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Episode 563 - Short Stories - Jokers - Lakes And Rivers - Robert Louis Stevenson - Howdy, Partner!

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 563, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Short Stories

  • 1: "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" was one of the "Nine Stories" he published after "Catcher in the Rye".
  • J.D. Salinger.
  • 2: The 1922 play "Rain" is a dramatization of "Miss Thompson", this author's story about Sadie Thompson.
  • Somerset Maugham.
  • 3: In this O. Henry story, the kidnappers pay the father $250 to take the kid back.
  • "The Ransom of Red Chief".
  • 4: He called his third collection of short stories "The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million".
  • O. Henry (William Sydney Porter).
  • 5: The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories.
  • (Langston) Hughes.

    • Round 2. Category: Jokers

    • 1: He claims he gets mail that says "You may already be a loser"; now that's getting no respect.
    • Rodney Dangerfield.
    • 2: Her, as Liz Lemon: "I took one of those 'Which Gossip Girl Are You?' quizzes, and it said I was the dad's guitar".
    • (Tina) Fey.
    • 3: Ali Wong learned "In order to be a" this "wife, you have to be a" this. "I am more of a commemorative plaque".
    • a trophy.
    • 4: George Carlin and Lily Tomlin were featured in the 1995 special "20 Years of Comedy on" this cable network.
    • HBO.
    • 5: In a 1984 film Rob Reiner said they "earned a distinguished place in rock history as one of England's loudest bands".
    • Spinal Tap.

      • Round 3. Category: Lakes And Rivers

      • 1: Because of their salt water, the Caspian and Aral, 1st and 4th largest lakes in the world, are called these.
      • Seas.
      • 2: About 70% of China's rice crop is grown in this river's basin.
      • Yangtze River.
      • 3: Sam Rayburn Reservoir is this state's largest lake.
      • Texas.
      • 4: The Irrawaddy is a river road to Mandalay in this country.
      • Myanmar or Burma.
      • 5: World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior.
      • the Caspian Sea.

        • Round 4. Category: Robert Louis Stevenson

        • 1: The place where Stevenson and his wife spent their honeymoon in 1880 is now a state park in this state's Napa Valley.
        • California.
        • 2: This title character was an "M.D., D.C.L., LL.D....".
        • Dr. Jekyll.
        • 3: (Hi Ho, Kermit the Frog here) As Captain Smollet, I followed the map to this Robert Louis Stevenson island.
        • "Treasure Island".
        • 4: "The Silverado Squatters" was an 1883 tale about Stevenson's experiences in one of these camps in California.
        • mining camp.
        • 5: Around 1890 Stevenson bought 300 acres in what's now this country, where he was called tusitala, or "teller of tales".
        • Samoa.

          • Round 5. Category: Howdy, Partner!

          • 1: 19th century printing partner of Nathaniel Currier.
          • Ives.
          • 2: After his partner's death in 1809, he partnered with Nicholas Biddle to complete the expedition report.
          • (William) Clark.
          • 3: Born in 1895, this lyricist partnered with composers Friml, Romberg, Kern and Rodgers.
          • Hammerstein.
          • 4: He partnered with Edward Williams in 1866 to "Cover the Earth" with paint.
          • Sherwin.
          • 5: In 1673, he and his exploring partner Joliet became the first Europeans to visit the area of Chicago.
          • Marquette.

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

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