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Episode 592 - Cities In Literature - Minty Fresh - Arthurian Legend - U.s. "O" Tour - Pop Music Trivia

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 592, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Cities In Literature

  • 1: "Gone with the Wind"'s Rhett Butler was a profiteer from this South Carolina port city.
  • Charleston.
  • 2: In Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", Hester Prynne did her sinning in this Puritan city.
  • Boston.
  • 3: Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn's hometown, St. Petersburg, was based on this Missouri city.
  • Hannibal.
  • 4: James Joyce's "Ulysses" takes place on June 16, 1904 in this city.
  • Dublin.
  • 5: "Tom Brown's School Days" were spent at a British prep school in this town.
  • Rugby.

    • Round 2. Category: Minty Fresh

    • 1: White Mazda Miatas bear an uncanny resemblance to these "1 1/2 Calorie Breath Mints".
    • Tic-Tac.
    • 2: Pep‑O‑Mint and Wint‑O‑Green are flavors of this candy mint.
    • Life Savers.
    • 3: This Certs ingredient is a mix of partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, copper gluconate and flavoring.
    • Retsyn.
    • 4: These "Curiously Strong" mints are "So Strong, They Come in a Metal Box".
    • Altoids.
    • 5: "Fresh Goes Better in Life" with these mints, "Fresh and Full of Life".
    • Mentos.

      • Round 3. Category: Arthurian Legend

      • 1: Leodegrance, King of Cameliard, had Arthur as a son-in-law after this daughter's marriage.
      • Guinevere.
      • 2: Merlin didn't design this or buy it at Ikea--he copied it from Joseph of Arimathea.
      • the Round Table.
      • 3: This witch's name means she's a "fairy".
      • Morgan Le Fay.
      • 4: We learned more about this nephew of Arthur in the 14th century tale titled him "and the Green Knight".
      • Sir Gawain.
      • 5: Some accounts say Arthur still lives on this mythic island.
      • Avalon.

        • Round 4. Category: U.s. "O" Tour

        • 1: Since the opening of Walt Disney World, this city has become a booming metropolis.
        • Orlando.
        • 2: Thanks to a National Park Service webcam, you can see this famous geyser erupt live on your computer.
        • Old Faithful.
        • 3: Pearl Harbor and its memorials are a must-see when visiting this island.
        • Oahu.
        • 4: Every year during the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Belle and Delta Queen steamboats race each other down this river.
        • the Ohio River.
        • 5: Go way down upon the Suwannee River and you'll discover that it rises in this swamp.
        • Okefenokee Swamp.

          • Round 5. Category: Pop Music Trivia

          • 1: She was awarded her 1986 Female Pop Vocal Grammy Award by her cousin Dionne.
          • Whitney Houston.
          • 2: "Midnight Train to Georgia" was originally called "Midnight Plane to..." this Texas city.
          • Houston.
          • 3: In 1977 she spent a week on the top of the Top 40 chart with "Don't Leave Me That Way".
          • Thelma Houston.
          • 4: After his death in 1950, his recording of "September Song" became a big hit.
          • Walter Huston.
          • 5: After "Phoenix" and "Wichita", it was Glen Campbell's 3rd Top 40 hit with a city in the title.
          • "Galveston".

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

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