Instant Trivia

Episode 610 - "C" Of Love - "H"Odgepodge - Ancient Life - Self-Defense - Presidential Pets

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 610, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: "C" Of Love

  • 1: The title of a 1958 Connie Francis song calls this love god "stupid".
  • Cupid.
  • 2: If you didn't show up for a blind date, you have these kind of "feet".
  • cold feet.
  • 3: From an old word for "cape", it's an older person who, for propriety's sake, accompanies young unmarrieds.
  • a chaperone.
  • 4: The youngest daughter of King Lear; the only one who really loved him.
  • Cordelia.
  • 5: Italian for "with love", it's the musical direction to play or sing lovingly.
  • con amore.

    • Round 2. Category: "H"Odgepodge

    • 1: This word is often followed by food, spa and insurance.
    • health.
    • 2: This popular green-fleshed winter melon is a good source of vitamin C.
    • watermelon.
    • 3: The "B" type of this disease is caused by a virus that has a core of DNA.
    • hepatitis.
    • 4: Most types of this fluid food granulate, but the Tupelo type seldom does.
    • honey.
    • 5: The lempira is the basic unit of currency in this Central American country.
    • Honduras.

      • Round 3. Category: Ancient Life

      • 1: To make these lighter and more efficient, the Mesopotamians added spokes.
      • Wheels.
      • 2: Homo habilis is considered the first of our ancestors to fashion these items.
      • Tools.
      • 3: The first of these contests, held in 776 B.C., consisted only of a 200-yard foot race.
      • Olympic games.
      • 4: The Phoenicians were famous for hair dye of this color.
      • Red/purple.
      • 5: The chew stick of ancient Egypt was a primitive form of this modern hygienic implement.
      • Toothbrush.

        • Round 4. Category: Self-Defense

        • 1: In some states, it's a misdemeanor to use this chemical spray without a permit.
        • mace.
        • 2: Of yelling "help", "rape", or "fire", 1 that generally brings help more readily than the other 2.
        • fire.
        • 3: In India circa 400 B.C., monks of this religion used a form of karate.
        • Buddhism.
        • 4: Because it can go in several directions and is hard to block, this joint is the best upper body weapon.
        • elbow.
        • 5: Kodokan judo was introduced to the U.S. by this President who studied it.
        • Theodore Roosevelt.

          • Round 5. Category: Presidential Pets

          • 1: In 1989 this springer spaniel made the cover of Life magazine along with her new puppies and Barbara Bush.
          • Millie.
          • 2: Jeff Davis, a horse he acquired during the Civil War, later accompanied him to the White House.
          • Ulysses S. Grant.
          • 3: Thomas Jefferson's pet grizzly bears were a present from this pair of travelers.
          • Lewis and Clark.
          • 4: Barney, George W. Bush's Scottish terrier, was a gift from this New Jersey governor, now head of the EPA.
          • Christine Todd Whitman.
          • 5: He kept some of his favorite racing fillies at the White House, including Emily and Lady Nashville.
          • Andrew Jackson.

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

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