Instant Trivia

Episode 730 - Bear Feat - "Z" Abbreviations - Tv Occupations - The Contest - "Pun" Day

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 730, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Bear Feat

  • 1: At about 9 feet and 1,700 pounds, this large bear shares its name with an Alaskan island.
  • Kodiak.
  • 2: The Asiatic black bear also bears the beary nice name of these Indian mountains where it dwells.
  • Himalayas.
  • 3: Often named Bruin, this species is the most likely to be found in children's stories of Europe and Asia.
  • Brown bear.
  • 4: This smallest bear species bears the name of a heavenly object.
  • Sun bear.
  • 5: Spectacled bears are the only species found on this continent.
  • South America.

    • Round 2. Category: "Z" Abbreviations

    • 1: Z.Hr.; it's time to go.
    • Zero.
    • 2: The Z in ZIP code is short for this.
    • Zone (Improvement Plan).
    • 3: Book of the Bible abbreviated Zech..
    • Zechariah.
    • 4: You may answer with zeal that zl is short for this currency.
    • Zloty.
    • 5: The abbreviations for the 2 elements whose names begin with Z.
    • Zn and Zr (Zinc and Zirconium).

      • Round 3. Category: Tv Occupations

      • 1: Cliff Huxtable, Richard Kimble and Galen Adams.
      • physicians (doctors).
      • 2: Benson DuBois, Giles French and Lurch.
      • butlers.
      • 3: Charlie Moore, Gabe Kotter and Robinson Peepers.
      • teachers.
      • 4: Jack Tripper, Wishbone and Hop Sing.
      • chefs.
      • 5: Leland McKenzie, Ben Matlock and Bentley Gregg.
      • lawyers.

        • Round 4. Category: The Contest

        • 1: 1984 Walter Mondale got his 13 electoral votes by winning D.C. and this state.
        • Minnesota.
        • 2: In 1998 Rabbit Hash, Kentucky elected Goofy, one of these, as mayor; sadly, the mayor had to be "put down" in 2001.
        • a dog.
        • 3: Peter Ueberroth finished sixth in a 2003 race for this state's highest office, just ahead of Larry Flynt.
        • California.
        • 4: This George W. Bush Cabinet member lost his 2000 Senate race to a man who died a month before the election.
        • John Ashcroft.
        • 5: In 1884 a booster's attack on democratic "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" backfired on this Down Easter.
        • James Blaine.

          • Round 5. Category: "Pun" Day

          • 1: A small hole or wound made by a sharp object.
          • a puncture.
          • 2: Strong smelling or strong tasting.
          • pungent.
          • 3: Lately this word has come to mean a TV talking head on political topics.
          • pundit.
          • 4: A young rebel, or something to light fireworks.
          • a punk.
          • 5: It precedes "Arenas" in the name of a Chilean city, one of the southernmost in the world.
          • Punta.

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

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