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Episode 371 - "Bell"S And "Whistle"S - Remakes - National Coats Of Arms - Asia - A Trashery Of Ogden Nashery

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 371, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "Bell"S And "Whistle"S

  • 1: To enter a pool of water....tummy first.
  • Bellyflop.
  • 2: Sailors wore these pants long before they became fashionable in the 1960s.
  • Bell-bottoms.
  • 3: They supply the weight in Olympic weightlifting.
  • Barbells.
  • 4: They're employees who go public with stories of their employers' wrongdoing.
  • Whistleblowers.
  • 5: Common name for deadly nighshade, a plant that's poisonous in all its parts.
  • Belladonna.

    • Round 2. Category: Remakes

    • 1: Neil Simon has recreated this 1965 play for the 21st century; he did it once before in 1986 for female stars.
    • The Odd Couple.
    • 2: In 1957 a recreation of this ship made a recreation of its 17th century trip from England to Massachusetts.
    • Mayflower.
    • 3: In 2000 Hasbro gave this dot-gobbling '80s arcade star a new 3-D look for a PC game.
    • Pac-Man.
    • 4: Released in 2002, "Today's New International Version" is a non-gender specific translation of this.
    • the Bible.
    • 5: A 1997 TV remake of this 1957 film featured Tony Danza as Juror No. 7.
    • 12 Angry Men.

      • Round 3. Category: National Coats Of Arms

      • 1: This country's coat of arms is framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are topped by crowns.
      • Spain.
      • 2: Canada's coat of arms contains depictions of a Scottish unicorn, gold fleur-de-lis and sprig of these leaves.
      • a maple leaf.
      • 3: A banner reading "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" tops this West African nation's coat of arms.
      • Liberia.
      • 4: This country's coat of arms dates back to the 13th century, when an ax and the crown of St. Olaf were added to a lion.
      • Norway.
      • 5: The white lion with a double tail on its coat of arms was granted to Bohemia in the 1100s.
      • the Czech Republic.

        • Round 4. Category: Asia

        • 1: Indonesians call this third-largest island in the world Kalimantan, or "River of Diamonds".
        • Borneo.
        • 2: Go Ba Soup, a specialty of this country, makes a sizzling sound when poured over deep-fried rice patties.
        • China.
        • 3: The 2 houses of this large country's parliament are the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
        • India.
        • 4: Most of this country's people live in hamlets called kampongs but about a million reside in Kuala Lumpur.
        • Malaysia.
        • 5: Sometimes this country is referred to as East Bengal.
        • Bangladesh.

          • Round 5. Category: A Trashery Of Ogden Nashery

          • 1: "The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo the other" this.
          • Milk.
          • 2: Nash coined the word "Cleopatricide" in his quatrain about this snake.
          • Asp.
          • 3: In "Reflections on Ice-Breaking", he wrote that "Candy is dandy but" this "is quicker".
          • Liquor.
          • 4: "God in his wisdom made" this insect "and then forgot to tell us why".
          • Fly.
          • 5: In his poem "The Baby", Nash remarked, "A bit of" this "is always walcum".
          • Talcum.

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

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