Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 377, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Hugh Done It
1: Marilyn Monroe graced his first centerfold back in 1953.Hugh Hefner.2: This actor has played the befuddled Bertie Wooster and the curmudgeonly Dr. House.Hugh Laurie.3: He's starred in "Mickey Blue Eyes" as well as "Lair of the White Worm".Hugh Grant.4: In September 2005 this Aussie won an Emmy for hosting the Tony Awards.Hugh Jackman.5: At one time a game-show host, he's known better as a host of "20/20".Hugh Downs.Round 2. Category: Toys And Games
1: Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum are suspects in this classic whodunit game.Clue.2: This plump doll with a top knot got its name from a pet form of "Cupid".Kewpie.3: Because of an allergy alert, one ingredient of this soft modeling compound that's not a secret is wheat.Play-Doh.4: When this brand was introduced in 1970, it was billed as the "first official indoor ball".Nerf.5: At the 1939 World's Fair, the Sawyer family introduced this stereo slide scope that gives 3-D views.the View-Master.Round 3. Category: Hey, "Baby"
1: Smallest form of a large piano.a baby grand.2: Seen here with roses, it's popular as a bouquet filler.baby's breath.3: Nickname of Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier."Baby Doc".4: This sticky figure of folklore gave its name to a Toni Morrison novel.the tar baby.5: This tree-hopper of the Galagidae family spends a lot of time munching on insects and fruit.a bush baby.Round 4. Category: O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Pa.
1: Est. in 1904 by Charles Schwab, this company bearing the city's name is the 2nd largest of its type in the U.S..Bethlehem Steel.2: Located on the Lehigh River, Bethlehem is 60 miles north of this larger city.Philadelphia.3: A world famous Bethlehem choir performs works by this family fuguer every year at a festival in his honor.J.S. Bach.4: Born in 1898, this Bethlehem, PA. native's works include "John Brown's Body" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster".Stephen Vincent Benet.5: The Moravian Church, based in Bethlehem, is a Protestant group organized in the 15th C. in this current republic.Czech Republic.Round 5. Category: Go West
1: In 1784 John Filson wrote an exciting bio of this pioneer to get people interested in buying land out west in Kentucky.Daniel Boone.2: This wanderer in the West spread the word on Swedenborgism, as well as his famous fruit trees.Johnny Appleseed.3: Stage robber Black Bart, known for leaving these behind at the scene of the crime, only really did it twice.little poems.4: By 1845 the price of these pelts had dropped from a $6 high to $1; silk replaced it for men's hats.beaver pelts.5: One of the reasons Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out was to see if this Northwestern river connected to the Missouri.the Columbia.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!