Instant Trivia

Episode 477 - Lost In Laos - State Songs - "Ta" Ta For Now - Top 40 Last Names - Santa Claus

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 477, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Lost In Laos

  • 1: In the 14th C. Laos was united into the kingdom Lan Xang, the "land of a million" of these large animals.
  • elephants.
  • 2: Much of Laotian social life centers on the festivals and holidays of this religion.
  • Buddhism.
  • 3: This country made Laos a protectorate in the late 1800s and ruled it for over 50 years as part of Indochina.
  • France.
  • 4: During the Vietnam War, North Vietnam used this famous trail through Laos to move supplies to the south.
  • Ho Chi Minh Trail.
  • 5: This river and its tributaries are the chief means of transportation in Laos.
  • Mekong.

    • Round 2. Category: State Songs

    • 1: "They say home is where the heart is, these green mountains are my home".
    • Vermont.
    • 2: In this Connecticut state song with a 2-word title, "Macaroni" refers to Londoners in fancy clothes.
    • "Yankee Doodle".
    • 3: Bet you a buckeye knows that his state song is "Beautiful" this.
    • Ohio.
    • 4: "Grand old badger state!".
    • Wisconsin.
    • 5: "Oh the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash".
    • Indiana.

      • Round 3. Category: "Ta" Ta For Now

      • 1: Bernie Moeller of Pennsylvania has had his skin covered with over 14,000 of these.
      • tattoos.
      • 2: Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643.
      • the Taj Mahal.
      • 3: (Hi. I'm Hal Sparks.) This former E! entertainment channel TV show helped further the careers of me, John Henson and Greg Kinnear.
      • Talk Soup.
      • 4: This Asian country's capital city is Dushanbe.
      • Tajikistan.
      • 5: "Saucy" name for the crusty areas on your teeth made from mineral salts reacting with plaque and saliva.
      • tartar.

        • Round 4. Category: Top 40 Last Names

        • 1: Paul, Tyrone, Mac, Spencer, Skeeter.
        • Davis.
        • 2: Jude, Cozy, Natalie, Paula.
        • Cole.
        • 3: Dave, Roy, Petula.
        • Clark.
        • 4: Raspy singer Bonnie, rowdy singer Steven.
        • Tyler.
        • 5: Bootsy.
        • Collins.

          • Round 5. Category: Santa Claus

          • 1: Part of Lapland north of the Arctic Circle has been proclaimed "Santa Claus Land" in this country.
          • Finland.
          • 2: In this song, Santa Claus is "making a list and checking it twice; gonna find out who's naughty and nice".
          • "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".
          • 3: For Belgian children, Santa Claus comes from Spain by boat on the night of Dec. 5 and leaves gifts in these.
          • their shoes.
          • 4: The mythology of Santa Claus came to the Americas with this ethnic group as "Sinter Klaas" in the 17th century.
          • the Dutch.
          • 5: 2-word name that British children use for Santa; J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his kids a series of "Letters" from him.
          • Father Christmas.

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

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