Instant Trivia

Episode 676 - Blank Um - Rock Group Names - Flashback Friday - Alphabet Soup - How Odd

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 676, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Blank Um

  • 1: It's the course of study at a college.
  • curriculum.
  • 2: To feign sleep or death is "to play" this marsupial.
  • possum.
  • 3: This ancient Roman amphitheater was built on the grounds of Nero's Golden House.
  • the Colosseum.
  • 4: It's this state of balance when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at the same rate.
  • equilibrium.
  • 5: Here are a variety of these Chinese dumplings.
  • dim sum.

    • Round 2. Category: Rock Group Names

    • 1: This band's name was inspired by gym teacher Leonard Skinner, who disliked long-haired students.
    • Lynyrd Skynyrd.
    • 2: One story says Jerry Garcia found this band's name in a dictionary.
    • The Grateful Dead.
    • 3: This "Up All Night" British boy band chose its name because it would sound good when announced on "The X Factor".
    • One Direction.
    • 4: The concept that mankind is regressing gave this new wave "Whip It" band its name.
    • Devo.
    • 5: This British synth rock band took its name from a French fashion magazine.
    • Depeche Mode.

      • Round 3. Category: Flashback Friday

      • 1: This man who didn't have "no quarrel with them Viet Cong" refused military induction on Friday, April 28, 1967.
      • Muhammad Ali.
      • 2: On Friday, Dec. 27, 1935, he issued a manifesto calling for an alliance of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang.
      • Mao (Tse-tung).
      • 3: An uprising in Bogota on Friday, July 20, 1810 is celebrated as this country's independence day.
      • Colombia.
      • 4: On Friday, March 6, 1953 Georgy Malenkov took over for this man, who'd died on Thursday.
      • Stalin.
      • 5: The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 at least for a time ended Northern Ireland's period of strife known as these.
      • the Troubles.

        • Round 4. Category: Alphabet Soup

        • 1: Served with or without matzo balls, C is for this soup "for the Soul".
        • chicken soup.
        • 2: T is for this soup that's paired with grilled cheese on the Campbell's Kitchen website.
        • tomato.
        • 3: "F" is for this soup with a little cheesy goodness on top.
        • French onion soup.
        • 4: B is for this thick 6-letter soup, perhaps lobster or mushroom.
        • bisque.
        • 5: A is for this spicy Mexican soup whose name is Spanish for "meatball".
        • albóndigas.

          • Round 5. Category: How Odd

          • 1: The little known and bloodless "Pork and Beans War" was a border dispute between the U.S. and this neighbor.
          • Canada.
          • 2: Though it sounds like it should be the norm, it's now only in place for a third of the year, November to March.
          • standard time.
          • 3: All 50 states have a designated state this 4-letter word; for Kansas, it's Harney silt loam.
          • soil.
          • 4: This bank was originally called the Bank of Italy, as it helped immigrants who couldn't get loans elsewhere.
          • Bank of America.
          • 5: The classes of this kind of ship relate to their length, not height; class A is over 40 meters.
          • tall ships.

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

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