Instant Trivia

Episode 478 - Toon Up - Yangtze Doodle - Hoods - Let's Put On An Opera! - Classic Pop Groups

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 478, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Toon Up

  • 1: In the 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon "Birdy and the Beast", it was the birdy.
  • Tweety.
  • 2: Zoinks! This TV cartoon dog celebrated his 35th anniversary in 2004 (that's his 245th in dog years).
  • Scooby-Doo.
  • 3: Jean Vander Pyl was the voice of Rosie the Robot maid on this futuristic cartoon series.
  • The Jetsons.
  • 4: Originally, Nickelodeon aired episodes of this Wallaby's "Modern Life".
  • Rocko.
  • 5: Hey, mama! This smooth-talkin', biceps-bulgin', self-obessin' guy premiered on the Cartoon Network in '97.
  • Johnny Bravo.

    • Round 2. Category: Yangtze Doodle

    • 1: The Grand Canal connects the Yangtze River to this other major river.
    • the Yellow River.
    • 2: The 2 rivers in the world that are longer than the Yangtze.
    • the Amazon and the Nile.
    • 3: The Yangtze flows through this province that's China's most populous and known for its spicy cuisine.
    • Szechuan.
    • 4: Native to the Yangtze river valley, this fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry.
    • a kiwi.
    • 5: This dam, one of the world's largest when completed, is being built on the Yangtze to control flooding.
    • the Three Gorges Dam.

      • Round 3. Category: Hoods

      • 1: She remarked on her "Grandmother's" tooth size.
      • Little Red Riding Hood.
      • 2: The English name of this hooded snake is from Portuguese for "snake with a hood".
      • Cobra.
      • 3: According to his TV theme, he's "feared by the bad, loved by the good".
      • Robin Hood.
      • 4: It's the British term for the hood of a car; hopefully there are no bees in it.
      • Bonnet.
      • 5: Hoodman blind is another name for this game.
      • Blind Man's Bluff.

        • Round 4. Category: Let's Put On An Opera!

        • 1: We hope our tardy cellists show up for this instrumental prelude to the opera.
        • Overture.
        • 2: We'll let Uncle Charlie be a "carrier" of one of these in the battle scene.
        • Spear carrier.
        • 3: Let's move the duel upstage so no one falls onto the musicians in this area.
        • Orchestra pit.
        • 4: We've got basses, we've got tenors, but we can't find one of these like the guy on the CD[audio clip].
        • Baritone.
        • 5: From dealing with Betsy, I know why this 2-word Italian term can mean a diva or a real pain.
        • Prima donna.

          • Round 5. Category: Classic Pop Groups

          • 1: When this group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mike Love gave the acceptance speech.
          • The Beach Boys.
          • 2: In 1963, with "Walk Like a Man", this group became the first to score 3 straight No. 1 singles in the U.S..
          • The Four Seasons.
          • 3: After Smokey Robinson left this group, they had a No. 1 hit in 1975 with "Love Machine (Part 1)".
          • The Miracles.
          • 4: This girl group followed up their No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman" with "Twistin' Postman".
          • The Marvelettes.
          • 5: "Nights In White Satin" appeared on their 1968 LP "Days of Future Passed" 4 years before the reissue hit the Top 10.
          • The Moody Blues.

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

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