Instant Trivia

Episode 52 - Photo Ops - Basic Spanish - You Bot It - & A Bible Person To Be Named Later - 4-Letter Capitals

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 52, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Photo Ops

  • 1: Ocean Spray's Cranberry World visitors' center is berry close to this site of the Pilgrims' landing.
  • Plymouth Rock.
  • 2: This London "circus" takes its name from the home of a 17th c. tailor who sold a type of high collar.
  • Piccadilly Circus.
  • 3: France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies beneath this landmark.
  • the Arc de Triomphe.
  • 4: W.C. Handy wrote a song about this Memphis street sometimes referred to as the "Main Street of Black America".
  • Beale Street.
  • 5: A glass elevator leads to the observation deck at the top of this 600' symbol of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.
  • Space Needle.

    • Round 2. Category: Basic Spanish

    • 1: It can get you from here to there: avion.
    • a plane.
    • 2: A wild animal: lobo.
    • wolf.
    • 3: A family member: hermana.
    • sister.
    • 4: A part of the body: corazon.
    • heart.
    • 5: An occupation: medico.
    • doctor.

      • Round 3. Category: You Bot It

      • 1: Started in 1997 to develop robotics and A.I., the Robocup features robots playing this competitive sport.
      • soccer.
      • 2: This toy company created Mindstorms for robots, with programmable bricks and sensors.
      • Lego.
      • 3: In 1961 the world's first production-line robot was used by this U.S. automaker.
      • General Motors.
      • 4: The humanoid robot Asimo performs some John Travolta dance moves in this Disneyland "land".
      • Tomorrowland.
      • 5: For this robot vacuum, the company iRobot uses technology developed to clear minefields.
      • Roomba.

        • Round 4. Category: & A Bible Person To Be Named Later

        • 1: Unnamed in the Bible, this queen is called Balkis or Bilqis in other places; Solomon didn't ask.
        • Queen of Sheba.
        • 2: "The Prince of Egypt" says Seti gave the order to kill the newborn Hebrews and adopted this Hebrew boy.
        • Moses.
        • 3: Dismas, the penitent one of these, and Gestas, the impenitent one, died by crucifixion and acquired their names much later.
        • Thieves.
        • 4: Oscar Wilde made a veiled reference to this woman, unnamed in the Bible when she danced before Herod.
        • Salome.
        • 5: Latin for "wise men", they were later named Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar.
        • Magi.

          • Round 5. Category: 4-Letter Capitals

          • 1: Akershus Castle, a tourist site in this capital, sits on a rocky peninsula overlooking a fjord.
          • Oslo.
          • 2: It's been said that "All roads lead to" this "Eternal City".
          • Rome.
          • 3: In 1990 it became the capital of a unified Yemen.
          • Sana.
          • 4: Just 12 degrees south of the Equator, this Peruvian capital's temperatures are moderated by the Humboldt Current.
          • Lima.
          • 5: This Latvian capital was founded in 1201 by German crusaders.
          • Riga.

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

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