January 24, 2023

Episode 712 - The World Of Lounge - South American Cities - Army, Navy Or Marines - File Under "O" - India

14 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 712, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Brit Speak

1: It's what a Brit calls his raincoat (or his Apple computer).

a Mac.

2: It's the 4-letter term Londoners use for the subway.

the Tube.

3: Pedestrian crossings like one on Abbey Road are named for this animal.

a zebra.

4: The OED's definitions for this 10-letter slang word include "flabbergasted" and "speechless".

gobsmacked.

5: For sports and working out, you need a good pair of trainers, which are these.

(running) shoes.

Round 2. Category: The Garfield Era

1: 9 days after Garfield's inauguration, Alexander II of this country was assassinated.

Russia.

2: This institute in Alabama opened July 4, 1881 as a school to train black teachers.

Tuskegee Institute.

3: Turkey ceded Thessaly to this country.

Greece.

4: On April 5, 1881 the Treaty of Pretoria granted independence to this country.

South Africa.

5: This British bacteriologist born August 6, 1881 "molded" the lives of future generations.

(Sir Alexander) Fleming.

Round 3. Category: Lightning

1: In the 1931 film, he used lightning to bring his monster to life.

Dr. Frankenstein.

2: Of 25, 50, or 100 miles, the longest length lightning strokes can reach.

100 miles.

3: Florida is a good place to find a fulgurite, most commonly formed when lightning hits this substance.

sand.

4: Aided by lightning each year, 100 million tons of this gas washes into the soil and becomes fertilizer.

nitrogen.

5: The saying that lightning doesn't do this is not strictly accurate; the Empire State Building gets at least 25 hits a year.

strike twice.

Round 4. Category: Holy Blank

1: Bovine.

cow.

2: City in Ohio.

Toledo.

3: Fish of the genus Scomber.

mackerel.

4: Son of Amram and Jochebed.

Moses.

5: Last Supper chalice.

grail.

Round 5. Category: Famous Lasts

1: In 1936 Kentuckian Rainey Bethea was the condemned man in the USA's last public one of these.

Hanging/execution.

2: Mary Kelly, whose body was found in London in November 1888, was his last victim.

Jack the Ripper.

3: Last episode of this TV series was called "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" and ran 2 1/2 hours.

M*A*S*H.

4: On May 26, 1927 the last Ford of this model rolled off the Highland Park, Michigan assembly line.

Model T.

5: He married his 11th and last wife January 11, 1960.

Tommy Manville.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 712, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The World Of Lounge

1: Much lounging is done on this vinyl-covered fabric named for Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Naugahyde.

2: The primo cocktail of the cocktail nation is this one favored by James Bond.

a martini.

3: You can't go wrong if you make this man your model of style and demeanour:"The last thing I need is a dame around me who says she's my wife. You know how I operate.".

Dean Martin.

4: 1996 film that popularized lines like "You're money, baby".

Swingers.

5: With hits like "Somewhere My Love", this bandleader brought a "Ray" of light to '60s lounge.

Ray Conniff.

Round 2. Category: South American Cities

1: In this city's Plaza de Armas, you're walking in the footsteps of Francisco Pizarro.

Lima, Peru.

2: Sou

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January 24, 2023

Episode 712 - The World Of Lounge - South American Cities - Army, Navy Or Marines - File Under "O" - India

14 minutes

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 712, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Brit Speak

1: It's what a Brit calls his raincoat (or his Apple computer).

a Mac.

2: It's the 4-letter term Londoners use for the subway.

the Tube.

3: Pedestrian crossings like one on Abbey Road are named for this animal.

a zebra.

4: The OED's definitions for this 10-letter slang word include "flabbergasted" and "speechless".

gobsmacked.

5: For sports and working out, you need a good pair of trainers, which are these.

(running) shoes.

Round 2. Category: The Garfield Era

1: 9 days after Garfield's inauguration, Alexander II of this country was assassinated.

Russia.

2: This institute in Alabama opened July 4, 1881 as a school to train black teachers.

Tuskegee Institute.

3: Turkey ceded Thessaly to this country.

Greece.

4: On April 5, 1881 the Treaty of Pretoria granted independence to this country.

South Africa.

5: This British bacteriologist born August 6, 1881 "molded" the lives of future generations.

(Sir Alexander) Fleming.

Round 3. Category: Lightning

1: In the 1931 film, he used lightning to bring his monster to life.

Dr. Frankenstein.

2: Of 25, 50, or 100 miles, the longest length lightning strokes can reach.

100 miles.

3: Florida is a good place to find a fulgurite, most commonly formed when lightning hits this substance.

sand.

4: Aided by lightning each year, 100 million tons of this gas washes into the soil and becomes fertilizer.

nitrogen.

5: The saying that lightning doesn't do this is not strictly accurate; the Empire State Building gets at least 25 hits a year.

strike twice.

Round 4. Category: Holy Blank

1: Bovine.

cow.

2: City in Ohio.

Toledo.

3: Fish of the genus Scomber.

mackerel.

4: Son of Amram and Jochebed.

Moses.

5: Last Supper chalice.

grail.

Round 5. Category: Famous Lasts

1: In 1936 Kentuckian Rainey Bethea was the condemned man in the USA's last public one of these.

Hanging/execution.

2: Mary Kelly, whose body was found in London in November 1888, was his last victim.

Jack the Ripper.

3: Last episode of this TV series was called "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" and ran 2 1/2 hours.

M*A*S*H.

4: On May 26, 1927 the last Ford of this model rolled off the Highland Park, Michigan assembly line.

Model T.

5: He married his 11th and last wife January 11, 1960.

Tommy Manville.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 712, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: The World Of Lounge

1: Much lounging is done on this vinyl-covered fabric named for Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Naugahyde.

2: The primo cocktail of the cocktail nation is this one favored by James Bond.

a martini.

3: You can't go wrong if you make this man your model of style and demeanour:"The last thing I need is a dame around me who says she's my wife. You know how I operate.".

Dean Martin.

4: 1996 film that popularized lines like "You're money, baby".

Swingers.

5: With hits like "Somewhere My Love", this bandleader brought a "Ray" of light to '60s lounge.

Ray Conniff.

Round 2. Category: South American Cities

1: In this city's Plaza de Armas, you're walking in the footsteps of Francisco Pizarro.

Lima, Peru.

2: Sou

...more