Instant Trivia

Episode 516 - The '40'S - "Ta" Ta For Now - Historical Blogs. - From The Latin - Go Jump In A Great Lake!

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 516, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The '40'S

  • 1: Though faster than a speeding bullet, he was ruled 4-F.
  • Superman.
  • 2: By war's end, they had banked over 13 million units of blood for plasma.
  • the Red Cross.
  • 3: Not his singing, but a lack of lunch caused fan to swoon at his Paramount Theater concert.
  • Frank Sinatra.
  • 4: Destination of MacArthur's "I shall return".
  • the Philippines.
  • 5: Wartime pseudonym of Mrs. I. Toguri D'Aquino.
  • Tokyo Rose.

    • Round 2. Category: "Ta" Ta For Now

    • 1: Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643.
    • the Taj Mahal.
    • 2: Known for its aniselike flavor, this aromatic herb is widely used in cooking.
    • tarragon.
    • 3: In a Bobbie Gentry No. 1 hit song from 1967, Billie Joe MacAllister jumps off this.
    • Tallahatchie Bridge.
    • 4: (Hi. I'm Hal Sparks.) This former E! entertainment channel TV show helped further the careers of me, John Henson and Greg Kinnear.
    • Talk Soup.
    • 5: "Saucy" name for the crusty areas on your teeth made from mineral salts reacting with plaque and saliva.
    • tartar.

      • Round 3. Category: Historical Blogs.

      • 1: 1865: Everyone talks about my "march to the sea", but my trip through the Carolinas ain't no picnic, either.
      • William Sherman.
      • 2: Circa 8th c. B.C.: Writing the 2 epic poems that'll make me famous! Scholars would never doubt my existence... d'oh!.
      • Homer.
      • 3: 2005: After the wedding, wife will be Duchess of Cornwall. Retiring pickup line "you could be the next Duchess of Cornwall".
      • Prince Charles.
      • 4: 1945: I'm just a colonel.1946: Stand back, Buenos Aires! Call me Mr. President!.
      • Juan Peron.
      • 5: July 1, 1937: Fred and I are leaving New Guinea for Howland Island. 2,600 miles... wish us luck!.
      • Amelia Earhart.

        • Round 4. Category: From The Latin

        • 1: This lowly chess piece takes its name from the Latin for "foot soldier".
        • pawn.
        • 2: This adjective meaning shifty or deceptive is derived from "de via", meaning away from the road.
        • Devious.
        • 3: Of the 3 virtues mentioned in the King James Version of I Corinthians 13;13, the 2 that are from Latin.
        • faith and charity.
        • 4: This word for an official announcement, as in the emancipation one, comes from the Latin "to cry out".
        • a proclamation.
        • 5: The 4-letter Latinate word for "highest point" that ends in "X".
        • apex.

          • Round 5. Category: Go Jump In A Great Lake!

          • 1: On Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in this largest lake in the Western Hemisphere.
          • Superior.
          • 2: The smallest of the Great Lakes, it has a surface area of about 7,500 square miles.
          • Ontario.
          • 3: Named for the region's Indians, this second-largest Great Lake was the first one seen by Europeans.
          • Huron.
          • 4: Rivers draining into this lake include the Muskegon, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph in the East.
          • Michigan.
          • 5: It's the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with its greatest depth only 210 feet.
          • Erie.

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

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