Instant Trivia

Episode 417 - Metropolitan Sobriquets - Movie Catch Phrases - Pugilists - 2-Letter Crossword Helper - Bizarre Mlb Injuries

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 417, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Metropolitan Sobriquets

  • 1: "The Windy City",Illinois.
  • Chicago.
  • 2: "The City of Witches",Massachusetts.
  • Salem.
  • 3: "The Crescent City",Louisiana.
  • New Orleans.
  • 4: As in a Navy song, "Crabtown On The Bay",Maryland.
  • Annapolis.
  • 5: "The Emerald City",Washington.
  • Seattle.

    • Round 2. Category: Movie Catch Phrases

    • 1: 1992:"There's no crying in baseball!".
    • A League of Their Own.
    • 2: 1982:"They're here!".
    • Poltergeist.
    • 3: 1967:"What we've got here is failure to communicate".
    • Cool Hand Luke.
    • 4: 1950:"I am big! It's the pictures that got small".
    • Sunset Boulevard.
    • 5: 1927:"You ain't heard nothin' yet!".
    • The Jazz Singer.

      • Round 3. Category: Pugilists

      • 1: This boxer liked his nickname "Marvelous Marvin" so much that he had his name legally changed.
      • Marvin Hagler.
      • 2: In a 27-year ring career, Archie Moore set a record by winning the most bouts, 141, in this way.
      • a knockout.
      • 3: 3 Rays have won Olympic gold medals in boxing for the U.S.: Ray Mercer, Ray Seales and this "sweet" guy.
      • "Sugar" Ray Leonard.
      • 4: This bare-knuckles heavyweight champ was known as "The Great John L.".
      • Sullivan.
      • 5: 1 of 2 men to whom Floyd Patterson lost the World Heavyweight title.
      • Ingemar Johansson (or Sonny Liston).

        • Round 4. Category: 2-Letter Crossword Helper

        • 1: No--yes, no is a classic drama of this country.
        • Japan.
        • 2: Aa--basaltic lava having a rough surface, from this language that brought us the Lanai.
        • Hawaiian.
        • 3: Fo--Chinese name for this prince turned religious leader.
        • Buddha.
        • 4: Ti--a tropical plant in the agave family, or the symbol for this element.
        • titanium.
        • 5: Ai--this slow-moving arboreal South American animal; its laziness is debatable.
        • a sloth.

          • Round 5. Category: Bizarre Mlb Injuries

          • 1: Outfielder Rickey Henderson fell asleep with an ice pack on his ankle and ended up suffering from this (in August).
          • frostbite.
          • 2: Pitcher Dennis Martinez got hurt hefting a heavy one of these; a team rep quipped that he had Samsonitis.
          • a suitcase.
          • 3: Steve Sparks let his fingers do the walkin' and his shoulder do the dislocatin' when he tried to rip this item in half.
          • a phone book.
          • 4: A's pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder reaching for this vital alarm clock part.
          • the snooze button.
          • 5: Tony Gwynn of this team fractured his finger closing the door to his Porsche on the way to the bank.
          • the (San Diego) Padres.

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

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