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Episode 715 - Talking Heads - Publish - The Earth - On St. Paddy's Day - 2000

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 715, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Talking Heads

  • 1: (Hi, I'm Jodi Applegate) I was an anchor of the launch of this cable news network backed in part by a software company.
  • MSNBC.
  • 2: In an April 19, 1951 speech, he gave new life to the well-worn phrase "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away".
  • MacArthur.
  • 3: Dan Rather and Bob Simon are correspondents for the new Wednesday night version of this newsmagazine.
  • 60 Minutes.
  • 4: This former lead singer for the Talking Heads is now the host of "Sessions at West 54th" on PBS.
  • David Byrne.
  • 5: This American Red Cross founder said she'd sometimes teach for free but if paid, "Never do a man's work for less than a man's pay".
  • Clara Barton.

    • Round 2. Category: Publish

    • 1: Hurd and Houghton became Houghton, Osgood and finally Houghton him.
    • Mifflin.
    • 2: These "books" named for 2 magazines include "Chickamauga" and "Chicken Breasts" as well as the Fix It Yourself series.
    • Time-Life Books.
    • 3: Charles Little's publishing partner, he's not the same man who sang "Licking Stick" and "Soul Power".
    • James Brown.
    • 4: In 1953 Henri Filipacchi launched the paperback series "Livre de Poche", literally this type of "book".
    • Pocket book.
    • 5: Name shared by the publisher of the Harry Potter books and a type of medieval philosopher.
    • Scholastic.

      • Round 3. Category: The Earth

      • 1: =.
      • =.
      • 2: =.
      • =.
      • 3: At this location, a freely suspended compass needle will point straight down.
      • the magnetic north pole.
      • 4: Triggered by earthquakes, these destructive sea waves have been known to travel at nearly 500 mph.
      • tsunami.
      • 5: Spanish for "beach", it's a dry desert lake bed.
      • playa.

        • Round 4. Category: On St. Paddy's Day

        • 1: Israel's fourth premier, she was sworn in March 17, 1969.
        • Golda Meir.
        • 2: A March 17, 1906 speech by this president popularized the term, "Muckrake".
        • Theodore Roosevelt.
        • 3: Good Grief! This comic strip star graced the cover of "Life" magazine on March 17, 1967.
        • Charlie Brown.
        • 4: No beans about it, the British made news when they evacuated this city March 17, 1776.
        • Boston.
        • 5: The first of these office machines by A.B. Dick went on sale March 17, 1887 March 17, 1887.
        • a mimeograph.

          • Round 5. Category: 2000

          • 1: Members of this family won women's singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon.
          • Williams.
          • 2: In June 2000 the top 3 finishers in this Scripps Howard-sponsored competition were home-schooled kids.
          • the (National) Spelling Bee.
          • 3: Following Ecuador's lead, El Salvador also decided to make this currency legal tender.
          • the (U.S.) dollar.
          • 4: This city opened Enron Field for its baseball team, broke ground on a new football stadium and OK'd a basketball arena.
          • Houston.
          • 5: Found under an old palace, the body of this last emperor of Ethiopia was moved to a tomb with a view.
          • Haile Selassie.

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