Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 369, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: If They Were Musicals...
1: The musical version of this Ibsen play might be titled "Hedda Get Your Gun!"."Hedda Gabler".2: Forget "Cats"; the musical of this Orwell book would feature jackbooted dancing pigs."Animal Farm".3: His play about Mrs. Warren could become "Best Little Whorehouse in Europe".George Bernard Shaw ("Mrs. Warren's Profession").4: A musical of this Hardy novel might include the song "Jude, Glorious Jude"."Jude the Obscure".5: Songs from this TV show would highlight the adaptation "Shirley and the Amazing Technicolor School Bus".The Partridge Family.Round 2. Category: "Mum"S The Word
1: This contagious viral disease can occasionally cause sterility in males.Mumps.2: ....I said it's to utter something quietly and unclearly!.Mumble.3: This 2-word term for confusing language may come from a Mande phrase for "ancestor wearing a pompom".Mumbo-jumbo.4: Formerly called Bombay, it's in the top 5 cities in the world in population.Mumbai.5: You'll see this group parading through Philly each New Year's Day.Mummers.Round 3. Category: Culinary Common Bonds
1: Fore shank,short loin,brisket.cuts of beef.2: Snow,sugar snap,chick.peas.3: Hake, pollack,shad.Fish.4: Westphalian,Bayonne,prosciutto.hams.5: Arborio,medium-grain,brown.Rice.Round 4. Category: Drink It, Dance It Or Drive It
1: Cabriolet.drive it.2: Hambo.dance it.3: Kirsch.drink it.4: Trabant.drive it.5: Huapala.drink it.Round 5. Category: Oscar Winners' Rhyme Time
1: Eastwood's subtle verbal clues.Clint's hints.2: Witherspoon's parts.Reese's pieces.3: Nicholson's trousers.Jack's slacks.4: Hilary's financial institutions.Swank's banks.5: Landau's milk boxes.Martin's cartons.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!