Instant Trivia

Episode 520 - Getting There - Of Your "Love" - Alexander The Great - Double "P" Words - Sporting Goods

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 520, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Getting There

  • 1: Glasgow residents call this transport the "Clockwork Orange", and you follow the "U" signs to get to it.
  • the underground (or subway).
  • 2: By definition this type of automobile has a top that can be removed or folded back.
  • a convertible.
  • 3: A boat that transports passengers across a river, it's a homonym for a tiny imaginary creature.
  • a ferry.
  • 4: t's the country that gave us the term for a 3-horse-drawn sled known as a troika.
  • Russia.
  • 5: From the Dutch for "small, fast ship", the name of this type of frigate sounds like a popular sports car.
  • a corvette.

    • Round 2. Category: Of Your "Love"

    • 1: With Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Derek and the Dominos released the hit album "Layla and Other Assorted" these.
    • Love Songs.
    • 2: A small sofa for 2 people.
    • a loveseat.
    • 3: Small green African avian of the genus agapornis.
    • a lovebird.
    • 4: This N.Y. region was declared a disaster area due to toxic waste.
    • Love Canal.
    • 5: His literary output includes "The Thing on the Doorstep" and "The Dunwich Horror".
    • H.P. Lovecraft.

      • Round 3. Category: Alexander The Great

      • 1: Against an Indian army in 326 B.C., Alexander faced these beasts, including the one ridden by King Porus.
      • elephants.
      • 2: This Persian ruler offered Al 10,000 talents and all lands west of the Euphrates for the return of his family.
      • Darius.
      • 3: On March 30, 1981 he told the press, "As of now, I am in control here in the White House".
      • Alexander Haig.
      • 4: A pair of decrees Alexander made in 324 B.C. said that exiles could return home and that he was now this.
      • a god.
      • 5: Despite his conquests, glory was fleeting for Alexander, who died in Babylon at age 32 along the banks of this river.
      • the Euphrates.

        • Round 4. Category: Double "P" Words

        • 1: Kukla or Ollie, but not Fran.
        • Puppet.
        • 2: They blow in Flanders Fields.
        • Poppies.
        • 3: Fancy "cuppa" coffee.
        • Cappuccino.
        • 4: It "knocks but once" and Arkansas is the "Land Of" it.
        • Opportunity.
        • 5: Raiment.
        • Apparel.

          • Round 5. 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.

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

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