Instant Trivia

Episode 381 - Snow Business Like Show Business - Superman - Health Matters - "Z" Abbreviations - "O" My

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 381, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Snow Business Like Show Business

  • 1: A newsman's stuck in a snowy Penn. town in this 1993 film. A newsman's stuck in a snowy Penn. town in this 1993 film.
  • Groundhog Day.
  • 2: Heeeeere's Johnny! Jack Nicholson has crazy fun in a snow maze in this 1980 thriller.
  • The Shining.
  • 3: A man runs through the snowy streets of Bedford Falls shouting, "Merry Christmas!" in this 1946 classic.
  • It's a Wonderful Life.
  • 4: Oh dontcha know, Sheriff Marge Gunderson checks out a body in da snow in this 1996 film.
  • Fargo.
  • 5: "Why can't they call me the adorable snowman or the agreeable snowman... I'm a nice guy" is said in this 2001 Pixar film.
  • Monsters, Inc..

    • Round 2. Category: Superman

    • 1: He played Jesse James in 1943's "The Kansan" before donning the cape of Superman on TV in the 1950s.
    • George Reeves.
    • 2: (Hi, I'm Michael McKean.)My guest appearance as Perry White made this show successful; my wife, Annette O'Toole, may also have helped.
    • Smallville.
    • 3: In "Superman III" this comedian uses the "Salami Technique" to steal tiny sums of money from many bank accounts.
    • Richard Pryor.
    • 4: Kate Bosworth was Lois Lane in this 2006 man of steel movie.
    • Superman Returns.
    • 5: 1978's "Superman" was scripted by this New York author famous for mafia tomes.
    • Mario Puzo.

      • Round 3. Category: Health Matters

      • 1: Best to avoid dark chocolate before bed; 2 oz. contain about as much of this stimulant as a cup of black tea.
      • caffeine.
      • 2: Lyme disease is an inflammatory disorder caused by the bite of infected Western black-legged and deer these.
      • a tick.
      • 3: More accurate than a tine test, the Mantoux skin test is used for screening and diagnosing this infectious disease.
      • tuberculosis.
      • 4: Pray for a good anaesthetic when having this procedure in which the nerve and pulp of a tooth are removed.
      • root canal.
      • 5: Headache and nausea are symptoms of Chinese restaurant syndrome, a reaction to this flavor enhancer.
      • MSG.

        • Round 4. Category: "Z" Abbreviations

        • 1: Z.Hr.; it's time to go.
        • Zero.
        • 2: The Z in ZIP code is short for this.
        • Zone (Improvement Plan).
        • 3: Book of the Bible abbreviated Zech..
        • Zechariah.
        • 4: You may answer with zeal that zl is short for this currency.
        • Zloty.
        • 5: The abbreviations for the 2 elements whose names begin with Z.
        • Zn and Zr (Zinc and Zirconium).

          • Round 5. Category: "O" My

          • 1: My bologna's first name.
          • O-S-C-A-R.
          • 2: Marine mollusk good at arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm combat.
          • octopus.
          • 3: Zeus' mount.
          • Olympus.
          • 4: Clinton can't be cornered in it.
          • the Oval Office.
          • 5: Branch of medicine concerned with "labor" relations... and babies.
          • obstetrics.

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

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