Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 586, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Pop And Rock Music
1: This "Hotel California" band first came together to back Linda Ronstadt at a concert at Disneyland.the Eagles.2: Hit song title shared by Kris Kross and Van Halen."Jump".3: Oddly, female rapper Megan Pete calls herself "Megan Thee" this word for a male horse.Stallion.4: Smells like this Seattle group was Spin Magazine's Artist of the Year for 1992.Nirvana.5: In 2019 Madonna performed at but did not compete in this international song competition.Eurovision.Round 2. Category: Calamity Jane
1: Jane had some "dark times" as a camp follower of an expedition to these South Dakota hills.Black Hills.2: Jane's job title of bullwhacker indicates she drove cattle with one of these implements.whip.3: General George, whose troops Jane rode with, had this last name that Nixon said didn't apply to him.Crook.4: A woman surfaced in 1941 claiming to be the daughter of Jane and this man who played one poker hand too many.Wild Bill Hickok.5: Jane's gig at the 1901 Pan-American Expo in this city was overshadowed by ths McKinley assassination there.Buffalo.Round 3. Category: We Love Broadway
1: (Before the clue is given, Kate Reinders from the Broadway play Wicked helps with the clue.)"Popular /You're gonna be pop-u-lar /I'll teach you the proper ploys /When you talk to boys /Little ways to flirt and flounce--woww! /I'll show you what shoes to wear /How to fix your hair /Everything that really counts to be /Popular /I'll help you be pop-u-lar /You'll hang with the right cohorts /You'll be good at sports /Know the slang you gotta know /So let's start /'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go""Wicked" is based on a modern novel inspired by this classic L. Frank Baum book that took us "over the rainbow".The Wizard of Oz.2: Alfre Woodard winged onto B'way in "Drowning Crow", an African-American version of this Chekhov classic.The Seagull.3: Well, chim chim cher-ee! This musical about a flying nanny is flying onto Broadway.Mary Poppins.4: In 2003 he was "dirty dancing" in "Chicago" on Broadway before embarking on the show's national tour.Patrick Swayze.5: Hey, hey! This member of The Monkees took over the role of Zoser in "Aida" in 2004.Micky Dolenz.Round 4. Category: World Capitals
1: Foreign embassies are located in Jiddah, some 500 miles from this country's capital, Riyadh.Saudi Arabia.2: As its name implies, this Middle Eastern capital was once known for its damascened steel sword blades.Damascus.3: Founded by famed conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada on Chibcha Indian site "Bacata".Bogota.4: A revolving restaurant spins atop the hot water storage tanks on this northern capital's Oskjuhlid Hill.Reykjavik.5: In this Arab capital Christians live mainly on the east side and Muslims mainly on the west side.Beirut.Round 5. Category: Classroom Films
1: 1989:Robin Williams inspires his prep school students to discover Whitman and Tennyson.Dead Poets Society.2: 1955: Idealistic Glenn Ford tries to reach troubled students like Sidney Poitier.Blackboard Jungle.3: 1967:Idealistic Sidney Poitier teaches rough East Enders, earns respect and a song from Lulu.To Sir, with Love.4: 1987:Edward James Olmos' students from the East L.A. barrio pass the A.P. calcul
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