Instant Trivia

Episode 554 - It's A Leap - Rock Trivia - On Colonial Maps - The 1955 Emmys - Peace

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 554, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: It's A Leap

  • 1: It's the next year that will be a leap year.
  • 2000.
  • 2: Some of these largest marsupials can travel up to 16 feet in one leap.
  • Kangaroos.
  • 3: In 1958 this country predicted its Great Leap Forward would establish a Communist utopia.
  • China.
  • 4: In song Kenny Loggins and Bruce Springsteen are among artists who've taken a "leap of" this.
  • Faith.
  • 5: This "Leviathan" philosopher's last words concerned his "leap in the dark".
  • Thomas Hobbes.

    • Round 2. Category: Rock Trivia

    • 1: John Lennon insisted "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was inspired by a painting by this boy, his son.
    • Julian.
    • 2: The original title of this Buddy Holly hit was "Cindy Lou".
    • "Peggy Sue".
    • 3: The Stone Poneys' hit "Different Drum" was written by Mike Nesmith before he joined this group.
    • The Monkees.
    • 4: In 1956, Elvis' initial 2-week run at this famous resort city was shortened due to poor audience response.
    • Las Vegas.
    • 5: Their 1977 hit "We Are the Champions" was once the theme song of the N.Y. Cosmos soccer team.
    • Queen.

      • Round 3. Category: On Colonial Maps

      • 1: Lubumbashi in the Congo was founded as Elisabethville, after a queen of this country.
      • Belgium.
      • 2: Da Nang was called Tourane when the French controlled what's now this country.
      • Vietnam.
      • 3: Occupied by Morocco, the area now called "Western" this was formerly "Spanish" this.
      • Sahara.
      • 4: This independent state off the Malay Peninsula was once part of Britain's colony of the Straits Settlements.
      • Singapore.
      • 5: What was once Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies, is today this capital.
      • Jakarta.

        • Round 4. Category: The 1955 Emmys

        • 1: =.
        • =.
        • 2: =.
        • =.
        • 3: Set in a Kansas army camp, this show won 4 Emmys: Writing, Comedy Series, Director and Comedian.
        • You'll Never Get Rich or the Sergeant Bilko show (The Phil Silvers Show).
        • 4: His current act could include mime of his picking up a "Best Specialty Act" Emmy.
        • Marcel Marceau.
        • 5: Choreographer Tony Charmoli waltzed away with an Emmy for this Lucky Strike music countdown show.
        • Your Hit Parade.

          • Round 5. Category: Peace

          • 1: In Dec. 1985, 2 drs. helped save a reporter's life at an Oslo news briefing about their winning this award.
          • Nobel Peace Prize.
          • 2: To join this group founded in 1961, you must commit to work in the host country for 2 years and learn its language.
          • the Peace Corps.
          • 3: Formed in the turbulent '60s, it nominated Eldridge Cleaver as its 1st presidential candidate.
          • Peace and Freedom Party.
          • 4: Long a prisoner, he said, "To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy", who then becomes a partner.
          • Mandela.
          • 5: 1648's peace of Westphalia ended this long conflict.
          • the Thirty Years' War.

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

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