July 29, 2022

Episode 534 - Money Slang - The Gridiron - Lunar Locales - Cry "Uncle" - The Lou

7 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 534, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Money Slang

1: The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate.

a clam.

2: Cheap way off a rodeo bronco.

Buck.

3: Proverbially, you can "break" this food, or "take (it) out of someone's mouth"; earn some dough.

bread.

4: Bank notes that sing before fa-so-la.

Do-re-mi.

5: When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized.

the Benjamins.

Round 2. Category: The Gridiron

1: [Hi, I'm Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back of the Pittsburgh Steelers] In the 1972 playoff game against the Oakland Raiders, I caught a miraculous, game-winning pass that's been nicknamed this.

"The Immaculate Reception".

2: [Hi, I'm Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker of the Chicago Bears] Before moving to Soldier Field in 1971, the Bears played its home games for 50 seasons in this Cubs park.

Wrigley Field.

3: [Hi, I'm Champ Bailey, college football's top defensive player of 1998] The award for top defensive player in college football is named for Bronislaw Nagurski, whose nickname was this.

Bronco.

4: [Hi, I'm Raghib Ismail of the Dallas Cowboys] While at this school, I was named MVP of the Orange Bowl on the first day of the '90s.

Notre Dame.

5: [Hi, I'm Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos] In 1995 this Cowboys running back tied Jim Brown's record by scoring his 100th career TD in his 93rd NFL game.

Emmitt Smith.

Round 3. Category: Lunar Locales

1: The Mare Frigoris is the Sea of this.

Cold.

2: The Palus Somnii is the Marsh of Sleep and the Lacus Somnorium is the Lake of these.

Dreams.

3: Not on my list of vacation spots is the Lacus Mortis, the Lake of this.

Death.

4: The Sinus Iridum is the Bay of these, so start searching for those pots of gold.

Rainbows.

5: The Mare Australe is the Southern Sea and the Mare Orientale is this.

the Eastern Sea.

Round 4. Category: Cry "Uncle"

1: In his famous recruitment poster, James Montgomery Flagg modeled this figure on himself.

Uncle Sam.

2: After Little Eva's death, he's sold to Simon Legree.

Uncle Tom.

3: John Candy gets the third degree from his nephew, played by Macaulay Culkin, in this 1989 film.

"Uncle Buck".

4: It was Jackie Coogan's character on "The Addams Family".

Uncle Fester.

5: In a Chekhov play, this title character runs the estate of his brother-in-law, a pompous professor.

Uncle Vanya.

Round 5. Category: The Lou

1: He partnered with straight man Joe Lyons before he teamed with Bud Abbott.

Lou Costello.

2: The Cleveland Browns' Lou Groza was nicknamed "The Toe" for his accuracy at this.

Kicking field goals.

3: She's teamed up with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton on 2 albums.

Emmy Lou Harris.

4: With 14, he shares the record for most stolen bases in the World Series.

Lou Brock.

5: In 1929 she became First Lady.

Lou Henry Hoover.

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

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