Instant Trivia

Episode 589 - Countries By Region - Classic Logos - Easy As "Pie" - North American Explorers - White House Trivia

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 589, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Island Countries

  • 1: It takes up an entire continent.
  • Australia.
  • 2: In 1998 Pope John Paul II concluded his visit to this country with a mass at the Plaza de la Revolucion.
  • Cuba.
  • 3: Its national anthem, "San-Min-Chu-I", was co-written by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
  • Taiwan.
  • 4: "Please, Sir, I want" this Polynesian island that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997.
  • Samoa.
  • 5: The Mozambique Channel separates this island nation from the African mainland.
  • Madagascar.

    • Round 2. Category: Gone Too Soon

    • 1: Sadly, in 1997 this "Saturday Night Live" comic, like his idol, John Belushi, died at age 33.
    • Chris Farley.
    • 2: 2 of the 3 rock legends, aged 28, 22 and 17, who lost their lives February 3, 1959.
    • The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and /or Ritchie Valens.
    • 3: He ran off with a 1988 Oscar nomination for his role in "Running on Empty".
    • River Phoenix.
    • 4: At the 2000 U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, a memorial was held for this golfer and winner of the title in '99.
    • Payne Stewart.
    • 5: (Hi, I'm Katie Wagner) In 1996 I co-produced and narrated "An Intimate Portrait" of this actress, my stepmother, for Lifetime TV.
    • Natalie Wood.

      • Round 3. Category: Crossword Clues "Y"

      • 1: A tired response(4).
      • a yawn.
      • 2: Sing like an Alpine mountaineer(5).
      • yodel.
      • 3: Park Place(8).
      • Yosemite.
      • 4: A fungus for fermentation and leavening(5).
      • yeast.
      • 5: Brute in "Gulliver's Travels"(5).
      • a Yahoo.

        • Round 4. Category: There's No Business Like Business Business

        • 1: On its first night of continuous operation in 1973, this co. delivered 186 packages to 25 cities overnight using 14 jets.
        • FedEx.
        • 2: The first Blockbuster Video store opened during this decade in Dallas, Texas.
        • the '80s.
        • 3: Founded in Seattle's Pike Place Market, this company perks up about 33 million customers a week.
        • Starbucks.
        • 4: Though Phil Knight didn't love the Swoosh logo, he hoped it would grow on him after paying $35 for it for this company.
        • Nike.
        • 5: In 1963 the Tandy Corporation bought this company; in 1977 it marketed the TRS-80 personal computer.
        • RadioShack.

          • Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 589, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

          Round 1. Category: Countries By Region

          • 1: Oaxaca,Durango,Nayarit.
          • Mexico.
          • 2: Damietta,Suez,Gharbiya.
          • Egypt.
          • 3: Corse,Auvergne,Bretagne.
          • France.
          • 4: Western Plateau,Great Victoria Desert,Great Artesian Basin.
          • Australia.
          • 5: Ostergotland,Vasterbotten,Uppsala.
          • Sweden.

            • Round 2. Category: Classic Logos

            • 1: Metro's bird lost out to this animal to be the symbol of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.
            • Leo the Lion.
            • 2: Hands cupped together, holding a house and a car, was the classic symbol for this insurer.
            • Allstate.
            • 3: Piece of clothing worn by the Pillsbury Doughboy that has the Pillsbury logo on it.
            • Chef's hat.
            • 4: This automaking corporation got its Pentastar symbol in 1962.
            • Chrysler.
            • 5: It's the name given to that hooked line under the word Nike.
            • Swoosh.

              • Round 3. Category: Easy As "Pie"

              • 1: Little Jack Horner stuck his thumb in this and pulled out a plum.
              • Christmas pie.
              • 2: This No. 1 hit referred to the death of Buddy Holly as "The Day the Music Died".
              • "American Pie".
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