Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 693, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: Playing At The Casino
1: Some say to split 2 8s you're dealt in this game, as 16 isn't so good, but don't split 10s!.blackjack.2: Derniere douzaine, rouge and noir are part of European layouts on this wheel...! of...! fortune!.roulette.3: The shooter must place at least one bet--pass or don't pass--before the first play in this game; get the point?.craps.4: Change 1 letter in the name of a Nevada city to get this game where 20 balls are chosen among 80.keno.5: A 5-card stud spin,off, this 3-word game sees the player getting dealt 3 cards; the dealer's 2 are community.Let It Ride.Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 693, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Constitutional Convention
1: This oldest delegate declared that a carved sun on Washington's chair was "a rising and not a setting sun".Benjamin Franklin.2: Sessions of the convention took place in the assembly room of this brick building in Philadelphia.Independence Hall.3: This "Father of the Constitution" told delegates they "would decide forever the fate of republican government".James Madison.4: The original intent of the convention was to revise this first constitution.the Articles of Confederation.5: Elbridge Gerry from this state refused to sign the Constitution because in it "liberties... were not secured".Massachusetts.Round 2. Category: Like A G-6
1: It's a flat, padded stretcher with legs and wheels for transporting patients.a gurney.2: An evil, greedy type of creature in folklore, he also appears in "Dungeons and Dragons".a goblin.3: A diver can perform a full or half this.a gainer.4: To move in a circle, or around a fixed point.gyrate.5: Crudely showy or tastelessly colorful.garish.Round 3. Category: Traditional Foods As National Flags
1: The recipe for this country's flag--chorizo and arroz.Spain.2: Curry chicken and cheera thoran make up the stripes of this country's flag.India.3: Of course, the olives are interspersed with feta cheese stripes to make the flag of this country.Greece.4: This Middle Eastern country got tomatoes, pita bread and , as a stand-in for a tree, a sprig of parsley.Lebanon.5: This Asian nation serves up sweet chili sauce, shredded coconut and blue swimmer crab.Thailand.Round 4. Category: The Legislative Branch
1: A Toronto bylaw says homeowners need permission to cut down a tree more than 1 foot in diameter unless it's 100% this.dead.2: A California law grew out of the case of these tall trees blocking solar panels in Sunnyvale.redwoods.3: In 1939 Oregon's legislature chose the fir named for this man as the state tree.Douglas.4: Federal law protects all plants in this national park, including the "Biblical" tree the park's named for.Joshua Tree.5: A Maryland law calls for the replanting of this conifer, such as the loblolly or shortleaf.pine.Round 5. Category: I'm The King Of The World
1: In 1747 this Prussian king presented a musical theme to Bach, who used it to develop his "Musical Offering".Frederick the Great.2: In the 1490s the pope gave this Spanish king the title "the Catholic".Ferdinand.3: This Shakespeare king says he's "a very fooli