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Episode 433 - It Happened In Texas - Rock And Roll Jeopardy! - Planets On Earth - March Of Time - "Oo" 7-Letter Words

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 433, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: It Happened In Texas

  • 1: Uh-oh! In 1878 outlaw Sam Bass was betrayed by one of his own men to this group.
  • the Texas Rangers.
  • 2: Founded as a Franciscan mission in 1718, Mission San Antonio de Valero became better-known in history under this name.
  • the Alamo.
  • 3: On Nov. 25, 1981, she gave birth to twins in Dallas.
  • Laura Bush.
  • 4: He was deposed as Governor of Texas in 1861 because he wouldn't swear allegiance to the Confederacy.
  • (Sam) Houston.
  • 5: In March 1929 this pilot inaugurated the airmail service between Brownsville, Texas and Mexico.
  • Charles Lindbergh.

    • Round 2. Category: Rock And Roll Jeopardy!

    • 1: David Keith, Kurt Russell and Don Johnson have all portrayed this singer on film.
    • Elvis Presley.
    • 2: The 1976 concert film "The Song Remains the Same" starred this "Stairway to Heaven" group.
    • Led Zeppelin.
    • 3: This 1982 Michael Jackson album has sold 25 million copies.
    • Thriller.
    • 4: This Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist plays on Mick Jagger's "Wandering Spirit".
    • Flea.
    • 5: Acclaimed playwright Israel Horovitz is the father of Adam Horovitz, AKA this group's King Ad-Rock.
    • The Beastie Boys.

      • Round 3. Category: Planets On Earth

      • 1: Drive through the village of Mercury in the Rhone-Alpes region of this country.
      • France.
      • 2: There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers in this state.
      • Pennsylvania.
      • 3: If you're driving through Jupiter, catch a show at the maltz Jupiter theatre in this state.
      • Florida.
      • 4: The seas of Neptune are long gone, replaced by the prairies near its captital, Regina, in this Canadian province.
      • Saskatchewan.
      • 5: Though not large enough to be an official planet, Pluto resides on this largest Philippine Island.
      • Luzon.

        • Round 4. Category: March Of Time

        • 1: Once home to Al Capone and a birdman, it closed its cell doors March 21, 1963.
        • Alcatraz.
        • 2: On March 25, 1957 6 countries signed the Treaty of Rome to form this, the EEC.
        • European Economic Community.
        • 3: This city's Bakerloo subway line opened March 10, 1906.
        • London.
        • 4: The U.S. voted against joining this organization March 19, 1920; today we're here and it isn't.
        • League of Nations.
        • 5: On March 1, 1954 the U.S. conducted the first of a series of hydrogen bomb tests on this Pacific atoll.
        • Bikini Atoll.

          • Round 5. Category: "Oo" 7-Letter Words

          • 1: Head and ShouldersorPrell.
          • shampoo.
          • 2: Frank Sinatra was often described as this type of smooth-singing balladeer.
          • a crooner.
          • 3: In this billiards game, players have 15 red balls to shoot as well as 6 balls of other colors.
          • snooker.
          • 4: It's the scientific study of animals.
          • zoology.
          • 5: This slang word meaning "scat!" or "leave quickly" comes from the Spanish for "let us go".
          • vamoose.

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

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