Instant Trivia

Episode 736 - Birthplaces - Ukraine On The Brain - Of An Englishman - J.r.r. Tolkien - Ordinary "World"

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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 736, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.

Round 1. Category: Birthplaces

  • 1: Audrey Hepburn "sprouted" in this Belgian city.
  • Brussels.
  • 2: This legendary lawman’s birthplace wasn’t Dodge City or Tombstone, but Monmouth, Illinois.
  • Wyatt Earp.
  • 3: This "Pretty Woman" hails from Smyrna – Smyrna, Georgia, that is.
  • Julia Roberts.
  • 4: She was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916; her sister Joan Fontaine was born there the following year.
  • Olivia de Havilland.
  • 5: Nijinsky made his first appearance in this capital of Ukraine in 1890.
  • Kiev.

    • Round 2. Category: Ukraine On The Brain

    • 1: The worst nuclear accident in history happened at this Ukrainian site in 1986.
    • Chernobyl.
    • 2: After conquering the region, this empress introduced serfdom to Ukraine in 1795.
    • Catherine the Great.
    • 3: Ukraine's capital lends its name to this poultry dish in which breasts are rolled up with butter, breaded and fried.
    • Chicken Kiev.
    • 4: Ukrainians call this body of water "Chorne More".
    • the Black Sea.
    • 5: This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954.
    • the Crimea.

      • Round 3. Category: Of An Englishman

      • 1: Last name of the men whose firm is credited with creating the felt hat we call the derby.
      • Bowler.
      • 2: Prince Charles is the Duke of Cornwall and Prince Philip is the Duke of this.
      • Edinburgh.
      • 3: From Latin for "servant", it's a gentleman's gentleman.
      • Valet.
      • 4: Encarta calls it "the cue game most popular in Britain".
      • snooker.
      • 5: "Row" in Mayfair that's home to the finest British tailors.
      • Savile Row.

        • Round 4. Category: J.r.r. Tolkien

        • 1: It's the third volume in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
        • The Return of the King.
        • 2: Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in 1892 in this country and lived there until he was 4.
        • South Africa.
        • 3: He's the title hobbit in "The Hobbit".
        • Bilbo Baggins.
        • 4: It's the university where Tolkien studied and later taught languages and literature.
        • Oxford.
        • 5: This prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" was published posthumously in 1977.
        • The Silmarillion.

          • Round 5. Category: Ordinary "World"

          • 1: In 1851 new products on display at the first one of these included the Colt revolver and a reaper.
          • world's fair.
          • 2: This satirical Aldous Huxley novel is set in the year 632 AF (After Ford).
          • Brave New World.
          • 3: It's the "aged" nickname for prostitution.
          • oldest profession in the world (world's oldest profession).
          • 4: Numerical term referring collectively to more than 100 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
          • third world.
          • 5: The "U.S.A." in "U.S.A. for Africa" stood for "United Support of Artists" when they recorded this '85 No. 1 Hit.
          • "We Are the World".

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

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