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Episode 733 - Grains And Staples - Names In Sports - Canadian Cities - Teens At Work - Howdy Doody

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 733, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Grains And Staples

  • 1: The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat".
  • buckwheat.
  • 2: The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer.
  • oats.
  • 3: Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India.
  • rice.
  • 4: Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S..
  • birds.
  • 5: The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type.
  • barley.

    • Round 2. Category: Names In Sports

    • 1: This legendary jockey was known as "The Shoe".
    • Willie Shoemaker.
    • 2: (Hi, I'm Tim Dwight.) At Iowa I was one of these, like the sneaky scout in "The Last of the Mohicans".
    • a Hawkeye.
    • 3: L.A. Ram defensive end David Jones was better known by this nickname.
    • "Deacon".
    • 4: (Hi, I'm James Worthy.) In the 1980s my L.A. Lakers got this "entertaining" nickname, also the name of a cable television network.
    • "Showtime".
    • 5: First name of Mr. Boyer, the Yankee 3B who played against his brother Ken in the 1964 World Series.
    • "Clete" (or Cletis).

      • Round 3. Category: Canadian Cities

      • 1: English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris.
      • Montreal.
      • 2: The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half.
      • Edmonton.
      • 3: The CFL's B.C. Lions play their home games in this city.
      • Vancouver.
      • 4: Whitehorse replaced Dawson as capital of this territory in 1953.
      • Yukon Territory.
      • 5: This Ontario city's underground walkway system can get you from Eaton Centre to Union Station.
      • Toronto.

        • Round 4. Category: Teens At Work

        • 1: At 14, this fairy tale author worked for a director of the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.
        • Hans Christian Andersen.
        • 2: At 16, Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert to win this tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows.
        • U.S. Open.
        • 3: In the 1720s at age 16, this statesman and inventor wrote popular articles for the New England Courant newspaper.
        • Benjamin Franklin.
        • 4: At 13, this march composer became an apprentice with the U.S. Marine Band.
        • John Philip Sousa.
        • 5: At 16, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service between Staten Island and this famous 31-square-mile-island.
        • Manhattan.

          • Round 5. Category: Howdy Doody

          • 1: "He" was made up of dachshund, elephant, spaniel, duck, cat, giraffe, seal and pig.
          • Flub-a-dub.
          • 2: This 4 word question was asked at the top of every show, following the words "Say kids...".
          • What time is it?.
          • 3: Original number of Howdy's freckles, they equaled the number of U.S. states.
          • 48.
          • 4: Job held by Mr. Cobb in Doodyville; Mr. Hooper on "Sesame Street" did the same thing.
          • grocer (general store keeper).
          • 5: Last name of triplets Don Jose, Hector Hamhock and Phineas T..
          • Bluster.

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

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