Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 513, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The New York Times Photography
1: The Times photo of this man dates from sometime around 1870; he was dead by 1876.Custer.2: This famed labor leader is seen demonstrating in 1969.César Chávez.3: Seen here is a dramatic 1937 photo of a tragedy in this New Jersey town.Lakehurst.4: Seen here is landmark in 1920; the dedication would not come until 2 years later.the Lincoln Memorial.5: Seen here are these two artists who were married in 1929 in Coyocan.Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.Round 2. Category: Have A Beer!
1: The "King of Beers".Budweiser.2: "It's Australian for beer".Fosters.3: "La cerveza mas fina".Corona.4: "The beer that made Milwaukee famous".Schlitz.5: "From master brewers a master brew".Meister Brau.Round 3. Category: Tv Jailbirds
1: Barney locks himself in jail after Gomer makes a "citizen's arrest!" on a classic episode of this series.The Andy Griffith Show.2: November 21, 1980: Sue Ellen's fingerprints are on the gun, so she's mistakenly arrested for shooting this man.J.R..3: November 26, 2006: Mike the plumber is arrested for murder; Edie visits him in jail and tells him she's dumping him on this series.Desperate Housewives.4: (Hi, I'm Christopher Meloni of Law and Order: SVU.) I've been on both sides of the law--I played devious serial killer Chris Keller on this HBO prison drama.Oz.5: The inmates on this Fox series escaped from a jail called Fox River.Prison Break.Round 4. Category: First Year Of The Century
1: In 1901 this inventor received the first radio signal across the Atlantic.Guglielmo Marconi.2: In 1301 Edward I applied this title to the heir to the British throne.Prince of Wales.3: In 1401 Tamerlane sacked this city that's now the capital of Iraq.Baghdad.4: Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas discovered this isthmus in 1501.Panama.5: In an 1801 sea battle, he put a telescope in his blind eye to avoid seeing the signal to withdraw.Lord Nelson.Round 5. Category: "Dd" Tea
1: He has represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate since 1981.(Christopher) Dodd.2: Flat blade at the back of a boat used to steer it.a rudder.3: This common viper is the only poisonous snake in the British Isles.the adder.4: An enclosed field close to a stable for exercising horses.a paddock.5: In 1874 Thomas Hardy took readers "far from" this 2-syllable "crowd".madding.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!