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Episode 580 - Wow! My Own Label! - Historical Text Messaging - Alloys - Ladies Home Journal - Corporate America

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 580, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 580, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Wow! My Own Label!

  • 1: In the 1970s this "Rocket Man" founded Rocket Records.
  • Elton John.
  • 2: The 3 double CDs of the Beatle "Anthology" series are on this label founded by the Beatles.
  • Apple.
  • 3: He do be the founder of Reprise, yes he do be do be do.
  • Frank Sinatra.
  • 4: Alanis Morissette's "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" is on Maverick, this Material Girl's label.
  • Madonna.
  • 5: He's the best seller of all the artists in his own Paisley Park stable.
  • Prince.

    • Round 2. Category: Historical Text Messaging

    • 1: 323 B.C.:chrgd w/impiety. nt ltng thm sin 2x vs. phlsphy. off 2 chalcis. lyceum ltr.
    • Aristotle.
    • 2: 1989:stk @ embassy.u.s. blsting vh @ me.:(ttyl.
    • (Manuel) Noriega.
    • 3: 1670s:dsgnd st. bride's chrch.englnd 4evr!.
    • Christopher Wren.
    • 4: 1981:am canada's pm. dont no zonker r b.d. u kp txtng me abt. pls stp.
    • Pierre Trudeau.
    • 5: 1890:wilhelm ii mkng me quit chnclr gig. off 2 est8s @ friedrichsruh, wch is impsbl 2 abbrv and b undrstd.
    • (Otto von) Bismarck.

      • Round 3. Category: Alloys

      • 1: An alloy called babbitt metal is used to line bearings and bushings to reduce this.
      • friction.
      • 2: Simple carbon steels are just a little carbon and manganese and a lot of this.
      • iron.
      • 3: For this alloy, mix your zinc and copper in a crucible and work with your ingots after they cool.
      • brass.
      • 4: Adding platinum to gold turns it from yellow gold to this.
      • white gold.
      • 5: Osmiridium is, you guessed it, an alloy of this and iridium.
      • osmium.

        • Round 4. Category: Ladies Home Journal

        • 1: It's the detachable part of an advertisement that entitles you to a discount at the supermarket.
        • Coupon.
        • 2: Examples of these include Dr. Atkins, the Macrobiotic and the Scarsdale.
        • Diets.
        • 3: This mild antiseptic with the formula H2O2 can also be used to bleach hair and fabrics.
        • Hydrogen peroxide.
        • 4: From the Latin for "entering", they're the listed things you need to prepare food from a recipe.
        • Ingredients.
        • 5: A housewife is also known as a homemaker or one of these "engineers".
        • Domestic engineer.

          • Round 5. Category: Corporate America

          • 1: Selling "Little Dot" perfume door-to-door in 1886, Mrs. Albee is considered the 1st of these saleswomen.
          • Avon lady.
          • 2: This bookstore chain founded by Larry Hoyt in 1933 was named for an inspirational pond.
          • Waldenbooks.
          • 3: The "Al" in Alcoa stands for this.
          • aluminum.
          • 4: Automaker whose ad campaign centers around "The heartbeat of America".
          • Chevrolet.
          • 5: This company holds the patent on marking the sweetener Aspartame until 1992.
          • NutraSweet.

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

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