Instant Trivia

Episode 605 - Simply Simon - Rock Collecting - Cream - Nation"Z" - Ends With "Oof"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 605, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Simply Simon

  • 1: This CBS private eye series starred Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney.
  • Simon and Simon.
  • 2: simonsays.com is the web address of this publishing company founded in 1924.
  • Simon and Schuster.
  • 3: Her first Top Ten hit was "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" in 1971.
  • Carly Simon.
  • 4: This character has Uncle Tom beaten to death in "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
  • Simon Legree.
  • 5: In 1812 he penned the "Cartagena Manifesto".
  • Simon Bolivar.

    • Round 2. Category: Rock Collecting

    • 1: The crack, chisel and sledge types of these tools are useful in the field.
    • hammers.
    • 2: It's the canine nickname for an amateur geologist.
    • rockhound.
    • 3: Diluted in water, this chemical, HCI, can be used to dissolve calcite deposits on specimens.
    • hydrochloric acid.
    • 4: This finishing process can be done by hand with silicon carbide or with a tumbling machine.
    • polishing.
    • 5: A mineral has this property if it glows under ultraviolet light.
    • fluorescence.

      • Round 3. Category: Cream

      • 1: Your basic all-American baked potato often comes with this "cream" and chives.
      • sour.
      • 2: One type is made with chocolate and cream; another with damp soil, mostly by children.
      • a mud pie.
      • 3: Captain Parker's in Yarmouth is a 2-time winner of Boston Harborfest's competition in this creamy soup.
      • clam chowder.
      • 4: This Kraft Foods dessert topping comes in an extra creamy version.
      • Cool Whip.
      • 5: Teutonic name for a mousse made with whipped cream and set in a towering mold.
      • Bavarian cream.

        • Round 4. Category: Nation"Z"

        • 1: This country has numerous national parks including Fiordland, Tongariro and Abel Tasman.
        • New Zealand.
        • 2: South America's largest known petroleum deposits lie in this country's Maracaibo Basin.
        • Venezuela.
        • 3: Its Latin name, Helvetia, appears on its coins and stamps.
        • Switzerland.
        • 4: It was once known as Portuguese East Africa.
        • Mozambique.
        • 5: The Baykonur Cosmodrome, Russia's space-launch facility, is actually in this nation.
        • Kazakhstan.

          • Round 5. Category: Ends With "Oof"

          • 1: As a noun it's the horny sheath covering the toes of certain mammals; as a verb, it means "to dance".
          • hoof.
          • 2: To complain bitterly and loudly is to "raise" this.
          • the roof.
          • 3: This can be a careless mistake or a foolish person who might make one.
          • goof.
          • 4: Standoffish.
          • aloof.
          • 5: Accidental poisonings of kids under 5 have declined since this type of closure was introduced.
          • childproof.

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

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