Instant Trivia

Episode 72 - All In The Celebrity Family - U.s. History: The Early 1800S - Drawing A Crowd - Asian History - Tv's Supporting Actors

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 72, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: All In The Celebrity Family

  • 1: Elizabeth, Jake, Trent, Ashley, Taylor, Mary-Kate.
  • Olsen.
  • 2: Serena and Venus-- and don't forget Papa Richard.
  • Williams.
  • 3: Ben and Casey.
  • Affleck.
  • 4: Christian and Kirsten.
  • the Dunsts.
  • 5: Christian, Rory, Kieran, Quinn, Shane, Dakota and Macaulay.
  • the Culkins.

    • Round 2. Category: U.s. History: The Early 1800S

    • 1: In the Missouri Compromise, Massachusetts gave up its northern territory to form this state.
    • Maine.
    • 2: Controversial "bank" led by Nicholas Biddle from 1823 to 1836.
    • the Bank of the United States.
    • 3: At Madison's request, Congress declared war on the U.K. on June 18 of this year.
    • 1812.
    • 4: Denmark Vesey, brought to Charleston in 1783, planned one of the USA's first of these types of revolt in 1822.
    • a slave revolt.
    • 5: Completed in 1825, this New York waterway cost more than $7 million to build.
    • the Erie Canal.

      • Round 3. Category: Drawing A Crowd

      • 1: This Columbus school normally has crowds of about 35,000 at its spring commencement.
      • The Ohio State University.
      • 2: In Madrid you can join 22,000 other people at Plaza de Toros Monumental for this beastly sporting event.
      • bullfighting.
      • 3: On March 5, 1770 British troops fired into a crowd in this city, killing 5.
      • Boston.
      • 4: This 3-letter term refers to a crowd bent on violence, or organized crime.
      • mob.
      • 5: A figure is set on fire as part of this annual event that now draws 25,000 people to the Nevada desert.
      • Burning Man Festival.

        • Round 4. Category: Asian History

        • 1: The tomb of Hongwu, the first emperor of this famous dynasty, is in Nanjing, China.
        • the Ming.
        • 2: In the 17th c. this country's East India Company took over the Moluccas and controlled the world clove trade.
        • the Netherlands.
        • 3: This empire got its name from Osman I, who founded it around 1300.
        • the Ottoman Empire.
        • 4: This country's Saud dynasty dates back to the mid-1400s.
        • Saudi Arabia.
        • 5: In 1975, after a long siege, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge entered this capital and overthrew prime minister Lon Nol.
        • Phnom Penh.

          • Round 5. Category: Tv's Supporting Actors

          • 1: (Hi, I'm Gordon Clapp of "NYPD Blue") I won the 1998 Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for playing this character.
          • Greg Medavoy.
          • 2: The first 3 Supporting Actor Emmys went to this man, Jackie Gleason's comic foil.
          • Art Carney.
          • 3: Her long-running variety show featured supporting actors Tim Conway and Harvey Korman.
          • Carol Burnett.
          • 4: In 1986 John Malkovich played Biff Loman in a CBS production of this play.
          • "Death of a Salesman".
          • 5: On "The Waltons", Will Geer played Zeb, whom all the kids called this.
          • Grandpa.

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

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