Instant Trivia

Episode 544 - National Anthems - Let's Play Some Basketball - Presidential Libraries - Banana Republic - Famous Women

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 544, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: National Anthems

  • 1: "Land der Berge, Land am Strome".
  • Austria.
  • 2: This large Asian country's "Jana-Gana-Mana" means "Thou art the ruler of the minds of all the people".
  • India.
  • 3: Franz Erkel, a noted composer of this country, wrote its nat'l anthem, "Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart".
  • Hungary.
  • 4: "Towards the East, an eye looks to Zion".
  • Israel.
  • 5: "Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, we'll toil with hearts and hands".
  • Australia.

    • Round 2. Category: Let's Play Some Basketball

    • 1: In basketball, 2 types of these are personal and technical.
    • fouls.
    • 2: (Hi, I'm Allan Houston of the NBA.) I helped the U.S. bring home the men's basketball gold from the 2000 Summer Olympics held in this city.
    • Sydney.
    • 3: In the 2001 playoffs, Derek Fisher set a record, making 15 of these in 4 games against San Antonio.
    • three-pointers.
    • 4: (Hi, I'm Michael Finley.) As a Badger on this college basketball team, I became its all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points.
    • the University of Wisconsin.
    • 5: He coached the University of North Carolina men's college basketball team in 4 different decades.
    • Dean Smith.

      • Round 3. Category: Presidential Libraries

      • 1: Along with his papers, his library contains a large mural by Thomas Hart Benton.
      • Harry Truman.
      • 2: The war exhibit "Korea Plus 50: No Longer Forgotten" is a joint-access project between the libraries of these 2 presidents.
      • Truman and Eisenhower.
      • 3: His library has a desk that's an exact replica of the one that his son was photographed under in 1963.
      • John F. Kennedy.
      • 4: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
      • Gerald Ford.
      • 5: Abilene, Kansas.
      • Eisenhower.

        • Round 4. Category: Banana Republic

        • 1: Don't confuse this banana-producing nation whose name means "Sunday" with the country on Hispaniola.
        • Dominica.
        • 2: In 1998 the Cincinnati Enquirer apologized for stealing voice mails from this giant U.S. banana company.
        • Chiquita.
        • 3: In this country the Chapare region east of La Paz is fertile banana terrain.
        • Bolivia.
        • 4: Bananas are a culinary mainstay in Bahia, an Atlantic coast state in this South American country.
        • Brazil.
        • 5: This country bordering Kenya, Tanzania, Congo and Sudan is one of Africa's leading banana producers.
        • Uganda.

          • Round 5. Category: Famous Women

          • 1: Drinks definitely were not on this pro-Prohibition woman.
          • Carrie Nation.
          • 2: She received a doctorate from Cambridge in 1965 after doing a thesis on chimpanzee behavior.
          • Jane Goodall.
          • 3: This former representative from Colorado co-chaired Gary Hart's presidential campaign.
          • Pat Schroeder.
          • 4: She died just a few months after her only book, "Black Beauty", was published.
          • Anna Sewell.
          • 5: Freed from slavery in 1827, she went to court to get her son back from the South; "verify" her.
          • Sojourner Truth.

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

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