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Episode 498 - Canadian Potpourri - Pbs' Electric Company - "I" Mean It - Starts With "J" - Rock And Roll Cinema

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 498, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Johnny Gilbert, This Is Your Life

  • 1: Johnny was born in this Southern state, as were 8 U.S. presidents.
  • Virginia.
  • 2: Johnny lent his skills to both the 1950s version and the current Bob Barker version of this show.
  • The Price Is Right.
  • 3: Johnny played a nightclub emcee in the 1961 film where this title female teenager "Goes Hawaiian".
  • Gidget.
  • 4: In 1995 Johnny appeared as himself in an episode of this drama series with a zip code in its name.
  • Beverly Hills, 90210.
  • 5: The Dayton, Ohio TV studio used for "The Johnny Gilbert Show" was taken over in 1970 by this daytime talk show host.
  • Phil Donahue.

    • Round 2. Category: Mov"Ing" Pictures

    • 1: Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! It's the sequel to "Saturday Night Fever".
    • Staying Alive.
    • 2: Director Susan Seidelman followed this Madonna-Rosanna Arquette comedy with "Making Mr. Right".
    • Desperately Seeking Susan.
    • 3: 1988 film based on the 1964 disappearance of 3 civil rights workers in the South.
    • Mississippi Burning.
    • 4: Thriller director Costa-Gavras went for some quieter moments in this 1982 film.
    • Missing.
    • 5: Fred and Ginger do the carioca in this, their first movie together.
    • Flying Down to Rio.

      • Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 498, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

      Round 1. Category: Canadian Potpourri

      • 1: If you studied Latin, you'll know that Nova Scotia's name is Latin for this.
      • New Scotland.
      • 2: Afternoon tea at the Empress Hotel is a treasured tradition in this "regal" British Columbia city.
      • Victoria.
      • 3: This world-famous Montreal comedy festival is known in French as "Juste Pour Rire".
      • "Just For Laughs".
      • 4: Wawa is Ojibwa for this wild bird and the town of Wawa, Ontario, a migration stop, boasts a giant statue of one.
      • (Canada) Goose.
      • 5: When the province of Saskatchewan was created in 1905, this city became its capital.
      • Regina.

        • Round 2. Category: Pbs' Electric Company

        • 1: He played Easy Reader and Mel Mound the DJ; in 2003 he was God "Almighty".
        • Morgan Freeman.
        • 2: "Hey you guys!" Born Rosita Dolores Alverio, her acting resume goes from "West Side Story" to "E.C." to HBO's "Oz".
        • Rita Moreno.
        • 3: He played Al the Milkman in 1972 and 14 years later had the No. 1 TV show in America.
        • Bill Cosby.
        • 4: This composer of "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" penned the songs "Silent E" and "L-Y" for the show.
        • Tom Lehrer.
        • 5: She's gonna live forever as an "E.C." short circus member and an Oscar winner for a song from "Flashdance".
        • (Irene) Cara.

          • Round 3. Category: "I" Mean It

          • 1: This is it--actually, it's Latin for "it", and 1/3 of your psyche.
          • the id.
          • 2: In October 2005 this country's historic new constitution was adopted by voters.
          • Iraq.
          • 3: It's a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects 2 larger bodies of land.
          • an isthmus.
          • 4: Addressing Congress, FDR referred to December 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in" this.
          • infamy.
          • 5: In mythology, this goddess of the rainbow sometimes delivered messages for Hera.
          • Iris.

            • Round 4. Category: Starts With "J"

            • 1: It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved.
            • Jade.
            • 2: A metallic sound made by a sleigh bell, or a catchy tune in a commercial.
            • a jingle.
            • 3: Swing was the most popu
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