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Episode 380 - Sweet "Virginia" - Aesop's Fables - No. 1 Hits - Launch - Perfume

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 380, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Sweet "Virginia"

  • 1: James Drury played the mysterious title character in this '60s drama, the first 90-minute western on TV.
  • The Virginian.
  • 2: In June 1996 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered this college to admit women and they did.
  • Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
  • 3: This noisy, soul-baring Edward Albee play premiered in 1962.
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
  • 4: It's the title of Francis P. Church's 1897 New York Sun editorial in response to a young girl's holiday query.
  • "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
  • 5: This university's sports teams are known as the Mountaineers.
  • West Virginia University.

    • Round 2. Category: Aesop's Fables

    • 1: Aesop knew these speak louder than words.
    • actions.
    • 2: "The Country" one of these rodents "and the Town" one.
    • Mouse.
    • 3: After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour.
    • the fox.
    • 4: "The Ant and" this leaping insect.
    • Grasshopper.
    • 5: "The Fox and" these fruits (later judged sour).
    • Grapes.

      • Round 3. Category: No. 1 Hits

      • 1: In 1986 she topped the charts with "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All".
      • Whitney Houston.
      • 2: 1984s "The Reflex" was this band's first No. 1 song in the U.S.; "Hungry Like The Wolf" peaked at No. 3.
      • Duran Duran.
      • 3: This singer was habit-forming with his 1986 hit "Addicted To Love".
      • Robert Palmer.
      • 4: The movie "Buster" starred this singer and drummer, who hit No. 1 with "Two Hearts", the movie's theme.
      • Phil Collins.
      • 5: No. 1 songs from her "Forever Your Girl" album include the title track and "Cold Hearted".
      • Paula Abdul.

        • Round 4. Category: Launch

        • 1: To find the new clothing line this singer launched in October 2001, look J-Hi and J-Lo.
        • Jennifer Lopez.
        • 2: The teen version of this magazine launched in 1999 dropped the "politain" for "girl".
        • Cosmopolitain.
        • 3: To help with the launch of the new sitcom, CBS had her host the 2001 Emmys.
        • Ellen Degeneres.
        • 4: 2001 saw the launch of Rockstarbaby, an infant wear line from Tico Torres, this group's drummer.
        • Bon Jovi.
        • 5: In fall 2001 this satellite radio service offering drivers an alternative to AM and FM was launched.
        • XM.

          • Round 5. Category: Perfume

          • 1: In a woman's perfume, this word precedes "secret"; in a man's cologne, it comes before "Copenhagen".
          • Royal.
          • 2: Though Niki de Saint Phalle's perfume shows 2 of these animals entwined on the bottle, people buy it anyway.
          • snakes.
          • 3: Castor, an ingredient in perfume, comes from this "busy" animal.
          • the beaver.
          • 4: This 4-letter word can refer to an opera singer or her Emanuel Ungaro perfume.
          • diva.
          • 5: Geoffrey Beane's perfume named for this color didn't succeed, but now Giorgio is selling 1 with the same name.
          • Red.

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

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