Instant Trivia

Episode 404 - "R"Rrrrrrrrr - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Gorilla My Dreams - Actors Onstage - Car Names

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 404, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "R"Rrrrrrrrr

  • 1: Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system.
  • reboot.
  • 2: 3 points on one throw in horseshoes.
  • ringer.
  • 3: The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture.
  • rattan.
  • 4: In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady.
  • Eleanor Roosevelt.
  • 5: Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!".
  • Rhinoceros.

    • Round 2. Category: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    • 1: In 1970 the world said "Hello, Goodbye" to this group whose film "Let It Be" documented their breakup.
    • The Beatles.
    • 2: After it broke up in 1991, 11 of its former republics joined the Commonwealth of Independent States.
    • Soviet Union/U.S.S.R..
    • 3: In 1982 this communications giant agreed to divest itself of its Baby Bells.
    • AT and T.
    • 4: In 1938 2 Germans became the first to split this, producing barium and krypton from uranium.
    • an atom.
    • 5: Ancient supercontinent that many believe broke up, creating Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
    • Pangaea.

      • Round 3. Category: Gorilla My Dreams

      • 1: The first gorilla born in captivity was Colo, who debuted in 1956 in this Ohio capital.
      • Columbus.
      • 2: Gorillas belong to this order of mammals which also includes monkeys, lemurs and man.
      • Primates.
      • 3: There are 3 types of gorillas: eastern lowland, western lowland and this one that lives at altitudes up to 13,000 feet.
      • Mountain gorilla.
      • 4: This zoologist founded the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda where she studied gorillas for 18 years.
      • Dian Fossey.
      • 5: This fully adult male with a colorful name may weigh twice as much as the adult females in his group.
      • Silverback.

        • Round 4. Category: Actors Onstage

        • 1: In 1980 Jane Seymour played Mozart's wife on Broadway in this play.
        • Amadeus.
        • 2: In 1977 Anne Bancroft returned to Broadway to play this Mideast leader.
        • Golda Meir.
        • 3: Raquel Welch made her Broadway debut in this musical, replacing Lauren Bacall.
        • Woman of the Year.
        • 4: Jack Klugman sang with Ethel Merman in this musical, but he kept his clothes on.
        • Gypsy.
        • 5: Before "Roots" Levar Burton's only sizable role was as Ali Hakim in this musical at USC.
        • Oklahoma!.

          • Round 5. Category: Car Names

          • 1: This wild horse is also called a cayuse or a bronco.
          • a Mustang.
          • 2: Quicksilver.
          • Mercury.
          • 3: An agreement.
          • an Accord.
          • 4: English seaport from which the Mayflower set sail in 1620.
          • the Plymouth.
          • 5: An insect of the order Coleoptera.
          • a Beetle.

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

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