold his soul to the devil for a doughnut.
        • Homer Simpson.
        • 4: This Proctor and Gamble icon dresses in white, wears an earring and hates dirt.
        • Mr. Clean.
        • 5: This super-rich Little Orphan Annie benefactor never joined the Hair Club for Men.
        • Daddy Warbucks.

          • Round 5. Category: Mindblowers

          • 1: In 1875 the first swim across this waterway took about 22 hours; in 1994 it was accomplished in about 7.
          • the English Channel.
          • 2: This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool.
          • Tim Duncan.
          • 3: There are about 4,000 species of mammals, 8,700 species of birds and 1 million known species of these creatures.
          • insects.
          • 4: In 2002 the Hormel corporation produced its 6 billionth can of this foodstuff.
          • Spam.
          • 5: Christianity Today said this animated TV dad is more associated with Christianity than the Pope or Mother Teresa.
          • Ned Flanders.

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

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