Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 601, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Shopping U.s.a.
1: In 1996 Graceland Gifts in this city sold a limited edition Elvis Cabbage Patch Kid in a gold lame suit.Memphis.2: Elvis Presley Enterprises owns several gift shops in this city; they're all close to Graceland.Memphis.3: Rumors on Royal Street in this city specializes in hand-crafted Mardi Gras masks.New Orleans.4: Browsing for baubles? Tiffany, Cartier and Van Cleef and Arpels all have shops on this chic Beverly Hills street.Rodeo Drive.5: This L.A. street noted for its Mexican handicrafts is named for Los Angeles' first county judge.Olvera Street.Round 2. Category: Character Study
1: Freddy Eynsford Hill,Col. Pickering,Henry Higgins.Pygmalion (or My Fair Lady).2: Natasha Rostova,Pierre Bezuhov,Napoleon.War and Peace.3: Rusty Trawler,Sally Tomato,Holly Golightly.Breakfast at Tiffany's.4: Bertha Mason,Grace Poole,Mr. Rochester.Jane Eyre.5: Amelia Sedley,George Osborne,Becky Sharp.Vanity Fair.Round 3. Category: "C" In Shakespeare
1: Juliet's maiden name.Capulet.2: Tragic tramp who two-timed Troilus.Cressida.3: Co-conspirator who says, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves...".Cassius.4: In "Hamlet", he's the king of Denmark.Claudius.5: This play about a king of Britain contains the famous poem "Hark, hark! the lark...".Cymbeline.Round 4. Category: Around The Horn
1: The southernmost point in South America, Cape Horn is part of this country.Chile.2: SE of Cape Horn is the "South" version of this Scottish island group that shares its name with dogs and ponies.the Shetlands.3: This strait that separates the Pacific and Atlantic oceans is named for a Portuguese guy.Magellan.4: Cape Horn is the southern extremity of this fiery archipelago.Tierra del Fuego.5: The largest desert in the Americas is in this Argentinean region visited by Darwin on his Beagle trips.Patagonia.Round 5. Category: Flops
1: Ford, '57, flop, 'nuf said.Edsel.2: This former NFL linebacker's show "Lawless" was sacked in March 1997 after one airing.Brian Bosworth.3: With teams including the Florida Blazers, this football league lasted for 1 1/2 seasons in '74-'75.WFL (World Football League).4: Roger Ebert called this 1980 Michael Cimino film "Painful and unpleasant to look at".Heaven's Gate.5: "La Traviata", his modern-dress opera version of "La Dame Aux Camelias", flopped in its 1853 premiere.Giuseppe Verdi.Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
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