Instant Trivia

Episode 713 - Initially Yours - Illinois - In The Dictionary - New Video Games - "Great" Geography

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 713, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Initially Yours

  • 1: Fashion designer:YSL.
  • Yves Saint Laurent.
  • 2: Eccentric punctuator and typographer Edward Estlin.
  • E.E. Cummings.
  • 3: American artist and illustrator Newell Convers.
  • N.C. Wyeth.
  • 4: In 1972 this Texan became the first race car driver to win the Indy 500 for the fourth time.
  • A.J. Foyt.
  • 5: Via the White Star Line, the Titanic was owned by this U.S. banking tycoon, who had a private suite he never got to use.
  • J.P. Morgan.

    • Round 2. Category: Illinois

    • 1: This Illinois airport is the busiest commercial airfield in the world.
    • O'Hare.
    • 2: Chicago mayor who said, "They have vilified me...crucified me, yes...even criticized me".
    • Richard Daley.
    • 3: This Democratic nominee was Illinois governor 1st time he ran for President.
    • Adlai Stevenson.
    • 4: This Illinoisan was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956.
    • Adlai Stevenson.
    • 5: Illinois' lowest point is 279 feet above sea level at the confluence of these 2 rivers.
    • the Mississippi and the Ohio.

      • Round 3. Category: In The Dictionary

      • 1: A Portuguese word for "silly" or "stupid" inspired the name of this extinct flightless bird.
      • the dodo.
      • 2: Laymen rarely use this word that means abnormally swollen unless they're referring to veins.
      • Varicose.
      • 3: As ursine refers to bears, taurine refers to these animals.
      • bulls.
      • 4: "To douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum or cognac) and ignite".
      • flambé.
      • 5: The name of this corn and lima bean side dish is derived from an American Indian word for "boiled corn".
      • succotash.

        • Round 4. Category: New Video Games

        • 1: You can download "Wheel of Fortune" onto the Nokia 3650, one of these devices.
        • a cell phone.
        • 2: Rolling Stone magazine's choice for Console Game of the Year 2002 is the third installment of this carjack game.
        • Grand Theft Auto.
        • 3: This 1982 cult film set in a computer was updated in 2003 with gameplay that includes the following.
        • Tron.
        • 4: A bright red Ford Torino and voice-overs by Antonio Fargas (aka Huggy Bear) are in the game of this '70s cop show.
        • Starsky and Hutch.
        • 5: In battles in the game based on this Oscar-winning film, you probably have to use the "Far East" button on your control.
        • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

          • Round 5. Category: "Great" Geography

          • 1: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
          • the Greater Antilles.
          • 2: At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island.
          • Great Britain.
          • 3: Lewis and Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city.
          • Great Falls.
          • 4: This depression in Africa and the Middle East is the largest fault system on earth.
          • the Great Rift (Valley).
          • 5: 1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category.
          • the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert).

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

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