Instant Trivia

Episode 376 - Tossin' And Turnin' - Classic Nicholson Movie Lines - All About Kazakhstan - Straits - Dude-Eronomy

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 376, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Tossin' And Turnin'

  • 1: From the French for "to roast", it's a spit used to turn meat over a source of heat.
  • rotisserie.
  • 2: This tradition began because the bride fled crowds trying to take something from her for good luck.
  • tossing the bouquet.
  • 3: This portal has become a metaphor for frequent changes of personnel.
  • revolving door.
  • 4: On Guy Fawkes Day, grotesque stuffed figures called Guys are tossed onto these.
  • bonfires.
  • 5: In 1862 he patented his now famous gun with a hand crank for rapid firing of 250 or more rounds a minute.
  • Richard Gatling.

    • Round 2. Category: Classic Nicholson Movie Lines

    • 1: 1975:"I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this".
    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
    • 2: 1980:"He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!".
    • The Shining.
    • 3: 1992: "You can't handle the truth!".
    • A Few Good Men.
    • 4: 1974:"What makes you certain that your husband is, um, involved with someone?".
    • Chinatown.
    • 5: 1994:"Just marking my territory".
    • Wolf.

      • Round 3. Category: All About Kazakhstan

      • 1: It's the largest country that borders Kazakhstan.
      • Russia.
      • 2: With about 47% of the population practicing it, this religion is Kazakhstan's most widespread.
      • Islam.
      • 3: In the 13th century, Kazakhstan was incorporated into the empire of this Mongol leader.
      • Genghis Khan.
      • 4: Over 400 feet below sea level, Kazakhstan's lowest point is just east of this large landlocked salt lake.
      • the Caspian Sea.
      • 5: In 1928 this rival of Joseph Stalin was banished to Kazakhstan.
      • Leon Trotsky.

        • Round 4. Category: Straits

        • 1: In 1588 the first serious check of the Spanish Armada took place in this strait between France and England.
        • the Strait of Dover.
        • 2: The Diomede Islands, one belonging to Russia, the other to Alaska, lie in this strait.
        • the Bering Strait.
        • 3: The Strait of Messina separates this island from Italy.
        • Sicily.
        • 4: Two huge rocks called the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern entrance to this strait.
        • the Strait of Gibraltar.
        • 5: This 19-mile-long Turkish strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
        • the Bosporus.

          • Round 5. Category: Dude-Eronomy

          • 1: Totally cool! This dude wrote Deuteronomy as a way of reinforcing what he first learned on Mount Sinai.
          • Moses.
          • 2: Sweet! The fifth chapter of Deuteronomy raps out this list of dos and don'ts, just in case we spaced it.
          • the Ten Commandments.
          • 3: Awesome, dude! Deuteronomy says that all debts are to be canceled after this many years!.
          • seven.
          • 4: Grab your surfboard, rad boy! In Deuteronomy, this sea is referred to as the "salt sea".
          • Dead Sea.
          • 5: Party on, dude! This guy gets appointed to be the new leader of the Israelites!.
          • Joshua.

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

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