May 20, 2022

Episode 464 - Airports - Do "Tell" - Let A Smile Be Your Umbria - 2007 Bestsellers - Let's Get Married!

7 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 464, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Airports

1: A general aviation airport 12 miles south of Dayton, Ohio is named for these 2 men.

the Wright Brothers.

2: In "Car 54, Where Are You?" theme, Khrushchev was due at NYC's JFK Airport, then known by this name.

Idlewild.

3: World's busiest airport not named for someone serves this city.

Los Angeles (LAX).

4: This U.S. airport uses the slogan "Where America greets the world'.

JFK.

5: Kalamazoo, Michigan shares its airport with this "Cereal City".

Battle Creek.

Round 2. Category: Do "Tell"

1: Give us your best Marlon Brando with this famous 1-word howl from a classic 1951 film.

STELLA!.

2: Bootes, Orion and Gemini, to name a few.

constellations.

3: It's the governmental organization headed by George H.W. Bush from 1976 to 1977.

the Central Intelligence Agency.

4: It's the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee.

the patella.

5: Small rounds of meat-filled pasta that are shaped into rings and boiled.

tortellini.

Round 3. Category: Let A Smile Be Your Umbria

1: Running through Umbria are the Tiber and Nera Rivers and the Umbrian Range of this mountain system.

the Apennines.

2: Umbrian painter Perugino helped decorate this (he got to do a wall fresco; Michelangelo did the ceiling).

the Sistine Chapel.

3: This Umbrian town's claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of St. Francis.

Assisi.

4: In 1990 this brand retired raw umber, a color whose name came from Umbria.

Crayola.

5: Native to Umbria, the Sangiovese variety of these is grown to produce a popular Italian export.

grapes.

Round 4. Category: 2007 Bestsellers

1: She is the subject of Carl Bernstein's "A Woman In Charge".

Hillary Clinton.

2: This Robert Ludlum character returned to the list in 2007 with a "Betrayal".

Jason Bourne.

3: This Tibetan, a noted big hitter, hit the list with "The Universe In A Single Atom".

the Dalai Lama.

4: Walter Isaacson's biography of this scientist was based on the subject's personal letters.

Albert Einstein.

5: "The Lost Files Of" this Carolyn Keene sleuth provide an interactive guide to her cases.

Nancy Drew.

Round 5. Category: Let's Get Married!

1: There wasn't a traditional song for this pair to dance to at the reception until the following was written:"You filled my life /With so much joy /As I watched you grow /From that little boy".

the groom and his mom.

2: It was once believed evil spirits hovered at this part of the house, so the bride is carried over it.

the threshold.

3: A cap named for this Capulet adorns many a blushing bride.

Juliet.

4: This queen wore English lace on her 1840 bridal gown to give the British lace-making industry a boost.

Victoria.

5: Instead of throwing rice, some guests release these insects--painted ladies, for example.

butterflies.

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

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