Instant Trivia

Episode 512 - Old School Thai - World Flags - Iii - Fire! - "Amp" It Up

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 512, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Old School Thai

  • 1: Until 1939 Thailand was known by this name.
  • Siam.
  • 2: Known as the "Venice of the East", this Thai city was modernized by King Mongkut in the 1800s.
  • Bangkok.
  • 3: Thailand is an important source of these blue September birthstones.
  • sapphires.
  • 4: About 95% of Thais practice the Theravada form of this religion.
  • Buddhism.
  • 5: (Hi, I'm Jeff Probst [in Thailand]) Tarutao means "old, mysterious and primitive" in this language, also the name of a nearby peninsula.
  • Malay.

    • Round 2. Category: World Flags

    • 1: This Caribbean country adopted France's tricolor flag but removed the central white stripe.
    • Haiti.
    • 2: Libya's national flag is solid green and represents this religion.
    • Islam.
    • 3: In the middle of this country's flag, you'll find the Star of David.
    • Israel.
    • 4: During its modern history, this country has had several flags, most depicting the temple of Angkor Wat.
    • Cambodia.
    • 5: Its flag colors stand for Bohemia and Moravia.
    • the Czech Republic.

      • Round 3. Category: Iii

      • 1: This president's father was William Jefferson Blythe III, but he took office as President under this name.
      • Clinton.
      • 2: Ruling Muscovy from 1462 to 1505, he was "The Great"; it was the IV who was the terrible one.
      • Ivan (III).
      • 3: This rich guy was the first president of Lincoln Center.
      • John D. Rockefeller III.
      • 4: The first Hanoverian king born in England, he ruled for 60 years, from 1760 to 1820.
      • George III.
      • 5: In 1948 Marshall Field III merged II Chicago papers into this I.
      • the Sun-Times.

        • Round 4. Category: Fire!

        • 1: Though the 1871 Chicago fire began in this family's barn, their house suffered only minor damages.
        • the O'Learys.
        • 2: The first successful print of this future partner of James Ives was of a fire in Manhattan.
        • (Nathaniel) Currier.
        • 3: This general was blamed for the fire that destroyed Columbia, South Carolina, but he denied setting it and tried to put it out.
        • (William Tecumseh) Sherman.
        • 4: Genesis 19 says, "the Lord rained upon" these 2 cities "brimstone and fire ...out of heaven".
        • Sodom and Gomorrah.
        • 5: The 1911 fire in the NYC shirtwaist factory with this geometric name led to improvements in working conditions.
        • the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

          • Round 5. Category: "Amp" It Up

          • 1: It's the and in this clue.
          • an ampersand.
          • 2: Oval auditorium with tiers of seats around a central open area.
          • an amphitheater.
          • 3: Describes military forces trained to fight on both land and sea.
          • amphibious.
          • 4: By definition, your AM radio modulates it.
          • amplitude.
          • 5: Scientist who wrote "Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena".
          • (André-Marie) Ampère.

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

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