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Episode 445 - Giants - Crosses - A World Of Pirates - The "End" - Hit Tunes

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 445, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Giants

  • 1: I Samuel says the metal head of his spear weighed 600 shekels, or about 15 pounds.
  • Goliath.
  • 2: Cormoran, a Cornish giant, was felled by this famous giant killer.
  • Jack.
  • 3: In "Jack and the Beanstalk", Jack stole from the giant a little brown hen that laid these.
  • golden eggs.
  • 4: This Ted Hughes kids' book creation loves eating barbed wire and rusty chains.
  • the Iron Giant.
  • 5: After Hermes slew this 100-eyed giant, the 100 eyes were placed on the tail of the peacock.
  • Argus.

    • Round 2. Category: Crosses

    • 1: A crusader's white cross on a field of red, used by a canton in the 13th century, became this country's flag.
    • Switzerland.
    • 2: In England this game is called noughts and crosses.
    • tic-tac-toe.
    • 3: The Chi-Rho cross is formed from the first 2 letters of his title in Greek.
    • Jesus.
    • 4: The St. Andrew's cross resembles this math sign.
    • multiplication.
    • 5: The Crux Ansata, a tau cross with a loop on top, is known as this to Egyptians.
    • ankh.

      • Round 3. Category: A World Of Pirates

      • 1: The costumes for this 1991 Steven Spielberg film included 350 pirate outfits for the extras alone.
      • Hook.
      • 2: Later dictator, this Roman was kidnapped by pirates while on a journey to Rhodes around 75 B.C..
      • Julius Caesar.
      • 3: In 1815 Washington Irving planned to join Stephen Decatur on an expedition against these north African pirates.
      • Barbary Pirates.
      • 4: Born around 1645, this pirate captain was sent to England for trial and hanged in 1701.
      • Captain Kidd.
      • 5: Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his role in this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.
      • The Pirates of Penzance.

        • Round 4. Category: The "End"

        • 1: It means to make a change to something, especially to the Constitution.
        • amend.
        • 2: It's to grasp mentally; understand?.
        • comprehend.
        • 3: This Indiana city is home to the College Football Hall of Fame.
        • South Bend.
        • 4: It's a bonus paid by a company to its stockholders, often on a quarterly basis.
        • dividend.
        • 5: Take a suspect into custody.
        • apprehend.

          • Round 5. Category: Hit Tunes

          • 1: "Where The Streets Have No Name","With Or Without You".
          • U2.
          • 2: "Angel","Building A Mystery".
          • Sarah McLachlan.
          • 3: This Bob Carlisle ballad about watching his daughter grow was a surprise hit in 1997.
          • "Butterfly Kisses".
          • 4: "How's It Going to Be","Semi-Charmed Life".
          • Third Eye Blind.
          • 5: On the sound track of "Nothing to Lose", it's when Coolio will "C U".
          • When U Get There.

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

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