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Episode 496 - Anagrammed West Wing Stars - Aviation Firsts - 1917 - Noun To Verb - 18Th Century Europe

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 496, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Anagrammed West Wing Stars

  • 1: Hail to the chief:ART MEN SHINE.
  • Martin Sheen.
  • 2: She "presses" on:SOLE JAIL NANNY.
  • Allison Janney.
  • 3: We're still "laugh-in" at her:O MY ILL LINT.
  • Lily Tomlin.
  • 4: Quite a "lady":DANCING CART HONKS.
  • Stockard Channing.
  • 5: He's Toby Z:HARD CHIC RIFFS.
  • Richard Schiff.

    • Round 2. Category: Aviation Firsts

    • 1: In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. and France.
    • the English Channel.
    • 2: In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. and France.
    • the English Channel.
    • 3: The first successful all-metal U.S. transport plane was this auto pioneer's 1926 tri-motor.
    • (Henry) Ford.
    • 4: On January 22, 1970 this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London.
    • a 747.
    • 5: The first major flight over water was by Glenn Curtiss, who flew over this lake from Cleveland to Sandusky in 1910.
    • Lake Erie.

      • Round 3. Category: 1917

      • 1: Impeached as governor of this big state in 1917, James Ferguson later got his wife to run and she won.
      • Texas.
      • 2: On Dec. 7 1 U.S. representative voted against declaring war on this dual monarchy.
      • Austria-Hungary.
      • 3: On Dec. 17 128 U.S. representatives voted against this number amendment prohibiting liquor.
      • the 18th.
      • 4: "Jerry of the Islands" by this "White Fang" author was published a year after his death.
      • Jack London.
      • 5: This revolutionary leader returned to Guangzhou to launch a new movement against the premier of China.
      • Sun Yat-sen.

        • Round 4. Category: Noun To Verb

        • 1: When launched in 1998, it was just a noun; now it's a verb meaning to check up on somebody online.
        • Google.
        • 2: One state of water; as a verb, it can mean to decorate a cake or to ensure a victory.
        • ice.
        • 3: From the French for "to cut", it can mean a small piece or the whole or to do careful work on your car.
        • detail.
        • 4: Natural event sometimes used as a verb; there's a form of it in Prissy's famous line in "Gone with the Wind".
        • birth.
        • 5: "Relatively" speaking, it means to exempt someone already in business from new regulation.
        • grandfather.

          • Round 5. Category: 18Th Century Europe

          • 1: In 1745 she became the mistress of Louis XV, serving as his executive secretary for about 20 years.
          • Madame du Pompadour.
          • 2: On Nov.1, 1755 an earthquake devastated this Portuguese capital, killing tens of thousands.
          • Lisbon.
          • 3: In 1717 Danes settled on St. John in this Caribbean island group; 16 years later Denmark bought St. Croix.
          • Virgin Islands.
          • 4: As early as the 1730s cuckoo clocks were made in this "woodsy" region of southwest Germany.
          • Black Forest.
          • 5: In 1719 this small principality was formed by consolidating the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg.
          • Liechtenstein.

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

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