Instant Trivia

Episode 557 - Working On The Railroad - Fictional Servants - Nursery Rhyme Time - China Town - In Other Words That's Nifty!

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 557, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Working On The Railroad

  • 1: A whiskey and beer drink, or what Richard Trevithick had to be to make the first locomotive.
  • Boilermaker.
  • 2: Whether from Wichita or not, it's a railroad worker who repairs the metal train tracks.
  • a lineman.
  • 3: In 1880 he set up his own U.S. town to build his luxury dining and sleeping cars.
  • George Pullman.
  • 4: The Tokaido Shinkansen, known by this "weapon" name, can hit 185 mph.
  • the bullet train.
  • 5: In 1903 this long line opened using the gauge George Whistler chose earlier for Russia's first main route.
  • Trans-Siberia/Siberian Railway.

    • Round 2. Category: Fictional Servants

    • 1: After losing her job at a bridal shop, this Fran Drescher character found work in the home of a widower.
    • The Nanny (Fran Fine).
    • 2: This zombie butler on "The Addams Family" often played the harpsichord.
    • Lurch.
    • 3: He was Jack Benny's gravel-voiced valet on radio and tv.
    • Eddie "Rochester" Anderson.
    • 4: In "The Sound of Music", it's the first name of the Von Trapp family governess.
    • Maria.
    • 5: He's Bruce Wayne's butler.
    • Alfred Pennyworth.

      • Round 3. Category: Nursery Rhyme Time

      • 1: Old king's desired outcomes.
      • Cole's goals.
      • 2: Nonfat eating Jack's pet animals.
      • Sprat's cats.
      • 3: Reckless acts of the one who put the kettle on.
      • Polly's follies.
      • 4: Fat-free Jack's pieces of neckwear.
      • Sprat's cravats.
      • 5: Little Jack's funeralgoers.
      • Horner's mourners.

        • Round 4. Category: China Town

        • 1: This city lends its name to the most well-known Chinese beer in the world.
        • Qingdao.
        • 2: Prince Charles was on hand when China took control of this territory on July 1, 1997.
        • Hong Kong.
        • 3: The name of this largest city in China is synonymous with kidnapping for naval servitude.
        • Shanghai.
        • 4: After about 8 months, Chinese authorities ended martial law in his city in January 1990.
        • Beijing.
        • 5: This old name of the city now called Guangzhou is also an Ohio city famous for a sports hall of fame.
        • Canton.

          • Round 5. Category: In Other Words That's Nifty!

          • 1: Simply "mallardlike", darling!.
          • Ducky.
          • 2: They're the "apian leg joints", sweetie!.
          • Bee's knees.
          • 3: It's the "feline utterance", daddy-o!.
          • Cat's meow.
          • 4: That's "channeled like a record", baby!.
          • Groovy.
          • 5: It's "not liquid or gaseous", bro!.
          • Solid.

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

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