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Episode 695 - Ring Magazine's Greatest Title Fights - There's No Place Like Home - On Broadway - Nfl Team Mascots - File Under "Q"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 695, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Ring Magazine's Greatest Title Fights

  • 1: No. 1:from 1975, the 3rd and final "thrilla" between these 2 heavyweights.
  • Ali and Frazier.
  • 2: Marvin Hagler's 1985 demolition of Thomas Hearns, nicknamed this 2-word synonym for "assassin".
  • "Hit Man".
  • 3: 155-lb. Rocky Graziano's 1947 defeat of 159-lb. Tony Zale for the world title in this weight class.
  • middleweight.
  • 4: Jack Dempsey's 1923 2nd-round thumping of Luis Firpo, the "Wild Bull of" these Argentine plains.
  • the Pampas.
  • 5: The 1941 bout between Billy Conn and this "Brown Bomber".
  • Joe Louis.

    • Round 2. Category: There's No Place Like Home

    • 1: Steel titan Andrew Carnegie helped transform American industry but was born in this country.
    • Scotland.
    • 2: Architect Julia Morgan designed a home with 61 bathrooms for William Randolph Hearst at this Calif. town.
    • San Simeon.
    • 3: The Vandals conquered parts of Italy, Spain and Africa but their first home may have been this Danish peninsula.
    • Jutland.
    • 4: In 1926 Zane Grey built an elaborate home on this island off Los Angeles, where he spent most of the rest of his life.
    • Catalina.
    • 5: Henry Flagler's Palm Beach, Florida estate was named this, also the name of a "pale" London palace.
    • Whitehall.

      • Round 3. Category: On Broadway

      • 1: This mane event of all musicals that opened in 1997 is Disney's longest-running show on Broadway.
      • The Lion King.
      • 2: (Hi, I'm Josh Gad.) I played Elder Cunningham, who had a strange trip to Uganda, in this Tony Award-winning musical.
      • The Book of Mormon.
      • 3: This musical about a silent screen star eager for a comeback was based on a Billy Wilder film.
      • Sunset Boulevard.
      • 4: Bradley Cooper won rave reviews for his recent portrayal of the severely deformed John Merrick in this drama.
      • The Elephant Man.
      • 5: Ruth Gordon played Nora Helmer in this play in 1938; Liv Ullmann played her in 1975.
      • A Doll's House.

        • Round 4. Category: Nfl Team Mascots

        • 1: Sir Purr, who vacations at Kitty Hawk.
        • the Carolina Panthers.
        • 2: Gumbo the Dog.
        • the New Orleans Saints.
        • 3: Staley da Mascot.
        • the Chicago Bears.
        • 4: A big bird named Big Red.
        • the Arizona Cardinals.
        • 5: Captain Fear.
        • the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

          • Round 5. Category: File Under "Q"

          • 1: It's the piece that plucks a harpsichord; good luck plucking one from a porcupine.
          • a quill.
          • 2: Its density exceeds that of the human body, so you can't really sink below its surface--but it can still be dangerous.
          • quicksand.
          • 3: Founded in 1920, it was named Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Services.
          • Qantas.
          • 4: This fruit's name can be traced back to the name of an ancient city on Crete.
          • a quince.
          • 5: It's the familiar name of the tremulous American aspen.
          • the quaking aspen.

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

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