Instant Trivia

Episode 537 - The '40s - Decades - Ancient Greece - Who's The Boss - Tournament

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 537, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The '40s

  • 1: The women for whom Walter Annenberg founded this magazine in 1944 are now on Social Security.
  • Seventeen.
  • 2: In 1942 RCA plated a master copy of Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" this color to honor a million sold.
  • Gold.
  • 3: In his first speech as prime minister May 13, 1940 he delivered the blood, toil, tears and sweat line.
  • Winston Churchill.
  • 4: In 1942 an "A" ration card allowed you 3 gallons of this a week.
  • Gasoline.
  • 5: In June 1947 this general accepted Columbia University's offer to become its president.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower.

    • Round 2. Category: Decades

    • 1: Last time a man walked on the moon.
    • 1970s (1972).
    • 2: Hurricane Andrew hits Florida.
    • 1990s.
    • 3: "I Love Lucy" premieres.
    • 1950s.
    • 4: Ferdinand Marcos leaves the Philippines for the last time.
    • 1980s.
    • 5: Chinese Nationalist government flees to Taiwan.
    • 1940s.

      • Round 3. Category: Ancient Greece

      • 1: Aristotle's prescription for women in this condition was to avoid too much salt and wine.
      • Pregnant.
      • 2: In 399 B.C. this philosopher was convicted by a jury of 500 men on a vote of 280 to 220.
      • Socrates.
      • 3: Hesiod said this group of nine goddesses met him on Mt. Helicon and breathed the gift of song into him.
      • the muses.
      • 4: Originally 6 obols equaled one of these coins.
      • Drachma.
      • 5: These federations included Achaean, Delian and Amphictyonic--no National or American.
      • leagues.

        • Round 4. Category: Who's The Boss

        • 1: The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president.
        • Truman.
        • 2: Kelly Garrett, Jill Munroe and Sabrina Duncan all went undercover for this mysterious boss.
        • Charlie Townsend.
        • 3: Tattoo labored for this man on "Fantasy Island".
        • Mr. Roarke.
        • 4: In 1931 Salvatore Maranzano took this Mafia title, Capo di Tutti Capi in Italian; 4 months later, it was so long, Sal.
        • Boss of Bosses.
        • 5: Named for founder Carlo, it's the crime family of which John Gotti was boss.
        • Gambino.

          • Round 5. Category: Tournament

          • 1: Tournament, as well as this 5-letter word, can be used to describe mounted combat between medieval knights.
          • joust.
          • 2: Geoffroi de Purelli wrote the first knights' tournament guidelines in this Norman Invasion year.
          • 1066.
          • 3: Sir Lionel is killed during a tournament in this musical but is later miraculously revived.
          • Camelot.
          • 4: From Old French for "to mix", this no-holds-barred medieval group combat contest was basically mob against mob.
          • a mêlée.
          • 5: Celebrated until the 17th c., the last knights' tournaments to survive involved "running at" these to spear them.
          • rings.

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

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