Instant Trivia

Episode 727 - I Want Candy! - Great People Of History - Punctuation Marks - Nonsense Words - The Law

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 727, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Radio Heroes

  • 1: Don Ameche's brother Jim was one of the 1st actors to play this "All-American Boy".
  • Jack Armstrong.
  • 2: On "Superman" Gary Merrill played this caped crusader.
  • Batman.
  • 3: This show "came on" with the sounds of sirens, machine gun fire and marching feet.
  • Gang Busters.
  • 4: Sergeant Preston's show was brought to you by this cereal "Shot from Guns".
  • (Quaker) Puffed Wheat.
  • 5: This show featured the adventures of a rancher/pilot and his niece Penny.
  • Sky King.

    • Round 2. Category: Baseball In The '60s

    • 1: This Braves slugger hit 375 of his 755 career home runs in the 1960s.
    • Hank Aaron.
    • 2: On May 8, 1968 this "fishy" Oakland A's pitcher threw the only A.L. perfect game of the 1960s.
    • Catfish Hunter.
    • 3: In 1968 this Cincinnati Reds player became the first catcher ever named Rookie of the Year.
    • Johnny Bench.
    • 4: This St. Louis Cardinals pitcher was named MVP of the 1964 and 1967 World Series.
    • (Bob) Gibson.
    • 5: In 1967 this Red Sox outfielder became the last Major Leaguer to win hitting's Triple Crown.
    • Yastrzemski.

      • Round 3. Category: When Benjy Was Prez

      • 1: Toward the end of Benjamin Harrison's term, this man was elected president of the U.S. for a second time.
      • Grover Cleveland.
      • 2: On August 24, 1891 he filed a patent for his motion picture camera.
      • Thomas Edison.
      • 3: Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the university of this city opened in 1891 on land donated by Marshall Field.
      • University of Chicago.
      • 4: The federal government began construction on one of these in Fort Leavenworth.
      • federal penitentiary/prison.
      • 5: Paleontologist Eugene Dubois found fossil evidence of Pithecanthus erectus on this island.
      • Java (Java Man).

        • Round 4. Category: Paul Mccartney

        • 1: On meeting this man, Paul asked to join his band, the Quarrymen.
        • John Lennon.
        • 2: In January 1980 Paul was arrested for drug possession in this Asian capital.
        • Tokyo.
        • 3: Of John, James, Elvis or Ringo, Paul McCartney's real first name.
        • James.
        • 4: This superstar was Paul's duet partner for 1983's "Say Say Say".
        • Michael Jackson.
        • 5: In a No. 1 song by Wings, "With" this "we can help it out, we can make this whole damn thing work out".
        • a little luck.

          • Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 727, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

          Round 1. Category: I Want Candy!

          • 1: Invented in 1948, the first dispenser for this candy resembled a lighter, to encourage people to quit smoking.
          • Pez.
          • 2: These "tiny, tangy crunchy" candies from Wonka have a geeky name.
          • Nerds.
          • 3: This word, a synonym for chewy, is found before "worms" and "bears" in the names of candy.
          • gummy.
          • 4: Introduced in England in 1968, this candy bar is a caramel-coated shortbread cookie that's covered in chocolate.
          • Twix.
          • 5: This British chocolatier makes a dairy milk bar as well as a milk tray.
          • Cadbury.

            • Round 2. Category: Great People Of History

            • 1: Aristotle was a tutor of this world conqueror.
            • Alexander the Great.
            • 2: It's the more familiar way that Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is known.
            • Charlemagne.
            • 3: King Darius the Great of this empire sent an army into Greece in 490 B.C., but it was defeated at Marathon.
            • the Persian Empire.
            • 4: A prolific fighter and builder, he ruled Egypt from
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