Instant Trivia

Episode 487 - Temptations - Fandemonium - Thomas Paine - Nixon's The One - Financial Planning

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 487, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Temptations

  • 1: This potato chip brand changed its slogan from "Betcha Can't Eat Just One" to "Too Good to Eat Just One".
  • Lay's.
  • 2: These Nabisco sandwich cookies are 29% creme and 71% cookie; 7.5 billion are eaten annually.
  • Oreos.
  • 3: Cherry Garcia and Phish Food are 2 of this ice cream duo's most popular flavors.
  • Ben and Jerry's.
  • 4: The top-selling Girl Scout cookies are these refreshing and crisp cocoa wafers.
  • Thin Mints.
  • 5: "Nobody Doesn't Like" her cheesecake; her bakery is No. 1 in frozen baked goods.
  • Sara Lee.

    • Round 2. Category: Fandemonium

    • 1: Many Deadheads' lives revolved around the live concerts performed by this band.
    • Grateful Dead.
    • 2: Jack Nicholson is a courtside fixture at this NBA team's home games.
    • Los Angeles Lakers.
    • 3: Fans of this high-flying sport involving lots of string may know it's Thailand's most popular.
    • Kite flying.
    • 4: Male fans of this football team's "Hogs" dress as women and are called "Hogettes".
    • Washington Redskins.
    • 5: The band Simply Red took their name in part from their love of this northern English soccer team.
    • Manchester United.

      • Round 3. Category: Thomas Paine

      • 1: With letters of introduction from Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine arrived in this city on Nov. 30, 1774.
      • Philadelphia.
      • 2: Paine said "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even its best state, is but a necessary" this.
      • evil.
      • 3: It was published on Jan. 10, 1776 as an anonymous 2-shilling pamphlet of 47 pages.
      • Common Sense.
      • 4: This seasonal warrior "and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country".
      • the summer soldier.
      • 5: The title of this 1791 pamphlet referred to liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.
      • The Rights of Man.

        • Round 4. Category: Nixon's The One

        • 1: In this year, Nixon faced off against JFK in the first presidential debates ever.
        • 1960.
        • 2: Herbert Hoover and Nixon were the only 2 presidents of this religious group.
        • Quakers.
        • 3: It was Richard Nixon's mother's maiden name.
        • Milhous.
        • 4: These 2 men served under Nixon as vice president.
        • Gerald Ford and Spiro Agnew.
        • 5: This daughter of Nixon married Edward Cox at the White House in 1971.
        • Tricia.

          • Round 5. Category: Financial Planning

          • 1: A type of bank account, or the accumulated simoleons you've put aside.
          • a savings.
          • 2: With a 529 plan, you can give up to $270,000 to a beneficiary for this purpose.
          • a college education.
          • 3: These U.S. Government securities whose term is 30 years are risk free, but they also pay the least interest.
          • treasury bonds (savings bonds accepted).
          • 4: Sounds like an auto mishap, but it's a type of IRA whose funds come from another retirement plan.
          • rollover.
          • 5: Also called a unit trust, it's an entity that invests the money of a pool of people in various securities.
          • a mutual fund.

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

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