Instant Trivia

Episode 468 - Beer Bash! - Femmes Fatales - Sitcoms Change - My Maine Man! - Olla Podrida

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 468, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Beer Bash!

  • 1: This Bavarian city is famous for its pale lager and was the site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
  • Munich.
  • 2: The top-selling Mexican beer in the U.S., it became a yuppie trend in the 1980s.
  • Corona.
  • 3: Maccabee is one of this country's most popular beers.
  • Israel.
  • 4: The name of Germany's Hefe-Weizen beer means yeast and this grain, not barley.
  • Wheat.
  • 5: This brand's label says it's "From the glass lined tanks of old Latrobe" and includes a mysterious "33".
  • Rolling Rock.

    • Round 2. Category: Femmes Fatales

    • 1: So enraptured was Israel's King David with this woman, he deliberately sent her husband into battle where he died.
    • Bathsheba.
    • 2: In Greek legend, Paris was so enamored with this married woman, he stole her away, thus causing a war.
    • Helen of Troy.
    • 3: A legendary beautiful woman living on a rock in this river, Lorelei was said to lure sailors to their deaths.
    • the Rhine.
    • 4: Ludwig I's infatuation with the dancer Lola Montez helped ensure his loss of this German kingdom.
    • Bavaria.
    • 5: Daughter of the man who became Pope Alexander VI, she became infamous for intrigues and poisonings.
    • Lucrezia Borgia.

      • Round 3. Category: Sitcoms Change

      • 1: (Hi, I'm Jon Lovitz) In 1998 I joined the cast of this sitcom as Max Lewis, a man with a few insecurities.
      • NewsRadio.
      • 2: On this sitcom in 1998, Tim Taylor's son Randy ran off to work in a Costa Rican rainforest.
      • Home Improvement.
      • 3: On her self-titled sitcom, she worked at a plastics factory and a beauty salon before opening her own diner.
      • Roseanne.
      • 4: On "The Cosby Show", daughter Denise left for Hillman College and this spin-off.
      • A Different World.
      • 5: In 1979 when its main setting moved to a bar, "All In The Family" took this new title.
      • Archie Bunker's Place.

        • Round 4. Category: My Maine Man!

        • 1: Raised in Maine, this Bowdoin alumnus hired Matthew Henson in 1887 to assist a Nicaraguan survey.
        • (Admiral) Peary.
        • 2: In 1966 this Portland-born author published his first short story, "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber".
        • Stephen King.
        • 3: Listen, my children, and you shall hear, he was born Feb. 27, 1807 in Portland (hey, he was the poet, not me).
        • Longfellow.
        • 4: Born in Bar Harbor on July 8, 1908, he succeeded Gerald Ford as VP.
        • Rockefeller.
        • 5: The 1st Democrat elected to the Senate by Maine voters, he was Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter.
        • Edmund Muskie.

          • Round 5. Category: Olla Podrida

          • 1: People who daydream are said to be "Building" these "in Spain".
          • Castles.
          • 2: Don Quixote roamed across this plateau of central Spain.
          • La Mancha.
          • 3: Iced drink made of wine, soda water and fruit juice.
          • Sangria.
          • 4: Commanded by the Duke of Medina, this group of ships was thought to be invincible -- didn't work.
          • Spanish Armada.
          • 5: She hit the Top 10 in 1987 with "La Isla Bonita", her Spanish lullaby.
          • Madonna.

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