Instant Trivia

Episode 401 - Time For A "Pi" - The Beat Of The Tom - Firsts - Symbolic Rodents - Alliteratives

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 401, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Time For A "Pi"

  • 1: This animal's name comes from the Middle French for "thorny pig".
  • porcupine.
  • 2: We love this winged, unclothed infant archer of mythology, the son of Venus.
  • Cupid.
  • 3: Uh oh! This outer nonvascular layer of your skin is showing.
  • epidermis.
  • 4: Wealth, or a city that the official seat of government in a state.
  • capital.
  • 5: A plant belonging to the genus Angallis, especially having scarlet flowers.
  • pimpernel.

    • Round 2. Category: The Beat Of The Tom

    • 1: In the 1957 group known as Tom and Jerry, Tom was Art Garfunkel and he was Jerry.
    • Paul Simon.
    • 2: Throw your panties at me if you know the name of this Welsh singer born Thomas Woodward.
    • Tom Jones.
    • 3: In 1993 he sang about "Mary Jane's Last Dance".
    • Tom Petty.
    • 4: "I Love" this country star who had the hit "I Like Beer"; it fits him to a "T.".
    • Tom T. Hall.
    • 5: This singer-actor had 2 songs on the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack CD.
    • Tom Waits.

      • Round 3. Category: Firsts

      • 1: Dr. West's Miracle Tuft toothbrush of 1938 was the 1st to have bristles made of this.
      • Nylon/Plastic.
      • 2: Observance at which English colonists 1st ate popcorn.
      • Thanksgiving.
      • 3: They were the U.S. presidents when the 1st man went into space and the 1st man walked on the moon.
      • Kennedy and Nixon.
      • 4: The 8 contestants in the 1st Miss America pageant in 1921 represented these.
      • Cities.
      • 5: In 1981 Western Bancorporation was renamed this when it became the 1st bank to franchise its services.
      • First Interstate Bank.

        • Round 4. Category: Symbolic Rodents

        • 1: In December 1958 these speedy singers had the No. 1 single in the U.S..
        • The Chipmunks ("The Chipmunk Song" ("Christmas Don't Be Late")).
        • 2: It's a domesticated cavy, or any person or thing used as the subject of an experiment.
        • Guinea pig.
        • 3: An informer.
        • Rat.
        • 4: (Hi, I'm NBA All-Star Gary Payton.) As a college student at Oregon State, I was one of these tree-cutting rodents.
        • Beavers.
        • 5: It "Roared" and "Saved The West" in novels about a tiny duchy called Grand Fenwick.
        • Mouse.

          • Round 5. Category: Alliteratives

          • 1: Feathered denizen of Sesame Street.
          • Big Bird.
          • 2: NBC tape editor Robert Rizzo uses this "Midnight Cowboy" nickname on "NBC News at Sunrise" credits.
          • Ratso Rizzo.
          • 3: 2 1/8" by 3 3/8" wafer of plastic that improperly used, can get you in debt beyond your wildest dreams.
          • credit card.
          • 4: Broadway's "one and only" 6' 6" dancer-choreographer-director.
          • Tommy Tune.
          • 5: The student short that gave him his start was called "Amblin'".
          • Steven Spielberg.

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

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