Instant Trivia

Episode 469 - Would You Like To Be In The Movies? - Ends In "Ook" - There's No Business - Benny - Word In Common

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 469, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Would You Like To Be In The Movies?

  • 1: She was discovered while performing at the 1940 Aquacade in San Francisco.
  • Esther Williams.
  • 2: First brought to the big screen by D.W. Griffith in 1909, this hugely popular star was once known as "Little Mary".
  • Mary Pickford.
  • 3: Born in South Africa, this female star of "The Italian Job" was discovered in line at a Hollywood bank.
  • Charlize Theron.
  • 4: Sophia Loren was a struggling teenage model when she met this future husband and beauty contest judge.
  • Carlo Ponti.
  • 5: Jack Nicholson discovered this Arkansas native and 2 years later she won an Oscar for "Melvin and Howard".
  • Mary Steenburgen.

    • Round 2. Category: Ends In "Ook"

    • 1: It's cranny's partner, or a cozy corner for eating breakfast.
    • Nook.
    • 2: Gibberish, or mumbo jumbo.
    • Gobbledygook.
    • 3: For over 40 years this actor has brought Mark Twain to life in a one-man show.
    • Hal Holbrook.
    • 4: This one's a breeze: it's the largest of the Pacific salmons.
    • Chinook.
    • 5: As a result of this scandal, in 1992 H. Lawrence Garrett 3rd stepped down as Navy Secretary.
    • Tailhook.

      • Round 3. Category: There's No Business

      • 1: The power went out on this Houston company when it declared bankruptcy in December 2001.
      • Enron.
      • 2: This airline's "Friendly Skies" were darkened by its Dec. 2002 bankruptcy.
      • United Airlines.
      • 3: In Jan. 2002 this undersea fiber optic telecom co. founded by Gary Winnick sank beneath the bankruptcy waves.
      • Global Crossing.
      • 4: $11 billion in alleged fraud might've played a tiny part in this long-distance co.'s July 2002 bankruptcy.
      • WorldCom.
      • 5: Conspiracy and fraud led to a June 2002 "reorganization" of this cable co. led by the Rigas family.
      • Adelphia.

        • Round 4. Category: Benny

        • 1: In the 1790s astronomer and mathematician Benjamin Banneker compiled an annual one of these.
        • almanac.
        • 2: In 1785 Thomas Jefferson succeeded him as minister to France.
        • Benjamin Franklin.
        • 3: While in office, he admitted 6 states, more than any other U.S. president.
        • Benjamin Harrison.
        • 4: In addition to his "Baby and Child Care" book, he wrote "Caring for Your Disabled Child".
        • Dr. Benjamin Spock.
        • 5: In 1954 he turned Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" into an opera.
        • Benjamin Britten.

          • Round 5. Category: Word In Common

          • 1: One-word description of a "drummer boy" or an "engine that could".
          • Little.
          • 2: Adjective before Britain, Dane or "Gatsby".
          • Great.
          • 3: Term preceding Smokey, Faithful or "Yeller".
          • Old.
          • 4: TV's Simpson or football's Starr.
          • Bart.
          • 5: Judy's puppet partner, or a "Hawaiian" beverage.
          • Punch.

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

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