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Episode 641 - File Under "D" - Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings - '60s Songs - The Universe - Etymology

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 641, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: File Under "D"

  • 1: A 1932 song asked, "Brother, Can You Spare" one of these.
  • a dime.
  • 2: The "bones" in this game are pulled out of the "boneyard".
  • Dominoes.
  • 3: French for "relaxation", it was the easing of tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in the '70s.
  • détente.
  • 4: A blend of 2 vowel sounds in 1 syllable, such as the "oi" in "coil".
  • a diphthong.
  • 5: It's the art of decorating with shellacked paper cutouts.
  • Decoupage.

    • Round 2. Category: Star Trek, Star Wars Or Lord Of The Rings

    • 1: A council that takes place at Rivendell is central to its plot.
    • Lord of the Rings.
    • 2: In its lore, a Bajoran wormhole leads to the Gamma Quadrant.
    • Star Trek.
    • 3: This one lent its name to a defensive weapons system that many felt was a pie-in-the-sky fantasy.
    • Star Wars.
    • 4: A race called the Andorians causes trouble for the humans in this one.
    • Star Trek.
    • 5: Its creator was born in South Africa.
    • Lord of the Rings.

      • Round 3. Category: '60s Songs

      • 1: In a 1962 hit, Neil Sedaka said this "is hard to do".
      • breaking up.
      • 2: We won't spell it out for you, but this was Aretha Franklin's 1st #1 hit on the pop charts.
      • "Respect".
      • 3: Singer-composer who wore wire-rimmed glasses and played the autoharp for the Lovin' Spoonful.
      • John Sebastian.
      • 4: In July 1963, they hit #1 with "Surf City" a year before the Beach Boys had their 1st #1 hit.
      • Jan and Dean.
      • 5: This song asks, "Each night before you go to bed, my baby, whisper a little prayer for me, my baby".
      • "This Is Dedicated To The One I Love".

        • Round 4. Category: The Universe

        • 1: This planet's atmosphere is 99% nitrogen and oxygen.
        • Earth.
        • 2: William Herschel thought he saw these around Uranus in 1787; in 1977 they were really seen.
        • Rings.
        • 3: Louis the Pious is said to be the only emperor to die of fright due to this solar phenomenon.
        • eclipse.
        • 4: Also known as the minor planets, the 1st and largest of these rocky bodies discovered was Ceres.
        • asteroids.
        • 5: This outermost part of the solar atmosphere can easily be seen during total solar eclipses.
        • Corona.

          • Round 5. Category: Etymology

          • 1: This term for your setting or environment is French for "middle place".
          • milieu.
          • 2: Washington made one of the first uses of this verb form of "reconnaissance" in English and ended it with an "re" like the British do.
          • reconnoiter.
          • 3: Jeremy Bentham coined the terms maximize and minimize as well as this 13-letter word meaning "of many countries".
          • international.
          • 4: Possibly shortened from "godfather", it first meant an elderly man of wisdom or skill; it's now a movie head electrician.
          • gaffer.
          • 5: This word is an abbreviation of "stammlager", meaning main camp.
          • stalag.

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

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