Instant Trivia

Episode 515 - "T"3 - Sporting Goods - I Need My "Space" - Ships - Let's Talk About Six

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 515, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "T"3

  • 1: While not an M.D., this person can still diagnose eye problems and prescribe glasses.
  • optometrist.
  • 2: The Holy Bible is made up of the "Old" and "New" ones.
  • testaments.
  • 3: Gouverneur Morris was responsible for much of the wording of this in 1787.
  • the Constitution.
  • 4: It's the lever pilots use to control the power and speed of many planes.
  • throttle.
  • 5: To create an opera, you need a composer and this person who writes or adapts the text.
  • librettist.

    • Round 2. Category: Sporting Goods

    • 1: Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable.
    • tees.
    • 2: Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent and out-stretched.
    • poles.
    • 3: In baseball, this player's mitt cannot have a circumference of more than 38".
    • the catcher.
    • 4: Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests, is used by Wilson to make these balls that you may kick or head.
    • a soccer ball.
    • 5: Montreal's 2002 Jr Powerlam is a 51" long one of these with a synthetic blade.
    • a hockey stick.

      • Round 3. Category: I Need My "Space"

      • 1: Ittowers605 feetoverSeattle.
      • the Space Needle.
      • 2: It's been making people scream at Disney World since the '70s.
      • Space Mountain.
      • 3: It's between the 2 "Alt" keys on a standard keyboard.
      • the spacebar.
      • 4: The Chandra or the Hubble, for example.
      • a space telescope.
      • 5: The Oscar-winning actress and actor who fit the category.
      • Kevin Spacey and Sissy Spacek.

        • Round 4. Category: Ships

        • 1: These include Royal Caribbean, Princess and Holland America.
        • cruise ships.
        • 2: Merchant ship that made the trip in 1620 from Plymouth to Cape Cod.
        • the Mayflower.
        • 3: The ships of Columbus' first voyage were 2 caravels and this bigger ship, a type called a nao.
        • the Santa Maria.
        • 4: In 1960 Johnny Horton had a No. 3 hit with a song about the sinking of this German battleship.
        • the Bismarck.
        • 5: A book about this brig calls it "Survey Ship Extraordinary"; we're sure Charles Darwin would agree.
        • the Beagle.

          • Round 5. Category: Let's Talk About Six

          • 1: In American slang, to get rid of something by throwing it overboard is to give it this kind of six.
          • deep-six.
          • 2: His Sixth Symphony was termed the "Pastoral".
          • Beethoven.
          • 3: This group was originally made up of 6 members; in 1869 Congress changed its total to 9.
          • the Supreme Court.
          • 4: It's the horticultural name for the sixth Sunday in Lent.
          • Palm Sunday.
          • 5: Any solid figure having 6 faces; a cube, for example.
          • a hexahedron.

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

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